This is actually worse than I could have ever imagined. How to begin?!
Disclaimer: I actually like Thors axe MORE than the mjolnir. My issue with Thor being unworthy is that they depict him as less powetful (which shouldn't be the case), and he was not only kicked out his own book and name but they didn't even give him an on-going solo series. If there can be multiple captain America's I don't mind their being more than one person wielding A hammer. So in short, aversion to the idea of Thor not having his weapon does not influence my view of this arc.
Spoilers below
What Nick whispered to Thor is problematic on so many different levels. The truthiness of the statement doesn't matter. Whether it's right or wrong doesn't matter.
-It reveals that Thor's unworthiness is completely and utterly psychological. It has nothing to do with anything of substance. It's essentially insecurity and pessimism. It SHOULDN'T change the enchantment on the hammer. It SHOULDN'T change how the universe works. it was mind games the whole time. Thor having self-esteem issues have NOTHING to do with the hammer's purpose. The problem with that though, is that it INVALIDATES the entire reason to write the Unworthy Thor mini-series. If Thor believes what Nick Fury said is True, then he would have never attempted to get his hammer back from Jane in the first place. Not only that, he should never have considered the other gods as suspects in Thor girls identity mystery.
-What Nick Fury said should have had absolutely no baring on All father Odin's ability to pick up the Hammer!!! Playing mind games with Thor has nothing to do with Odin picking up his own damn hammer. Marvel and Aaron never had ANY idea what Nick Fury said. They just needed to make an agenda. The whisper said nothing. Only later on did they come up with anything. Nick Fury saying it should not have changed the universe. Odinson believing it should not have changed the universe.
- Why does it take Nick Fury saying it to make Thor Unworthy even though Gorr said the same thing to Thor? Why didn't it make him Unworthy when he fought Gorr? It's like an opinion dude. LITERALLY. Gorr and Nick fury's OPINION should not actually change the Marvel Universe as we know it. If no gods are worthy than WHY IN THE HELL WAS Mjolnir wielded by gods exclusively for thousands of years! Did the Hammer suddenly change it's mind? What actions on the gods part made the Hammer no longer able to be wielded by gods?
- What Nick Fury said implies that no gods are worthy of the hammer(s). Meaning that only non gods will have the hammer for the foreseeable future. That's just stupid. Period. It's actually a catch-22. The Hammer makes people into gods! If no god is worthy than guess what? The Hammer is creating a being that is inherently unworthy of it by default. So in actuality, the idea that gods are unworthy of the hammer is rejected by the very purpose of the hammer. It only reinforce the fact, that this is all in Odinson's head.
- Ultimate War Thor is just wow. THEY ALREADY DID THIS. A new mystery person claims the hammer that OG Thor couldn't or refused to pick up. We've been over this! It's a rehash! Not only that, Marevl didn't just mislead us. They outright lied. So many promotions with Odinson with the Ultimate Hammer. Hell, they even have phone games that made it an alternative skin!
-They've written Thor into a narrative wall. How in the hell do you come back to wielding the hammer in a way that isn't stupid? You CAN'T! Because the crux of the matter is, that Gorr's/Nick's statement is an opinion. So I guess a lecture from someone will fix Thor's self-esteem? If Thor had actually done something wrong maybe this idea would make sense. If the gods collectively had done something wrong maybe this idea would make sense. But no. Thor even briefly wielded the hammer before the start of Secret Wars!!!!!! Did he suddenly believe the gods were worthy then?
This is the terrible part. Marvel just cant help destroying it's own characters. Disrespecting their characters. Character assassinating their characters. When will it end? Mary Jane x Peter is never coming back? Emma frost is willing to commit genocide because her boyfriend died? Captain Marvel is a fascist? Captain America is a neo-nazi? Tony Stark is not a Stark? The Fantastic four was written out of Marvel? When will this era of Marvel end?
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