re: #4 Thanos

I think the sales are going to hold up for quite awhile, if you read the actual article it’s comparing start of series sales to other Thor start of series sales, that is fair enough to me.

I’d be really surprised if it happens. In the end, what holds up comic sales after the first few issues are diehard comic book fans, and this series has ruffled a few feathers — it has a Mary Sue main character, it violates established cannon, and it’s preachy as all hell — awkwardly so. We’re seeing the controversy and the baiting pump up sales, but I’d be surprised if a year from now if it wasn’t reconned away.

I wouldn’t mind seeing the concept - that of a young feminist superheroine with a chip on her shoulder - explored in more detail with a spin off, though.

I don’t really follow comics closely enough — Has Marvel explored/exploited the Valkyrie myth in it’s lineup? It seems like a no brainer to use that if they want to add a powerful, independent new heroine based on the Norse Mythos. But then again, doing so wouldn’t let them ride the coattails of an established character, so…