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The Mighty Thor (2011) (Collected Editions)
The Mighty Thor/Journey Into Mystery: Everything Burns
The gods will be turned to ash! The World Tree burns as the forces of Surtur, Lord of Muspelheim, scorch the Nine Realms with the irrepressible blaze of war. Loyalty to blood stands above loyalty to realm as the warriors of Asgardia and Vanaheim battle one another while the ever-hungry flames of rebellion feast on the destruction. And in the heart of conflict stands a boy. The plots and schemes Loki set into motion during his adventures across the Nine Realms come to an explosive conclusion that brings the legendary heroes of myth to their knees! When the God of Thunder, Thor, falters in battle, will placing his trust in his beloved brother Loki - the boy god, lord of mischief - be Asgardia's salvation or their undoing?
COLLECTING: The Mighty Thor 18-22, Journey Into Mystery 642-645
COLLECTING: The Mighty Thor 18-22, Journey Into Mystery 642-645
216 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2012
About the author
Matt Fraction
1,234 books1,889 followers"How he got started in comics: In 1983, when Fraction was 7 years old and growing up in Kansas City, Mo., he became fascinated by the U.S. invasion of Grenada and created his own newspaper to explain the event. "I've always been story-driven, telling stories with pictures and words," he said.
Education and first job: Fraction never graduated from college. He stopped half a semester short of an art degree at Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri in 1998 to take a job as a Web designer and managing editor of a magazine about Internet culture.
"My mother was not happy about that," he said.
But that gig led Fraction and his co-workers to split off and launch MK12, a boutique graphic design and production firm in Kansas City that created the opening credits for the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace."
Big break: While writing and directing live-action shoots at MK12, Fraction spent his spare time writing comics and pitching his books each year to publishers at Comic-Con. Two books sold: "The Last of the Independents," published in 2003 by AiT/Planet Lar, and "Casanova," published in 2006 by Image Comics.
Fraction traveled extensively on commercial shoots. Then his wife got pregnant. So Fraction did what any rational man in his position would do -- he quit his job at MK12 to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time comic book writer.
Say what? "It was terrifying," said Fraction, who now lives in Portland, Ore. "I was married. We had a house. We had a baby coming. And I just quit my job."
Marvel hired Fraction in June 2006, thanks largely to the success of his other two comics. "I got very lucky," he half-joked. "If it hadn't worked out, I would have had to move back in with my parents.
- 2009. Alex Pham. Los Angeles Times.
Education and first job: Fraction never graduated from college. He stopped half a semester short of an art degree at Kansas City Art Institute in Missouri in 1998 to take a job as a Web designer and managing editor of a magazine about Internet culture.
"My mother was not happy about that," he said.
But that gig led Fraction and his co-workers to split off and launch MK12, a boutique graphic design and production firm in Kansas City that created the opening credits for the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace."
Big break: While writing and directing live-action shoots at MK12, Fraction spent his spare time writing comics and pitching his books each year to publishers at Comic-Con. Two books sold: "The Last of the Independents," published in 2003 by AiT/Planet Lar, and "Casanova," published in 2006 by Image Comics.
Fraction traveled extensively on commercial shoots. Then his wife got pregnant. So Fraction did what any rational man in his position would do -- he quit his job at MK12 to pursue his dream of becoming a full-time comic book writer.
Say what? "It was terrifying," said Fraction, who now lives in Portland, Ore. "I was married. We had a house. We had a baby coming. And I just quit my job."
Marvel hired Fraction in June 2006, thanks largely to the success of his other two comics. "I got very lucky," he half-joked. "If it hadn't worked out, I would have had to move back in with my parents.
- 2009. Alex Pham. Los Angeles Times.
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April 29, 2016
Remember Dennis the Menace?
He would try to do something thoughtful for Mr. Wilson, but it would backfire and, as a result, Mr. Wilson would end up with his car blown up, homeless, and turning tricks in an alley for crack.
Good ol’ Mr. Wilson.
Which brings me to poor misunderstood Kid Loki. He pulls a boat load of mischief, but his heart is usually in the right place. Heh. Usually.
That’s gotta
Surtur, the big fire guy from Norse mythology wants the World Tree to burn and uses old grudges against Asgard to get his way.
