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Loki (2019) #1-5

Loki: El Dios que Cayó a la Tierra

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Loki... ¿el héroe más poderoso de la Tierra? Después de su muerte en La Guerra de los Reinos, el renacido tramposo aprende una valiosa lección: que no te pillen. Pero ahora Loki tiene nuevas responsabilidades, y su hermano Thor no va a permitir que las rehúya.

CONTIENE: LOKI (2019) 1-5, MATERIAL FROM WAR OF THE REALMS: OMEGA (2019) 1

120 pages, Paperback

First published January 8, 2020

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Daniel Kibblesmith

141 books132 followers
Daniel Kibblesmith is an Emmy-nominated TV writer and author from Oak Park, Illinois.

He was most recently a Co-Executive Producer for Netflix Animation’s Strip Law (2026) — as well as writing for shows like Inside Job (Netflix, 2021), Clone High (Max, 2023), The Nevers (HBO, 2021) and The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS, 2015 - 2020). He was also the writer of the televised live event Celebrating Marvel’s Stan Lee (ABC, 2019) and a writer for the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017).

His next book is So You’ve Been Bitten By A Radioactive Spider: How To Survive The Marvel Universe, with illustrator Kyle Hilton from Chronicle Books and Marvel. With illustrator, Ashley Quach, he is the author of the picture books Princess Dinosaur (LBYR, 2021) and Santa’s Husband (Harper Design, 2017). He is also the author of We Wish You a Harley Christmas: DC Holiday Carols (Chronicle Books, 2020) and the co-author of the humor book, How to Win at Everything (Chronicle Books, 2013).

In comics, he’s written for characters like Spider-Man, Loki, Black Panther, Deadpool, Harley Quinn, Darkwing Duck, Rick and Morty and others for Marvel, D.C. Comics, Dynamite, Oni, Valiant Comics, Vault, Archie, Boom! Studios and possibly others. With co-writer Eliot Rahal, and artist Kendall Goode, he is co-creator of the creator-owned comic, The Doorman.

He was also a founding editor of ClickHole (2014), and has written humor for outlets like The New Yorker, McSweeneys, and The Onion News Network.

He is a frequent podcast and live comedy guest, and is married to his favorite author, Jennifer Wright. Together they have one child, a daughter who is funnier than he is.

Follow him on social media @daniel.kibblesmith.

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Profile Image for Anne.
4,739 reviews71.2k followers
November 8, 2021
I thought it was fun.
The God Who Fell To Earth had an Agent of Asgard feel to it that I really enjoyed.
He's trying to worm his way into the Avengers and figure out where he fits into the world now that he isn't trying to destroy it.

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Basically, Loki finally gets everything he wanted and now he has no idea what to do with himself.
So.
He does what he does best and causes a little bit of trouble. <--mostly for himself, though.

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There's a run-in with Iron Man, some creepy celestial kids, and there's even a little Cowboy Wolverine story thrown in towards the end. You know, for those of you who are into that sort of thing.

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My biggest problem is that I'm really behind on everything Asgard-related, so I'm only partially aware of how this Loki stuff fits into the bigger picture. But even as a stand-alone Loki story this works pretty well. And on the upside, it's kind of given me that push I needed to go finish out all the Thor stuff I'm missing.
Good stuff.
Profile Image for Artemy.
1,045 reviews964 followers
November 26, 2019
Oh look, yet another great comic that Marvel decided to cancel seemingly before even the first issue hit the shelves. It hurts even more that the entire thing is a meta-commentary on how the odds were always stacked against Loki and his comics over the years. Loki is a phenomenal character, but rarely do we get a talented enough writer to handle him properly. Kieron Gillen did it, Al Ewing too, and now Daniel Kibblesmith joins the pantheon of writers who really get him. Loki fans, this one is for you. It’s a shame this book was never going to get a chance to grow into something bigger.
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10.3k reviews1,060 followers
September 7, 2020
The series had potential as Loki strives to become an Avenger but the writing lacks focus, flitting from story to story. Maybe if Marvel hadn't cancelled it before it was published it would have received that focus.
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2,783 reviews20 followers
May 25, 2020
Another good book killed off before it had a chance to find an audience.

I sometimes wonder if the Marvel/Disney powers-that-be have a bunch of tiny gravestones in their back gardens of all the children they had who they murdered because they hadn’t won a Nobel Prize by the age of three.

