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Loki: Agent of Asgard - The Complete Collection

Loki: Agent of Asgard - The Complete Collection

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Summary

As Asgardia’s one-man secret service， Loki is ready to lie， cheat and steal his way through the most treacherous missions the All-Mother can throw at
him – starting with a heart-stopping heist at Avengers Tower！ Loki takes on Lorelei in Monte Carlo’s casinos， heads to the ancient past on a quest for a
magical sword and puts together a crew to crack the deepest dungeons of Asgardia itself！ Plus: Axis pits him against the brutish Thor， god of evil！ But
who is King Loki？ What vile scheme has he been brewing all this time？ And what does this shadowy king’s very existence mean for our Loki？

COLLECTING: Loki: Agent of Asgard （2014） 1-17， Original Sin （2014） 5。1-5。5， material from All-New Marvel NOW Point One （2014） 1。
 

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Reviews

Amelia ，

<3 <3 <3

Kelly Curtis ，

This comic presents a different perspective on Loki that gives the character heart and redemption。

Alex ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I recently read Loki: Agent of Asgard。 It is a graphic novel about the Marvel version of Loki。 He goes on odd adventures across the universe and across different timelines。 He has conflicts within himself and his future self， King Loki， God of Evil。 I love how the art style changes every part of the book， it adds a nice feeling。 I overall loved reading this， 10b10 top 50 books ive ever read。

Zachary Blake ，

This is a fun book that will leave you thinking。 It's impressive that Al Ewing was able to deal with all the crossovers in the middle of his run while still telling his story in the time of marvel continuity changing in major ways。 I will be thinking about the final arc and this run is begging for a re-read in the future。 It was a real treat reading this after just finishing a re-read of Gillen's Journey Into Mystery and Young Avengers。 This is a fun book that will leave you thinking。 It's impressive that Al Ewing was able to deal with all the crossovers in the middle of his run while still telling his story in the time of marvel continuity changing in major ways。 I will be thinking about the final arc and this run is begging for a re-read in the future。 It was a real treat reading this after just finishing a re-read of Gillen's Journey Into Mystery and Young Avengers。 。。。more

Lillian Kinney ，

4。5 starsGreat metaphors about how we “write our own stories。” Really moving and continued Gillen’s storylines well。 Great writing from Ewing。 Only part I didn’t care for or understand were the Axis tie-ins。。。 had to do a bit of googling to understand that arc。Otherwise， I really loved this “ending” to the Loki trifecta of Journey Into Mystery - Young Avengers - Agent of Asgard！！ Kid Loki and this Loki were my favorites。 MCU you better adapt this material in some form in the new show！ We need a 4。5 starsGreat metaphors about how we “write our own stories。” Really moving and continued Gillen’s storylines well。 Great writing from Ewing。 Only part I didn’t care for or understand were the Axis tie-ins。。。 had to do a bit of googling to understand that arc。Otherwise， I really loved this “ending” to the Loki trifecta of Journey Into Mystery - Young Avengers - Agent of Asgard！！ Kid Loki and this Loki were my favorites。 MCU you better adapt this material in some form in the new show！ We need a fully fledged Loki on screen that isn’t so much comic relief （but please keep him funny/clever） and “kNiVeS！” 😂 At the very least we’ll have these comics ☺️ 。。。more

Jordan ，

Now this was a trip！ One minute you're thinking the story's going one way， then suddenly， Loki mischievously pulls the rug under ya and you're in for another wild adventure！ Definitely a surprisingly great read， as it adds loads of depth to god of mischief， and shows sides of him that have been rarely touched upon in comic book media。 Also Lee Garbett's art is MAGNIFIQUE， and his style just fits so perfectly with the main collection！8。25/10 Now this was a trip！ One minute you're thinking the story's going one way， then suddenly， Loki mischievously pulls the rug under ya and you're in for another wild adventure！ Definitely a surprisingly great read， as it adds loads of depth to god of mischief， and shows sides of him that have been rarely touched upon in comic book media。 Also Lee Garbett's art is MAGNIFIQUE， and his style just fits so perfectly with the main collection！8。25/10 。。。more

Enigmaticblue ，

This might be one of my favorite stories of all time。 I adored it。

Ada ，

I adore stories about stories！ And that ending was fitting for the story of Loki。Only thing I didn't like were the references to other comics in which shit went down。 I haven't read them and at times it did felt like I missed something。 I adore stories about stories！ And that ending was fitting for the story of Loki。Only thing I didn't like were the references to other comics in which shit went down。 I haven't read them and at times it did felt like I missed something。 。。。more

