Marvel comics has long borrowed norse mythology for many of its beloved characters and plots. See the first comics appearance of the female thor. Sep 17, 2015 these are the top 20 female comic book heroines kicking ass and revolutionizing an industry. Why female thor is just a publicity stunt to boost marvels. In october, marvel comics introduced readers to a new hero. Subscribe to marvel unlimited to read thor girl comic lists by marvel experts. A comics history of jane foster as female thor nerdist. Sep 29, 2014 free movies and tv shows you can watch now.
Named jane nelson in her first two appearances, she went on to appear as the love interest of dr. Lady thor thor girl thor 1 new thor thor comic book comic books thor series marvel photo female thor. The female thor and the female comicbook reader the. The mystery behind her was very intriguing and also the writers didnt embellish or overstate that she was a woman. Natalie portman is set to portray the female thor, thor 4 director taika waititi announced today. Thor is the latest in the evergrowing and long list of female centric titles that continues to invite new readers into the marvel universe. The new female thor continues an excellent run of thunder god comics. Thor will be the 8 th title to feature a lead female protagonist and aims to speak directly to an audience that long was not the target for super hero comic books in america. Marvel comics reveals a female thor the new york times.
Love and thunder movie portman recently took to social media to show off that she has been reading up on the comics, which was spotted by marvel comics writer jason aaron. All stories are published exclusively by marvel comics under their standard imprint, unless otherwise noted. In a 2014 storyline, thor loses his power and renounces his name. The debut of this female thor will see a brand new thor series launched, which means the end of the current thor. The rebooted female version of the norse avenger went on sale in october. He eventually witnessed female thor in action during a battle. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Superhero comic books berlatskys article, the female thor and the female comic book reader 2014, argues that girls are interested in reading superhero comics as much as boys. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Tarene olson, is a fictional superheroine appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Ragnarok takes what we like about chris hemsworths.
Hey marvel, please dont take away female thors hammer. Thor girl is an alien who was saved from thanos by thor. Lessons from behind the counter at a comic book store. But earlier, shorter stories appeared in journey into mystery.
Some thor comic book series contain only a couple of issues and others are longer, such as thor 1988 series. Jul 21, 2014 the female thor and the female comic book reader. Now that nefarious blade has returned, in the hands of thor s alltime greatest enemy his brother, loki for one final, cataclysmic showdown. Marvel turned to abcs the view to introduce the first female to portray thor in its new comicbook series. Jul 15, 2014 marvel turned to abcs the view to introduce the first female to portray thor in its new comicbook series. In a 1978 and 2014 storyline, foster is revealed to be deemed worthy. The announcement on abcs the view that the god of thunder will be a woman in future comic books is only keeping up many marvel traditions. Jennifer zhang, matthew hiscox, jonathan london, and lucas ackerman. Marvels female thor comic book outsells the male version. Yes actually idk the exact scale but shes a fairly popular character.
Portman played jane foster in the first two thor movies. Click, for a full list of all thor comic books for sale. She will be the thor of the marvel universe for the foreseeable future, writer jason aaron says. Browse marvels comprehensive list of thor girl comics.
Thor odinson often called the mighty thor is a marvel comics superhero, based on the thunder god of norse mythology. But after aaron built up the female supporting cast in his. However, when the female thor encounters him, he spouts off about how her being thor makes no sense, and uses the term feminist as an insult, clearly as a take that. This female thor is the 8 th title to feature a lead female protagonist and aims to speak directly to an audience that long was not the target for super hero comic books in america. Thor 1966 comic read thor 1966 comic online in high quality. Thor comic books for sale this is the first series of thor comics.
It seems to be part of marvels plan to diversify the latest batch of avengers for a wider audience. Daisy ridley, who must be new here, wonders where all the love for star wars went. Jul 28, 2016 im sure that by this time, the news that thor is now a female has already reached everyones ears, or eyes. This story is a lot of fun and gives you insight into the oemings take on thor as a character. Created by writer dan jurgens and artist john romita jr.
The female comic book version of thor is now outselling the original male title. Janes transformation into the goddess of thunder will occur in the upcoming marvel cinematic universe movie, thor. One of those is the taika waititidirected thor 4, which got its full title at the panel. Jane foster is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel. Female thor and the msheu not enough for the access. Disney and marvel continue replacing classic characters as natalie portman will be playing the female thor in the upcoming thor. Jun 22, 2017 when it comes to big mysteries and secret identities in superhero comics, jason aaron has become a master at building suspense and sticking the landing on the reveal, a winning streak that has carried through revelations including the current female thors identity and what nick fury said to odinson to make him unworthy. Actors chris hemsworth and tessa thompson joined waititi on stage, and helped introduce another surprise. Love and thunder announced that natalie portman not only will be back for the fourth thor film but also will be taking on the mythical hammer and godlike powers herself the news that portmans character, jane foster, would be back as a female thor was announced at san diego comiccon on saturday, and people especially women are simply overjoyed. The new thor continues marvels proud tradition of strong female characters like captain marvel, storm, black widow and more.
This is very cool news, but not entirely for the reasons you might imagine. The new thor is a big deal, but not because shes a woman. Gerard jones in his book men of tomorrow mentioned a survey that showed that 90 percent of the readers of. Marvel comics recasts superhero thor as a woman books the. Thor is a comic book superhero in the marvel comics universe. Comic book fans who like their superhero stories on the lighter, funnier, allages side of the ledger will undoubtedly gravitate towards this eightpart 201011. The goddess of thunder thor 20142015 and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Thor 1966 comic read thor 1966 comic online in high. Thor odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Writer brett whites explains how the debut issue embodies the most often forgotten word in feminisms definition. After writing an outline depicting the story and the characters i had in mind, i asked my brother.