Although Kid Loki is cunning and manipulative, he tries to battle against his baser impulses and attempts to do the right thing because the ends justify the means. Right?
The crux of the story centers around the love and faith that Thor has for his brother Loki and how those feelings are sorely tested as the crisis unfolds and the finger pointing begins.
Bottom line: Fraction and Gillen lose the thread of story at times, but capture its heart - the Thor/Loki relationship quite well, but not well enough to rave about this volume.
Three and a half stars rounded up!
Daww!
June 23, 2019
Overall, Everything Burns storyline was a tad too long and kind of convoluted. But the last issue of Journey Into Mystery, the ending to Gillen's spectacular run, was absolutely brilliant. The letter by Tom Hiddleston in the letters column was really sweet, and it's so cool that they published it (duh, why wouldn't they).
I didn't bother with the last issue of Thor, though, because I haven't read Fraction's run and it was largely focused on that storyline, as far as I can tell.
Anyway, JIM had a lot of great moments, and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in Loki. He is a great character indeed. For me, it also explained a lot of things from Gillen's awesome Young Avengers run, which directly followed this book (and which I also recommend). Now I think I need to re-read it.
I didn't bother with the last issue of Thor, though, because I haven't read Fraction's run and it was largely focused on that storyline, as far as I can tell.
Anyway, JIM had a lot of great moments, and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in Loki. He is a great character indeed. For me, it also explained a lot of things from Gillen's awesome Young Avengers run, which directly followed this book (and which I also recommend). Now I think I need to re-read it.
December 5, 2013
This is what Journey Into Mystery had been building into, over the course of 30 or so issues. And it's bittersweet. Painful, almost inevitable, and yet I can't help but feel that things will never go back to the way they were before. No more unfailingly malevolent Loki. We have Tom Hiddleston to thank for that, in large part (and oh so many other things) because his take on Loki is more complicated than he used to be at Marvel. But you couldn't make that more complex version of Loki ever come to be without the work that Gillen put in over the course of his Journey Into Mystery books.
Of course, if you haven't read the previous Journey Into Mystery collections, you'll be hopelessly lost. Too many loose ends tied up here, and too many things undone. And if you aren't attached to Kid Loki, you'll have very limited enjoyment out of this. But I loved him, and this was the only way the story could go, for many reasons. (Gillen puts it much better than I ever could.)
Of course, if you haven't read the previous Journey Into Mystery collections, you'll be hopelessly lost. Too many loose ends tied up here, and too many things undone. And if you aren't attached to Kid Loki, you'll have very limited enjoyment out of this. But I loved him, and this was the only way the story could go, for many reasons. (Gillen puts it much better than I ever could.)
December 1, 2017
I think I just don't like the way Thor is written a lot of the time. It's the mix of the dialog/design of lettering.
So this is "Everything Burns" where everything...burns. Like it's always hell on Asgard. Everything must get destroyed. This time Loki and Thor team up and in the end it's all a trick, but is it? When things get intense and everyone is after the two brothers shit gets real. By the end big changes happen that lead on to other series. Without spoilers let's just say certain characters die and new ones come in and it's pretty big.
Good: THe last issue of Loki's story was great. Kind of bitter, but sweet in a way, but leaves it for interesting things to come. Also Thor had some great moments of protecting his little brother. That made me smile.
Bad: The bad guys are boring. The dialog is hard to get through, it's just so cheesy. Also the art sometimes shifts to this ugly old school feel but without the heart behind it. Some of these fights were awful. I'm spoiled by the next Thor run haha.
Overall meh. I read it to get Kid Loki's ending and while that was good the rest was boring. A 2/5.
So this is "Everything Burns" where everything...burns. Like it's always hell on Asgard. Everything must get destroyed. This time Loki and Thor team up and in the end it's all a trick, but is it? When things get intense and everyone is after the two brothers shit gets real. By the end big changes happen that lead on to other series. Without spoilers let's just say certain characters die and new ones come in and it's pretty big.
Good: THe last issue of Loki's story was great. Kind of bitter, but sweet in a way, but leaves it for interesting things to come. Also Thor had some great moments of protecting his little brother. That made me smile.
Bad: The bad guys are boring. The dialog is hard to get through, it's just so cheesy. Also the art sometimes shifts to this ugly old school feel but without the heart behind it. Some of these fights were awful. I'm spoiled by the next Thor run haha.