Ma'Belle ，

Al Ewing shows once again that he can write comics with the best of them。 For a series centered on Loki （the god of evil？ of mischief？ of trickery？ of lies？ of stories？）， this lengthy collection managed to keep me entertained and wanting to go back to it over and over （at a time when I've had 50+ other books checked out at any given time， waiting to tempt me away）。The Axis of whatever crossover and a few other issues were less interesting， but overall， this was smart， fun reading through and thr Al Ewing shows once again that he can write comics with the best of them。 For a series centered on Loki （the god of evil？ of mischief？ of trickery？ of lies？ of stories？）， this lengthy collection managed to keep me entertained and wanting to go back to it over and over （at a time when I've had 50+ other books checked out at any given time， waiting to tempt me away）。The Axis of whatever crossover and a few other issues were less interesting， but overall， this was smart， fun reading through and through。 。。。more

Elizabeth Sumoza ，

Don't talk to me I think I'll be sobbing for the next century。 Don't talk to me I think I'll be sobbing for the next century。 。。。more

Fox ，

I read this book at the recommendation of my dear friend Clara。I'd never picked up a Loki book before， although Norse mythology in general has been an interest of mine for a number of years。 Loki just never really spoke to me that much in the MCU adaptations of the Marvel comics that I read， so I never thought to read him。 Thor， likewise， isn't a title that I've really spent reading。 So， this was my first real deep dive into the Asgard portion of Marvel's universe （outside of the brief reference I read this book at the recommendation of my dear friend Clara。I'd never picked up a Loki book before， although Norse mythology in general has been an interest of mine for a number of years。 Loki just never really spoke to me that much in the MCU adaptations of the Marvel comics that I read， so I never thought to read him。 Thor， likewise， isn't a title that I've really spent reading。 So， this was my first real deep dive into the Asgard portion of Marvel's universe （outside of the brief references made to it all in Marvel 1602， and man was it an interesting one。 This book tapped into my love of storytelling and the power that it holds。This book didn't strike me as being overly influenced by the MCU's take on things。 For instance， Ragnarok remains the cyclical nature of creation and destruction within the Norse universe rather than the event/character it later became in Marvel titles。 Also， the actual Norse stories rear their ugly heads here and there throughout the telling of the book。 God of Lies？ Yes。 That also makes Loki the God of Stories and in this title we see the stories that he tells about himself， about others， and about what he may want to eventually become without the confines of all others make of him。I'm not certain how this stacks up against traditional Loki comics， or if this is one of the better regarded titles or not。 All I know is that it spoke to me， I enjoyed it， and it makes me curious to read more about the Mischievous Loki who can only ever turn into something that is also himself。 He's a fascinating character， especially when one is digging into the questions of personal identity。 Wish he'd gotten a better treatment on screen。 。。。more

Liz。Loki ，

Loki è il mio personaggio preferito del MCU e ovviamente ho dovuto leggere questo fumetto。Conosciutx come il dio o la dea degli inganni， sempre relegatx a cattivx della storia。 Loki dalla lingua tagliente， magx delle illusioni。In questo fumetto Loki cerca in tutti i modi di essere una versione migliore del Vecchio Loki， ma la strada è lunga e piena di ostacoli。 Il Vecchio Loki è sicuro che tutti i tentativi del suo giovane alter ego siano vani， e non perde occasione di ridere di lxi。La caratteri Loki è il mio personaggio preferito del MCU e ovviamente ho dovuto leggere questo fumetto。Conosciutx come il dio o la dea degli inganni， sempre relegatx a cattivx della storia。 Loki dalla lingua tagliente， magx delle illusioni。In questo fumetto Loki cerca in tutti i modi di essere una versione migliore del Vecchio Loki， ma la strada è lunga e piena di ostacoli。 Il Vecchio Loki è sicuro che tutti i tentativi del suo giovane alter ego siano vani， e non perde occasione di ridere di lxi。La caratterizzazione del nostro protagonista è top eccellente， non c’è dubbio。 Il Trickster tiene fede al suo nome。 A differenza dei film qui Loki usa moltissimo la sua magia （e non solo per evocare coltellini per il burro e provare ad uccidere un certo Titano。。。 Comic-Loki sarebbe inorriditx nel vedersi。。。）。Comunque， come dicevo， Loki usa la sua magia BENE。 Le illusioni che crea danno alla storia svolte inaspettate e l’ingegno che Loki usa per i suoi piani strategici ti fa scoppiare il cervello！！ Di certo non mi sono annoiata！！Ora invece mi rivolgo a Marvel， personalmente。 Marvel， Loki genderfluid nei film e nella serie ce lx meritiamo！！ Codardi！！ >:（ 。。。more

Jade ，

this is my fave characterisation of loki to date。 i could read this over and over again and never get tired

