May 12, 2015 in october, marvel comics introduced readers to a new hero. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. For the first time ever, a female hero will wield the power of the mighty mjolnir. But after aaron built up the female supporting cast in his series, it made sense that the new thor. Marvel comics recasts superhero thor as a woman books. Natalie portman is going to play female thor in thor 4. 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. In alternate continuities, black widow, crusader, and even. Alabama comic book writers female thor hammers way to big. Marvel, captain marvel, elektra, shehulk, and an upcoming storm comic. In the aftermath of the original sin storyline, thor takes up the battle axe jarnbjorn as a substitute for mjolnir and subsequently loses his left arm in combat against malekith the accursed.
Jane foster is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel. In the regular marvel continuity, storm wielded the hammer. Her response to the comiccon announcement is pretty darn good. Instead, as many suspected, marvel announced something comic related, something thunderous.
Marvel comics recasts superhero thor as a woman books the. Love and thunder director taika waititi presents the returning natalie portman with thor s hammer mjolnir as she will be playing the female god of thunder in that fourth instalment. 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. The lack of original, welladvertised female superheroes, particularly at the movies.
Marveltheyve had success attracting a female audience. Yet longtime comic book fans have seen female thors many times in the past. Female thors secret identity revealed posted on tuesday, may 12th, 2015 by angie han since last year, a female thor has been tearing her way through the pages of the. 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. Sep 29, 2014 aaron had been writing the male thor in his god of thunder comic book. The comic, launching in october, is billed by marvel as one of.
New york jets exclusive 2018 indestructible hulk 2012 2014 infinity 20 inhuman 2014 2015 invaders 1975 1979 invincible iron man 2008 2012 iron man 1968 1996 iron man 1996 1998 iron man 1998 2004 iron man thor 2010 2011 jean grey 2017 2018 journey into mystery 1952 1966 journey into. Thor comic book collections not signed for sale ebay. Jul 15, 2014 of course, a female thor wont really address another problem facing the comic book world. The reveals about taika waititis thor 4 have been striking faster than lightning, and during san diego comiccon 2019, we learned some shocking new details about the film. 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. Love and thunder will reach cinemas november 5, 2021. Natalie portman will be the female thor in the new marvel movie. But earlier, shorter stories appeared in journey into mystery. Marvel turned to abcs the view to introduce the first female to portray thor in its new comicbook series. You can read both volumes of the 20142015 thor run. Comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. Marvel announced the debut of a female thor penned by comics writer jason aaron, who attended high school in shelby.
This new thor makes for yet another marvel comic with a female lead. In the comic books, portmans jane foster has already wielded the mjolnir. According to sales information from comichron, the first four issues of thor since the comics relaunch in october outsold the four most recent issues of male thors last standalone, god of. Jason aaron and artist russell dauterman debuted that featured a female character in the role of thor after the classic hero is no longer able to wield mjolnir. The illustration came along with the following note from the artist. Marvel comics reveals a female thor the new york times. It explores male thor through a dark time in his life where he is not worthy of mjolnir. In the comics, thor loses the ability to wield mjolnir after a whisper from nick fury sr. Janes first comic book appearance occurred in 1962 with. Natalie portman will be the female thor in the new marvel. Dec 22, 2018 artist john staub created this beautiful redesign of marvels new thor. Apr 15, 2020 in the comics, thor loses the ability to wield mjolnir after a whisper from nick fury sr. Shortly after that event, a new female thor appears and deals with the many unresolved conflicts that the now odinson has left unresolved.
Jul 15, 2014 however, marvel says that a new series written by jason aaron with art by russell dauterman will recast thor as a female character. Combining the powers of both realms makes him an eldergod hybrid and a being. Jul 15, 2014 instead, as many suspected, marvel announced something comic related, something thunderous. The female thor and the female comicbook reader the. Female thor reimagined by john staub female thor, marvel. When jane foster was with the asgardian gods, she found the hammer and actually managed to lift it, becoming an all new female thor. Mar 22, 2015 while marvel surprised many comic book fans last summer when it announced a new series of thor with a woman as the title character, sales numbers over the last few months have proven it to be a. The female thor and female comic book 955 words cram. 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. For female gender roles in marvel comic book storylines, there was a steady improvement in storylines related to female gender roles from 2. Comic books are still made by men, for men and about men. Marvel fans react to natalie portman becoming thor in thor. Gerard jones in his book men of tomorrow mentioned a survey that showed that 90 percent of the readers of.
