While a lot of superheroines—including Marvel’s own Storm, Black Widow, and Captain Marvel—rely on lithe acrobatics to fight evil, Thor favors the brute smashing of things. And this new Thor isn't a temporary female substitute - she's now the one and only Thor, and she is worthy!” 
 
 Series writer Jason Aaron emphasizes, “This is not She-Thor. “This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. Will the comic book Thor diverge from the film Thor until the mainstream catches up with Aaron and his team? Either way, as Whoopi Goldberg said this morning, “It’s a huge day in the Marvel universe.” And on Twitter, Marvel executive editor had a thunderous response to skeptical fans: But it’s unlike any Thor we’ve ever seen before.” 
 
 I’m not sure there is much thmor to be said here in the way of gender analysis, although perhaps the character’s makeover has something to do with sublimated love for superhero Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
– We have seen the future Thor, and she is female: In a rather startling change, Marvel revealed today (to The View, naturally?) what it calls "one of the most shocking and exciting changes" to rattle the ranks of its biggest heroes—it seems our "classic Thunder God" is no longer worthy of the mighty hammer, Mjölnir, and so Marvel is rolling out a new female character to take it up. But careful: "This is not She-Thor," says writer Jason Aaron. "This is not Lady Thor. This is not Thorita. This is THOR." It's an interesting change, notes Katy Waldman at Slate, because "while a lot of superheroines—including Marvel’s own Storm, Black Widow, and Captain Marvel—rely on lithe acrobatics to fight evil, Thor favors the brute smashing of things. Thor is mighty and unsubtle and loud." But while Marvel editor Wil Moss notes the inscription on Thor's hammer reads, "Whosoever holds this hammer, if HE be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor," he says that nevertheless, "it's time to update that inscription." The new hero debuts in October. (In other comics news, this is how Archie dies.)