Daniela Cervantes ，

I felt this did not flow as cohesively as I would've liked and overall I had a hard time keeping up and had to constantly google things that were referred within the dialogue。 However， giving 3 stars for the amazing art work and dreamy Loki art。 I felt this did not flow as cohesively as I would've liked and overall I had a hard time keeping up and had to constantly google things that were referred within the dialogue。 However， giving 3 stars for the amazing art work and dreamy Loki art。 。。。more

Loki ，

Obviously， I am somewhat biased about this particular book。 But still， I found it a delight from start to finish， just like I did when I read it as single issues。 Al Ewing proves a worthy successor to Kieron Gillen， while still writing in a voice distinctly his own。 In the meantime， hi jinks， humour， capers， debates about narratology， and more than anything， the question of who owns the stories of ourselves。

Stalfos ，

Ignore the description。 The description is the real crime that cannot be forgiven， here。Do you like cons （either the scam kind or the nerdy kind）？ Heists？ Elaborate schemes？ Deals with the （literal and/or figurative） devil？ Metatextual discussions of roles and archetypes？ Pop culture references？ Swordfights？ Modern mythology？ The enduring power of stories？ Ah， then I have a comic for you。

Antonomasia ，

[3。5] This is so obviously for， and inspired by， an audience of MCU-Hiddleston-Loki fangirls in their teens and early twenties - but it can still be an interesting pop-culture artefact to a an older reader who prefers comics with plenty to analyse， especially if you have also read about the fan culture。 There are dimensions to Agent of Asgard way beyond fanservice， including friendly satire of fandom; a canon creator taking up and/or subtly critiquing fan ideas， in a way that is ripe for academi [3。5] This is so obviously for， and inspired by， an audience of MCU-Hiddleston-Loki fangirls in their teens and early twenties - but it can still be an interesting pop-culture artefact to a an older reader who prefers comics with plenty to analyse， especially if you have also read about the fan culture。 There are dimensions to Agent of Asgard way beyond fanservice， including friendly satire of fandom; a canon creator taking up and/or subtly critiquing fan ideas， in a way that is ripe for academic analysis; and a countering of online culture's tendency to black-and-white thinking， by a writer my own age。 By the end I was thinking that if I had kids， I'd be very happy for them to be reading this。I was also pleased by the detailed references to historical mythology and how they go beyond the names， approximate character sketches and famous concepts like Ragnarok that also appear in the films。 （There is yet more Ragnarok stuff here too， albeit it was published before Thor: Ragnarok was released， and Ewing goes for the cyclical interpretation of the myth instead。） I read the first few issues shortly after The Saga of the Volsungs， and part of that story （in which Loki figures） is adapted here， with Sigurd the dragon slayer， his magical sword Gram， and the treasure of Andvari the dwarf all playing important roles at one point or another。 Marvel's Sigurd is called 'the first hero of Asgard' in a manner that feels reminiscent of the Greek custom of having heroes as demi-gods。 I'm not sure how much， or if， he figures in other Marvel comics， but here he seems designed to respond to a few modern ideas about mythology。 Other characters consider him an asshole， which chimes with recent feminist re-evaluations of mythology including what constitutes a hero， and actions of male deities and other celebrated characters。 These are most visible re。 Greek myths， however。 In an apparent subversion of Sigurd's association with German nationalism and the Nazis， he is darker skinned than the other Asgardian characters。 （It is never mentioned verbally， but with him being called 'the first hero' I ended up thinking about it as a reference to how Europeans probably mostly had darker skin c。 10 000 years ago。） The combination of these traits is potentially awkward， however， as there aren't other dark-skinned major characters。Depsite these promising beginnings， it doesn't totally work as a standalone for a reader who hasn't read a lot of other Marvel Asgard comics， as it suffers from way， way too many references to other comics， especially， though not only， in the middle section which is part of a superhero crossover event。 （The lower ratings for volume 2 of the 3 collected volumes show how much this was a problem。） I've only actually read a couple of big crossover events - this and the Crisis of Infinite Earths in Alan Moore's 1980s Swamp Thing - but already I am finding them and their clichés tedious， as do the seasoned comics readers whose reviews I've been reading for years on GR。 （Surely the point of crossovers should be comedy， like drunken student conversations about which characters would beat who in a fight - but apparently the real thing in comics manages to be po-faced， overblown and insubstantial， and fails to take the piss out of itself even when the writers are top-notch， because they are constrained by management。） However， in a nod to the likelihood of Agent of Asgard attracting readers who aren't already steeped in years of this comics universe （with significant differences from the films）， there are asterisked notes mentioning in which issue of which other title a referenced event happened。 