Legacy Characters have become a central (and vitally important) part of modern comic storytelling but Thor was doing it long before it was a trend. Many sets of hands have held Mjölnir over the years and this Thor’s Day (that’s right Thursday…we’re going back to your original purpose and honoring the Thunder God!) I thought it would be fun to look at some of my favorites and consider why they’ve resonated with me. (I also wanted to explore Mjölnir’s power set a bit, just for funzzies.) I returned to reading Thor comics when Jane Foster became the Goddess of Thunder but my original run with the title was from 1991 to 1997. Obviously there are more Thors than I’ll examine here, but these are my favorites :). Continue reading
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