|
Post by Blencs on Feb 28, 2014 16:28:19 GMT -5
I thought it was a great first issue and yes it does tie in a lot of elements from previous series which I thought was good. It had brilliant layers to the story which gave first time readers a cohesive intro to the character but also had some nice pay offs for long time fans. Give me issue 2 .NOW!!!! Yay, another fan! I can't wait for the second issue next week either! Al Ewing just linked to a preview of it on his Twitter today - www.comicosity.com/preview-loki-agent-of-asgard-2/. Can't wait, looks good. :-)
|
|
|
Post by bookend57 on Mar 4, 2014 20:58:03 GMT -5
The best Marvel NOW #1 with the exception (MAYBE) of Ms. Marvel. Loki is a character I think I'm really going to like and connect with. That might say more about me than anything.
|
|
|
Post by Blencs on Mar 6, 2014 4:33:33 GMT -5
Issue number 2 was absolutely brilliant, this series has started with a bang!! If it keeps this up loki will be battling with Thor as normal, just this time it will be at the top of my pull list!!!!
|
|
|
Post by CaptainSuperior on Mar 6, 2014 8:33:13 GMT -5
Big "coincedence" that Lorelei showed up in this issue the day after she appeared in Agents of SHEILD lol.
|
|
|
Post by courtneyk on Mar 6, 2014 10:29:36 GMT -5
Big "coincedence" that Lorelei showed up in this issue the day after she appeared in Agents of SHEILD lol. [SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ #2 YET] I thought Lorelei's appearance in Agents of SHIELD this week (and her bigger role next week) and then showing up as someone who apparently will be a major player in Loki Agent of Asgard was interesting too. I'm curious if Marvel has plans to bring her (and by extension, possibly the Enchantress) into the movie universe to join up with Loki there. The character certainly getting a lot of visibility right now anyway! As I said in the books of the week thread this was my book of the week. I loved the humor in this issue. I think Al Ewing and Lee Garbett made a great team - Loki's expression in a couple of panels cracked me up as much as the dialogue. I also liked the character of Verity and hope she returns soon, as it seemed from the end panel that she will. The idea of Loki the master liar with someone who always knows if you're telling the truth is intriguing and I think that's a fun dynamic. If only Lying Cat from Saga could make a crossover cameo!
|
|
|
Post by CaptainSuperior on Mar 6, 2014 14:08:04 GMT -5
Big "coincedence" that Lorelei showed up in this issue the day after she appeared in Agents of SHEILD lol. [SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ #2 YET] I thought Lorelei's appearance in Agents of SHIELD this week (and her bigger role next week) and then showing up as someone who apparently will be a major player in Loki Agent of Asgard was interesting too. I'm curious if Marvel has plans to bring her (and by extension, possibly the Enchantress) into the movie universe to join up with Loki there. The character certainly getting a lot of visibility right now anyway! As I said in the books of the week thread this was my book of the week. I loved the humor in this issue. I think Al Ewing and Lee Garbett made a great team - Loki's expression in a couple of panels cracked me up as much as the dialogue. I also liked the character of Verity and hope she returns soon, as it seemed from the end panel that she will. The idea of Loki the master liar with someone who always knows if you're telling the truth is intriguing and I think that's a fun dynamic. If only Lying Cat from Saga could make a crossover cameo! Ok, I've read Journey into Mystery, Young Avengers, and up to date on Loki, but I still don't think I fully understand the death / rebirth/ new beginning story about Loki. I know he made that deal with Mephisto / Hela and sacrificed himself to break free of the Ragnarok cycle and get a new body. It's when we get to the stuff with the raven and how that played out I'm getting confused. Is the current Loki genuiely trying to erase his past to get a new start or is this old Loki enacting some sort of plan?
