The Weekly Pull : Is SHE Worthy?
The week is finally upon us. Marvel Comics' Avengers Now initiative has begun, and fanboy controversy is already in full swing regarding a female version of the God of Thunder, Thor.
Although Thor standalone stories have never been part of my personal collection, in anticipation of the book's popularity and potential backlash, I preordered the first issue from my local comic shop (and yes, it sold out in a matter of hours and is back to press for a second printing.) Right out the gate it's abundantly clear that writer Jason Aaron (Thor: God of Thunder, Wolverine and the X-Men) has an elaborate plan and story in place with details that aren't gong to be disclosed in the premiere. The Goddess of Thunder only makes her debut at the end of the issue in one panel, with only one line of dialogue, but it's how we get here that forms the bulk of the story ...
During the events of Original Sin, we saw the villain, Orb, unleash the secrets of the Marvel Universe upon Earth's mightiest through the use of Uatu's extracted eye to devastating effects (see how the events of Original Sin affected both Spider-Man and the X-Men in my previous NGP posts). However, the one piece of information from this event that still remains a mystery is what was disclosed to Nick Fury, and how revealing this information to Thor in a whisper instantly made him unworthy of wielding the mighty Mjölnir.
For weeks Thor has sat at the foot of his fallen hammer desperately attempting to regain control, but word has spread quickly of the God of Thunder's fall from grace and the first to torment our hero is none other than Thor: The Dark World villain, Malekith the Accursed. Weakened and depressed, Thor responds to Malekith's taunts wielding an axe from the Ausguardian armory, but quickly finds himself overpowered and in his defeat loses his left arm to Malekith's blade.
As the scene goes dark, we are once again taken to Mjölnir where a shrouded figure approaches. "There must always be a Thor." the figure speaks. Yes, yes there does.
Who is the woman that Mjölnir deems worthy? What did Fury say to relinquish Thor of his power? Does a powerless God of Thunder still have a place among the Avengers? I for one, will definitely stick around for the answer.
Until next time True Believers,
-ArchangelEZE
