Last night Marvel blew off socks during their Hall H panel at SDCC. With a plethora of announcements including new series, new films, and even an animated series, fans of the comic giant were in awe. One of the biggest shocks of the night came from the previously announced fourth Thor movie. First, the super rad title was announced, Thor: Love and Thunder. Second, Tessa Thompson confirmed Valkyrie to be the first LGBTA+ MCU character. Which is incredible. If all of that wasn’t enough for you, director Taika Waititi introduced someone special to the stage. Natalie Portman strolled in to Hall H, returning to the MCU as Jane Foster but with a twist. She would be taking over as The Mighty Thor.
Because the internet is…well…the internet, opinions are certainly mixed. However, one of the loudest supporters are female-identifying women. In the past couple years or so, Marvel has realized that a good chunk of their audience is female. So in order to bring representation to the table, they’ve been including more and more female characters into their live-action roster. Though for some, it still doesn’t seem like there’s enough.
Fast forward to last night, the announcement of Jane Foster wielding Mjolnir (like her storyline What If? and more recently Jason Aaron‘s run on The Mighty Thor) set off a firestorm of love, support, and maybe some minor meltdowns. Jane wouldn’t be a love interest anymore – she would actually be Thor! Fans would have yet another female superhero to watch kick all the butt. As a female comic book fan myself, it was great to be caught up in the whirlwind of excitement at yet another superheroine on screen. I certainly wasn’t alone in that. Some enthusiastic fans took to Twitter to express their joy at the new Goddess of Thunder and we wanted to share some of them. (Adult language ahead!)
We here at Geek Girl Authority are in total support of more female superheroes and are looking forward to more developments in diversity from comic books and comic book films.
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https://twitter.com/HannaFlint/status/1152939469739319296
So Marvel has announced they will be doing the Jane Foster Thor, with openly Queer Valkyrie, AND Kate Bishop Hawkeye!!!
Let the whining commence. pic.twitter.com/I14K5fvymS
— The Emmageddon (@The_Emmageddon) July 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/rfarrowster/status/1152760391329603584
THOR 4, WITH NATALIE PORTMAN AS SHE THOR, SHE’S FUCKING WORTHY, CHRIS HEMSWORTH AGAIN WITH JANE FOSTER AND VALKYRIA AS QUEEN OF ASGARD #MarvelSDCC #SDCC pic.twitter.com/Zcoj80B3IX
— Laura Junco (@LauraFernanda_7) July 21, 2019
I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT JANE FOSTER THOR I AM MELTING DOWN RIGHT NOW OH MY GOD
— Sam Maggs (@SamMaggs) July 21, 2019
it's official: lady #thor will be the one + only jane foster, aka natalie portman. #sdcc pic.twitter.com/sVo2qsbhx4
— to me, dai x-men. (@daikou) July 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/monicakimle/status/1152988051297071105
https://twitter.com/JoelleMonique/status/1152753121640112128
https://twitter.com/lenasnirvana/status/1152752340509908992
https://twitter.com/moviemazz/status/1152752601655463936
NATALIE PORTMAN IS MOTHERFUCKIN RETURNING AS FEMALE THOR IM SHOOK AS FUCKK
— McLovin (@spicyybutthole) July 21, 2019
https://twitter.com/vivithao/status/1152990862005035008
Natalie Portman as female Thor is everything I’ve ever wanted and more https://t.co/Jjtkt3Ttni
— it’s me (@KellyNicoleH97) July 21, 2019
Put this in a museum pic.twitter.com/RfzkwmCFa2
— Rachel Paige (@rachmeetsworld) July 21, 2019
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