Quote Originally Posted by JKtheMac View Post
While I am not sure I agree totally, Aaron has specifically set out to write a long story about that very nobleness, and early on took time to contrast three different eras of Thor's timeline to bring those ideas into focus. I suspect Aaron is writing about the nature of the apotheosis and how that can only be informed by the original humanity in the process. He is seeking to show Thor today as removed from his humanity, he has moved too far into the godly domain and although he protects Earth and still performs some of his earlier ritual functions on Earth, he is slightly detached from it.

Look at the first arc, it is about someone who seeks to destroy all gods, and unwittingly attains apotheosis through his actions. Then we move into a Malekith arc where he deliberately manipulates the way Thor handles diplomacy and demonstrates a weakness of the godlike hero. Then that weakness is explored in the context of Earth, by choosing an environmental rallying cry where Thor is ill equipped to do more than pick a side and hit things. That launches us into an arc where the new Thor is also a human. This is a gradual theme, politics is a human endeavour, leadership through divine right is a tricky thing to juggle and fraught with a dehumanising aspect that must be guarded against.

What exactly is the definition of a noble, if not a man who is granted his power over others by an extension of the divine right of kings. Nobility is a very tricky thing to pull off, it contains contradictions.

Thor for the modern world needs to be more human. This is why I suspect the arc is all an elaboration on the story of Blake.
I guess its a generational thing, and I should shut up. There isn't much point to the conversation after I consider that.

You sell Aaron's story lines really well. But they don't come off to me like that when I read them.

It's all good.