Overall meh. I read it to get Kid Loki's ending and while that was good the rest was boring. A 2/5.
September 29, 2013
"What have you done, Loki?"
"Nothing, yet. But I have discovered something."
"How did you discover it?"
"Er...that's not important right now."
Oh, Thor, when will you learn?
The conclusion of this epic, in which Thor resurrected his brother Loki as a teenage boy who just wants to do right, but ends up double-crossing and triple-crossing just about all of creation (literally) is truly bittersweet. And the writing necessary to pull this off, in a comic book, was quite impressive. You really never know what angle Loki is actually playing or whether he's really gone evil or is pretending to be evil, or pretending to be a good guy who is pretending to be evil but he actually is evil, but maybe that's just a pretense because the devils he's trying to trick are so tricksy as well...
Of course, when you find out what an asshole Odin is in this volume, you can't blame his son for being such a sneaky, selfish little shit.
Asgard is under siege (again), and Thor spends most of the story being jerked around. Being all heroic and stuff. Which Loki takes full advantage of. Surtur wants to end all of creation and gets very close to doing so. Then when Surtur is defeated, Mephisto is going to put all of creation into eternal torment. So Loki has to perform the ultimate self-sacrifice to prevent that. Except Loki has even been betrayed by his own older self. Who of course is betrayed in turn by his betrayer.
I will miss Loki. And Leah. But they'll both be back.
A great mythological/superhero book, with only a few incidental references to the rest of the Marvel Universe. We even get a cameo appearance at the end by another of Thor's old enemies, the Enchantress, she of the funky Asgardian modern art leg stockings.
Although parts were confusing (as is to be expected in a story spanning multiple universes and all sorts of scheming godlike beings), it was more like high fantasy than a superhero comic. Highly recommended for both superhero fans of Thor and the Avengers (though the Avengers don't show up at all) and for mythology buffs, even if this is the (not very authentic) Marvel version of Norse mythology.
February 5, 2013
everything burns more like everything hurts
June 9, 2016
I hope you've got your rabies shot, Loki, because all your plans are coming back to bite you in the ass.
Also, Asgard's under siege again. The place is under attack more than, uh, New York.
Previously, in Journey into Mystery, the all-Mothers gave teen-Loki the task of eliminating the threat of the Manchester gods, the mechanical-magical creations of the enigmatic Wilson, who threatened Otherworld. Loki opted for a more peaceful solution which left Wilson and his siege engines intact. Unfortunately, Surtur--big, red demon whose dream is to see the universe burn (because it's the little things that matter)--is the forge that made Wilson's vast, city-like mechanical toys. Surtur, who, coincidentally, was freed by Loki. Oops.
And now Surtur has taken back control of Wilson's powerful engines. The World Tree is aflame and destruction is spreading throughout all the realms.
For every new web of intrigue Loki weaves, two older, stickier ones arise, gumming up the works.
Cute Loki and Thor dynamics happen and an old "friend" makes a reappearance. Without magic or muscle, Loki's only weapon is his mind, which is a double-edged weapon that, more often that not, cuts him along with his enemies.
I need to read through this again, just to try and untangle all of Loki's ill-fated schemes.
Also, Asgard's under siege again. The place is under attack more than, uh, New York.
Previously, in Journey into Mystery, the all-Mothers gave teen-Loki the task of eliminating the threat of the Manchester gods, the mechanical-magical creations of the enigmatic Wilson, who threatened Otherworld. Loki opted for a more peaceful solution which left Wilson and his siege engines intact. Unfortunately, Surtur--big, red demon whose dream is to see the universe burn (because it's the little things that matter)--is the forge that made Wilson's vast, city-like mechanical toys. Surtur, who, coincidentally, was freed by Loki. Oops.
And now Surtur has taken back control of Wilson's powerful engines. The World Tree is aflame and destruction is spreading throughout all the realms.
For every new web of intrigue Loki weaves, two older, stickier ones arise, gumming up the works.
Cute Loki and Thor dynamics happen and an old "friend" makes a reappearance. Without magic or muscle, Loki's only weapon is his mind, which is a double-edged weapon that, more often that not, cuts him along with his enemies.
I need to read through this again, just to try and untangle all of Loki's ill-fated schemes.
