Loki: Agent of Asgard: Your Life Is A Story I've Already Written
To all who are reading,
Welcome to the first blog post of May! And we are kicking things off with a review of the third comic book in the series, Loki: Agent of Asgard. Al Ewing wrote this issue and was joined by various artists such as Lee Garbett, Nolan Woodward, VC's Clayton Cowles and Jenny Frisson. It is published by Dan Buckley, through Marvel.
Blurb
Loki heads back to the dawn of Asgard to join its greatest heroes on a quest for an otter-skin of gold, the heart's blood of a dragon... and a certain magical sword. Meanwhile, Loki does not appear in this issue. Both of these statements are, for once, true.
At £1.99 for a digital issue, I was delighted to see the email notification pop up on my mobile phone to tell me that this was available. Bought, paid for, I read this straight away.
The story begins with Loki in the present day, where his form is older - wrinkled and reveling in his glory. As per the cover art. He decides he needs to get to work, and wanders into the past, the Old Realms. He meets a princeling on a road, who hopes to seek a fortune. Loki introduces himself to Odin Borson as a "humble teller", and they continue on the road together. They come across an otter, who is as large as a man. Loki attacks in a deep richly red panel, and they skin and eat the otter, making Odin troubled.
They arrive at a tavern, where they learn the truth about the otter, and Loki is sent out on a mission to cover the otter fur in "blood-gold", whilst Odin is kept as a hostage. He heads to the hoard of Andvari The Dwarf, who has taken the shape of a giant fish. The page is richly detailed of Andvari in his pool of water, and it's a bit like looking into a fish tank. That is until Loki pulls out an M20 recoilless rocket launcher...
The story leaves Loki and Odin for a while as we learn about Fafnir, a once greedy human who turns into a great and hideous dragon, intent on keeping the blood-gold to himself until a handsome prince ends his life. And who should enter the story, but Sigurd, The Ever-Glorious. A splash page of glorious violence astounds and makes the story worthwhile here! It reminds me a little of the dragon in The Pagemaster (1994). The story of Sigurd also refers to Journey into Mystery #638.
Odin suffers heartache and takes the Hero's Blade. Loki returns to Odin and asks him to remember a promise to build him a box with five locks. He tells Odin to scatter the keys so no one will find another Hero's Blade.
Our final page ends with a present day scene of Sigurd, hunting down his sword up a mountain. And we know this will mean war...
I am a huge fan of the splash page and many smaller panels. The art is incredibly detailed and draws us in. We see it, we have to read to know why it's happening. We are also seeing more of Loki and his "trickster" nature. He is always changing and the reader will never know what he will do next. And that is part of the appeal ladies and gentlemen!
Whilst I did enjoy this issue, it has a lot of information on other characters of legend, which can be overwhelming at times. Whilst it comes in through drips, it all becomes a little too much, and may require more than one read through.
Fans of this series are awaiting news of the release of the fourth comic book!
Yours, with eternal ink,
Zoe
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Currently reading: Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth
Welcome to the first blog post of May! And we are kicking things off with a review of the third comic book in the series, Loki: Agent of Asgard. Al Ewing wrote this issue and was joined by various artists such as Lee Garbett, Nolan Woodward, VC's Clayton Cowles and Jenny Frisson. It is published by Dan Buckley, through Marvel.
Blurb
Loki heads back to the dawn of Asgard to join its greatest heroes on a quest for an otter-skin of gold, the heart's blood of a dragon... and a certain magical sword. Meanwhile, Loki does not appear in this issue. Both of these statements are, for once, true.At £1.99 for a digital issue, I was delighted to see the email notification pop up on my mobile phone to tell me that this was available. Bought, paid for, I read this straight away.
The story begins with Loki in the present day, where his form is older - wrinkled and reveling in his glory. As per the cover art. He decides he needs to get to work, and wanders into the past, the Old Realms. He meets a princeling on a road, who hopes to seek a fortune. Loki introduces himself to Odin Borson as a "humble teller", and they continue on the road together. They come across an otter, who is as large as a man. Loki attacks in a deep richly red panel, and they skin and eat the otter, making Odin troubled.
They arrive at a tavern, where they learn the truth about the otter, and Loki is sent out on a mission to cover the otter fur in "blood-gold", whilst Odin is kept as a hostage. He heads to the hoard of Andvari The Dwarf, who has taken the shape of a giant fish. The page is richly detailed of Andvari in his pool of water, and it's a bit like looking into a fish tank. That is until Loki pulls out an M20 recoilless rocket launcher...
The story leaves Loki and Odin for a while as we learn about Fafnir, a once greedy human who turns into a great and hideous dragon, intent on keeping the blood-gold to himself until a handsome prince ends his life. And who should enter the story, but Sigurd, The Ever-Glorious. A splash page of glorious violence astounds and makes the story worthwhile here! It reminds me a little of the dragon in The Pagemaster (1994). The story of Sigurd also refers to Journey into Mystery #638.
Odin suffers heartache and takes the Hero's Blade. Loki returns to Odin and asks him to remember a promise to build him a box with five locks. He tells Odin to scatter the keys so no one will find another Hero's Blade.
Our final page ends with a present day scene of Sigurd, hunting down his sword up a mountain. And we know this will mean war...
I am a huge fan of the splash page and many smaller panels. The art is incredibly detailed and draws us in. We see it, we have to read to know why it's happening. We are also seeing more of Loki and his "trickster" nature. He is always changing and the reader will never know what he will do next. And that is part of the appeal ladies and gentlemen!
Whilst I did enjoy this issue, it has a lot of information on other characters of legend, which can be overwhelming at times. Whilst it comes in through drips, it all becomes a little too much, and may require more than one read through.
Fans of this series are awaiting news of the release of the fourth comic book!
Yours, with eternal ink,
Zoe
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Currently reading: Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth
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