Sorry for the dark imagery, but it’s exactly how these premature book cancellations make me feel.
Profile Image for Gabrielle (Reading Rampage).
1,182 reviews1,754 followers
June 24, 2021
“Loki is a story about – and “for”, and honestly “by” – the kids who really try to do everything right and still get punished for it. Those who can’t shut off their minds, who don’t think before they speak, who try every door just to see if it’s unlocked – and then the next door behind it.”

Thank you, Daniel Kibblesmith, you get it. And you get why I will always think that Loki rules and Thor drools (I mean, sure, I’d love to feed Tom Hiddleston scones and tea and make a mess with the clotted cream, but I loved the character before he showed up and made it hot as fuck, okay?!). And thank you for this fun little adventure with the God of Mischief front and center as the… hero? It was about time!

After getting everything he wanted, Loki is predictably a bit bored with his new duties as king of Jothunheim. Ruling over dumb Frost Giants isn’t exactly fun or challenging, so he decides he wants to join the Avengers, because what else is he going to do? But in typical Loki fashion, the plan gets a little off the rails: the road to being a hero features more than a few hurdles, including a god of nightmares, Iron Man, the very unsettling Children of Eternity and some highway bandits from Montana circa 1911.

The story was fun, very well plotted, with a clever meta commentary not only on the main character, but on heroic stories in general, and how they come to be. The artwork is beautiful and very expressive, and Kibblesmith’s grasp on Loki’s inner monologue is spot on. It is such a shame that Marvel decided to cancel this series, which had so much potential for rich and interesting development (perhaps they think that the TV show is enough; idjits).

A delight that will leave Loki-fans wanting more. Alas.
Profile Image for Petergiaquinta.
664 reviews128 followers
February 16, 2023
Low-key Loki, reborn and back at it, is now king of the Jotuns, an interesting prospect, and for me the most successful part of this entire volume, especially the interactions between Loki and Drrf, smallest of the frost giants who as an outcast himself wins the attention and sympathies of Loki, someone who knows what it’s like to be born to lose.

Strangely, though, the author chooses to downplay the events in Jotunheim, in favor of other flashier and far dumber plot lines, like the one with Nightmare, which is nothing but stupid and goes nowhere in this volume.

So, from the cover art of Loki on Bifrost coming out of the Brooklyn Bridge to the David Bowie-inspired title to the final tale in this volume, just about every brilliant spark of potential here is underplayed and gets extinguished by the end. Somebody’s got some great ideas on the drawing table or in the conference room but no way to actualize them on the page, and that’s just too bad.

Loki is the god of outcasts, well sure, and while the title of King of Jotunheim is nice, he aspires to even more, seeking to join the Avengers, because everyone wants to sit at the cool kids’ table. So young Loki as job applicant shows up at Avengers Tower with his figurative hat in his hands looking to join that team which in a different incarnation he helped to form all these many years ago, an aspiration which is quickly ix-nayed by Ony-Tay Ark-Stay, that great hater of Earth-616. But who in their right mind would give a job like that to Loki, who’s only slightly more qualified than all the Tiktok-addicted teens of America? Not Tony Stark, and not me either, although it does lead up to a pretty good line when Loki is standing there with Stark and Thor and observes, “Just look at us! Three of the original Avengers!” Stark is quick to disagree, but uncharacteristically Thor is in super big bro mode these days and seems to be rooting for his under appreciated, red-headed step-sibling. Well, red-headed in the original material, if not here.

But then Loki finds himself in some sort of infinite Borgesian meta-Marvel-library curated by the Children of Eternity (spoiler, the Wolverine shelves stretch off into infinity, dwarfing even those of Peter Parker), and while there’s something fascinating at work here, forgetting that the Eternity twins are just about the dumbest and most unnecessary addition ever to the cosmic cast of characters in the Marvel-verse, this library is a concept that brings to mind not only Borges, but also Saramago and Eco and Ruiz Zafon, and makes total sense in the Marvel multiverse of stories created by words and pictures, where Loki himself is the god of those stories. So, I was hoping for something really and truly interesting to happen with the Books of Loki, but we get one weak tale, and the volume fizzles to a premature end.

Alas, as fascinating as the whole Books of Loki thing could be, what we get here isn’t Umberto Eco. It’s not even Dan Brown, and the whole concept apparently falls well beyond the capacity of the author, whose first dumbass story drops our Loki in a bowler hat into the American Wild West with bandanna-wearing, rootin’-tootin’ outlaws on horseback. And, wouldn’t you know it, there’s Wolverine himself on a horse, the baddest hombre of them all, sigh. Well, the Books of Loki is a great idea, although one poorly executed here.
Profile Image for Chris Lemmerman.
Author 7 books123 followers
January 11, 2020
In the wake of War of the Realms, Loki is the new King of the Frost Giants. But that's not enough. He also wants to be...an Avenger? Yeah, sure, let's go with that.

