The comic is Drawn by Oscar Bazaldua and he delivers. The author is, at least in this issue, writing in a comedic manner and the build-up of the gravity of this first arc may be used as a humor device (disguising something as dead serious but then showing it’s really nothing is very common nowadays). By the looks of it, Kibblesmith is planning a quite ominous story arc for Loki however it is unwise to assume this is certain. Most of the dialogues are dominated by the trickster making for a fun read whenever he’s on the page. The story is conducted charmingly by Kibblesmith who does so with humor and wit, reflecting Loki’s main character traits nicely.

We get a brief Nightmare apparition although it serves much more for Loki to make a point to his brother rather than being an actual threat. He is then met by Thor who was summoned by a mysterious elderly figure (that resembles Thor himself). Loki is not fond of being a ruler full-period and leaves the throne unattended for a night out on Midgard, which is where the reader first meets him. The first issue serves as a set up for the main story arc. Marvel’s new title covers Loki and Thor’s stories as they both became kings at the same time. With this, Loki became the rightful leader of Jotunheim. Loki turned out to be a great deal of help in defeating his father, ruler of the Frost Giants, King Laufey. Asgard and the Avengers won and managed to maintain the nine realms safe once more.

Loki #1 Marvel Comics Writer: Daniel Kibblesmith Artist: Oscar Bazaldua & David Curiel

Loki by Daniel Kibblesmith