December 28, 2019
You know a book is terrible when after turning the last page you feel relief, like you just got out of a literary prison where the inmates were a little "extra friendly" if you catch my drift.
Everything Burns is a boring, tiring, nonsensical mess. Did anyone have the initiative to say to Matt Fraction, "What the hell were you thinking?"
Every page is damn near all exposition, not that I don't mind moments of backstory but when every freakin page is a backstory that’s just piss-poor writing. It was after Part Four of Journey Into Mystery that I just gave up trying to piece it all together.
The art work is lacking. This is the stuff I'd see on the covers of a heavy metal album rather than a good comic. Everything is huge, bright and leaves nothing for smaller moments which there is nil.
I paid thirty dollars for Everything Burns and I was hoping, wishing, needing my money to pay for something worthwhile.
Man was I wrong!
Matt Fraction, I'm done reading your comics.
Everything Burns is a boring, tiring, nonsensical mess. Did anyone have the initiative to say to Matt Fraction, "What the hell were you thinking?"
Every page is damn near all exposition, not that I don't mind moments of backstory but when every freakin page is a backstory that’s just piss-poor writing. It was after Part Four of Journey Into Mystery that I just gave up trying to piece it all together.
The art work is lacking. This is the stuff I'd see on the covers of a heavy metal album rather than a good comic. Everything is huge, bright and leaves nothing for smaller moments which there is nil.
I paid thirty dollars for Everything Burns and I was hoping, wishing, needing my money to pay for something worthwhile.
Man was I wrong!
Matt Fraction, I'm done reading your comics.
August 20, 2013
And so it ends. Everything burns, the title says. Everything. And who will stop it? Kid Loki, of course. Well, probably. Loki is nothing if not unpredictable, but if there's one constant, it's that he will betray you. He is a trickster, after all. Kieron Gillen plays with this idea in a fiendishly brilliant way as he brings his Journey into Mystery epic to a close. It's a truly magnificent finale in many ways, tying together all that has come before it, as every deal that Loki has made, every scheme, every ally, every enemy comes back to haunt him. Unfortunately, because the book is a crossover with The Mighty Thor, the story is burdened with complicated Asgardian politics that make the already epic, complex tale hard to follow. In fact, the final issue in the book is a Thor issue that has absolutely nothing to do with Journey into Mystery and is better left unread. And yet the story does keep the focus mostly on Loki, and key characters in Journey into Mystery get great moments. Yes, even Thori.
And then Gillen delivers the final issue, and you realize that from the very first issue, he had been leading up to it. In the very first issue, Loki began a journey of change, of redemption, of choosing to do good instead of evil. Look how far he's come. Cover artist Stephanie Hans delivers the best interior art in this book, giving the ending of this story the beauty it deserves. One reviewer described Journey into Mystery as a Vertigo story in the Marvel Universe twenty years too late. It's an apt description. Gillen delivered an ambitious, clever, emotional, thought-provoking story with an incredibly fascinating, conflicted, endearing protagonist. It's sad that the journey had to come to an end so soon.
And then Gillen delivers the final issue, and you realize that from the very first issue, he had been leading up to it. In the very first issue, Loki began a journey of change, of redemption, of choosing to do good instead of evil. Look how far he's come. Cover artist Stephanie Hans delivers the best interior art in this book, giving the ending of this story the beauty it deserves. One reviewer described Journey into Mystery as a Vertigo story in the Marvel Universe twenty years too late. It's an apt description. Gillen delivered an ambitious, clever, emotional, thought-provoking story with an incredibly fascinating, conflicted, endearing protagonist. It's sad that the journey had to come to an end so soon.
September 24, 2014
Great ending to Kieron Gillen's epic Kid Loki story in Journey Into Mystery. I was a bit worried that tying it into the main Mighty Thor series would hurt the flow of the story but I'm glad I was wrong. Everything Burns really is one big story where both Thor and Loki are the stars (and frankly, Loki probably outshines Thor most of the time here). All of the plots that Gillen introduced throughout the series find their way back here; all of Loki's schemes end up having consequences which matter in the end and ultimately, yes, everything burns.
Some notes on the art:
1) I know he's a legend but I'm not normally a fan of Alan Davis' work. However, I really liked it here and his version of Surtur is truly fearsome and monstrous.