Loki solo books have so much potential to go wrong. He's such a complex character, and trying to get the correct balance of good/evil/whatever is so difficult. And yet Marvel always seem to throw the right creators at him. After Journey Into Mystery and Loki: Agent Of Asgard, I never expected to read another Loki solo series half as good again, and yet here comes Daniel Kibblesmith with five issues of sheer perfection.

The first four bring Loki into contact with Iron Man, Nightmare, and the House Of Ideas from Avengers: No Road Home (another concept I absolutely love), as he battles against his fate and tries to find out exactly what he's the God of, these days. Kibblesmith's grasp of Loki's plight and the way in which he handles it is so very clever, and his inner monologue rings through wonderfully. Issue 5 is more of a one-and-done as Loki teams up with Wolverine, but it's the framing sequence that really shines, and shows why it's such a travesty that this book only got five issues when it had so much more story to tell.

On art for the first four issues is Oscar Balzaldua, who I thought was one of Marvel's mid-range artists when he filled in over on Miles Morales for a bit, but this book really lets him come into his own and make the world of Loki his. He does a lot with a little, and the clothes he puts Loki in? Brilliant. The final issue is Andy MacDonald, who's a little more scribbly and a little less impressive, but that doesn't lessen the impact of the story or diminish how good the rest of the book is at all.

I really, really hope this creative team get another chance at Loki soon, because this was just sheer perfection from cover to cover.
Profile Image for Mery ✨.
674 reviews39 followers
January 25, 2021
4/5

I was torn between giving this 5 stars or 3 stars. Five stars because this version of Loki, King of Jotunheim and praised for his sacrifice at the end of the War of Realms, is bored out of his mind and looking for fun. And fun is what the story delivers. Loki pays a visit to Iron Man, pulls one over on Nightmare, and fulfills his calling as God of Mischief.

Unfortunately, this is only a one-shot and just sorta ends without getting a chance to really go anywhere. And I found the ending especially frustrating because Verity FINALLY returns and gets just a few pages at the end. Her relationship with Loki was the highlight of the Loki Agent of Asgard run and I have been looking forward to her return. I can't fathom why Marvel didn't give this a series order. This version of Loki has a better foundation to build from than the AoA version, which got seventeen issues.
Profile Image for Emma.
1,279 reviews164 followers
July 12, 2022
Loki: The God Who Fell to Earth was everything I could've possibly wanted in a Loki comic -- grade A unreliable narration, a ton of witty remarks, lots of misadventures, and a portrayal of Loki that's emotionally complex. I absolutely loved this from start to finish. It's such a shame that there's only 5 issues in this run -- I could've easily read at least 20 more.
Profile Image for Jenn.
2,050 reviews328 followers
February 9, 2022
Oh Loki...

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This graphic novel was a lot of fun. Loki went through many transformation as he always does ultimately becoming the God of Stories - not a name he's normally known of. But one thing remains true, Loki wants to be a hero he just goes about it the wrong way.

We get some familiar characters here - Thor, Iron Man, Wolverine - and then there were some who were completely new to me, but since I'm new to the comic scene, they might not be new to others. I loved watching Loki as he tried to become what he is in his own mind, but also realize that maybe he's trying just a little too hard and he needs to just be.

Fun quick read to start of the new year and with my favorite anti-hero as well.
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3,368 reviews1,399 followers
July 3, 2022
Rating: 3 stars is me being kind.

I really do like the first story in this volume, now Loki is That really is interesting! But then when this Nightmare villain shows up the story seems to not work for me anymore. I thought the Loki in the Wild Wild West short story would interest me but in the end...it doesn't? So 3 stars only, for the lovely artwork.
Profile Image for Craig.
2,884 reviews32 followers
March 18, 2020
I liked it, but it's nowhere near the level of what Kieran Gillen was doing with this character. Artwork is consistently superior throughout.
Profile Image for LG (A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions).
1,264 reviews25 followers
November 15, 2021
At some point prior to the start of this volume, Loki was eaten by his father, King Laufey, and helped save Midgard by bursting from his father's stomach and becoming the new king of the Frost Giants.

