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Rodi's Loki & Thor #1-4
Thor: Gods & Deviants
Rob Rodi and his incredible artistic collaborators present their epic take on Thor and his world - and Asgard has rarely been this astonishing! There are two sides to every story. You've heard Thor's, now it's time to hear Loki's, as Odin's least favorite son rewrites Asgardian lore from his own twisted perspective! When Odin leaves Thor in charge of Asgard, the Thunder God is assailed from all sides - with his kingdom on the brink of collapse, is Ragnarok inevitable? It's battle on a cosmic scale when Thor is caught between Ego, the Living Planet...and the odious orb's long-lost brother! And when villainess Ereshkigal fi nds a weapon capable of dissolving all reality, Thor stands alone against the entire Deviant race! COLLECTING: LOKI (2004) 1-4, THOR: FOR ASGARD 1-6, ASTONISHING THOR 1-5, THOR: THE DEVIANTS SAGA 1-5
480 pages, Paperback
Published October 17, 2017
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About the author
Robert Rodi
210 books123 followersRobert was born in Chicago in the conformist 1950s, grew up in the insurrectionist 1960s, came of age in the hedonist 1970s, and went to work in the elitist 1980s. This roller-coaster ride has left him with a distinct aversion to isms of any kind; it also gave him an ear for hypocrisy, cant, and platitudes that allowed him, in the 1990s, to become a much-lauded social satirist.
After seven acclaimed novels set in the gay milieu, Robert grew restless for new challenges — which he found in activities as wide-ranging as publishing nonfiction, writing comic books, launching a literary-criticism blog, and taking to the stage (as a spoken-word performer, jazz singer, and rock-and-roll front man).
In 2011, excited by the rise of digital e-books, he returned to his first love, publishing new fiction inspired by the work of Alfred Hitchcock. He also organized the republishing of his seminal gay novels under the banner Robert Rodi Essentials.
Robert still resides in Chicago, in a century-old Queen Anne house with his partner Jeffrey Smith and a constantly shifting number of dogs.
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German version: Robert Rodi wurde 1956 in einem Vorort von Chicago geboren. Im Alter von 22 schloss er sein Philosophie-Studium ab. Schon vorher beschäftigte er sich mit Comedy. Sein erster eigener Roman, "Fag Hag" aus dem Jahr 1991 war ein großer Erfolg. Es folgten mehrere andere komische Romane, zahlreiche Kurzgeschichten und Sketche. Robert lebt mit Partner und Hund in Chicago.
After seven acclaimed novels set in the gay milieu, Robert grew restless for new challenges — which he found in activities as wide-ranging as publishing nonfiction, writing comic books, launching a literary-criticism blog, and taking to the stage (as a spoken-word performer, jazz singer, and rock-and-roll front man).
In 2011, excited by the rise of digital e-books, he returned to his first love, publishing new fiction inspired by the work of Alfred Hitchcock. He also organized the republishing of his seminal gay novels under the banner Robert Rodi Essentials.
Robert still resides in Chicago, in a century-old Queen Anne house with his partner Jeffrey Smith and a constantly shifting number of dogs.
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German version: Robert Rodi wurde 1956 in einem Vorort von Chicago geboren. Im Alter von 22 schloss er sein Philosophie-Studium ab. Schon vorher beschäftigte er sich mit Comedy. Sein erster eigener Roman, "Fag Hag" aus dem Jahr 1991 war ein großer Erfolg. Es folgten mehrere andere komische Romane, zahlreiche Kurzgeschichten und Sketche. Robert lebt mit Partner und Hund in Chicago.
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October 6, 2017
This book is a collection of mostly average Thor stories from Rob Rodi, some that have nice art. The highlight is the Loki mini with Esad Ribic art, but that's only 4 issues and has a weird and abrupt ending
October 28, 2019
Thor, Gods and Deviants is a collection of four mini-series written by Robert Rodi and painted by various artists. The book is a great showcase for the fully painted art, and is a good book for fans of the character, but confusing for people who don’t understand the story behind the four different mini-series.
The first two stories are set in possible future, one where Loki gains the throne of Asgard, and one where Thor gains the thrown of Asgard. Things go bad in each one, and each story shows how their personalities are just not built for such leadership. The highlight of both is the fully painted art, and the stories show how well Rodi understands the characters in the Thor series over the years. However, both seem open ended, as if needing a sequel, and if you don’t read the introduction and understand Marvel continuity, they would be confusing.
The second two stories are set in current Marvel continuity and exist to clear up things from other stories, which can be a hard trick to pull off. The first story involves Ego the Living Planet, one of stranger antagonists in Thor’s pantheon. It changes that character’s origin, adds a new character to Thor’s past, and is able to pull these things off with a lot of action amidst the exposition. The second deals with the aftermath of an Eternals mini-series, and is far more talk driven with an over-reliance on past knowledge of the characters.
In the end, I think this is a decent trade for long time fans of the Thor comics, but not enough for people who come to the character either new or from the movies.
