[OOC] Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

[Lady Seraphina]

It's been a very long time since DC did any good movies. Their TV shows are well done but all their movies are overrated, overfunded messes.

[Forsythe]

As far as I know the -actual- mjolnir, not the comic version has no such limit.

[MULTI_MEDIA_MAN]

As far as I know the -actual- mjolnir, not the comic version has no such limit.

@Forsythe

God dammit, we're talking about fictional superhero shit, not ancient mythology!

[Guess Who]

I wanted to post today, but I'm tired and have to get up at 4 am for work... which is in about 6 hours... so definitely tomorrow.

@PyroDash888

4 AM?! That's a doozy. I personally probably wouldn't even sleep if I had to get up that early. Of course, I'm known for making stupid decisions so I wouldn't exactly listen to my advice.

[HereComesTheSnow]

Militant Pacifism tbh

[Lady Seraphina]

God dammit, we're talking about fictional superhero shit, not ancient mythology!

@MULTI_MEDIA_MAN

In the actual mythology anyone could wield Thor's hammer. It was once stolen by a giant who wanted Freyja in trade for it's return.

In the comics the limit is: "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor." The saying is left purposely vague so that it can be interpreted as the writers need it to be. There's no mention of integrity or a willingness to kill anywhere in there.

[Guess Who]

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In the actual mythology anyone could wield Thor's hammer. It was once stolen by a giant who wanted Freyja in trade for it's return.

In the comics the limit is: "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor." The saying is left purposely vague so that it can be interpreted as the writers need it to be. There's no mention of integrity or a willingness to kill anywhere in there.

@Prince of Seraphs

Speaking of Thor's hammer, did we ever find out what it was that Fury told him that made him suddenly become unworthy?

[Lady Seraphina]

@Guess Who When?

[Guess Who]

@Guess Who When?

@Prince of Seraphs

During Original Sin when everyone was fighting Nick Fury:





And that's why Thor's a girl now, because Thor can no longer wield it now so Jane Foster's taken up the responsibility (which is really stupid but I at least want an explanation for all this nonsense).

[HereComesTheSnow]

Thor isn't a title.

[Lugubrious]

The fact that the announcement of female Thor was first made on The View shows a lot about how Marvel cares about sensible stuff like that, Snow.

[Lady Seraphina]

Thor isn't a title.

@HereComesTheSnow

Yes it is. As part of the Avengers all of there Superhero names are titles that can be passed on. While pretending to be a human Thor goes by the alias of Dr. Donald Blake. But in the eyes of the public each superhero is just as much an office as it is a person. Captain America had a successor who took his name after his apparent death at the end of the Civil War storyline. Scott Lang took over as Ant Man from Hank Pym after his psychotic break and the Yellow Jacket episode. It just so happens that Thor is unique in that his superhero name is his birth name and his mundane identity is made up while most everyone else is the opposite.

[Abillioncats]

Well sure but, Thor is literally his name.

[Lady Seraphina]

Well sure but, Thor is literally his name.

@Abillioncats

Yes but because he didn't pick something else when he joined the Avengers it is also now an official title, essentially the one who wields Mjolnir is The Mighty Thor within the Avengers. He'll always be Thor as that's his birth name but whoever holds his hammer gets more than just his powers, they get his name in the eyes of the public as well. Which sort of sucks for him.

[Guess Who]

Thor isn't a character that I have too much interest in, so I'm not too irked about making Thor a woman now. What's really irritated me is making Falcon the new Captain America. I was sad to see Steve go and have Bucky replace him for a while back when Brubaker did it right after Civil War, but I was fine with it because it seemed the reason he was doing it was to do something new with the series. With Remender making Falcon the new Cap, it seems the only reason he's doing it is because Marvel wants to diversify their universe by replacing well-known and beloved characters with new characters that readers belonging to minorities can relate to. I'm fine with adding diversity, don't get me wrong, but Marvel why do you have to get rid of one of my favorite characters to do it? Why can't you just make a brand new character that's just as cool for readers that belong to minorities to relate to? And why did you have to do it in such an idiotic way? I refuse to believe that Cap would give up being a superhero, just because he was turned old by a, quite frankly, really boring and uninteresting villain. This is one of the many reasons why I've been reading a lot less Marvel and more Image and other independent comics. Hopefully, once this Secret Wars event is over, Marvel will have fixed all the problems I've been having with many of their series recently, but until then I'll mostly be reading Kirkman's Invincible and Waid's Irredeemable.

[Crimmy]

Captain Falcon is actually pretty fun, so far.

[Lady Seraphina]

CAPTAIN FAAAAAALCOON!

[Eklispe]

_punch

[HereComesTheSnow]

I can say with a great deal of confidence that it'll take a miracle for me to finish this thing by the deadline.

But one way or another I intend to finish it.

[Lady Seraphina]

In honor of the death of Alan Rickman I just finished watching Die Hard, Galaxy Quest and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.