Say what you will, but I liked Thor's little speech to Jen at the end.
Say what you will, but I liked Thor's little speech to Jen at the end.
She's from Marvel's New York ?
Although in all seriousness I think Jane has been presented as being pretty brave and compassionate by human standards. Does that make her Thor Worthy? Maybe, maybe not, but the standards of the Hammer seem to just be "whatever" by this point.
Lol.
I see Jane (before she became Thor) as an exceptional person of the (wonderful) type to become a doctor. I don't see why that would be likely to be "worthy" in terms an ancient Norse battle god would be likely to specify in hammer's original enchantment.
Nor do I see how...unless once the hammer "accepts" you it changes your basic character and skill set...how she would be so relaxed, confident, and skilful in pitched battles to the death. (But then if hammer can and does change people that way...why not let anybody pick it up and be transformed? No need to be worthy beforehand...the hammer itself gives you everything needed.) Ultimately I don't see any strong character logic in picking Jane...it feels like it went that way just because it felt likely to sell a few more comics, and allowing a few "emotional" Thor and Jane scenes at some point of the series.
Not anything like as big an issue as portrayal of Thor himself and Odin...but just another "straw in the wind" that Aaron didn't care all that much about pre-existing characterisations. It wouldn't matter that much if run was brilliant in all other aspects, but I don't think it is. (It's good in other aspects rather than brilliant...in my completely subjective opinion.)
I got why janes run with the hammer was interesting, I liked it too for her part, it was new and novel.
what I detested was the way thor and odin were dealt with during that tenure, and still do now.
But that doesn't change that I found janes journey a novel and interesting run.
For me, I'd have no real interest in revisiting it, nor any one else with the hammer, but that's mostly because I hated what Aaron fid yo the hammers origin with the god storm.
what I liked I really liked, what I dislike I truly detest
and it's not often ill say that
but I can see why it's appealing to some readers
So anybody thought AOG to be much better than what we have seen on Thor so far ? The latest issue was quite good .
I think we have to do that. Which takes a lot away from criterion of being worthy. And yet one might think that fighting ability might form an important part of “worthy”...for purposes for being a god of war. (Which has always been one of Thor’s attributes.)
Think of the following names: Peter Parker, Sue Richards, Ben Grimm, Ms Marvel, Captain Marvel, John Doe, A.N. Other, Jane Foster.
For the life of me I can’t think of any specific reason why Jane Foster would be judged “worthy” and most of the others wouldn’t. Or why hundreds of other Marvel characters wouldn’t...
But I’m moaning about a really specific point...I’m not sure how important it is. It just niggles me that an ancient hammer created when “worthy” would surely mean something like “fearless, extensive battle prowess, living to a specific code of honour” suddenly decides to re-define worthy as “nice person”.
Last edited by JackDaw; 12-12-2018 at 10:54 PM.
The comicbook character Jane Foster as the comicbook character Thordis was, to me, fine.
Journey into Mystery #99 Dec 1963
First appearance of Mr. Hyde in "The Mysterious Mister Hyde!"
Having been refused a job by Doctor Blake, Calvin Zabo becomes Mister Hyde;
Meanwhile, Odin agrees to let Thor marry Jane Foster if she proves worthy;
Mister Hyde attacks Doctor Blake.
Script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck