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If you're a comic book fan, you'll notice something a little different about the Marvel character Thor on news stands Wednesday.
He is now a she.
We're used to seeing Thor as a man, thanks to Chris Hemsworth in the Hollywood treatment of the character.
But now that the hammer-wielding Viking god has two X chromosomes, will this encourage more women to pick up comic books?
Melody Severns, president of Girls Drawin Girls, says it's a disappointment that a popular male character was getting a reboot rather than developing an original female character who can build her own fan base.
"Imagine Thor, but put a big set of boobs on Thor," she says. "Big huge boobs."
EVENT: Girls Drawin' Girls co-hosts a screening of the Cecil B. DeMille classic, "Cleopatra," on its 80th anniversary. For tickets and info, find more details here.