Thor ragnarok comic series#

Thor ragnarok comic series#

Given her own short-lived comic book series - which went through two titles in its brief 13-issue run - Angela found herself literally taking over Hel in the attempt to free the soul of her girlfriend, Sera. (She changed her mind upon learning the truth of her parentage, although she remained estranged from her family.) That changed as part of 2014вЂ™s Original Sin storyline, which revealed that Angela - a former Spawn supporting character that Marvel had been gifted by co-creator Neil Gaiman a year earlier - was, in fact, a daughter of Odin who had been kidnapped by angels as a child and brought up as an assassin who hated all Asgardians and considered them ( im)mortal enemies.

ItвЂ™s merely that it gets the sister wrong.ДЄs recently as 2013, the comic book Thor and Loki had no sister. That side of the family is nothing if not self-serving.Дespite all of this, Thor: Ragnarok isnвЂ™t entirely inconsistent with comic book mythology when it declares that the Queen of Hel is ThorвЂ™s sister. Of course, being LokiвЂ™s daughter, sheвЂ™s also spent her fair share of time working with Thor, Odin and other heroes if and when it suits her purposes. 102, she has continually tried to take over Asgard, take down Thor or just generally spread mischief and wrongdoing wherever possible - especially if it means she can add to her undead armies. Since her comic book debut in 1964вЂ™s Journey Into Mystery No. In this, she follows the example of Hel, the figure from actual Norse mythology sheвЂ™s based on (although itвЂ™s never been explicitly confirmed as to why the character was renamed from her mythical inspiration when others were not, the fact that Hel shares a name with the realm she rules might have been confusing for younger readers - and, yes, Norse Hel, even the Marvel version, only has one вЂњlвЂќ).ДЄs LokiвЂ™s daughter, Hela has been a longtime thorn in the side of both Thor and Odin.

In MarvelвЂ™s comic book mythology, Hela is ThorвЂ™s niece, being the daughter of Loki, or a Loki, at least it gets complicated, in that Loki has been resurrected on a number of occasions. ItвЂ™s not that the comic book Hela is unrelated to Thor, but the comic book familial connections between Thor and the ruler of Hel(l) are вЂ¦ a little bit more complicated. Thor: RagnarokвЂs revelation that Hela (Cate Blanchett) isnвЂ™t just the Goddess of Death, but also ThorвЂ™s sister, might have come as a surprise to those whoвЂ™ve followed the comic adventures of MarvelвЂ™s God of Thunder for decades.