Landmark Comic Book Storylines Part 6: 2011-today
1. New Thor
A challenge with Thor as a character is, he's the actual god of Norse mythology, and Norse mythology has a stated end for the stories of their gods: Ragnarok. Thor is also the son of Odin, king of the Norse gods. And at some point he's supposed to marry the goddess Sif. In the 60 years that Thor has been a Marvel Comics character, Ragnarok has happened twice, he has taken Odin's place as rightful ruler of Asgard, and his relationship with Sif has been on hiatus for a long time. He has also had several changes in his human identity, ranging from Don Blake to none. What wasn't done was this, which is the basis of the next Thor film: making Thor a secondary character named Odinson and granting the name and identity of Thor to someone else, who for a while, is a mystery. Why did Thor lose his birthright? Who is the new Thor? How long will this last? All of these were questions that needed to be answered, and they were, in what was overall a good story.