May 15, 2015 comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. Jul 15, 2014 time called the writer and editor of the thor comics, along with marvels editorinchief, to find out why they made thor a woman, how male and female fans have reacted and whether well see a. In the end, the announcement of a new thor isnt about pandering to female readers, its about maneuvering marvels business to stay on top of trends in the comicbook industry. He does a lot of stupid things, drinks a lot and hurts the people who care about him. In a 1978 and 2014 storyline, foster is revealed to be deemed worthy. How jane foster wound up as female thor in the comics. Since then, the identity of the woman wielding thor s mighty hammer has been a secret. Great comic, one of my favorites and is the comic that got me into comics. In the end, the announcement of a new thor isnt about pandering to female readers, its about maneuvering marvels business to stay on top of trends in the comic book industry. The hammer is left on the blue side of the moon, unable to be picked up by anyone. In one of the first what if storylines, jane foster discovered the stick rather than donald blake, spending time as a female thor called thordis before she was recalled to asgard, allowing. The female loki in lokis mes a crowd acts like a mix between jmss and the aforce one they look the same.
It was on the news, in the papers, on tv, never before was a comic book hyped more in the media, on the view, on oprah, on my damn. 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. While marvel surprised many comic book fans last summer when it announced a new series of thor with a woman as the title character, sales numbers over the last few months have proven it. So marvels decision to make thor a woman, and the companys. Marvel comics explains the female thor surprise on the. But how did jane become worthy enough to wield mjolnir. Superhero comic books berlatskys article, the female thor and the female comicbook reader 2014, argues that girls are interested in reading superhero comics as much as boys. Donald blake, thors first mortal host, before becoming a doctor herself.
Analyzing female gender roles in marvel comics from the. Marvel comics explains the female thor surprise on. Janes transformation into the goddess of thunder will occur in the upcoming marvel cinematic universe movie, thor. Foster, a creation of writers stan lee and larry lieber, along with artist jack.
Where as everybody on the planet new thor was becoming a woman. Its so much deeper than the usual bad guy is bad, have to save the day now. Jul 15, 2014 this new thor makes for yet another marvel comic with a female lead. 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. When the avengers battled nick fury, the man whispered something in thors ear, causing him to become unworthy of mjolnir. By the end of the comic book issue, an unidentified female character. Natalie portmans female thor is inspired by the work of jason aaron, who attended high school in shelby county and graduated from uab before moving to kansas city. How jane foster wound up as female thor in the comics polygon. She was apparently the only one to realize that doom was the bad guy and tipped off the rest of the corps to his insidious plans. Thor odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Jul 22, 2019 natalie portmans jane foster will become thor in love and thunder which reignited the 2014 jane fosthor controversy.
The reveals about taika waititis thor 4 have been striking faster than lightning, and during san diego comic con 2019, we learned some shocking new details about the film. 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. When women create superhero comics, thoughas with g. Thor okay, so youre interested, but you just want something to dip your toes into. Since then, the identity of the woman wielding thors mighty hammer has been a secret. Jul 21, 2019 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. Click, for a full list of all thor comic books for sale.
Jane herself is frequently drawn with a resemblance to natalie portman. Thorxchromosomes comics, female thor, marvel comics. Enjoyed read this comic book, must admit at first having a female thor was a bad idea but the. Jane foster might be known as one of thors love interests in marvel comics but she eventually took on the mantle as female thor. For many years, foster was a nurse, employed by dr. The new comic seems to be doing well with the fans. Some thor comic book series contain only a couple of issues and others are longer, such as thor 1988 series. For the full marvel phase 4 announcement at san diego comic con, read our roundup here. In the comics, jane became thor after original sin, when nick fury whispered something in odinsons ear, causing him to become unworthy of. The female thor and the female comicbook reader the atlantic. Meanwhile, an unidentified woman, later revealed as jane foster, lifts mjolnir. In october, marvel comics introduced readers to a new hero. Marvel announces that a female character will be the new thor.
However, marvel says that a new series written by jason aaron with art by russell dauterman will recast thor as a female character. Time called the writer and editor of the thor comics, along with marvels editorinchief, to find out why they made thor a woman, how male and female fans have reacted and whether well see a. Jane foster has also appeared in various media adaptations of thor. For the full marvel phase 4 announcement at san diego comiccon, read our roundup here. Jul 15, 2014 marvel turned to abcs the view to introduce the first female to portray thor in its new comicbook series. To be clear, thor was replaced by a woman, and the first. Of course, a female thor wont really address another problem facing the comic book world.
Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic readings. I was hoping for some backstory for female thor but there was none whatsoever and without backstory i cant seem to bring myself to find a reason to care about the character. New york jets exclusive 2018 indestructible hulk 2012 2014 infinity 20 inhuman 2014 2015 invaders 1975 1979 invincible iron man 2008 2012 iron man 1968 1996 iron man 1996 1998 iron man 1998 2004 iron manthor 2010 2011 jean grey 2017 2018 journey into mystery 1952 1966 journey into. Thor comic books for sale this is the first series of thor comics. Angry white men are trying to shut down diverse comics female thor and muslim ms. Aaron had been writing the male thor in his god of thunder comic book. Marvels female thor comics selling 30% more than previous. Jason aaron, who has been writing thor for about two years and is heading up the new femaleled series, explained that the comic book business painted itself into a demographic corner.
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