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Now that Thor would is losing his hammer, judged unworthy to wield it. Welcome to Marvel’s new relaunched comic Thor by Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman.

Series writer Jason Aaron emphasizes, “This is not She-Thor. This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR. This is the THOR of the Marvel Universe. But it’s unlike any Thor we’ve ever seen before.”

Update: In a follow-up press release, Jason Arron stressed that the new Thor is just that: Thor.

The new female Thor will launch in a new series with a new first issue, Thor #1, launching in the fall. Aaron will stay on as writer, joined by artist Russell Dauterman, coming off of Cyclops. The press release also says this is "a brand new female hero," seemingly putting to rest speculation that the newly-revealed sister of Thor, Angela, would take up the hammer.

Original Story:

Earlier this month we learned that we’d be getting an all-new Captain America, but on ABC’s The View earlier today news broke that Marvel is also replacing another core Avenger: Thor. As announced by Whoopi Goldberg, Marvel is introducing a new female Thor in comics later this year.

“It’s a huge day in the Marvel Universe. Thor, the God of Thunder, he messed up, and he’s no longer worthy to hold that damn hammer of his. For the first time in history, that hammer is being held by a woman. That’s right. Thor is a woman!”

Details on the identity of this new Thor remain sparse. Goldberg jokingly said that the character works on the set of The View in comics when not being Thor. The comedienne did say more matter-of-factly that the new Thor modeled herself after the original after being saved by him. The View co-host goes on to say that she becomes the possessor of Mjolnir after the original Thor becomes no longer worthy according to the inscription.

The idea of the original male Thor losing Mjolnir might seem shocking, but something comics fans were hinted to in recently solicited Avengers covers showing Thor holding Jarnbjorn, a battle axe introduced in the first issue of Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic’s run on Thor: God of Thunder, which also had a major role in the Uncanny Avengers storyline that has run since that series launched.

Newsarama expects more information on this all-new, all-female Thor leading up to Comic-Con International.

Was just about to make a thread myself.

Was announced on the view.

http://bamsmackpow.com/2014/07/15/marvel-reveals-first-female-character-wield-power-thor-view/

Well, now we know why Marvel chose to make its announcement today on The View.

According to Whoopi Goldberg and company, for the first time in history, a female character will wield the power of Thor. The story details were light, but apparently Thor will be found unworthy of Mjolnir, leaving a female to take up the power of the Thunder God — and despite her gender, she will still be referred to as Thor.

Goldberg teased that she knew the identity of the character who would take up the hammer before jokingly saying it would be her. Co-host Jenny McCarthy stepped in with a little more background, saying it was a woman who was saved by Thor and then followed him to Earth. After Thor is found unworthy (by Odin, one would imagine), the power and duty that come with Mjolnir pass over to her.

A concept image of the female Thor was shown, and the hosts admired her more realistic proportions compared to many female super heroes.

Expect much more on this breaking news soon.

So what will Thor call himself? :/

Damn, I was going to post this hahaha

Well, I love Aaron's Thor so I guess that this is going to have reasons.

Who do you think she'll be? Valkyrie? Angela? His grandaughter from the future?

EDIT:

@veitha: My post quote says it's a woman he saves and follows him to Earth. I'm not sure this is driven by Aaron. It might be Marvel pushing him to do so as hinted in other books.

so she's not from Earth, right? She may be from Asgard, or from another time/dimension, or from another planet.

Well, Marvel pushed him for sure, but I think that he may manage the idea in a good way

@veitha: @dernman: New info added

Update: In a follow-up press release, Jason Arron stressed that the new Thor is just that: Thor.

The new female Thor will launch in a new series with a new first issue, Thor #1, launching in the fall. Aaron will stay on as writer, joined by artist Russell Dauterman, coming off of Cyclops. The press release also says this is "a brand new female hero," seemingly putting to rest speculation that the newly-revealed sister of Thor, Angela, would take up the hammer.

Original Story:

Earlier this month we learned that we’d be getting an all-new Captain America, but on ABC’s The View earlier today news broke that Marvel is also replacing another core Avenger: Thor. As announced by Whoopi Goldberg, Marvel is introducing a new female Thor in comics later this year.

“It’s a huge day in the Marvel Universe. Thor, the God of Thunder, he messed up, and he’s no longer worthy to hold that damn hammer of his. For the first time in history, that hammer is being held by a woman. That’s right. Thor is a woman!”

Details on the identity of this new Thor remain sparse. Goldberg jokingly said that the character works on the set of The View in comics when not being Thor. The comedienne did say more matter-of-factly that the new Thor modeled herself after the original after being saved by him. The View co-host goes on to say that she becomes the possessor of Mjolnir after the original Thor becomes no longer worthy according to the inscription.

The idea of the original male Thor losing Mjolnir might seem shocking, but something comics fans were hinted to in recently solicited Avengers covers showing Thor holding Jarnbjorn, a battle axe introduced in the first issue of Jason Aaron and Esad Ribic’s run on Thor: God of Thunder, which also had a major role in the Uncanny Avengers storyline that has run since that series launched.

Newsarama expects more information on this all-new, all-female Thor leading up to Comic-Con International.

oh, thank you. So All-New hero, All-New title. Damn, I'm going to miss Ribic on Thor :/

But maybe we will keep another ongoing for the original one? He's got Jarnbjorn in the Time Runs Out cover

Yeah I hope Thor still has a book because a story based on him dealing with the loss could be very interesting.

I refuse to call her a guys name Thor and it's just too confusing with two of them around. So I'm calling her either She-Thor (She Ra), or Shor.

Also kind of sounds like the set up for Thor Girl.