And there are *so many* other titles - the avid young fan wanting to get into Marvel's Asgard comics would emerge with a lengthy reading list if she noted down all of them。However， one aspect of the crossover's theme - or rather some characters' comments about it - worked very well for me。 The premise is pretty clichéd: some magical force unleashed by Dr Doom and Scarlet Witch （who is working with him， not the Avengers unlike in the films） causes heroes and villains to swap sides， villains become good and heroes evil。 Young Loki and Amora/Enchantress begin working together as a duo。 The two of them are described as smug and self-righteous， Loki no longer wants to have anything to do with his former friends who liked his slightly more morally ambiguous self， and the friends in return conclude "let's leave them to their cold nobility"。 At one point during this interlude Loki proudly turns himself into a rainbow tailed unicorn because he is so pure of heart。 Back in 2014-15 when these comics were published， this could have looked like a typical， fairly uncomplicated moral message of the sort found in superhero stories （along with more fanservice in which Loki， for example， beats Ultron）。 But in the context of the last two or three years， it looks like a barbed， satirical warning to this comic's target demographic， pointing out what much of their online behaviour has become。A lot of the wittiest stuff is in the first few issues， corresponding with vol 1 of the three-part collected issues。 Other characters say about this Loki， who looks like he's aged 18-25 himself， "Are you sure this is Loki， he looks a bit One Direction-y？" The next issue， he says he had to move apartment because people kept mistaking him for Harry Styles。 One of his powers is hacking - an excellent attribute for a writer to give an early 21st century trickster - and Thor （wearing an A-ha t-shirt and looking like He-Man， among the very few obvious pop-culture references more than ten years old） talks about one incidence of it by saying "You did create a most terrible slash upon their internet"。 This Loki's personality in the comics world is defined as being different from King Loki， the original older， villainous version who's been around in Marvel comics since the 1960s - but equally this young Loki， who describes himself as "a loveable scamp with a heart of gold" and who sincerely wants to atone for the wickedness of his past self， is a comment on how different in personality many young MCU fangirls' idea of Loki is from the character on screen。 （aka the trope Draco in Leather Pants， whose name also arguably shows someone like me， already a legal adult when Harry Potter was first published， how big a trend this might be for slightly younger generations。） Ewing probably wasn't to know how de-powered Loki would be especially in the later films and how this became the subject of IMO the most justified fan complaints。 （I think it looks a lot like laziness from the scriptwriters and directors， in not wanting to complicate the plot or work out how the comics character would deal with the likes of Strange） But that anomaly is covered here too: "My magic was earned through centuries of tireless study，" Old Loki reminds everyone。 The fangirls also get a reader-identification character: Verity， a gothy twentysomething who has the superpower to see the truth behind any lie。 （Perfect for not being taken advantage of by Loki， and being able to see his "real self"。 Tropes of both trad comics and fanfic are subverted as she's not his lover， they're platonic friends although they met at speed dating。 Glad that some types of book are finally catching up that this is a thing that happens。） There's even a storyline towards the end of Agent of Asgard where a lot of it isn't Loki's fault， the badness came from his creator。 And Ewing made them a canon version - this is one subculture that must have been more than happy to be co-opted by a corporate creator。Yet even whilst the fandom is serviced， it is satirised and critiqued。 （And unlike the writers of， say， Sherlock， Ewing knows not to overdo the overt references to fan culture。） Just as fanfiction about Loki is predominantly written by fangirls， with a communal ethos， young Loki as 'Agent of Asgard' has his activities decided - is sent on missions - by the All-Mother， a team of three female rulers of Asgard who took over when Odin went into semi-retirement: Freya （she is Freya here not Frigga， the two appear to have been conflated）， Idunn and Gaea。 It is they who decide whether Loki can have his past misdeeds struck from the record， just as some fans want MCU's Loki to be forgiven or understood because they feel he's not that bad really， and/or to see him reform， creating scenarios about this。 The All-Mother treat（s） heroes of old like truant children and， it soon emerges， are working towards a Golden Age which is subtly dystopian and authoritarian in its predictability and excess security。 Young readers in 2014-15 - when these comics were published - may have seen their mothers and/or schoolteachers in this。 （And it certainly reminds me how， in my childhood and teens the 'women as killjoys' stereotype was fully justified by my RL experience and by contrast men， especially those visible in the media， often seemed interesting and fun， i。e。 in tune with the trickster archetype）。 To the typical card-carrying fourth-wave feminist reader of 2018-20， however， this could look suspect。 