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 become the new Odin. With the sudden gift of unlimited power, he begins to get involved in trying to rebuild the Asgardian god hood, starting to trust Grant after encountering him.

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.