Between the lightning bolts he summons in battle and the many-colored bridge he uses to travel dimensions, lightning and rainbows are in Thor's DNA. Given these two elements of Thor's character, it makes sense that a recent weather phenomenon is being credited to Marvel's God of Thunder.
While lightning is typically the Odinson's trademark, rainbows have become a prominent part of his repertoire in his new comic series, from writer Donny Cates and artist Nic Klein. His current arc for Thor, title "The Devourer King," features Thor taking the place of Odin as king of Asgard, and restoring order to the realms... before becoming the new Herald of Thunder for Galactus, and both teaming up against a threat powerful enough to weaken the Devourer of Worlds. Notably, the first issue of the new Thor run features Mjolnir flying through space accompanied by the crackle of lightning and a rainbow trail.
In a series of photos, rainbows accompanied by bolts of lightning light up the British skies. Though it might seem like the two would be a common combination, it is actually somewhat rare to see them together. Rainbows typically appear when the sun is out after rain or a storm has passed, while lightning typically strikes during only during storms. According to the BBC article being responded to, the sun has to set at an exact angle behind the thunderstorm for the lightning rainbows to be possible.
In a tweet responding to the BBC article about the event, Cates quoted the first words in his new Thor storyline, "And in the darkness... there was thunder," and attached a picture of The Devourer King's first panel. The tweet managed over seven hundred likes, with a number of comic fans sharing that they also thought of Thor upon seeing the BBC article. Some also jokingly took the photos as nature's way of supporting LGBTQ rights, given that June is Pride month.
Even before Cates made the connection between the God of Thunder and the lightning rainbows, more than a few Twitter users were already pointing out how the phenomenon's aesthetic matched Thor's. With the neon rainbow color palette of Thor Ragnarok, and the title of his next movie Thor: Love and Thunder, it is difficult not to look at the lightning rainbows and think of Thor.
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