Though often， fandom opinions about characters seem to be compartmentalised from wider culture， or perhaps to remain in aspic - as in the insistence that Loki is just damaged， that he should be forgiven as other characters have been forgiven （e。g。 Tony Stark as an arms dealer）， in contrast with the way that forgiveness and redemption have been seen as in themselves problematic ideas in the social justice movement and especially #metoo。 （It seems that sometimes the same people make these arguments for fictional characters whilst implying that real-life problematic public figures are essentially damned and should just go away。 It seems like morally gray characters may only be acceptable in fiction。） Ewing adds to that several-years-old conversation the strangely rarely-made point that as a god， a character like Loki is an archetype， the source of certain qualities， so it's not the same as a human being changing。 （Which seems obvious if you were familiar with the mythology long before Marvel films。） Young Loki in Agent of Asgard is then an existentialist figure grappling with this dilemma， and also arguably with the present versus the deep past: he wants to reform and be *good*， to be that loveable scamp who's acceptable to fandom and left-liberal culture of the 2010s， but in his metaphorical DNA he is the millenia-old embodiment of lies and mischief。 This is addressed partly via a fairly common young person's dilemma （at least it's one that also bothered me in my twenties）， the way that everybody around you appears to have a fixed idea of you， formed in the past， and they always seem to see that rather than who you are at the time， several years later， and how you have changed。 But for Loki， tied to Asgard by his ancient role， and detectable on Earth by superpower monitoring， it's not as easy as moving and making new friends， the way it is for a lot of young people。 His/her - for Loki's female form makes an appearance in the second half - other solution is to play with the meanings of words （appropriately recursive） and be the god / goddess of stories instead， because what are lies but stories。 Emerging from Eastern-influenced idea of ego-death， this particular reinvention is a little too glib （and neoliberal， like the 2010s corporate mindfulness trend？）， as it suggests that such change is only about and down to the individual changing - whereas for humans in general （who don't have the complication of being living archetypes）， other people's attitudes can be part of the problem too; even if you don't care what they think， they may still have influence over your life。 And Loki is an example of someone who can't get away from them， the way some people are stuck with communities or families that constrain them。 Loki gets a lot of insults from Thor later in the comic， the usual things that can be used to highlight the character's outsider status: 'bastard' （adopted， a different race）， 'preening half a man' （gender non-conforming， an outsider in a man's world） - another set of fan-favourite talking points。 His relationship with Odin is more complex， and Odin himself somewhat more complex， than in the films。 （Odin is redeemed here relative to those who interpret him in the MCU as an abusive parent。） Odin's warrior/kingly aspect still takes precedence， perhaps more so than in the mythology， but in #11 he appears briefly as the wise wanderer too， as he meets a desolate young Loki in a snowy waste: "My child who is both son and daughter … There are times I show little wisdom … I am the one who speaks for the tree。 I am the king of all stories。 And you are my child … Your hour of trial when the storm is at the door and all is darkest。 Hold to yourself。" Yet only a few issues later he is throwing his ego around in a bout of petulant international un-diplomacy。The humour is never far away， from a dig at superhero clichés even whilst in the middle of one， "a conflagration on Midgard that threatens to doom us all and similar things have kept coming to nothing" （slight paraphrase） to a comment on one of Marvel's most awkward Asgardian characters， "Angela is still finding her place in the realms"。 （Even the name doesn't work… it so obviously makes her a creation of the later 20th century when it was a fashionable name）， to Verity's jibe at Amora's old-school skintight costume， "What was her name again？ Heteronormativa？" Odin actually gets to do some fighting for once， and a scenario in which the Asgardians need to use Midgard weapons is a great excuse to show Odin brandishing a rotary cannon and Freya with a machine gun in each hand。 （I've always had a soft spot for action films featuring retired or elderly characters and the same goes for this。） There are some fantastic battle tableaux in #16。 Elsewhere I don't rate the art in this as highly as a lot of GR reviewers seem to， it's fine but not amazing - these， however， are something else and convey a seriously impressive sense of energy and movement on the page。At times the story dragged and felt routine， whether because of superhero stock scenarios， or the prolonged existential wrestling that， in manner of literary fiction， evokes boredom in the reader because it's so effective in communicating how the protagonist feels。 But some of Agent of Asgard was a stellar example of how complex and clever comics can be， although it may take a bit of background knowledge， either of MCU fandom or the Marvel Asgard comics universe， to appreciate。（read June & Sept 2020， reviewed Oct） 。。。more

