He remains the biggest thorn in thors side to this day. When thor became rune king thor, he gained imortality. May 01, 2006 i am one eccentric person, and think religion is one, no matter the name if you sling bigotry the same as your opponent, then your insult only proves youre equal to them, not better. The writing will make you smile and the art is absolutely gorgeous. The 12 most amazing thor covers ever alex zalben 05062011 weve done features on ridiculous comic book covers before, but the big problem with thor covers is that theyre ridiculous by design. How many more of these stories will audiences demand before the tales grow.
Neither is there a strong corresponding pinch point in thors plotline. While exiled on earth, thor learned humility, finding love with jane foster. Thor movie, thor 2, chris hemsworth, avengers comic book movie. Sep 30, 2014 thors hammer mjolnir gives its holder awesome power, but not just anyone can pick it up. The character, which is based on the norse deity of the same name, is the. Ragnarok takes what we like about chris hemsworths. She was the initial love interest for donald blake, who was thors alterego. The asgardian goddess of death is based on the norse goddess, hel. The 12 most amazing thor covers ever alex zalben 05062011 weve done features on ridiculous comic book covers before, but the big problem with thor covers is. About thor marvel comics janes been a part of thors universe going back almost to the very beginning. Aug 12, 2015 thor is the bloodson of odin, allfather of the asgardians, and jord, who was also known as gaea, the goddess who was one of the elder gods.
Thors physical condition at the end of the film might reference a different comic book. Despite including ragnarok which is actually a name for the pending destruction of thors mysticalcelestial home asgard and parts of the planet hulk comicbook story line in which the hulk. In the films, thor is one of the most powerful of the asgardians, an alien civilization with long ties to earth, who are therefore considered on earth to be gods as of 2020, the character is a central figure of the. So if thor has a kid and let s say names him stan, is it stan thorsson or stan odinsson. Thor is a fictional superhero who appears in publications published by marvel comics. Thor odinson is a fictional character portrayed by chris hemsworth in the marvel cinematic universe mcu film franchise, based on the marvel comics character of the same name. In a 1984 interview kirby said i did a version of thor for d.
How many comic book characters actually held thors hammer. He rules in odins stead for a time and supports thor when he becomes ruler. Thor became a founding member of the avengers in 1963, but his solo series in. Why thor became unworthy revealed comic theory comics.
Blake discovers his life was magically erased from the timeline. He has almost magical healingregeneration abilities, supersensitive senses, extremely high stamina and durabi. But when thors father, odin also the king of thors realm, asgard, wanted to. Buri came into being when he was licked out of the ice that was ymirs body by au. The inscription on the side of the hammer reads, whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall. Before long, the thunder god was making regular trips to asgard, where he would interact with such personages as heimdal, baldur, sif, and even odin himself. What are the powers of thor in the comics and marvel movies. Igron was overthrown, and odin reclaimed his throne. Thors hammer in comic books now reads if she be worthy. From what ive gathered a lot to do with thor, odin, and loki appears to be mostly a permanent. Thor odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Marvel teases the death of mighty thors jane foster. Loki uses his magic to cause thor s hammer to hit his head, turning him evil.
Loki uses his magic to cause thors hammer to hit his head, turning him evil. As lokis daughter, hela has been a longtime thorn in the side of both thor and odin. Simonson has always been the goto name for the title of best thor writer, but the last seven years have cemented aarons legacy with the iconic character. In 2014, marvel shocked comic book fans everywhere with the announcement that a female thor would be taking over the god of thunder s comic book series. More characters from the norse pantheon turned up, starting in the third issue, when loki, thors evil halfbrother, became the series first recurring villain. His name is loki, son of almighty odin, brother to the thunder god, thor. I created thor at marvel because i was forever enamored of legends, which is why i knew about balder, heimdall, and odin. This book explores not only the comic book artwork of thorne but also illustrates the motion pictures concepts and storyboards for the nevermade ghita film. This proves that the masterminds behind comic books and comic book heroes arent just dweebsies who wish they were caped crusaders. The ruler of hel and niflheim, the character has been a frequent foe of thor. Incidentally, the differences between marvels version and the actual myths were eventually explained by stating.