2) It took me a while to take to Stephanie Hans' painted style but now I really appreciate it. It's nice that she got to do the series finale after doing most of the series covers and she did a really good job.
Some notes on the art:
1) I know he's a legend but I'm not normally a fan of Alan Davis' work. However, I really liked it here and his version of Surtur is truly fearsome and monstrous.
2) It took me a while to take to Stephanie Hans' painted style but now I really appreciate it. It's nice that she got to do the series finale after doing most of the series covers and she did a really good job.
October 30, 2013
Any book that can make me cry, even when I'm picking it up for a re-read, automatically gets five stars.
The sly in-story description of the series as "a comedy in thirty parts, or a tragedy in thirty-one" is decidedly apt; #645 is absolutely heartrending if you've been following the story and have watched Loki struggle to be Good, despite everyone's expectations (including his own) that he will be otherwise.
I have so much more I could say regarding this series, but I think I'll just say that the entire story comes together marvelously writing-wise, and leave it at that for now.
The sly in-story description of the series as "a comedy in thirty parts, or a tragedy in thirty-one" is decidedly apt; #645 is absolutely heartrending if you've been following the story and have watched Loki struggle to be Good, despite everyone's expectations (including his own) that he will be otherwise.
I have so much more I could say regarding this series, but I think I'll just say that the entire story comes together marvelously writing-wise, and leave it at that for now.
December 14, 2013
More Loki Please,
2013 might be my year of Loki. I thought that Thor: The Dark World was one of the best movies of the year, and that was mainly because of Tom Hiddleston's portrayal of Loki. Kid Loki has been the most interesting part of Young Avengers, written by Keiron Gillen.
Well, Keiron Gillen wrote this book, along with Matt Fraction, who has just been redeeming himself left and right ever since the 'Fear Itself' mess.
I am just super eager to read more of Mighty Thor and Journey into Mystery, after reading this Epic. Loki, Loki, Loki!
2013 might be my year of Loki. I thought that Thor: The Dark World was one of the best movies of the year, and that was mainly because of Tom Hiddleston's portrayal of Loki. Kid Loki has been the most interesting part of Young Avengers, written by Keiron Gillen.
Well, Keiron Gillen wrote this book, along with Matt Fraction, who has just been redeeming himself left and right ever since the 'Fear Itself' mess.
I am just super eager to read more of Mighty Thor and Journey into Mystery, after reading this Epic. Loki, Loki, Loki!
March 7, 2013
Jesus Grandpa what did you read me this thing for?
I went in knowing it might break my heart. I went in spoiler free. It did not end quite as I'd expected. I'd steeled myself against how I thought it would play out, but Gillen is a clever horrible man and it was so much worse than I'd feared. Ugh. Stephanie Han's gorgeous, lush, emotional artwork in #645 was achingly perfect. Damn you.
Still not into Thor, despite Fraction being the author.
I went in knowing it might break my heart. I went in spoiler free. It did not end quite as I'd expected. I'd steeled myself against how I thought it would play out, but Gillen is a clever horrible man and it was so much worse than I'd feared. Ugh. Stephanie Han's gorgeous, lush, emotional artwork in #645 was achingly perfect. Damn you.
Still not into Thor, despite Fraction being the author.
January 1, 2013
I'm frustrated that two Journey into Mystery arcs are crossovers with series I don't care about (Exiled and New Mutants, this and The Mighty Thor), but this has the final, amazing, and devastating issue of Journey into Mystery, so I will be getting it anyway.
February 25, 2020
The first comic books started a little undertone, but in the central part this collection engrossed me a lot, I read the middle books all together, they intrigued me a lot especially when the story focused a little more on Loki. The ending disappointed me a little bit, but I found the first "aftermath" really beautiful because it was very, very sad.
I liked a lot the drawings, too. I've preferred the ones in Journey Into Mystery #645, they were different, more realistic and at the same time fairytale style, with colours that were less glossy. However, I liked the images in the other comics too, especially because the theme "everything burns" was highlighted by many pages all in flames, beautiful to look at and very suggestive. Also interesting the sepia images in the last book to represent a scene told by some character.
Overall it was an interesting, compelling and also very exciting reading sometimes. But there were too many characters, too many references to characters and an events that I didn't know, and a solution of the story doesn't measure up to expectations. I'm happy to have completed this miniseries about Thor, but I don't think I will continue with this superhero.