Sleepseeker ，

I don't read much comics in the Thor world because the ones that I have read， bore me， especially the way they talk。 Not this one， the whole book was fabulous and the story was woven wonderfully。 I am a few years behind on Marvel comics and this was on the top of the list to read。 From what I understand， there's some great stories coming out from the Thor side in the future。 Halfway through this book， we get some more answers about Angela， especially if you've been reading Guardians of the Galax I don't read much comics in the Thor world because the ones that I have read， bore me， especially the way they talk。 Not this one， the whole book was fabulous and the story was woven wonderfully。 I am a few years behind on Marvel comics and this was on the top of the list to read。 From what I understand， there's some great stories coming out from the Thor side in the future。 Halfway through this book， we get some more answers about Angela， especially if you've been reading Guardians of the Galaxy during that time period。 I am excited to see in future comics more about Angela and how she will interact with the Asgardians。 This is a well crafted and fun read and the art is great。 。。。more

Craig ，

Really good and inventive writing on display here。 It's just too bad that there had to be so many tie-ins to company crossover events or this might have been even better。 The artwork is consistently strong throughout。 Really good and inventive writing on display here。 It's just too bad that there had to be so many tie-ins to company crossover events or this might have been even better。 The artwork is consistently strong throughout。 。。。more

Pradivta Ilvansyah ，

They know Loki as the trickster， the God of Evil and perhaps one of the greatest villain ever existed in Marvel Universe but do they really know what he feels？ how desperately he wants to change his role as a villain？ how he wants to accepted by his brethren on Asgard and his sadness bearing the role of an evil god？Surely not many know。Al Ewing perfectly makes a beautiful story， that is inspired by MCU's version of Loki， into a story that is unique and true to the character itself which can be a They know Loki as the trickster， the God of Evil and perhaps one of the greatest villain ever existed in Marvel Universe but do they really know what he feels？ how desperately he wants to change his role as a villain？ how he wants to accepted by his brethren on Asgard and his sadness bearing the role of an evil god？Surely not many know。Al Ewing perfectly makes a beautiful story， that is inspired by MCU's version of Loki， into a story that is unique and true to the character itself which can be a bit complicated at times but also charming in it's own way。 A must read for Loki fans and also people who want to know more about comic Loki 。。。more

Mariam ，

"Doomed to never be anything but Loki- Loki the bad son。 Loki the villain- until the day he died。So。。。he died。 Which was， of course， his greatest scheme of all。" With gorgeous illustrations， vibrant characters， and rich storytelling， the entirety of Agent of Asgard was a roller-coaster ride until the end。 I originally picked up this book as a huge fan of MCU Loki， and though I still love him， he is beyond bland compared to the humorous， clever， and mischievous Loki。 （internally laughing becau "Doomed to never be anything but Loki- Loki the bad son。 Loki the villain- until the day he died。So。。。he died。 Which was， of course， his greatest scheme of all。" With gorgeous illustrations， vibrant characters， and rich storytelling， the entirety of Agent of Asgard was a roller-coaster ride until the end。 I originally picked up this book as a huge fan of MCU Loki， and though I still love him， he is beyond bland compared to the humorous， clever， and mischievous Loki。 （internally laughing because there's like twenty different Loki's） Also， Verity Willis is quite possibly the best mortal character， and I hope she makes her debut in the MCU soon。 God knows MCU Loki needs a friend。 。。。more

Breelynd Huntley ，

Is there a second collection coming， because I need more Loki。 This is a great book for anyone who loves the snarky villain of the Marvel universe。

N。J。 ，

Re-read this， and it was just as phenomenal as I remember。 what a great way to deal with the increased Loki love post-Avengers movie， while still respecting and understanding his role as a villain in marvel comics history， AND really paying homage to Norse legends， mythology， and the powers that stories hold。Extremely self-aware， extremely well-written， just an absolute stunner of a collection。

Natasha Carpina ，

Man， I finally read the complete collection and I have fallen in love with Loki for the nth time now！ But has this satiated my thirst for more Loki？ HELL NAH。 It will never be quenched。 ;）Reading this has prompted me to create another Loki fanfic and I can't wait to actually start writing it！ I've got tons of ideas I'm just buzzing。 Loki has ignited the story-teller in me！ Man， I finally read the complete collection and I have fallen in love with Loki for the nth time now！ But has this satiated my thirst for more Loki？ HELL NAH。 It will never be quenched。 ;）Reading this has prompted me to create another Loki fanfic and I can't wait to actually start writing it！ I've got tons of ideas I'm just buzzing。 Loki has ignited the story-teller in me！ 。。。more