Thor gonna lose Mjölnir? WTF

PLEASE, this is joke, right? Thor will not lose Mjölnir and someone else not gonna reclaim it. I thought that it only obey Thor after they combined his life-force to it. Thor gonna be powerless?

I hope they remember that Thor doesn't need the hammer to wield his power. That it only allows others to use his power.

I guess they are ignoring how Dr Strange connected the two.

I'll repost what I said in the other thread since it sums up my thoughts well enough:

@lvenger: Preach on.

Heh many thanks mate. I feel I've clarified both the view that this is a stupid move without losing sight of the need for more female characters in comics. But this isn't the way to make more female characters in comics, that's for certain.

I agree entirely.

well, you're right on this. They've got so many female characters to use, including Sif and Valkyrie if they wanted to have a female Asgardian hero

This!

Don't get me wrong, I do want female characters to get their place in comic books. We need more of that for certain. But the worst way to do that is by making a female version of a male superhero. It demeans the male hero and leaves the superheroine being solely defined as a female replacement of the male hero.

Exactly, that's what I mentioned in my uber rant on the first page. If Marvel wanted to promote female characters in the Thor line, promote Sif or Valkyrie with bigger roles or their own series (cough Journey into Mystery) Don't replace a male character with a female stand in who'll probably be replaced in a year's time just like all Marvel changes.

Only way that i'm gonna tolerate this is that Thor gonna be bad ass without Mjölnir. (Gonna use his powers without Mjölnir, maybe learn some new tricks.)

Exactly. It's like saying that female characters only work in main roles if the stage is set by male characters beforehand.

Which is ultimately detrimental to the female hero and removes the male hero for no good reason whatsoever. This simple common sense thinking seems to have eluded editors and executives at Marvel.

amen on this. It's a bit sexist, now that I think about it.

same here. I still got hopes for Thor w/o Mjolnir having a series or a big role in the new Thor series, and I'd love to see him using the axe in new and great ways. And he is still the son of Gaea, isn't he? He should still be able to manipulate weather on some degrees(Aaron is well aware of this).

F**k Marvel.

Weird trend in the Thor universe I noticed.

You have Sif,Valkyrie, She-Thor, and now Angela. All of which have been pushed for their own book. Journey into Mystery, Defenders, new Thor book, new Angela book. From what I heard there is a female member of the Warrior's three from the mini. Balder is nowhere to be seen. Thunderstrike is in comic limbo same with Beta Ray Bill.

All-Father were replaced with the All-Mothers, Loki is now both male/female, and Asgard was replaced with Asgardia.

Seems Marvel is flipping the switch in the Thor universe.

This is idiotic. This is Wally West's race change all over again.

@lvenger: Is this Tarene?

(shrugs) My best bet is Angela or Thor Girl so far.

He IS able to control wheather, and also earth. He still have his strength, durability, stamina... He can still use god-blast if he wanna to, he still has his energy manipulation powers.

first of how could thor even lose it in thor god of thunder he has shown his worthyness in many ways and gave up his own home for people how can you not be more worthy

what the actual hell...

Because we can't have totally original female heroes.

New Cap, New Thor, is Iron Man next? Marvel going the legacy characters route?

Anyways this was pretty surprising to me but I'm actually pretty intrigued by the idea, I'll give it a chance. It does suck however that Thor: God of Thunder is going to end, it was one of my favorite books :(

I was about to pick up the Thor: GoT. I think I will stay away from Thor all together now. I love female super heroes, but why change the gender one of the most iconic super heroes in all of comics? Thor loses his hammer, fine, Thor loses his powers, fine. Female is worthy of his hammer, fine, but don't call her Thor. Just keep Thor as Thor.

Was this really necessary?

Thor gonna lose his powers? All of them? NO!

@glarinetta: I was just rambling. I honestly don't know what all he is losing other than the hammer and his name. I've never read any Thor material, but really wanted to until now.

@squares: @animehunter: @dernman: @glarinetta: @lvenger: here's Thor Odison in the future.

well, I like this "Unworthy Thor". It's slowly going to become Old King Thor, I guess.

@veitha said:

@squares: @animehunter: @dernman: @glarinetta: @lvenger: here's Thor Odison in the future.

well, I like this "Unworthy Thor". It's slowly going to become Old King Thor, I guess.

What happened his arm?

I don't know O.O, but it's also on issue 25 cover.

@veitha: Damn it, if that's the road Thor takes to being the badass King Thor in the future, it's a way too high price to pay in the first place. I'll just wait out this pointless period in Aaron's otherwise stellar run until it gets retconned like these things always do.

This is obviously the most recent plot by the feminazi community to establish their supremacy in the media. #flawlesslogic.

Being serious though. This fuc*ing stupid.

This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

Well, I'm out. Thanks again marvelnow.

I wrote a little blog on it. i have positive thoughts. Hopefully this doesnt ruin Aaron's whole war of realms he's been building.

http://www.comicvine.com/profile/blog/thoughts-on-the-female-thor/98809/

Okay, so with Inhumanity and the death of the Watcher and the slow inclusion of other things (Viper becoming a squidhead Madame Hydra, Celestials implanting an embryo in Hickman's S.H.I.E.L.D.) I can only be put in mind of one thing:

Earth X, a series from the 90s. Future of Marvel Universe, and Thor in order to learn humility is put in the body of a woman.

If they're going for that the way DC keeps pushing for Kingdom Come references, I'll grab my popcorn, but I doubt it'll last long.

Thor just saved all the gods from every time and dimensions and blablabla but he still managed to be unworthy he must have done something freaking bad.

For some odd reason, I actually like this idea. Which again is odd, because I heavily dislike the idea of the new Captain America that was announced.