The very many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XXVII

[Farm Boy]

Depending on how you draw mammary-endowed Thor, it might just be an attempt to keep the interest of the core audience.

 

[Takhisis]

I thought that too, but I thought there was always a large-breasted sidekick hovering around, amirite?

 

[Farm Boy]

Yes. But this one goes to 11.

 

[bhsup]

FWIW, I would happily be her little Midgard plaything.

Spoiler :

 

[cybrxkhan]

And speaking about such delicate issues, Marvel want to make Thor (their own cheap comic-book version) be a woman. Is that political correctness Gone Wild, or just a shameless attempt to make girls buy their comics?

I don't know, but regardless, I've found gender-flipping characters to be a very interesting intellectual exercise. Makes you think about gender roles or the characters' personalities or whatever a lot.

Rule 63 and all thwt.

 

[Traitorfish]

Somebody counted, and Thor has been a women like six times already. It's just that in all previous instances it was temporary- either Thor was transformed into a woman by majicks or a woman was assumed Thor's role for a bit- so people could put it into their mental "Doesn't Count" box.

 

[Antilogic]

What I don't get about it is that I thought Thor was his name and not some kind of specific title assigned to whoever wielded the hammer. I have no objection to having a strong female superhero protagonist in a Viking mythological setting, but it's a bit confusing to name her Thor.

At least the lady Thor above was wearing full upper-body armor and not a chainmail bikini. Could use some poleyns or greaves, though.

 

[shadowplay]

where all the white women at?

 

[El_Machinae]

And speaking about such delicate issues, Marvel want to make Thor (their own cheap comic-book version) be a woman. Is that political correctness Gone Wild, or just a shameless attempt to make girls buy their comics?

Their target market is still horndogs. We'll talk political correctness when a heroine is flat chested and not a pre-teen.

 

[El_Machinae]

FWIW, I would happily be her little Midgard plaything.

Deuteronomy 7:25 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire: thou shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God. 26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.

 

[bhsup]

Well... thing is, she's really just a grey alien with incredible holographics, so no need to go all biblical on her.

Say hi, Thor!

 

[Takhisis]

Euuuurgh!

 

[Cutlass]

And speaking about such delicate issues, Marvel want to make Thor (their own cheap comic-book version) be a woman. Is that political correctness Gone Wild, or just a shameless attempt to make girls buy their comics?

You put out several comic books a month for umpteen years, your writers run out of ideas. And so do something new. In other news, the new Captain America is going to be black.

 

[Takhisis]

Well, yes, but then Captain America's always been whatever skin colour the President was at the time.

 

[madviking]

what kind of self-respecting 45 year old parents do not listen to hall and oates?

 

[bhsup]

what kind of self-respecting 45 year old parents do not listen to hall and oates?

Cannibals, I guess. They would find Maneater patently offensive.

 

[Farm Boy]

what kind of self-respecting 45 year old parents do not listen to hall and oates?

Hail is bad for oats. Hope your crop insurance is adequate.

 

[Arakhor]

Well, yes, but then Captain America's always been whatever skin colour the President was at the time.

That's not saying much. He's also always been the same sex as the serving President.

 

[Takhisis]

Exactly! Captain America is about who is captaining 'Merica.

 

[salty mud]

Do Americans actually clap and cheer when they go to the cinema? Quite often when I'm reading film reviews I see things like "the whole theatre erupted in cheers!" or "we all clapped at the ending credits." ...what?