I would buy a Storm solo but not because I am a Thor fan, but I would only buy a Storm solo if she was written by a good writer who appreciates Storm for the same reasons I do. I don't want a writer who spent his childhood worshipping Black Panther and who wants to write Storm so he can write her as a trophy wife or appeal to fans who like the idea of two characters they like together or like the idea of a character they like to be in a relationship.
I want a ethical and morally complex and smart Storm in a leadership or semi leadership like role making tough strong decisions that are questionable but relevant and realistic given the ethical and moral problems she faces, her friends face and the planet faces regularly. I want her to interact with a full cast of people/characters, including friends like Gambit, Yukio, Wolverine and Rogue, ex lovers, like Forge and Black Panther, and frenemies like Emma.
Plus Thor has Thor Girl, and Valkyrie and Sif that Thor fans would probably flock too, even though some of my fav Thor and Storm stories are interlinked. Would strictly Storm only fans buy a Thor solo book after all? 80 - percent of all the Storm fans with Storm avatars I have ever interacted with personally have spent more time telling me how overrated Thor and his weather powers are, not that they want to buy his book =p
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