I've been a Norse myth fan my whole life, so I came at the Thor movie completely differently: I was super pissed that they gave Sif black hair, because it's not her being blond is a plotpoint or anything. Also, why is Thor not red-bearded, come on! (I like red-haired Loki best for myth Loki, but there no support in the myth, although it does fit in nicely with the Loki-as-fire metaphor.)
I picked up Journey into Mystery because Stephanie Hans was doing the covers. (I got to meet her once later, actually, and she was super nice and told me to brace for the Leah thing.)
Then I finally watched Thor because Avengers was coming out. I can't remember any references to Loki's other children in the movies, though.
I think kid!Loki and AoA!Loki are a lot closer to myth!Loki than previous Marvel Lokis.
That remark on Kate and kid!Loki reminds me I drew a fancomic with that premise, way back before JiM 645 came out. I should still have it around somewhere.
Agent of Asgard is awesome! You're really missing out. I'll be getting the trade in August too, if I can find the time to block out an afternoon and go to the US-comics-in-English store.
I still occasionally boggle at how different Marvel loki is from myth Loki, but then I remember that I'm a big BIG fan of the Loki from Dogma and that Loki has nothing to do with myth Loki at all. (But. Seriously. A frost giant?) I'm curious, where are you getting your Odin rape thing from? I don't remember that from the myths.
Well, Odin practices seidr, which is essentially the female form of magic, so there's definitely something going on there.
(Also, for some reason I had't friended you back, so now I do.)
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I picked up Journey into Mystery because Stephanie Hans was doing the covers. (I got to meet her once later, actually, and she was super nice and told me to brace for the Leah thing.)
Then I finally watched Thor because Avengers was coming out. I can't remember any references to Loki's other children in the movies, though.
I think kid!Loki and AoA!Loki are a lot closer to myth!Loki than previous Marvel Lokis.
That remark on Kate and kid!Loki reminds me I drew a fancomic with that premise, way back before JiM 645 came out. I should still have it around somewhere.
Agent of Asgard is awesome! You're really missing out. I'll be getting the trade in August too, if I can find the time to block out an afternoon and go to the US-comics-in-English store.
I still occasionally boggle at how different Marvel loki is from myth Loki, but then I remember that I'm a big BIG fan of the Loki from Dogma and that Loki has nothing to do with myth Loki at all. (But. Seriously. A frost giant?) I'm curious, where are you getting your Odin rape thing from? I don't remember that from the myths.
Well, Odin practices seidr, which is essentially the female form of magic, so there's definitely something going on there.
(Also, for some reason I had't friended you back, so now I do.)