I primi albi sono partiti un po’ in sottotono, ma nella parte centrale questa raccolta mi ha preso moltissimo, gli albi di mezzo li ho letti tutti di seguito, mi intrigava molto soprattutto quando la storia si concentrava un po’ più su Loki. Il finale mi ha un po’ deluso, ma il post, il primo aftermath l’ho trovato bellissimo perché molto molto triste.
I disegni mi sono piaciuti molto. Ho preferito di gran lunga quelli dell’albo Journey Into Mystery #645, diversi, più realistici e allo stesso tempo fiabeschi, con colori meno patinati. Anche gli altri fumetti comunque mi sono piaciuti graficamente, specialmente perché il tema everything burns, “tutto brucia”, era evidenziato da tante pagine tutte in fiamme, belle da vedere e molto suggestive. Interessanti anche le immagini seppiate dell’ultimo albo quando si raccontava una scena del passato.
Nel complesso una lettura interessante, avvincente e anche molto emozionante a volte. Però troppi personaggi, troppi riferimenti a personaggi e avvenimenti che non conoscevo, e una risoluzione della vicenda non all’altezza delle aspettative create. Sono contenta di aver completato questa miniserie di Thor, ma come ho già detto non penso che continuerò con questo supereroe.
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I liked a lot the drawings, too. I've preferred the ones in Journey Into Mystery #645, they were different, more realistic and at the same time fairytale style, with colours that were less glossy. However, I liked the images in the other comics too, especially because the theme "everything burns" was highlighted by many pages all in flames, beautiful to look at and very suggestive. Also interesting the sepia images in the last book to represent a scene told by some character.
Overall it was an interesting, compelling and also very exciting reading sometimes. But there were too many characters, too many references to characters and an events that I didn't know, and a solution of the story doesn't measure up to expectations. I'm happy to have completed this miniseries about Thor, but I don't think I will continue with this superhero.
I primi albi sono partiti un po’ in sottotono, ma nella parte centrale questa raccolta mi ha preso moltissimo, gli albi di mezzo li ho letti tutti di seguito, mi intrigava molto soprattutto quando la storia si concentrava un po’ più su Loki. Il finale mi ha un po’ deluso, ma il post, il primo aftermath l’ho trovato bellissimo perché molto molto triste.
I disegni mi sono piaciuti molto. Ho preferito di gran lunga quelli dell’albo Journey Into Mystery #645, diversi, più realistici e allo stesso tempo fiabeschi, con colori meno patinati. Anche gli altri fumetti comunque mi sono piaciuti graficamente, specialmente perché il tema everything burns, “tutto brucia”, era evidenziato da tante pagine tutte in fiamme, belle da vedere e molto suggestive. Interessanti anche le immagini seppiate dell’ultimo albo quando si raccontava una scena del passato.
Nel complesso una lettura interessante, avvincente e anche molto emozionante a volte. Però troppi personaggi, troppi riferimenti a personaggi e avvenimenti che non conoscevo, e una risoluzione della vicenda non all’altezza delle aspettative create. Sono contenta di aver completato questa miniserie di Thor, ma come ho già detto non penso che continuerò con questo supereroe.
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August 8, 2021
Now that was an ending. This crossover concluded both Matt Fraction's Thor run and Kieron Gillen's Journey Into Mystery series, and it does so in a pretty epic fashion. At the time of this writing, I have not read Journey into Mystery, but if the rest of it is anything like this, I may have to go back and find it. The story was very dense and very confusing, but in a good way (In fact, I'm pretty sure I don't know exactly what's happened after only a single readthrough, but I really enjoyed it.) On top of the plotting, the character work was definitely superior to Fraction's work solo. Fraction's entire run might have been salvaged had he been cowriting with Gillen or someone of Gillen's caliber. I have written in previous volumes that Fraction's ideas weren't the problem; his execution was. I think it's a shame that it took until the end for things to really get cracking, but a co-plotter would have done the rest of his run a big favor. I can't recommend this crossover to anyone who hasn't read at least one of the series it follows, because it is very much a final chapter, but if you have read either of the preceding series, do yourself a favor and pick this up.
