For whatever reason, the comic version of Loki has never interested me. He's had his moments, of course. I enjoyed his defeat in Ragnorok, and there were times in the JMS and Gillen runs of Thor where he did something particularly devious. But what I find lacking from most incarnations is the layers of his MCU version. I prefer my Loki with some sympathetic qualities underneath his menace. Fortunately, Kieron Gillen's Journey into Mystery gives me exactly that - with a twist. See, this isn't Lo...

When you think of Asgard, you think of Thor, considering now there have been three movies about the God of Hammer. However, there is more to Asgard than just Thor, who made his debut in #83 of Journey into Mystery, a title that Marvel has revived several times, from initially a horror comics anthology, to segueing towards giant-monster and science fiction stories in the late 1950s. At the start of this decade, Kieron Gillen sits on the throne for Journey into Mystery, which isn’t about Thor, bu...

Just incredible.

Just as good as I remembered and a perfect time to re-read. They deal with the Fear Itself storyline in a way that allows me to ignore all the bad parts and just get some of the good, and Kid Loki is perfect. Thor's death is well dealt with, and we plant all the seeds with Mephisto, Leah, Hela, Ikol and Surtur that need to be planted in order to pay off next volume. Love it.

LOVED it!!

For my full interview with Kieron Gillen, follow this link: https://youtu.be/np9kcC1ruWU*update* I’ve also interviewed artist Stephanie Hans! The interview can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/h7hj1n6Er8YSo so so so good!Kieron Gillen is a champ. I really love his writing voice.Let’s talk about the humor first. Sometimes, I think I don’t like humor... but then I read something like this, and I realize that I love humor. I just don’t like silly, quirky, zaney slapstick humor. I like clever, self

Excellent comic series about a morally dubious character on a quest to do better-ish. An all around great redemption (sort of) arc - especially when paired with the second volume as well! So good I might even look into buying it!

Back in the day, Loki was evil. Then he was dead.Then he was a lady. Still evil. And agian with the dead!Now he's a kid. <--not evil, I swear.I know, with his track record, that's a hard one to swallow. But it was true, and seeing Kid Loki struggle to be LokiButNotEvilLoki is what makes Gillen's Journey Into Mystery run so much fun. For me, anyway.The gist is that Thor, unable to live in a world without his brother, resurrected him...as a kid. Kid Loki is actually pretty decent and loves his big...

Allright, this one is a little difficult to review. The first half of the novel was tying up all those loose ends from Seige and finally putting that hot mess to an end. It was boring...the whole mess Siege created was awful. I'm glad it is FINALLY over. The second half is much more fun as Kid Loki finally develops into a solid character. The most interesting part I feel is that internal conflict Loki has...everyone expects him to be bad and to make wrong choices. However, Kid Loki is Loki rebor...

Loved: all the Asgardian characters, from Loki to the Disir. And Leah (she is complicated, I know). The voices! The motivations! And don't forget the puppies or how they happened. The meta. In general: the voice of the narrator. The aware, slightly ironic narrative. The "we fought for a chance to let Thor triumph" with all its implications. And the perfect moment of "You misunderstand, Tyr. Twilight is a sword. Twilight's shadow isn't. It is the opposite. And that's something considerably mighti...

I expected to like this more than I did because I like Gillen's writing, I like Norse mythology, and I enjoy the potential of Loki's character. I really liked Loki in Gillen's run on Young Avengers, but something here failed to connect--I think because this collection is so clearly pieced together from a larger event. Marvel comics have never really been my thing, and they've become less my thing as time goes on, so I'm willing to admit a fair amount of personal bias, but I feel like I've seen t...

2,5/5. I like the art and the fantasy aspects of the story. Unfortunately the way the author portrait Loki didn't please me and I never was able to like the character, which is a big problem... I couldn't enjoy this comic much!

- But I'm Loki. If I'm going to save anyone, it's going to be in a Loki way. And if it goes wrong, look on the bright side...- What damned bright side is there?- Everyone has the satisfaction of a good hard "I told you that boy was bad news."

Full review pending the reading of the second (and final) collection in the run. The story is funny, smart, and does Loki in a way that is relatable rather than being a moustache twirling villain. Why 4 instead of 5 stars? One of the mores of comic book storytelling is the event comic, and Gillen's "Journey Into Mystery"story unfortunately begins tied into the event "Fear Itself," thus is not truly a stand-alone story. Nonetheless, the story does manage to work on its own and halfway through the...

I just can't seem to get into the "Gods" and such. Thor has never been great for me and it looks like Loki's side of things share the same fate. It sucks too cause I wanna love it but it's just sooooooo borrrriiiiinnnngggggg.

3.5. The magpie setup really worked. Waiting for the other shoe to drop, ie. how much is this going to hurt me?? I hope it's a lot. But I also want kid!Loki to be happy, so.... hahaha.

This was tough to review. On one hand, the whole first story taking place in the shadow of a huge, sloppy Marvel event is distracting, resulting in a lot of seemingly big plot points happening in the dismal background of about a dozen other books. Another detractor for the book is the constant and heavy handed narration, making it a slog at times just to get to the end of a page. On the other hand though, those narrative bits are actually pretty fantastically written, and every piece of dialogue...

I ACTUALLY.............LOVED THIS A LOT. I really didn't know what to expect when I picked this up, I thought I was going to get a rather harrowing tale about how tragically misunderstood Loki was and have to put up with an irritating child version but what I got instead was a genuinely laugh out loud funny trip through various pantheons and a surprisingly thought provoking venture into legacy and saga. Kieron Gillen clearly poured his heart and soul into this and really loves the character of L...

I usually hate the "villain becomes a hero" trope. This however delivers and seems a more pure version of the Loki from myth. Mischievous - yes, clever - yes, trickster - yes, but not the "god of evil" which was something Stan and Jack added to him which works for a Thor based comic book. This is a Loki that works on so many levels but doesn't rewrite or ret-con anything. Absolutely wonderful.

Nice twist. I really enjoyed this.