Balder assumes the throne of asgard when thor is exiled. Look into all the research about the comic books that we could, but also bring it. Ragnarok doesnt actually draw much from the thor comic book storyline of the same name from 2004. After months of speculation, it was revealed that the character carrying thors mantle was jane foster, his longtime love interest. Back in asgard, thors brother loki tom hiddleston is having a bit of an identity crisis, and after a confrontation with odin, he discovers a shocking secret. How much do you know about the original thors family tree. This book is everything you love about him, his supporting cast, and his world. He remembered how the allpowerful ignored his prayers and watched his life become a living hell. Was just called a gay slur and told to get cancer because of the thor news.
Im generally an outsider when it comes to most things comics but even more so when it comes to thor. Chris hemsworths thor does look awesome wielding his new ax, but it is pretty far off from the comic book version of stormbreaker. All stories are published exclusively by marvel comics under their standard imprint, unless otherwise noted. He still retains his memory of the events and skills from his time as a doctor. Well thor and odin use the apples of idun to make them age slower and live longer. Learn more about thor and his comic adventures in this article. Thors hammer mjolnir gives its holder awesome power, but not just anyone can pick it up. Instead, the movie is drawn from a variety of comic book sources, each. The son of odin uses his abilities as the god of thunder to protect asgard and planet earth alike. What are the super villain names in journey into mystery and thor. Thor odinson often called the mighty thor is a marvel comics superhero, based on the thunder god of norse mythology. Thor insists that they must send an army to jotunheim as odin did before. One by one he called each god by his name, and dragged his weaknesses into the view of all, and last of all he came to sif, thors wife, and cursed her.
Its not that the comic book hela is unrelated to thor, but the comic. She then comes to earth, transforms herself into an asgardian and takes the name thor girl. Hela is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. Eventually, thor and jane broke up, and he started a relationship instead with lady sif, who in the original myths was thors wife. Meanwhile, an unidentified woman, later revealed as jane foster, lifts mjolnir. After months of speculation, it was revealed that the character carrying thor s mantle was jane foster, his longtime love interest. Its in his hammer, mjolnir to mix comic book universe metaphors, hes more. Since 1962, he has starred in several ongoing series, as well as a large number of limited series and specials. The character, derived from the germanic thunder god of the same name, first appeared in. He was a major player in the time before thor, and the leader of asgards primary antagonists. Thor odinson continues his work as a superhero under the name odinson, using jarnbjorn. Also, many of the women were on odinsons list of suspects for the female thors identity. Why thor became unworthy revealed comic theory comics amino.
Thor is a comic book superhero in the marvel comics universe. As he saw it, branaghs thor had faithfully adapted the comic book. While the comic book loki may not have the charm of tom hiddleston, he s arguably a more interesting and morally ambiguous characterespecially in this recent series by al ewing and lee garbett. I tried to update thor and put him into a superhero costume, but he was still thor. I am one eccentric person, and think religion is one, no matter the name if you sling bigotry the same as your opponent, then your insult only proves youre equal to them, not better. All his heavy personal effects had been sent up from walktown some days before, and when he had carried up his two portmanteaus he knocked at the oak or outside door of the chambers, which was shut, and waited for a response. Journey into mystery needed a shot in the arm, so i picked thor. When the hulk abandons bruce banner, he thinks his lifes about to become a lot more peaceful, but it isnt long before he realizes that the hulks found a new host. Jane stepped in to defend asgard, even though she was in treatment for.
So, you, like a lot of people, spent most of your saturday night this past weekend shrieking with reckless abandon at all of marvel studios comiccon reveals. Norse mythology describes the gods and goddesses that people from scandinavia believed in before christianity was established. She once appeared to thor while he was on the verge of death after battling the. List of thor marvel comics supporting characters wikipedia. Again, there isnt a direct correlation between these actions and thors immediate plotline. Nov 03, 2017 the god of thunder brings the hammer down in these 5 historic comic book runs. In 2014, marvel shocked comic book fans everywhere with the announcement that a female thor would be taking over the god of thunders comic book series. Love and thunder may have recently been pushed into 2022 as a result of covid19, but the movie is still assembling its crew as a noteworthy name from thor. The quality comics version of manhunter had a dog named thor that assisted him. He promises to sneak laufey into asgard, if laufey will kill the sleeping odinthus making loki king. In the comics, jane became thor after original sin, when nick fury. The god of thunder brings the hammer down in these 5 historic comic book runs.