Emma Gear ，

The ever-villainous Loki has decided to turn over a new leaf。 But scrubbing all of his misdeeds from history is going to take a lot of work considering how much of a reputation he's built for himself over the years。 Luckily he is given the chance， assuming he can do some work for the higher ups at Asgard， turning Loki into their agent。And I really， really loved this run。 There's a lot of really great reframing of who Loki is as a character and what it means to really be the God of lies and trick The ever-villainous Loki has decided to turn over a new leaf。 But scrubbing all of his misdeeds from history is going to take a lot of work considering how much of a reputation he's built for himself over the years。 Luckily he is given the chance， assuming he can do some work for the higher ups at Asgard， turning Loki into their agent。And I really， really loved this run。 There's a lot of really great reframing of who Loki is as a character and what it means to really be the God of lies and trickery。 Loki's a character who's portrayed as simultaneously deeply sympathetic in how he wants to make a new name for himself despite all the problems he's caused over his life， but also as still every bit the trickster that earned him his reputation in the first place。 Things are made a lot more interesting early on when he meets a young woman by the name of Verity while speed dating。Verity's got the innate ability to tell when she's being lied to。 And it's kind of ruined her life， as she can't enjoy many， many things。 She can't watch an action movie cause her mind just points out to her constantly that everything going on is fiction， etc etc。 And her meeting up with and befriending Loki， the God of Lies makes for a fantastic pairing。 While I do admittedly find a lot of the run middling it's the finale that really made this one of my favorite runs ever。I'm not going to spoil it here， but it dives into some real， deeply philosophical things。 And since this was yet another comic that was running around the time Secret Wars was， it ends with the universe being destroyed。 But even that is handled really well！ Not only is the action packed finale filled with some of my favorite images of all time， but there's an entire issue afterwards with Loki essentially floating in an endless void。 It's the only issue that I know of that takes place after the universe ends for Secret Wars， but isn't a Battleworld story。 Al Ewing knocks it out of the park again with another excellently written story and I loved this one to death。 The differences between lies and stories make for an interesting dynamic to explore and this is definitely one that anyone with an interest in the character of Loki should check out。 。。。more

Luma Dionísio ，

Meu Deus！！！！ WHAT A JOURNEY！Vamos começar falando que eu tenho dificuldade com quadrinhos do universo Marvel/DC。 Eu geralmente não consigo me apegar ao personagem ou à história porque acho certas coisas muito rasas e isso prejudica como eu me relaciono com o enredo no geral。 Isso não aconteceu com essa aqui。Claro， tem toda aquela questão das HQs: tem um milhão de histórias que precisam ser lidas e todas trazem um contexto a mais para a atual e blablabla， mas apesar de ser frustrante não saber al Meu Deus！！！！ WHAT A JOURNEY！Vamos começar falando que eu tenho dificuldade com quadrinhos do universo Marvel/DC。 Eu geralmente não consigo me apegar ao personagem ou à história porque acho certas coisas muito rasas e isso prejudica como eu me relaciono com o enredo no geral。 Isso não aconteceu com essa aqui。Claro， tem toda aquela questão das HQs: tem um milhão de histórias que precisam ser lidas e todas trazem um contexto a mais para a atual e blablabla， mas apesar de ser frustrante não saber algo， fica explicado por cima e não prejudica nossa compreensão do todo。Eu amo o Loki， seja em qualquer mídia， mas vê-lo aqui foi espetacular。 Vê-lo aqui foi vê-lo em TODAS as suas formas， todas as suas possibilidades。Essa história fala sobre futuro， destino， erros， acertos e a possibilidade de recomeçar。 Fala sobre qualidades e defeitos e fala também sobre metáforas。 Na verdade， até com a minha fé eu consegui fazer relação ao terminar de ler。E eu AMEI o final。 Eu amei。A narrativa é GENIAL e se entrelaça em tantos sentidos que eu vários momentos eu fiquei UOWWWWWW。Eu tô muito feliz por ter pago o que paguei nessa versão completa com toda a saga。 Foi carinho， mas NOSSA valeu DEMAAAAAIS à pena。 Menção honrosa à Verity ❤️ MARAVILHOSA。Sério。 Leiam essa HQ。 Tenham em sua estante。 Sensacional。PS: LOKI GÊNERO FLUIDO ❤️ 。。。more

Judah Radd ，

It had ups and downs。 Sometimes I loved it， sometimes I thought it was meh。。。 but it ended awesomely， so it gets 4 stars。To be honest， the worst part was the AXIS tie in portion， and that’s not really Al Ewing’s fault， so he gets a pass。Awesome characterizations， killer art。。。 this was a really unique， fun and interesting series。 A good portion of the subtext was meta commentary about comics， and I dug that。 I think you will too。

Kyra Boisseree ，

3。5* This was a lot of fun！ I've never really read Marvel comics before， but Loki is one of my favorite Marvel characters and in this one he's canonically gender fluid！ I was a bit thrown at times by all the citations of other Marvel comics， but I followed along well enough。 I love Verity Willis。 Her power is so cool！ So continues my month of queer reading。。。。 3。5* This was a lot of fun！ I've never really read Marvel comics before， but Loki is one of my favorite Marvel characters and in this one he's canonically gender fluid！ I was a bit thrown at times by all the citations of other Marvel comics， but I followed along well enough。 I love Verity Willis。 Her power is so cool！ So continues my month of queer reading。。。。 。。。more