July 24, 2021
3.5/5
i was pretty lost throughout this. as the title suggests, everything is on fire, which seems simple enough, except it is absolutely not. everyone and their mother is somehow involved in this and people keep flipping between good and bad and making all kinds of confusing deals and it’s just too much.
THAT LAST ISSUE OF JIM THO? oh my fucking god. that maybe singlehandedly redeems this entire volume. that was BRUTAL i was sobbing a little bit by the end. that panel where thor and loki were hugging and thor said “you really are the biggest, sweetest idiot in the whole nine realms”?????? the panel where loki and leah were laying in the field together???? that page where his face is covered in blood, tears streaming down his face as he kneels in front of the fire and the helmet of the original loki and he says “i win”.. ARE YOU KIDDING ME????????? that was painful. this whole thing was painful. but what a beautiful ending. definitely one of the best endings to a comic book story that i’ve ever read. absolutely jaw dropping and heartbreaking and incredible.
i was pretty lost throughout this. as the title suggests, everything is on fire, which seems simple enough, except it is absolutely not. everyone and their mother is somehow involved in this and people keep flipping between good and bad and making all kinds of confusing deals and it’s just too much.
THAT LAST ISSUE OF JIM THO? oh my fucking god. that maybe singlehandedly redeems this entire volume. that was BRUTAL i was sobbing a little bit by the end. that panel where thor and loki were hugging and thor said “you really are the biggest, sweetest idiot in the whole nine realms”?????? the panel where loki and leah were laying in the field together???? that page where his face is covered in blood, tears streaming down his face as he kneels in front of the fire and the helmet of the original loki and he says “i win”.. ARE YOU KIDDING ME????????? that was painful. this whole thing was painful. but what a beautiful ending. definitely one of the best endings to a comic book story that i’ve ever read. absolutely jaw dropping and heartbreaking and incredible.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 3, 2021
5/5
I absolutely adored kid Loki in this comic series, but that ending utterly devastated me. I heard so many good things about Loki: Agent of Asgard, I decided to buy the complete collection and quickly read all kid Loki comics that came before it, so I’d be prepared. I had no idea that kid Loki was going to die (or more like, get repossessed by his former, eviler self). I am practically mourning the death of this fictional character. Ahhhh. I have heard he shows up in Young Avengers (acting as old Loki’s conscience or something) but his Wikipedia page marks him as deceased so I’m afraid he’s really dead. I’m sure Agent of Asgard is great though, I just wasn’t expecting it to be about a (sort of) different character.
Anyway, enough long and useless rambling on a review that doesn’t really review anything. I’m going to bed.
I absolutely adored kid Loki in this comic series, but that ending utterly devastated me. I heard so many good things about Loki: Agent of Asgard, I decided to buy the complete collection and quickly read all kid Loki comics that came before it, so I’d be prepared. I had no idea that kid Loki was going to die (or more like, get repossessed by his former, eviler self). I am practically mourning the death of this fictional character. Ahhhh. I have heard he shows up in Young Avengers (acting as old Loki’s conscience or something) but his Wikipedia page marks him as deceased so I’m afraid he’s really dead. I’m sure Agent of Asgard is great though, I just wasn’t expecting it to be about a (sort of) different character.
Anyway, enough long and useless rambling on a review that doesn’t really review anything. I’m going to bed.
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January 30, 2024
Oh, Kid Loki.
There were so many threads in this story and not all of them wrapped up nicely but enough did that I'm glad I finished the whole run.
The concept of Kid Loki himself is just so delicious and heartbreaking. A kid trying to break through the restrictions put on him by his family and the narration he was born into. A kid who can't. A kid who wins by trying anyway.
And Leah, who, to me, was a convoluted way of the author reckoning with creating. An apology for all the characters (always women) created solely to give depth to men's stories.
Otherworld, which was maybe an attempt to say something about British colonialism and the absurdity of worshipping the Britain of Arthurian legends but it didn't quite take. Hard to make the argument in a book with literal Asgard.
Kid Loki breaks my darned heart and I'm so glad he existed, at least for a little while.
There were so many threads in this story and not all of them wrapped up nicely but enough did that I'm glad I finished the whole run.
The concept of Kid Loki himself is just so delicious and heartbreaking. A kid trying to break through the restrictions put on him by his family and the narration he was born into. A kid who can't. A kid who wins by trying anyway.
