Lifting Thor's hammer is not a feat of strenght.
Didn't they make Nick Fury officially black now? And I've heard the new Ultimate Spiderman is good. Beyond that...
They didn't make him black, they made him effing Samuel L. "tired of these mother**** snakes" Jackson. You can't say no to that... Ever!
That was kind of different. The Flashes and Green Lantern's were natural in a sense. The Flashes are guys who all tap into the same energy to get super speed. The Green Lantern Corp is full of different people\aliens, why not make one guy black and another Muslim (I say this as someone who doesn't like Simon Baz). Don't know what you mean with the Batman thing (people covered for Bruce when he was hurt\away is all I know) so won't comment.
Is that how it happened in the comics? Like they went to Samuel L. Jackson's house and said "here, you are a superhero now!" Please tell me this happened
Thing is Thor already had a large female fanbase. You don't need to be the same sex as someone to relate to their problems cause most problems in life are gender neutral. Yeah, I'll never know the pain of having a period or being treated badly for being a women or being a darker skin tone or getting the shit kicked out of me for being gay. But horrible bosses, crummy jobs, unhappy with the high crime rates in your city, stolen identity, not happy with your family/friends, an argument with your significant other, trying to pay bills on time, injuries, etc, these are things people can relate with other on regardless of race, sex, or other backgrounds because we all have to, have dealt with or will do with these things because life. We all live it and that's what it's part of.
He is... But as a main protangist.... Can't think of any....
Yes anything woman must be because sex.
That's why I love Spiderman. Peter has a shitty life, he usually tries to do the right thing and it bites him in the ass, and he makes lame jokes at bad times. We're the same person, minus Spider powers and having gorgeous women attracted to me. I'm not like, "I'm a dude. He's a dude. And we're all dudes, yeah!" (brownie points to anyone who gets the reference
They're not doing anything different, according to the creators. Thor's successor will be an established character tapping into the same source of Thor's powers by yet to be explained means.
Black Panther is the shit, but I think his old run didn't sell well. Storm doesn't have a comic, right? Man, didn't actually notice this before
Yeah. I admit I am more of a super hero TV and film buff then a comic guy but have started to pick up some comics lately. If you only watch marvel superhero films you can safely assume that black men are all ex army and are now sidekicks.
Yeah but those are legacy characters. Thor isn't a legacy, it's a person's (a god in this case) name. It's why everyone is cool with Tim becoming Batman and replacing Bruce (cept Joker, lol) because Batman is a title and symbol and costume. Not a name or person.
I honestly think this is why so many comic, anime, game and movie companies play it safe and stick with what they know. They aren't sexist or racist, it's just so easy to fuck it up and have people mistake good intentions as being derogatory, plus no matter how well you do a female character someone will deconstruct them under a microscope to find some flaw that doesn't meet their impossible standards. She's too emotional, she's not emotional enough, she's too prefect and boring, she's too vulnerable and weak, etc. It's a problem our ancestors started eons ago and we're stuck with it eons later.
That chick "lifts" my "hammer."
Yeah pretty much. Like my mom has shitty knees. I don't need to be a woman to relate to her pain. Why? Because I have shitty knees! XD
Wrong. Thor is as much defined by his hammer as Batman is by his costume- in that a worthy successor may wield it and take the title.
I see the point you are making, but they way they are doing this just screams publicity stunt. My experience is with DC and I may not have all the info, so anyone feel free to correct me, but a lot of these guys coexisted (NEW 52 DOES NOT EXIST RIGHT NOW). There were four Flashes (more Speedsters too) concurrently together, same with Green Lanterns. It was just a thing. This is like "HEY! GIRL'S GOT THOR'S HAMMER AND HE'S UNWORTHY OF HIS POWERS NOW!"
This kind of is though. As I've seen pointed out a million times in the Souls community, plate mail that shows off breasts like that only serves to lead blows into your throat and abdomen (is a cool look though). Why can't Storm get a comic? Hope Summers (is she still around?)? Rogue? Shadowcat? Invisible Woman? Lady Sif? Scarlet Witch? Emma Frost (she actually might)? Elektra (same as Emma)? That new Madame Web (not the old woman)? Why not make a new female and introduce her in Thor if you want the tie-in?Yes anything woman must be because sex.
Or maybe they feel they needed to do something fresh with the character and they thought the Marvel universe could use more heroines. Maybe they want to engage female readers more.
Check out Black Lightning's stuff and Geoff John's JSA stuff (Mr. Terrific is awesome, just don't think he got a solo run). Stay the fuck away from New52 Static, his old stuff was good (so I've heard). Cyborg has his own run (I'm pretty sure) and shouldn't be as bad as him in Injustice
No mortal woman is good enough for him