|
|
|
Post by courtneyk on Mar 6, 2014 17:25:03 GMT -5
[SPOILERS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ #2 YET] I thought Lorelei's appearance in Agents of SHIELD this week (and her bigger role next week) and then showing up as someone who apparently will be a major player in Loki Agent of Asgard was interesting too. I'm curious if Marvel has plans to bring her (and by extension, possibly the Enchantress) into the movie universe to join up with Loki there. The character certainly getting a lot of visibility right now anyway! As I said in the books of the week thread this was my book of the week. I loved the humor in this issue. I think Al Ewing and Lee Garbett made a great team - Loki's expression in a couple of panels cracked me up as much as the dialogue. I also liked the character of Verity and hope she returns soon, as it seemed from the end panel that she will. The idea of Loki the master liar with someone who always knows if you're telling the truth is intriguing and I think that's a fun dynamic. If only Lying Cat from Saga could make a crossover cameo! Ok, I've read Journey into Mystery, Young Avengers, and up to date on Loki, but I still don't think I fully understand the death / rebirth/ new beginning story about Loki. I know he made that deal with Mephisto / Hela and sacrificed himself to break free of the Ragnarok cycle and get a new body. It's when we get to the stuff with the raven and how that played out I'm getting confused. Is the current Loki genuiely trying to erase his past to get a new start or is this old Loki enacting some sort of plan? I think we honestly don't know at this point - and with Loki, can you ever really know what his plan actually is? My take is that Al Ewing's Loki is trying for a new start, but he's not going to try to be completely good like Kid Loki was, or evil like he tried (and failed) to be in Young Avengers. I think he wants to erase the deeds from his past because he wants to be free of the preconceptions others have about him based on what he's done, so he can be free to be whatever he chooses to be, which I think is ending up as a bit of a mix of the hero and the villain. My theory is that the appearance of old Loki is actually a part of whatever plan New Loki, for lack of a better term, has. I hope that made some sense and didn't sound completely muddled!
|
|
|
Post by Simon on Mar 6, 2014 21:03:51 GMT -5
So is any background information needed for this series? Cause I haven't been reading any Marvel since about Civil War except for Ultimate Spider-Man, Is any of Gillen's other Loki stuff needed as background cause I've been wanting to read some more Loki stuff?
|
|
|
Post by courtneyk on Mar 6, 2014 21:10:03 GMT -5
So is any background information needed for this series? Cause I haven't been reading any Marvel since about Civil War except for Ultimate Spider-Man, Is any of Gillen's other Loki stuff needed as background cause I've been wanting to read some more Loki stuff? You don't have to read Journey into Mystery and Young Avengers before reading AoA, but I'd recommend it because they're great books and the backstory will enhance AoA. But Al Ewing does a good job of covering the basics about Kid Loki and what happened to him in this series.
|
|
|
Post by courtneyk on Apr 2, 2014 22:30:26 GMT -5
I hate double-posting but I'm dying to talk about my favorite book after this new issue! So, spoilers below for issue #3: I am continuing to love Al Ewing's writing in this series. The moments of humor are so well-done and fit perfectly with Loki's character. I have one word: bazooka. I think the title of this issue, "Your Life is a Story I've Already Written," is very interesting. Originally I thought that the appearance of old Loki was part of new Loki's long game, whatever it ultimately is, but by the end of this issue I wasn't so sure. Of course, it's Loki, so both versions of himself are probably playing and controlling each other. And if anyone's interested, this is the Norse story of The Otter's Ransom, which isn't a myth I was familiar with before reading this book, but which I found out partly inspired Wagner's Ring Cycle: www.timelessmyths.com/norse/volsunga.html#Ottergild
|
|
|
Post by CaptainSuperior on Jun 8, 2014 18:14:44 GMT -5
I hate double-posting but I'm dying to talk about my favorite book after this new issue! So, spoilers below for issue #3: I am continuing to love Al Ewing's writing in this series. The moments of humor are so well-done and fit perfectly with Loki's character. I have one word: bazooka. I think the title of this issue, "Your Life is a Story I've Already Written," is very interesting. Originally I thought that the appearance of old Loki was part of new Loki's long game, whatever it ultimately is, but by the end of this issue I wasn't so sure. Of course, it's Loki, so both versions of himself are probably playing and controlling each other. And if anyone's interested, this is the Norse story of The Otter's Ransom, which isn't a myth I was familiar with before reading this book, but which I found out partly inspired Wagner's Ring Cycle: www.timelessmyths.com/norse/volsunga.html#OttergildHave you read this weeks issue of Loki? I have some questions when you do, I'm losing track of all these Lokis lol.
