Listen Up, Thor: Marvel Is Expanding Its Pantheon With a Slew of New Gods

While Thor
may be Marvel’s most popular God of Thunder, he’s far from its only. Now, Marvel’s many thunderous deities are coming together, inviting more real-world gods to join Thor in an electrifying new Marvel pantheon thanks to the X-Men’s own Goddess of Weather. In celebration of Storm’s fiftieth anniversary of comic appearances, Storm is facing off against five of the most powerful Thunder Gods in all history.

Storm #7 (2025) – by Murewa Ayodele and Luciano Vecchio – sees Storm continue to ascend into a new

mystical realm for the X-Men hero
. Storm has been many things: a goddess, a queen, a mutant. But, Storm has evolved past her mortal limitations to become something cosmically spiritual.

However, as Storm continues to navigate her divine nature, she will have to face five others who have called themselves Gods of Thunder for a few thousand years longer. In an interview with Marvel Comics, the series writer Murewa Ayodele promises a “brutal brawl with thunder deities from powerful pantheons.”

Storm #7 Debuts and Reinvents Five Legendary Gods of Thunder

Real World Mythology Meets Marvel Esthetic

Marvel Comics is host to many gods. In Marvel, nearly every real-world mythological deity has an in-comic equivalent. However, while most readers should already know the Asgardian God of Thunder, Thor is far from

the only Thunder God
around. The All-Father’s family recently expanded with the addition of Zeus and Utgard-Thor. However, the additional four gods that Storm will soon face are all relatively fresh faces in Marvel’s overwhelmingly large pantheon.

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Alongside the All-Father,

Storm will soon face the gods
Chaac, Shango, Susanoo, and Mamaragan. Despite each having small appearances in previous Marvel comics, the new gods are receiving a full face-lift thanks to Storm series artist Luciano Vecchio. Vecchio remarks that, while he took the time to ensure each character reflected the real-world iconography and culture associated with the gods, the goal was to make sure that “these are versions of the Thunder Gods that can only exist in the Marvel Universe.” Looking at Vecchio’s impressive designs, it’s easy to see the blend of Storm and Thor’s individual series’ esthetics.

Marvel’s Thunder Gods Are Here to Test Storm

Becoming a God Comes With Overwhelming Responsibility

“For the past five decades of publication, Storm has been an X-Man, Wakandan, Fantastic Four member, Avenger, and so much more. As she steps into this new phase of her life, her role morphs into becoming one with the Marvel Universe as she faces soul-crushing, cosmic labors to protect all we hold dear.” – Murewa Ayodele

Storm is continuing to evolve past any preconceived limits the character has left. Her various accomplishments across a fifty-year-long comic career have elevated her to legendary status, but now she’s aiming for something bigger. Storm has found herself on a journey to become one with the Cosmos, elevating herself to true godhood. But the gods can be fickle beings, prone to testing mortals who wish to ascend past their limits. If Storm continues her path toward godhood, she should expect the heavenly trials that these five gods will

demand from the X-Man
.

To become a god is no easy task, to live up to being a god is even harder. Her metamorphosis into the “Eternal Storm” will require a different level of responsibility than Storm has had before. Most Marvel gods, like

the Avengers or X-Men
, serve to protect their followers from threats greater than themselves. However, as Jean Grey can currently attest, the weight that the gods wear is considerably heavier. If Storm is to continue her evolution into godhood, Thor and the other Gods of Thunder will have to test the godling mutant to deem her worthy of joining their ranks.

Storm #7 releases April 9, 2025 from Marvel Comics.

Source: Marvel Comics

Thor

First Appearance

Journey into Mystery

Alias

Thor Odinson, Eric Masterson, Kevin Masterson, Beta Ray Bill, Thordis, Throg, Red Norvell, Jane Foster

Alliance

Avengers, Warriors Three, Thor Corps, God Squad

Race

Asgardian, Human

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