Donald blake, thors first mortal host, before becoming a doctor herself. In the comic books, portmans jane foster has already wielded the. The single best fight in comic book history pt 1 see more. Behold the book no comics fan should miss the celebration of the end of a truly marvelous era. Thor puts his life on the line for them and they go on a quest across the many pantheons of gods in the marvel universe to appease the accusing party.
Natalie portmans jane foster will become thor in love and thunder which reignited the 2014 jane fosthor controversy. Oct 31, 2017 what ragnarok is, it seems, is a thank you to the comic bookloving fans who have made it possible for thor to have three movies. An indepth look at jane fosters role as the mighty thor in the comics and how that could affect the film thor. Jane foster is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics, most commonly depicted as a supporting character of the superhero thor odinson. This new thor makes for yet another marvel comic with a female lead. Enjoyed read this comic book, must admit at first having a female thor was a bad idea but the storyline and the female thor work really well.
In october 2014, the fourth volume of thor by jason aaron and artist russell dauterman debuted that featured a female character in the role of thor after the. Of course, a female thor wont really address another problem facing the comic book world. Jane foster has also appeared in various media adaptations of thor. Also female thor book sales are based in the bait plot who is she, and the original thor still is in the new book many of the readers are still reading the pr stunt book only for him, i gave. For many years, foster was a nurse, employed by dr. Female thor is not enough for the access media and fringe elements of fandom. Jane foster might be known as one of thor s love interests in marvel comics but she eventually took on the mantle as female thor. The lack of original, welladvertised female superheroes, particularly at the movies. Natalie portman teases female thor cosmic book news. The very act of picking up this hammer, of becoming thor, is killing her. Why female thor is selling so poorly compared to stracynski. The thor in marvels comic book universe is about to become a woman.
Love and thunder but how did jane become worthy enough to wield mjolnir. Female thor isnt the only change in comic book land in the. Schenker says that the number of female fans seems to vary between 41 and 47 percent. The comic has not only come, but its first story arc has officially run its course, and it will surely become more integral to secret wars very soon, so we at comicsverse believe it is time to look back, knowing the things that we know now. Jul 27, 2014 lessons from behind the counter at a comic book store nprs lidia jean kott talked to jason aaron, the writer of the new female thor. Jason aaron teams with hot upandcoming artist russell dauterman cyclops to create a bold new chapter in the storied history of thor. Marvel writer jason aaron on why he made thor a woman.
Marvels female thor shouldnt come as a surprise analysis. But how did jane become worthy enough to wield mjolnir. The story centers around a trial against thor s friends the warriors three. Female thors identity was originally a mystery, with. Heres your first look at marvels female thor cover art. Heres the cover art for marvels first issue featuring a female thor. She transformed herself into a young version of thor and followed him to earth. But when frost giants invade the earth, the hammer will be lifted and an allnew thor will arise. How the new female thor shows the grip feminists have on comics. Sep 29, 2014 the new, female thor will make her debut in digital and print comics this week. Since then, the identity of the woman wielding thor s mighty hammer has been a secret. How jane foster wound up as female thor in the comics.
Depicting the mighty thor chris hemsworth as the plump, bathrobewearing lebowski thor was an opportunity for avengers. Why female thor is just a publicity stunt to boost marvels comic book sales. They wrote, at length, about the new female thor, but how many of them stuck around to see how the whole thing played out. With all this in front of us, it becomes pretty clear that female thor has been rejected by fans who would have bought the book if it had been written with respect for the character like the 0709. The female thor and the female comicbook reader the atlantic. Marvel announces a new comic book series with a woman taking over as the one and only thor. The character, which is based on the norse deity of the same name, is the asgardian god of thunder who possesses the enchanted hammer, mjolnir, which grants him the ability to fly and manipulate weather amongst his other superhuman attributes. The persistent mystery of thor s current female incarnations. Lets plunder all male superheroes says kt roberts the authority of. Tomorrow comic book readers will finally find out the civilian identity of the woman whos taken on the mantle of thor since she was first announced on the view.
Marvel has announced that the part of thor will be played by a woman in the forthcoming comic book series. When marvel introduced the newly rebooted series last october, some fans were bothered that thor was reinvented as. Since 1962, he has starred in several ongoing series, as well as a large number of limited series and specials. The new female thor continues an excellent run of thunder. Jason aaron explicitly wanted readers to know this new thor wasnt just a temporary stand in for thor odinson, and that the two of them arent operating concurrently. Aug 05, 2017 hey marvel, please dont take away female thors hammer.
May 12, 2015 jane foster has been part of the thor comics and the thor mythology from almost the very beginning, mr. Natalie portman will play female thor in thor love and. When she first talked to him she knew nothing about superhero. Comic books have a history of female versions of supers usually not with the same. The female thor and female comic book 955 words cram. In a 2014 announcement introducing the female thor comic book character on which portlands character will presumably be based, marvel comics boasted that the story was the latest in. The ascent is the motley fools new personal finance brand devoted to helping you live a richer life.
Sep 29, 2014 its hammer time for a new female thor. Comic book readers already know jane foster as the mighty thor. Natalie portman will be the female thor in the new marvel movie. Even more interesting, querying marvel, dc, and superhero comics on facebook gave him a figure of around 36. The new female thor continues an excellent run of thunder god. Her storyline is the thor storyline, and she is acting with the power and authority of thor. Natalie portman will be the female thor in the new marvel. Jul 15, 2014 thor becomes a woman in new marvel series. Marvel, captain marvel, elektra, shehulk, and an upcoming storm comic.
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