Mia ，

This was a reread for me， and it reminded how much I love this run。 It's a story of growth and finding identity。 It shows the importance of learning how to view things differently， and how everyone's expectations of you can be suffocating if you allow yourself to be defined by them。 Very glad I bought the complete collection。 This was a reread for me， and it reminded how much I love this run。 It's a story of growth and finding identity。 It shows the importance of learning how to view things differently， and how everyone's expectations of you can be suffocating if you allow yourself to be defined by them。 Very glad I bought the complete collection。 。。。more

Dorian ，

NOTE 21/2/21: MY VIEW OF THIS SERIES IS INCREDIBLY BIASED BECAUSE WHEN I READ IT I WAS， AS I STILL AM， A FLAMBOYANT ENBY WITH PARENTAL ISSUES AND AN IDENTITY CRISIS。 AND SO WAS LOKI。 AND ALSO IT WAS FUNNY AND WE ALL KNOW THAT IF SOMETHING IS EVEN REMOTELY FUNNY TO ME MY OPINION OF IT SKYROCKETS。 AS SUCH， TAKE THIS WITH A HEAPING OF SALT AS I RE READ IT TO SEE WHETHER MY OPINION ADDS UP TO THE TRUTH。September 2020Words cannot describe how much I love this series。Honestly。 It's brilliant。As a pers NOTE 21/2/21: MY VIEW OF THIS SERIES IS INCREDIBLY BIASED BECAUSE WHEN I READ IT I WAS， AS I STILL AM， A FLAMBOYANT ENBY WITH PARENTAL ISSUES AND AN IDENTITY CRISIS。 AND SO WAS LOKI。 AND ALSO IT WAS FUNNY AND WE ALL KNOW THAT IF SOMETHING IS EVEN REMOTELY FUNNY TO ME MY OPINION OF IT SKYROCKETS。 AS SUCH， TAKE THIS WITH A HEAPING OF SALT AS I RE READ IT TO SEE WHETHER MY OPINION ADDS UP TO THE TRUTH。September 2020Words cannot describe how much I love this series。Honestly。 It's brilliant。As a person who loves Marvel， Norse Mythology and， recently， comics， this is just so much fun。An incomplete list of it's virtues:- The art is beautiful。- It's hilarious。- The themes and their execution resonate really deeply。- Loki is a super compelling main character。 Full of personality。 His shifting moral status and relationship with his past is amazingly done。- This story is moving。- The little nods to Norse mythology all over the story were wonderful。This story executes masterfully my favourite thing of all time - redemption arcs。It has， in fact， made this my favourite marvel version of Loki （sorry MCU！）。His struggle with who he used to be and who people believe him to be on his path to change feels so genuine。 King Loki's appearance is a gut punch。 I loved the way all the Loki's played off against each other。Kid Loki who haunts Main Character Loki as a finally GOOD version of himself that he destroyed and is trying to get back the hero status of。 The guilt。King Loki， past Loki， who mirrors the rest of the world， trying to get Main Character Loki to see that he can never escape from evil。 That lies and trickery are all he is。And Main Character Loki， who says screw that， and is still dragged by it every step of the way。 Loved the acknowledgement of Loki's identity （stemming from the myths） as a genderfluid， pansexual person。Lady Loki is fantastic and I love her。 The relationships the mismatched characters formed with each other were really fun。 （A trickster god bent on redemption， human lie detector， sorceress casino robber， "hero" with magic sword， and Thor， all sitting in an apartment on Earth， was a dynamic I didn't know I needed。）The way they influence each other and make each other better is really cool。 （Again with the tropes I love！）I think about that one time when the moralities had an opposite day frequently。For something that felt like a filler episode it emphasised character development super well。It turned villains and anti-heroes into heroes。 An easy shortcut to everything Loki had been chasing the entire series。 He could even hold Mjolnir。But it came at a cost as all of the heroes were now villains or， in Thor's case， a bad-tempered， rude and useless being throwing his life away on gambling and drink and women。So it all had to be reversed， leaving ya boi right where he started， contemplating how it felt when he finally easily had everything he'd been aiming for to have it torn away from him。I really like that book。Anyway， the only bad thing about this is that the plot jumps around alot。 It can be difficult to follow。I cant remember what else i was going to say。 I could ramble forever。In summary， this is great。 I like it alot。Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk。 。。。more

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Loki: Agent of Asgard - The Complete Collection&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

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