Salvaged Universe/Legacy of Thor

Legacy of Thor is an American comic book series published by IDW Publishing as part of its Salvaged Universe. The series is loosely based on Fox Features' Thor, following U.S. soldier Grant Farrel, who is handpicked by Thor to become the new God of Thunder.

Main

 * Grant Farrel/Thor - the main protagonist of the series, Grant is a military PFC (later corporal and then sergeant) working for the United States. During a fight against domestic terrorists in a foreign country, he is visited by the Norse god Thor, who gifts Grant his hammer Mjolnir and declares him to be the new Thor before dying. After this, Grant makes it his mission to protect the world from threats of all kinds while also trying to find the other new Norse gods and build a new Nine Realms with them.

Supporting

 * Carl Powell/Odin - an extremely intelligent ten year old boy who despite his age is considered one of the smartest people alive as due to this, he gets chosen by Odin to be his successor. He has the ability to know almost anything within reason and he becomes a figurehead in the rebuilding of the Nine Realms. He is also the son of two astrophysicists who both don't approve of his role as Odin and are terrified by it. They are both later killed off, which forces him to take care of himself.
 * Hugo Greeves/Mimir - an science teacher who graduated from Harvard who is Carl's tutor, as he was suddenly given knowledge of the Nine Realms from the god Mimir, learning that Carl is Odin and he is destined to be his advisor, being thrust into helping rebuild the Nine Realms. He is eventually beheaded, though his severed head lives and continues to advise Carl.
 * Vanessa di Minico/Heimdall - a blind college student studying Norse mythology who is given the powers of Heimdall. Although she can't see anything currently happening, she is able to make predictions about the future, though she claims history isn't written in stone and she is simply predicting the most likely future. Her emotions are infamously hard to read and she also later gains the ability to open the Bifrost, as well as developing romantic feelings towards Grant.
 * Naazim el-Burki/Tyr - an Iraqi soldier who genuinely has a kind heart despite being directly in the War on Terror as he begun to regret his actions as due to this, he gets chosen to become the new Tyr. Figuring this is a chance to redeem himself, he accepts and begins to devote himself to trying to rebuild the Nine Realms. Later on in the series, he looses one of his arms and eventually gets it replaced with an arm created with Asgardian steel.
 * Ryan Reece/Balder - a quite reckless cop known for his unparalleled bravery as due to his guts and bravery, got chosen by Balder to become his successor. He became quickly fascinated by adventure and claims to be Grant's "best friend".
 * Angela "Angie" Suarez/Hel - a regular teenager who was chosen to become the new Hel, after being shot by gangsters as she makes it her initial goal to kill those who almost killed her. After being convinced to let go of her vengeance by Thor, she attempts to begin her new job of controlling death itself.

Antagonists

 * Zachariah Peters/Loki - a mental patient at St. John's Hospital who suffers from "an obsession with violence, narcassistic tendencies, and lack of empathy" who suddenly gains immense magical abilities, his most frequently used of which is his powerful shape shifting, later revealed to be due to being picked as the new Loki. He is self-proclaimed as only being able to feel good when he is hurting others in some way, which makes him one of the most dangerous enemies in Thor's rogues gallery.
 * Malcolm O'Grady/Svartalfar - the CEO of GradyCorp, an industrialist organization that creates weapons for the military. While always morally bankrupt, he was not pushed over the edge until he was suddenly mutated via magic, his skin turning dark gray, his eyes white, and his ears becoming pointed. Upon discovering he had been chosen to lead the next generation of Dark Elves, he rejected his position and swore to destroy the gods for what they had done to him. Thor himself sites him as his archenemy, even over Loki.
 * Jorugmandr - the World Serpent who was killed by Thor during their battle on Midgard. His corpse was eventually found washed up on a beach in Hawaii and was taken by GradyCorp, where he was brought back to life, albeit as a cyborg version of himself. After this, he becomes a frequent pain in Thor's side.
 * Carlos de la Cruz/Flame Beast - a former South American war criminal who was picked to become one of the new giants, in a similar fashion as Svartalfar. Initially, he seemed mindless but he redeveloped his consciousness over time. Unlike others in his position, he fully embraced his new, fire-spewing form, believing it would help him destroy his enemies. During the Sword of Surtr storyline, he claims the titular sword and becomes the new ruler of Muspelheim in the process.
 * Lana De Croix/Shade - a mentally insane French thief who was chosen to be one of the Dark Elves as after learning that Svartalfar has rejected to become the Dark Elf King, becomes obsessed with taking over the Dark Elves and then the Nine Realms.
 * Heracles - the drunk and combat obsessed Greek God of Strength who has lost interest in his pantheon as he begins to learn of the new Norse Gods as he becomes obsessed with beating them, finding them to be a fresh new challenge for him.