There are lots of things going on in this short volume. The responsibilities of a king don't rest well on Loki's shoulders, so he avoids the job as much as possible. Still, someone's got to do it, and that someone is Frösti the snowman. Meanwhile, some being that I think might be called Nightmare is on the loose, Loki's trying to convince Tony Stark to let him be an Avenger, and Loki makes a deal that messes with his perception of time.

This had great energy and decent artwork, but it lacked focus and was exhausting to read. Although I used to read Marvel and DC comics a lot when I was a teen, that was a long time ago and I've mostly been reading Japanese manga since then. I had forgotten how much stuff you needed to know in order to properly orient yourself in most superhero comics, even something that's supposedly issue #1. My knowledge of Marvel's Loki is limited to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and even that's shaky - I've missed a bunch of the movies. The little "story thus far" bit at the beginning gave me something to work with, but it wasn't quite enough, and it didn't help that the volume's timeline was purposely jumbled.

This series has apparently been canceled, so I suppose it's a good thing it didn't work for me.

Extras:

An afterword by the writer and several pages of cover illustrations.

(Original review posted on A Library Girl's Familiar Diversions.)
Profile Image for Shannon Appelcline.
Author 30 books169 followers
April 23, 2021
Wow, it's another author with a great interpretation of Loki!

True to the character, nicely integrating his past appearances by a variety of authors.

Oh hey, a great new focus on being a hero, with fun guest appearances from other Marvel Heroes.

Woah! There's some interesting timey-wimeyness. Is Loki really rewriting his own backstory!?

This is amazing, Loki has just gone from strength to strength since the Gillen run.

Oh, it's cancelled already after just five issues. Thanks, Marvel.
Profile Image for ☮ morgan ☮.
861 reviews96 followers
July 13, 2021
"I happen to believe i'm telling the truth. And if my own memories are no longer distinguishable from lies... then I fear our marvelous universe is well and truly broken" (page 101)
Profile Image for Kyle Dinges.
411 reviews11 followers
May 25, 2020
This one was pretty good. It's a shame Kibblesmith didn't get much time to tell the full story it seemed like he wanted to. I haven't read much from Kibblesmith, but what I have has been mostly on these more niche Marvel books and they're generally pretty fresh and original. Loki: The God Who Fell to Earth is shaky in parts, but it's definitely something that felt new and self-aware. I would have like to have read more, but this one volume we did get was pretty successful on its own.
Profile Image for TJ.
766 reviews63 followers
November 26, 2019
I was a big fan of Loki: Agent of Asgard, so I’m so pleased that this series is following in that series’ footsteps! Loki’s character is captured perfectly here, and it was truly a fun ride. I can’t wait to see where this series goes! 5/5 stars

EDIT — Just heard this got cancelled. :/ Ugh!! All the good comics do nowadays. A shame!
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Author 11 books103 followers
August 21, 2021
A tak jo, nebudu se zdráhat a těch pět hvězdiček tomu dám. Protože tohle jsem si fakt užila a oproti Thorovi, který pro mě představoval strašný chaos, mě Bůh, který spadl na Zemi chytil od začátku. Loki je perfektní postava.
Profile Image for Linda.
664 reviews35 followers
June 19, 2021
I have always been an unabashed lover of chaos...

Loki shirks the responsibility of a frozen throne and instead heads to Earth to try his hand at being a hero. Existential crises and havoc inevitably ensues in an albeit, very aesthetic fashion. Overall, this had a fun plot, great art, and a copious amount of costume changes by my favorite Marvel character.
Profile Image for Tokki.
116 reviews
April 15, 2021
Iba a comentar antes pero...

Me gustó bastante, no ha sido mi fav pero sí que me ha gustado. Me encanta como lo han hilado todo y Loki como narrador es que lo adoro. No es AoA pero no está mal 😋
Profile Image for Dev.
2,462 reviews187 followers
June 8, 2021
There were some okay moments in this but overall I'm not really sure what the 'point' was or where it was trying to go. Apparently it got cancelled before all the issues even came out so I'm guessing that's responsible for part of it but it also seemed to be just trying and failing to capture the feel of Agent of Asgard. I really loved AoA and what it did with Loki's character and stories but this series seems to reduce the whole stories theme down to a vehicle for cheap jokes like how many Spiderman and Wolverine comics there are. Not an awful read if you're a big Loki fan and I liked his interactions with Tony a lot more than I thought I would but overall just not the best.
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