Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Marvel Comics recasts superhero Thor as a woman

Character based on the hammer-wielding god of thunder from Norse myth is swapping sex in a new series due in October

The new female Thor
'One of the most shocking and exciting changes' in Marvel's history … the new female Thor. Pic: Marvel Comics

Forget David Cameron's much-heralded move to bring more women into the cabinet. Marvel Comics trumped No 10 on the same day by announcing that one of their most established male characters is changing sex.

Thor, who debuted in the Journey Into Mystery title in 1962, has also been the star of two movies in the latest Marvel big-screen series; plus he played a pivotal role in the Avengers cinematic adaptation.
It's hard to imagine a more masculine character than Thor, who is based on the god of thunder of Norse myth: he's the strapping, hammer-wielding son of Odin who, more often than not, sports a beard and likes nothing better than smacking frost giants.
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