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Loki: Agent of Asgard #1
Kid Loki's all grown up - and the God of Mischief is stronger, smarter, sexier and just plain sneakier than ever before. As Asgardia's one-man secret service, he's ready to lie, cheat, steal, bluff and snog his way through the twistiest, turniest and most treacherous missions the All-Mother can throw at him...
24 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
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March 18, 2023
This new series is two things. First, it is unabashedly a cash grab. Second, in my opinion, it is the anti-Sandman.
Loki is one of two true breakout characters out of the Marvel Studio films. The first would be Robery Downey, Jr. as Iron Man and the second is Tom Hiddleston as Loki. Hiddleston has effectively stole the Thor's own two movies and he was an excellent villain in The Avengers. It is about time Marvel pander to the Tom Hiddleston fandom by giving them a Loki comic book influeced by how the God of Mischief was portrayed by the actor.
I don't mind it though. It could bring new readers to try comics. It could top the sales charts have a long run due to the strength of the Hiddleston fandom. I don't mind all that because this is a well-written book. This could just be the anti-Sandman comic.
I call it anti-Sandman because the first issue mirrors through a distorted surface the first arc of Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Like Morpheus, Loki has collected objects of power to aid him in his missions for the All-Mother and Asgard. LIke Morpheus, Loki is seeking stories, but unlike the Dream King, LOki seeks his own stories of his past incarnation as evil Loki. He wants a clean slate and he immediately hacks the Avengers database to that end. It reminds me of Sandman because like Morpheus, Loki is aware that he is a story and the power of stories.
Don't be mistaken though, this Loki is still Loki and his methods are still consistent with what the God of Mischief would use to his ends. There are some several moments that stand out, but I do like the new relationship between Loki and his foster brother Thor. That is a Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen legacy and parallels how close the two brothers were in the movies.
So whatever your reason is, read this book. It is great entry point to Marvel and comic books in general.
Loki is one of two true breakout characters out of the Marvel Studio films. The first would be Robery Downey, Jr. as Iron Man and the second is Tom Hiddleston as Loki. Hiddleston has effectively stole the Thor's own two movies and he was an excellent villain in The Avengers. It is about time Marvel pander to the Tom Hiddleston fandom by giving them a Loki comic book influeced by how the God of Mischief was portrayed by the actor.
I don't mind it though. It could bring new readers to try comics. It could top the sales charts have a long run due to the strength of the Hiddleston fandom. I don't mind all that because this is a well-written book. This could just be the anti-Sandman comic.
I call it anti-Sandman because the first issue mirrors through a distorted surface the first arc of Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Like Morpheus, Loki has collected objects of power to aid him in his missions for the All-Mother and Asgard. LIke Morpheus, Loki is seeking stories, but unlike the Dream King, LOki seeks his own stories of his past incarnation as evil Loki. He wants a clean slate and he immediately hacks the Avengers database to that end. It reminds me of Sandman because like Morpheus, Loki is aware that he is a story and the power of stories.
Don't be mistaken though, this Loki is still Loki and his methods are still consistent with what the God of Mischief would use to his ends. There are some several moments that stand out, but I do like the new relationship between Loki and his foster brother Thor. That is a Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen legacy and parallels how close the two brothers were in the movies.
So whatever your reason is, read this book. It is great entry point to Marvel and comic books in general.
February 7, 2014
Loki's solo series gets off to a cracking start as our anti-hero must infiltrate Avengers Tower and kill his brother Thor! But things are never quite as they seem and Loki's strange story promises to have many more twists and turns - Trust Me. Read the full review here!
February 6, 2014
Hoo boy. I did not want to be this person. I did not want to fall for this comic, and, by extension, Loki. I desperately did not want to be That Girl. But you cannot start an issue with Loki singing a personalized version of "The Wizard and I" from Wicked in the shower without immediately winning my heart.
The book is riotous. I was laughing to the point of tears throughout the entire blasted thing, which is a real feat when you're reading a short comic. Not only does Loki sing in the shower, but he references having written slash fiction, and until now I have never at all been curious about what the God of Mischief ships, but I'm really having a problem keeping it off my mind, now.
This book is beautiful, writing and art-wise, and promises a remarkable series to follow. I will be following this closely, and singing Loki's version of "The Wizard and I" in the shower tonight.
The book is riotous. I was laughing to the point of tears throughout the entire blasted thing, which is a real feat when you're reading a short comic. Not only does Loki sing in the shower, but he references having written slash fiction, and until now I have never at all been curious about what the God of Mischief ships, but I'm really having a problem keeping it off my mind, now.
This book is beautiful, writing and art-wise, and promises a remarkable series to follow. I will be following this closely, and singing Loki's version of "The Wizard and I" in the shower tonight.
