Okay, so we all know the editorial staff at Marvel have been making some…… let’s be kind to them and say, interesting decisions over the last 7 or so years, but really I don’t know what to say about this one.
http://time.com/2987551/thor-marvel-woman/
So, there is a precedent for this, al-be-it a veeeeeeery flimsy one. After the events of the Ragnarok storyline in Thors comics, Loki possesses the body of Sif for a while. But that’s a very weak precedent for this sort of thing. I mean Thor is Thor, big bloke with a hammer. The only time in the original Viking legends he comes close to going TG (that’s transgender for those of you who don’t know) is when he cross dressed in order to sneak into the hall of some giants who had stolen his hammer from him. One has to wonder why Marvel are doing this. I’m all for having more major female heroes, but this doesn’t strike me as the way to do it. I mean Thor isn’t a title it’s a name, it’s a character. Captain America is a title, The Hulk is a title, Thor is not (not that I’m saying they need to replace Cap or Hulk with female versions, we already have one for the Hulk in She-Hulk and the last time Cap was replaced it lasted all of 5 seconds before Steve Rodgers was back in the spandex). Or we could do the smart thing and just introduce more female heroes, without screwing with established characters.
But that’s not the only thing I have for you guys today. Nope from movie land we have this piece of absurdity.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/136178-Fantastic-Four-Reboot-Movie-Wont-Be-Based-on-Any-Comics
So, let me get this straight, you’re going to be making a comic book based superhero movie, right, with characters with 50+ years worth of backstory and history, right, but you’re not going to be paying attention to any of it? Plus, to stick a dagger right into the heart of all the fans, you’re not even going to be using the team name at all outside of the title? Really?
Really?
I’m done. Bye. I have nothing more to say on this matter.