Jul 15, 2014 marvel turned to abc s the view to introduce the first female to portray thor in its new comicbook series. Jul 15, 2014 thor is now a title, not a name, and the new thor is a woman. Although thor initially attempts to reclaim the hammer, he relinquishes the name and role of thor after witnessing the woman wield its power. Thor is now a title, not a name, and the new thor is a woman. Thor and loki the process of how they got the comic book in to the video was interesting. Thor 19621996 1st series journey into mystery comic books. Hemsworth after a backandforth process in which the 27yearold actor was. Australian import chris hemsworth is known for portraying marvel comic book hero thor in the film series of the same name, and for his starring. This book is everything you are going to love about him, his supporting cast, and his world. The original god of thunder is back and ready to prove. During thors battle with the destroyer, freyja appears via the bifrost leading an army of female characters, including valkyrie, lady sif, and the scarlet witch to name a few. This book manages it because it shows thor as superior to odinson, but if you continue to do that then you make a mockery of the previous 50 years of continuity, but if you reverse it then the new thor looks like a weak and feeble woman alongside the rightful owner of the name. Besides the name and the fact that eitri crafted it, the film version of this weapon resembles nothing of the comic version.
When the startled doctor takes refuge in a nearby cave, he finds a cane, which he. Jun 14, 2019 australian import chris hemsworth is known for portraying marvel comic book hero thor in the film series of the same name, and for his starring roles in snow white and the huntsman and rush. Throughout the stories published in marvel comics since his first appearance in journey into. So if thor has a kid and lets say names him stan, is it stan thorsson or stan odinsson. When the series began in 1962, foster was introduced as a.
Balder ruled until odin returned and reclaimed the throne. Thor odinson is the asgardian god of thunder, the former king of asgard and new asgard, and a founding member of the avengers. She and odin brutally conquered the nine realms in asgards name long ago, before odin. She was the initial love interest for donald blake, who was thors alterego in early thor stories. He is a god stronger than odin, i mean demigods cant be. When his irresponsible and impetuous behavior reignited a conflict between asgard and jotunheim, thor was denied the right to become king, stripped of his power, and banished to earth by odin. Thor is the bloodson of odin, allfather of the asgardians, and jord, who was also known as gaea, the goddess who was one of the elder gods. Ragnarok is widely regarded as a successful installment in the marvel cinematic universe, some believe the more comedic tone was a mistake, and star mark ruffalo had similar concerns. Ragnarok destroys and discards the thor mythos popmatters. He would wander the universe for the purpose to kill as many gods as he could. After thors death at the hands of the serpent, blake and thor become two separate beings again. Some godly powersymbioteweaponthingy deattached itself from one of the gods into gorr giving him the unlimited power. Marvel turned to abcs the view to introduce the first female to portray thor in its new comicbook series. Ragnaroks revelation that hela cate blanchett isnt just the goddess of death, but also thors sister, might have come as a surprise to those whove followed the comic adventures of.
Also known as the allfather, king odin raised a son named thor with whom he defends their godly. Ragnarok director communicating directly with the fandom is a method he ll likely have to continue for the next few years, given the excitement about thor. The comic book character was loosely inspired by thor, god of thunder, from norse mythology. Nov 04, 2017 heres a closer look at thors history with mjolnir. The project gutenberg ebook of when it was dark, by guy thorne. Once thor was weened, odin brought him to asgard where he was raised to be the god of thunder and heir to the throne. Additionally this book also provides a lengthy discussion by thorne accompanied by hundreds of examples of how to draw beautiful women.
Johnny harts comic strip bc also features a caveman named thor. As for thor is the strongest avenger, and i know that for a fact. Before thor was twenty, he had fallen in love with the goddess sif. Odin sought to father a son whose power would derive from both asgard and midgard as the earth realm is. Very close friend of thor and wielded mjolnir and odin created him a similar hammer called stormbreaker. Jane found herself stuck in a love triangle with blake and thor, not realizing that they were the same man. Traditionally, it was thors hammer, mjolnir, which grants only those who are worthy the powers of the deity. Thor is a god the son of odin allfather and jor he is the strongest of the warrior race of asgard. Theyre also writers that are keyed in to the stuff of great storytelling.