If you’ve been reading Jason Aaron’s Original Sin miniseries, you saw Nick Fury whisper something to Thor which instantly made him unworthy to carry Mjölnir, the hammer of Thor.
Putting aside for the moment that the way Thor lost his powers doesn’t make any sense at all, this paves the way for the new female Thor to pick up the hammer and carry on his legacy. Of course, whoever holds the hammer first has to take a trip to the moon.
Marvel has released the first three pages of the all new Thor # 1 by Aaron and artist Russell Dauterman. And on the first page, we see that the new Thor does pick up her hammer on the moon. That suggests that the new Thor was either already superhuman or someone brought her to the moon specifically so she could become the new Thor.
As for the Odinson, he’s got his own problems with a Frost Giant army invading the Earth. And judging from these preview pages, it seems like Malekith the Accursed is also in the mix.
Marvel will release Thor # 1 on Wednesday, October 1. And if you’re an old school Thor fan who isn’t happy about the reboot, just remember that the original Thor will probably get his hammer back just in time for this third movie… if not sooner.
