Thor: Love and Thunder

Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor comes directly from the comics, not an invented swap, though she takes up the Thor mantle.

• Jane Foster wields Mjolnir as the Mighty Thor, faithful to the comic storyline

Thor is often played as a buffoonish comic foil while Jane and Valkyrie are framed as more competent, but there's no explicit 'men are the problem' messaging.

• Thor written as comically insecure and self-absorbed
• Jane masters Mjolnir effortlessly while Thor flounders
• Valkyrie as a capable ruler outshining Thor's antics

Valkyrie is established as bisexual/queen seeking a queen, and Korg's people reproduce via two males, present but not central.

• Valkyrie referred to as a king seeking a queen
• Korg's backstory: his species' fathers held hands over lava to make children
• Valkyrie kisses a woman's hand

Diverse cast in a cosmic fantasy setting where it fits naturally; not a lore-breaking quota.

• Valkyrie as a Black Asgardian ruler, consistent with prior MCU films

Largely a comedic adventure with little overt sermonizing; themes of love and loss dominate.

• Focus on Jane's cancer and Gorr's grief over story-driven emotion

Thor's masculinity is mocked for laughs and he's emotionally stunted, but this is comedic rather than an ideological indictment.

• Thor's body and ego repeatedly used as comic relief
• Thor's emotional immaturity played for jokes

Tone is much sillier than the source, but Jane's Mighty Thor arc is faithful to the comics; deviations are creative/tonal not agenda-driven.

• Jane Foster Thor storyline adapted from the comics
• Gorr the God Butcher drawn from comic source