JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY BY KIERON GILLEN: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1 Paperback – February 18, 2014

What a strange book. Do yourself a favor read all the introductions. They are pithy, funny, and sometimes necessary.Each issue a different minor character in the book gives us an update of all the CRAZY things that are happening to Loki and the rest of Asgard.SPOILERALERTLoki is dead but reborn as a child.The World Serpent is killed.Thor is dead but reborn as a new hero from Vanaheim.Asgard on Earth is destroyed.Hell is on fire.Hela is on the warpath.The Valkyrie are ready for anything.Hela sends Loki a cute teenage 'assistant' named Leah who is absolutely-no-relation-to-Hela (wink wink).Wise-cracking hellhounds have a fight and then 7 hell-puppies.Then the hellhounds try to out trick the trickster god, Loki Laufeysson.They can't trick the trickster.Loki Laufeysson tries to trick the Lord of Lies.How?He tells the truth.As only Loki can.Nightmare reigns.Then he doesn't.Then the nightmares go away.Damon Hellstrom-- the bare-chested Son of Satan with abs of steel-- flexes his muscles.Leah swoons.Loki grimaces.Volstagg -- the beer-bellied Warrior of Asgard -- saves the Universe and lives to tell the tale.Volstagg's children have an "old food" fight.Volstagg's wife thanks him for THAT. . . but forgives him anyway.and. . .It's just plain F-U-N. That's Asgardian for buy it.

This and its companion volume offer a sympathetic view of Loki, the Trickster and his deep intelligence. Great writing and art – I have returned to this storyline repeatedly. Kid Loki is likable but reviled for his former self's actions and no one give him a chance. Successfully ties together a few major story arcs from the Marvel universe

beautiful drawings and stories

Easily one of my favorite sections of Marvel history! Kid-Loki is just adorable, you're going to love him!Be sure to read Young Avengers volumes 1-3 to see further kid-Loki shenanigans!

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 Loki, the god of mischief that's destroyed Asgard time and time again. This is a child Loki, one reborn with none of the memories or baggage of the old Loki. And this Loki genuinely wants to be good, despite the rest of the world understandably hating him (save for Thor) for the actions in his previous life. This setup provides great tension and stakes that permeate through the book. Gillen sets up a great cast of characters for Loki to play off of, from Hela's handmaiden Leah to a newly zombified Tyr to the returning undead Disir. It's a great companion piece to Gillen's previous Thor run, integrating all the elements I loved about it while pushing the story further. The Mephisto issue in particular was a great one-off that was still consequential to the overall narrative. While this Loki is trying to stay on the path of righteousness like his brother, his methods are still as cunning as ever, making the hard choices Thor wouldn't have considered to ensure the survival of his people.The art of the volume was a mixed bag. I've enjoyed Elson and Braithwaite's work with these characters before, and they did pretty well here. Portacio, on the other hand, isn't my cup of tea, their work feeling a tad clunky and occasionally lacking clarity. Breitweiser and Ferry have some good one-offs though.My only real complaint is it feels like Gillen's story is once again limited by what's going on in other books. The first nine issues of this collection tie into the Fear Itself event, and at a certain point it feels like the buildup goes way too long. Even after the event concludes, story beats of the Matt Fraction Thor run continue to heavily influence what happens in this book. I like a shared universe as much as the next guy, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't looking forward to Gillen telling a more contained story with these Asgardian characters. The man's writing is brilliant, I'd just like to see him able to cut loose without an arm tied behind his back for a change.This book is absolutely a recommend, though I'm unsure how accessible it is to those who are unfamiliar with Thor continuity before this point. You can probably go in blind and do all right, though I will say reading Gillen's Thor run definitely heightens the experience.

The artwork in here is diverse and lovely- as well as the writing. Lokis quips and antics will hit you right where it hurts!

Amazing story; both plot- and character-driven.

Marvel fans run - do not walk. This is a good-sized book with really good art and an excellent storyline. Kid Loki is Loki - Trying to fulfill a prophecy he may not necessarily want to see fulfilled. Frankly, I really expected him to do something to twist the prophecy so it wouldn't end the way it did, but alas! 'Twas not to be. Ragnorak ends just like the myths.. All the familiar characters are here and some I wasn't familiar with at all. Now, I just have to wait, impatiently for Volume 2.

Journey into Mystery de Kieron Gillen ah sido de las mejores sagas que haya leído en un buen rato en los comics, este el tomo dos son obligados si eres fan de loki o Thor y es fácil de las mejores sagas a la fecha, el producto llegó en perfectas condiciones pero no estaría mal que este tipo de libros vinieran con alguna cubierta plástica o bolsa individual, ya son varios comics y libros que compró y ninguno viene con un plástico protector, no soy muy exigente en esto pero si es algo para tomar en cuenta si son para obsequiar

I loved the films that have come out. my favourite character is Loki, so i wanted to read more about him. this was an excellent story