Valkyrie solo book announced by Jason Aaron and Al Ewing

[JudicatorPrime]

Hmmm...Ewing? Good luck with that.

[Frontier]

It is experment worth the effort. If she is successful they have new franchise/IP. They aren't afraid to throw darts at the board I mean they are doing the same thing with Superior Spiderman

I mean, with how successful her Thor tenure was, I don't blame them, I'm just not sure if a Valkyrie book with her in it will have the same impact.

But we'll see.

Just popping in to say that Digifiend was right all along. I am very surprised, and I guess we will get more context through the rest of this event. Seems to me that Brunnhilde will still be in this event. Indeed we kind of know she will be from teasers, so it’s not like she has been axed. She will almost certainly end up in Valhalla by the end of this story, where she will probably act as chief advisor and confidant to Jane.

Still seems like a downgrade for Brunnhilde.

Bunn will probably have Annabelle separated from Brunnhilde after her death. I kind of want both of them to be part of Jane's supporting cast (Brun as her advisor on all thinks Valkyrior and Annabelle as Jane's human confident and mythology expert). It would be a shame to lose two LGBTQ characters at the same time.

With Ewing involved, I wouldn't be surprised if he does acknowledge the other Valkyries.

What do you think of the logo? Marvel Editor Wil Moss says it's his "favorite new logo of the year".

https://twitter.com/Wil_Moss/status/1118867395811119104

It looks cool .

[Celgress]

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comi...inkId=66249413

I do like the artwork on the cover, very nice.

[whiterabbit]

Which I guess will answer the question of how much Jane Foster, individually, can lend herself to a successful title without the Thor name....

(Although with Aaron's name attached to this, it has a better chance then most).

I think it was the gimmick and name. It was in the news everywhere as "female Thor" and there was a mystery behind it. If they gave Cyborg a Green Lantern ring tomorrow and put him as GL: it would outsell any Cyborg book. But I could be wrong because this is an untried character. If this book reaches 20 issues then maybe lightning has struck.

[Panic]

I don't get why they didn't give Jane her own identity rather than taking someone else's again. I mean, at this point "Jane Foster" alone should be enough to get attention. Recycling super-hero identities means someone else takes a hit.

Anyway, the art is very nice.

[JudicatorPrime]

I do like the artwork on the cover, very nice.

Agreed, although the concept of Valkyrie having wings instead of winged steeds will take some getting used to. Fun to draw either way.

[Charlie_1981]

Agreed, although the concept of Valkyrie having wings instead of winged steeds will take some getting used to. Fun to draw either way.

Why she looks like Hawkgirl from DC?

[Frontier]

I don't get why they didn't give Jane her own identity rather than taking someone else's again. I mean, at this point "Jane Foster" alone should be enough to get attention. Recycling super-hero identities means someone else takes a hit.

I think it's because they probably realize "Jane Foster" isn't going to do as well sales-wise or branding wise that a more marketable name will.

Why she looks like Hawkgirl from DC?

Oh man, she even has a mace-like weapon. I can't unsee this now .

(Does this make Thor Hawkman? Oh man...)

[Digifiend]

The weapon can be anything she wants. She could make it into Mjolnir's shape if she wanted.

We know Jane will become Valkyrie during the event, as she's on the cover of WOTR Omega.

[billee0918]

I am all in for this. I love Brunnhilde, but I also love Jane and this feels like a beautiful evolution for her.
The armor is really growing on me too!

[Sunny]

I don't get why they didn't give Jane her own identity rather than taking someone else's again. I mean, at this point "Jane Foster" alone should be enough to get attention. Recycling super-hero identities means someone else takes a hit.

Anyway, the art is very nice.

Really wasn't what I expected. I was really stoked as I thought I'd get to see Brunnhilde star in her own series. I'm not a fan of Jane so I'll respectfully watch this one from the sidelines.

[brettc1]

Bunn will probably have Annabelle separated from Brunnhilde after her death. I kind of want both of them to be part of Jane's supporting cast (Brun as her advisor on all thinks Valkyrior and Annabelle as Jane's human confident and mythology expert). It would be a shame to lose two LGBTQ characters at the same time.

Yeah, I’d be pissed if that happened.

[brettc1]

I think it was the gimmick and name. It was in the news everywhere as "female Thor" and there was a mystery behind it. If they gave Cyborg a Green Lantern ring tomorrow and put him as GL: it would outsell any Cyborg book. But I could be wrong because this is an untried character. If this book reaches 20 issues then maybe lightning has struck.

Agreed.

The sad fact is MARVEL has a woeful history with female led titles for the last 15 years. Jane’s run as Thor is maybe the longest a woman has lead a book in recent history, apart from Ms Marvel maybe?

Most of their other female titles - A-Force, Fearless Defenders, She-Hulk, Spider-Woman, and all the Captain Marvel relaunches - are lucky if they make it past a dozen issues.

[Prof. Aegis]

I'm actually looking forward to this. I enjoy Al Ewing's writing and he seems to really get characters and does some great development. I think with him being the lead writer, he'll create some really great stories. And I'm okay with Jane being Valkyrie. Yeah, sucks that Brunnhilde had to be killed as there are/were many who held that title, but I get it from the stand point of setting her apart. This might actually take and work very well. And hey, Thor, Loki and Valkyrie series running at the same time, there can be some great Asgard tales being crafted!

[Kurolegacy]

Personally, while I don't mind the concept per say, I find that I'd enjoy it a lot more if it wasn't yet another time of a character getting thrown under the bus for Jane Foster to claim their position. This is now twice in a row that it's happened. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth, especially when it wasn't even necessary to kill off Brunnhilde for this to happen given that given that Valkyrie is a title and thus there can be more than one. This just feels like a waste of a perfectly good character, killed off just to hype up the stakes of an event.