This morning Marvel made a major announcement on the ABC show The View. Many people thought the announcement was going to be the title and release date of a third Thor film. Well those people were right about it involving Thor. Marvel has officially changed the sex of Thor in the comic books. To be more accurate they have changed who is going to wield Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor.
Thor is still going to be hanging around and exist in this new comic run. He just will be no longer worthy to yield his famous hammer anymore. Which implies Thor did something prior to this development that changed his worthiness. One must wonder the severity of the act in question given the consequence of it. No matter what the reason in the comics continuity, Marvel is making another prominent character a woman.
This is really good news for those who feel women are underrepresented in comics (which they are). Thor is one of Marvel's big characters alongside Captain America, Iron Man, and Hulk. To have that character be represented by a woman is a big step forward for Marvel and for comics in general.
But the question I have now is will the predominantly male comic readership accept this change and will the series sell well?"