March 17, 2020
"At the core, though. Magic is taking a thought and making it real. Taking a lie and making it the truth. Telling a story to the universe..." .
Beautiful art, a great sense of humor, fantastic action, and a redemptive look at our favorite trickster. What's not to love?
Beautiful art, a great sense of humor, fantastic action, and a redemptive look at our favorite trickster. What's not to love?
December 29, 2021
vamos a vincere questa sfida su goodreads barando spudoratamente grazie ai fumetti ma dopotutto credo che loki approverebbe
April 13, 2015
Surprisingly excellent! Smart, funny, well-written, complex without being confusing. Even the puns were good, believe it or not. (Verity: "Why the getup? Is there a con going on somewhere?" Loki: "There's always a con going on somewhere.")
"It's databases all the way down."
Unexpectedly poignant ending.
"It's databases all the way down."
Unexpectedly poignant ending.
April 13, 2016
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! I cannot handle how awesome this comic was. I almost tore the comic having a geek fit when in the opening panels there was a naked Loki in the shower singing a parody of "The Wizard and I" from Wicked: The Musical. Like ... I still can't handle it. That image is going to stay with me forever, and if I ever catch the Hiddles singing this song ... I might die.
This Loki definitely seems based on Hiddleston ... or at least what the fandom makes his Loki out to be. I haven't seen Thor 2 yet, so I don't know for sure. I like how there are two Lokis by the end. One is the new, good guy (for the most part ... in the realms of Deadpool), the second is ... well, he's the villain from the older comics. I am a little saddened by the fact that the All-mother is the one who brought the evil Loki back ... she is supposed to be the one helping the good Loki redeem himself.
Breaking into the Avenger's base of operations was fun. I want those boots. Everything about this screamed that these were the characters most like they were personified in the movies. The differences were only as much as you'd expect there to be between a novel and a movie. I liked it. A lot. I'm definitely excited to read more of this series. I think it's cool/clever the footnotes that point at other series when old plot lines are discussed in the dialogue. It'll give me an idea what I can read later ... when I run out of comics to read ... fat chance of that happening though.
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This Loki definitely seems based on Hiddleston ... or at least what the fandom makes his Loki out to be. I haven't seen Thor 2 yet, so I don't know for sure. I like how there are two Lokis by the end. One is the new, good guy (for the most part ... in the realms of Deadpool), the second is ... well, he's the villain from the older comics. I am a little saddened by the fact that the All-mother is the one who brought the evil Loki back ... she is supposed to be the one helping the good Loki redeem himself.
Breaking into the Avenger's base of operations was fun. I want those boots. Everything about this screamed that these were the characters most like they were personified in the movies. The differences were only as much as you'd expect there to be between a novel and a movie. I liked it. A lot. I'm definitely excited to read more of this series. I think it's cool/clever the footnotes that point at other series when old plot lines are discussed in the dialogue. It'll give me an idea what I can read later ... when I run out of comics to read ... fat chance of that happening though.
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January 15, 2021
Interesante, interesante.
November 16, 2015
I did enjoy Loki: Agent of Asgard #1. I thought it was great, funny, wonderfully awesome, and above all things very Loki-esque. I could deal with the fangirl moments that were intentionally placed into the comic because most of them were hysterical! Throughout the comic I kept thinking this is wonderful, it can't get any better than this. Then I got to the ending and everything that was wonderful and fantastic about this comic came crumbling down into awfulness. I've always enjoyed Loki because Thor is one of my favorite Marvel superheros so naturally I've always loved to hate Loki and I will be the first to admit that he's a great character. But this comic was not well done when it came to the ending. Instead of me saying, OMGSH I have to go pick up the next issue, I turned around and said well that was stupid! Overall, it was a very good comic I just wish that they changed the ending of it.
November 2, 2015
I'm swooning right now *WHEW!* is it just me or is it hot in here? Oh I guess it's just me:)
I can never get enough of Loki and when I saw that someone had written comic books about him and that they where at my library I about had a heart attack trying to put them on hold as fast as humanly possible.
So in case you didn't know, Loki's my man. Well he's like every woman that watches the Marvel movies man but anyway...
I LOVED the drawings in this book! They where so colorful and detailed that I got lost in the art and just stared at the pictures for minutes on end...not reading the words...just staring...at Loki...I know kinda creepy.
Anyway loved the whole book (Duh, it had Loki in it, what's not to love?) and can't wait to read the next one in the series!
I can never get enough of Loki and when I saw that someone had written comic books about him and that they where at my library I about had a heart attack trying to put them on hold as fast as humanly possible.
So in case you didn't know, Loki's my man. Well he's like every woman that watches the Marvel movies man but anyway...