|
|
|
Post by courtneyk on Jun 9, 2014 14:23:39 GMT -5
I hate double-posting but I'm dying to talk about my favorite book after this new issue! So, spoilers below for issue #3: I am continuing to love Al Ewing's writing in this series. The moments of humor are so well-done and fit perfectly with Loki's character. I have one word: bazooka. I think the title of this issue, "Your Life is a Story I've Already Written," is very interesting. Originally I thought that the appearance of old Loki was part of new Loki's long game, whatever it ultimately is, but by the end of this issue I wasn't so sure. Of course, it's Loki, so both versions of himself are probably playing and controlling each other. And if anyone's interested, this is the Norse story of The Otter's Ransom, which isn't a myth I was familiar with before reading this book, but which I found out partly inspired Wagner's Ring Cycle: www.timelessmyths.com/norse/volsunga.html#OttergildHave you read this weeks issue of Loki? I have some questions when you do, I'm losing track of all these Lokis lol. I have read it, a couple of times now! What are your questions? I do wonder what a collection of Lokis should be called. I'm for a locus of Lokis myself, but am open to suggestions.
|
|
|
Post by CaptainSuperior on Jun 9, 2014 15:18:15 GMT -5
Have you read this weeks issue of Loki? I have some questions when you do, I'm losing track of all these Lokis lol. I have read it, a couple of times now! What are your questions? I do wonder what a collection of Lokis should be called. I'm for a locus of Lokis myself, but am open to suggestions. I'm confused as to which Loki is in the cell, is he suppose to be Loki before he was killed by the Sentry or is this more as a result of Fear Itself? All the multiple forms of Loki are starting to get painfully confusing. You have Kid Loki, Loki in the Crow, Loki / Guilt (Young Avengers Evil Loki), and the list seems to be expanding like whoa! Any clarification on this would be greatly appreciated lol, or even a link that explains it.
|
|
|
Post by courtneyk on Jun 17, 2014 13:38:46 GMT -5
I have read it, a couple of times now! What are your questions? I do wonder what a collection of Lokis should be called. I'm for a locus of Lokis myself, but am open to suggestions. I'm confused as to which Loki is in the cell, is he suppose to be Loki before he was killed by the Sentry or is this more as a result of Fear Itself? All the multiple forms of Loki are starting to get painfully confusing. You have Kid Loki, Loki in the Crow, Loki / Guilt (Young Avengers Evil Loki), and the list seems to be expanding like whoa! Any clarification on this would be greatly appreciated lol, or even a link that explains it. The way I read it is the Loki in the cell is, I suppose for lack of a better term, Future Loki - he's what the younger Loki will become (and he's gone back in time to arrange some things to ensure that he *will* become that version). So just what we need, another Loki to add to the mix! Someone does need to make a relationship chart for all the various aspects of Loki - it's the sort of thing I think I understand when reading and then I start trying to explain it and it all falls apart. I'm sure someone on tumblr's done one already. I'll poke around in the Loki Agent of Asgard tag and see what I can find. Also, not sure if you saw but Al Ewing did an interview on Comic Vine about the next Loki AOA arc starting after the Original Sin tie-in is finished: www.comicvine.com/articles/interview-al-ewing-discusses-second-arc-on-loki-agent-of-asgard/1100-148988/
|
|
|
Post by courtneyk on Sept 24, 2014 9:37:48 GMT -5
Bumping because my favorite book is back from event-imposed hiatus today! A bit bummed it's getting sucked into AXIS but Al Ewing promises he'll make the story easy to follow even if you aren't buying all the event titles, and I'm interested to see how the fall-out from the Original Sin tie-in book affects the new arc.
|
|