The first two stories are set in possible future, one where Loki gains the throne of Asgard, and one where Thor gains the thrown of Asgard. Things go bad in each one, and each story shows how their personalities are just not built for such leadership. The highlight of both is the fully painted art, and the stories show how well Rodi understands the characters in the Thor series over the years. However, both seem open ended, as if needing a sequel, and if you don’t read the introduction and understand Marvel continuity, they would be confusing.
The second two stories are set in current Marvel continuity and exist to clear up things from other stories, which can be a hard trick to pull off. The first story involves Ego the Living Planet, one of stranger antagonists in Thor’s pantheon. It changes that character’s origin, adds a new character to Thor’s past, and is able to pull these things off with a lot of action amidst the exposition. The second deals with the aftermath of an Eternals mini-series, and is far more talk driven with an over-reliance on past knowledge of the characters.
In the end, I think this is a decent trade for long time fans of the Thor comics, but not enough for people who come to the character either new or from the movies.
May 1, 2024
(Zero spoiler review) 2.75/5
four Thor stories of various qualities. The art on all four was fairly unique and diverged significant from the other three stories contained within, although despite the strengths of all artists featured, all strayed a ways from your typical superhero fare. What a few of them gained in artistic ability, they more than gave away in terms of narrative storytelling, with Simone Bianchi's story being particularly galling and hard to follow, despite clearly being a talented artist. Ribic's opening Loki tale was the strongest both visually and narratively, with Astonishing Thor coming in second as the only other one that was really worth reading. Segovia's efforts were decent, although the story petered out to nothing in the end and I couldn't even finish it. Which in all honesty, was a criticism I had with all of Rodi's writing. All offering diminishing returns the longer they went on. There's some good stuff here for sure, but far too inconsistent to be considered must read. 2.75/5
OmniBen.
four Thor stories of various qualities. The art on all four was fairly unique and diverged significant from the other three stories contained within, although despite the strengths of all artists featured, all strayed a ways from your typical superhero fare. What a few of them gained in artistic ability, they more than gave away in terms of narrative storytelling, with Simone Bianchi's story being particularly galling and hard to follow, despite clearly being a talented artist. Ribic's opening Loki tale was the strongest both visually and narratively, with Astonishing Thor coming in second as the only other one that was really worth reading. Segovia's efforts were decent, although the story petered out to nothing in the end and I couldn't even finish it. Which in all honesty, was a criticism I had with all of Rodi's writing. All offering diminishing returns the longer they went on. There's some good stuff here for sure, but far too inconsistent to be considered must read. 2.75/5
OmniBen.
October 27, 2025
This collection has 4 stories, I’ll rate them separately.
Loki(2004): 5 stars. Loki gets the throne-this one is very good and has lots of reflection on the relationship between Loki and the other Asgardians, especially thor, which is one of my favorite parts of marvel Thor’s mythos.
Thor: for Asgard- 3 stars. Mid story, good art.
Astonishing Thor: 4 stars. Pretty good story and art. I liked Ego the living planet and how he interacted with Thor.
Thor: the deviants- 3.5 stars. It was good, but not great. Also pretty generic
Loki(2004): 5 stars. Loki gets the throne-this one is very good and has lots of reflection on the relationship between Loki and the other Asgardians, especially thor, which is one of my favorite parts of marvel Thor’s mythos.
Thor: for Asgard- 3 stars. Mid story, good art.
Astonishing Thor: 4 stars. Pretty good story and art. I liked Ego the living planet and how he interacted with Thor.
Thor: the deviants- 3.5 stars. It was good, but not great. Also pretty generic
August 15, 2025
The art in the first half of the book was worth the read. It was a treat for the eyes.
The Loki mini series was the highlight of the book with the other stories being so-so. The Deviant saga was plain dull at times and relied on too much knowledge of characters I knew nothing about.
Would I recommend it? The first half of the book, yes, the other half can be skipped unless you were a die hard Thor fan.
The Loki mini series was the highlight of the book with the other stories being so-so. The Deviant saga was plain dull at times and relied on too much knowledge of characters I knew nothing about.
Would I recommend it? The first half of the book, yes, the other half can be skipped unless you were a die hard Thor fan.
July 3, 2018
Stories about mythical gods with enchanted hammers should not be boring. This collection is everything that is wrong about Thor. Just over-the-top, muscle-bound, melodrama. The writer tells us we have to care because Rarr! Danger! World ending machines! Ugh, no. Let's craft a story! Just because the guy has muscles and smashes things doesn't mean that a compelling story can't be told!
February 12, 2018
Soooooooo unbelievably boring
January 21, 2019
Lack of story structure and art cause me to give up reading this half way through.
February 20, 2022
At times very impressive art but the stories themselves were more than a bit dull.
June 28, 2022
I had already ready one or two of the stories in this collection before in other collections, which was a bit of a disappointment, since they weren't the greatest Thor stories I have ever read, either. The other stories are fair to middling, with highly varied settings and antagonists, but each of them with issues that make them a bit less than great. I did appreciate that there were references to various stories from Norse myth sprinkled throughout, but this just wasn't a great collection, because the stories had little to do with one another apart from being about Thor, and the stories themselves were kind of lackluster.
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