I LOVED the drawings in this book! They where so colorful and detailed that I got lost in the art and just stared at the pictures for minutes on end...not reading the words...just staring...at Loki...I know kinda creepy.
Anyway loved the whole book (Duh, it had Loki in it, what's not to love?) and can't wait to read the next one in the series!
September 30, 2021
Ever since the Disney+ series I been looking for some good stories featuring Loki and after learning Al Ewing wrote this one I knew it was sure to please. Recommend anyone to check out his run on Ultimates as well which was criminally slept on.
September 9, 2016
The series got off a really good start and I'm looking froward to see the next issues.
February 9, 2014
I loved this. Seeing Loki as someone who isn't entirely evil was nice. It was awesome to see avengers characters as well. I want the next issue now!
September 1, 2017
Muy divertido de principio a fin.
December 6, 2017
Wow! That was an awesome origin story!
We go back to when Odin was a child and how an older version of Loki saves his life...after putting him in danger. We see how the Sword of Sigurd is formed.
Then we go back to the future and younger Loki is working for the All-Mother and he has formed a group of agents to go to Asgardia with the Sword of Sigurd. There we find Old Loki locked away in a Dungeon and he is stabbed by young Loki, so he will reveal the truth. It is revealed that the Old Loki is actually Loki's future.
Also, Loki stabs THOR with the Sword of Truth to reveal to him how he is acting like an asshole.
We go back to when Odin was a child and how an older version of Loki saves his life...after putting him in danger. We see how the Sword of Sigurd is formed.
Then we go back to the future and younger Loki is working for the All-Mother and he has formed a group of agents to go to Asgardia with the Sword of Sigurd. There we find Old Loki locked away in a Dungeon and he is stabbed by young Loki, so he will reveal the truth. It is revealed that the Old Loki is actually Loki's future.
Also, Loki stabs THOR with the Sword of Truth to reveal to him how he is acting like an asshole.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 11, 2018
This was a new take on Loki and him trying to turn a new leaf and be less mischievous. Of course when you're known as a trickster that's not an easy task! The characters are drawn almost too attractive, like they could be in an Archie comic. But overall I enjoyed the plot and am curious to see what happens to Loki in the next volume.
July 15, 2022
My first serious read of marvel comics and oh my god it didn't disappoint! I really had troubles finding out where to start reading about my favorite marvel character Loki which is why I'm so pleased I found this series. Please let me know if you have read any other fine stories about the iconic due of Thor and Loki.
November 21, 2017
I was hoping this would be a better book to give to patrons coming to comics via the movies; it's a bit bumpy for that because it does refer back to a lot of past continuity. Still doable for someone who really likes the character though.
September 22, 2019
Reread w celach pisarskich (drugi tom "Nieparzystej" sam się nie napisze!) uświadomił mi, że nie dodałam tego absolutnego współczesnego arcydzieła do biblioteki. I że chcę przeczytać całą serię znowu.
Uwielbiam ten monolog o magii i naturze bóstwa. Mam dreszcze.
Uwielbiam ten monolog o magii i naturze bóstwa. Mam dreszcze.
December 18, 2019
The god of mischief takes on a mission to rid Thor from a menacing entity. Loki is a lot like the MCU Loki. Not anything special, but there was a cool twist in the end that can make you come back for an issue more.
January 6, 2017
Seems like an interesting story.
I always admired Loki's smartness and mischief, but now he's also hot...
I always admired Loki's smartness and mischief, but now he's also hot...
May 25, 2017
Loki v mnoha verzích. Všech 17. dílů. Nádherná práce. Pár hluchých míst se ztrácí v celém příběhu.
November 3, 2017
Al Ewing has very quickly become one of my all-time favorite comics writers. His Loki, Agent of Asgard is witty, epic, mythic, poetic, and mindtwisty in all the best ways.
November 18, 2017
If you enjoy the character of Loki, this is a great reincarnation.
August 14, 2018
I read these comics when they first came out and absolutely adored them then and still today absolutely adore them now. Good storyline, some people probably wouldn't understand some of the things connected to these comics if they've never read at least some of the Thor or Avengers comics from beforehand but still, I suggest you take a bit and enjoy some Loki.
December 2, 2018
the story was nice and little bit thrilling but some kind off in the middle and the ending part but it was great
December 29, 2019
Very entertaining! Wasn't expecting those twists hahaha will probably plow thru this series
February 19, 2021
I got into this just because of a theory I had about Wandavision episode 7 theory I had. I'm not really interested to keep going.
May 10, 2021
Esta muy entretenido, vemos que pasa en los siguientes
August 3, 2021
what loki (2021) wishes it could be
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