And Leah, who, to me, was a convoluted way of the author reckoning with creating. An apology for all the characters (always women) created solely to give depth to men's stories.
Otherworld, which was maybe an attempt to say something about British colonialism and the absurdity of worshipping the Britain of Arthurian legends but it didn't quite take. Hard to make the argument in a book with literal Asgard.
Kid Loki breaks my darned heart and I'm so glad he existed, at least for a little while.
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April 25, 2021
It’s fine, but I really need to let go of my aversion to Keiron Gillen. He seems harmless enough but just because I detested Phonogram as much as I did (which is A LOT) I can’t blame the more sense and confusing bits of this purely on him. It’s entertaining but the plotting feels a bit like someone spending several pages tying an elaborate knot and then several more pages undoing it even more elaborately. Seemingly every other page has Loki go “Ah! Of course!” and put together some kind of plan that makes sod all sense if you haven’t read the comics around it. And the denser it is the less you actually care about what’s happening. Fraction is probably equally to blame for it all though
December 17, 2019
Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen show how a crossover should be written. Here, two titles work as one. Kid Loki tries, literally everything, to save the day and not turn into the evil character his actually is. There are tons of characters but its handled well. While Thor is obviously a central figure, this entire storyline is about Loki and its pretty great. I loved Alan Davis' work here and wish he could have been able to do each chapter. This should go down as one of the best Loki stories.
June 30, 2019
Really enjoyed this one, especially for its take on Loki. Plenty of twists and surprises that actually got me. My being lost at times is mostly attributed to not reading the many issues that came out before this one. I do think though, generally speaking, the story tries to bite off more than it can handle. As much as they aim for clarity in the beginning by giving context and background, it’s inevitable you’ll forget some of it, and you’ll, thus, get lost at points.
July 5, 2020
The thrilling conclusion to Kieron Gillen's run on Journey Into Mystery! And Matt Fraction's The Mighty Thor, I guess. It's very much a full circle ending to Journey Into Mystery, and a Loki/Asgard story instead of a true Thor story. Loki's past comes back to haunt him and all of reality is thrown into chaos trying to deal with it. Some beautiful and haunting artwork, some high-stakes drama and action, and an ending that will make you cry (several times).
December 13, 2017
Dobrý arc, ukončený skvělým posledním číslem Gillenova runu JiM následovaným naprosto zbytečným Thorovým dílem.
Takto nevyužít vyvrcholení JiM a neskončit jím je téměř zločin. Tvářím se, že jsem ten poslední sešit přehlédl, jinak bych musel jednu až dvě hvězdičky odebrat. Díval jsem se, že JiM omnibus takto naštěstí končí.
Takto nevyužít vyvrcholení JiM a neskončit jím je téměř zločin. Tvářím se, že jsem ten poslední sešit přehlédl, jinak bych musel jednu až dvě hvězdičky odebrat. Díval jsem se, že JiM omnibus takto naštěstí končí.
April 14, 2018
Trickception. I think this is the best word to describe this book. Loki tricks within a trick, while another of his tricks tries to trick him so he has to trick that trick. There's not much else to it, I'm afraid, aside of Thor's trial of his actions from when he first restored Asgard and the Gods in Straczynski's run up until taking Surtur down.
May 13, 2021
I enjoyed this a lot, loved the new take on Loki's character and how he's still kind of conniving but in a different sort of way! I did find Thor's storyline a bit boring in comparison though, most of the time i was speeding my way through the Thor ones to get back to Loki because it felt like thats where everything important was happening
July 3, 2022
o kid loki é absolutamente tudo e merecia um final melhor
June 15, 2025
Keiron Gillen is great, but the saga of Kid Loki and his weird machinations that aren't really machinations but are machinations is.. hard to follow? wheels within wheels.
Overall this was a fine end to two ok runs. excited for Aaron's run on Thor to follow this.
Overall this was a fine end to two ok runs. excited for Aaron's run on Thor to follow this.
September 28, 2017
'Damn me. Damn you all'.
Especially you, Mr Gillen, you magnificent bastard.
March 10, 2018
Amazingness happens as Loki is accused. Thor refuses to let him be killed of or imprisoned. The throne shifts. Odin's nuts. Loki is Loki aka the lying god aka chaos incarnate.
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