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nerdinthelibrary 's review for:
Original Sin: Thor & Loki: The Tenth Realm
by Jason Aaron
Review also posted to my blog.
content warnings: violence, references to infanticide
representation: pansexual genderfluid main character
From what I can tell, this is a comic tie-in to the event, a storyline which I know less than nothing about. I just decided to read this because I need more Loki in my life and this looked good - and it was!
This has Loki and Thor travelling to in search of their thought-to-be-dead sister Angela. As someone who has never read an Asgardian/Thor comic before I can't really comment on any lore-related stuff or how this fares against other comics with the characters, but as my first outing with them I can happily say that I really enjoyed it.
The art was fine. It was my favourite but it also wasn't hot garbage. I definitely didn't love the fact that the every woman (with the exception of Loki) has annoyingly unrealistic and accentuated boobs, but at this point I just brush that shit off.
As I said, I have no frame of reference for Asgardian/Thor stories, but as a first-timer I really enjoyed this one. It was interesting enough and didn't overstay its welcome, but still made it clear that there would be more coming in the future. The part that really made me love this comic was the characters, Loki specifically.
I've always been pretty ambivalent about comic!Thor and I remain that way while reading this comic. Even without me feeling nothing really about Thor, I'm pretty sure Loki would have still remained a standout. I will never get tired of him being a piece of shit trickster and this comic definitely delivers a good amount of that. I also really enjoyed how casually him being genderfluid is worked in. His gender shifts at a point in the story, but even asides from that there are just casual comments that make it clear he's not cis:
Despite knowing nothing about Asgardian comics or the storyline, this was still a really enjoyable read and comic!Loki could totally get it.
content warnings: violence, references to infanticide
representation: pansexual genderfluid main character
“You know, I don’t want to say I told you so, brother -- so instead I’ll just mention that we’re boxed in by homicidal maniacs who plan to cut us into goblets --”
From what I can tell, this is a comic tie-in to the event, a storyline which I know less than nothing about. I just decided to read this because I need more Loki in my life and this looked good - and it was!
This has Loki and Thor travelling to in search of their thought-to-be-dead sister Angela. As someone who has never read an Asgardian/Thor comic before I can't really comment on any lore-related stuff or how this fares against other comics with the characters, but as my first outing with them I can happily say that I really enjoyed it.
The art was fine. It was my favourite but it also wasn't hot garbage. I definitely didn't love the fact that the every woman (with the exception of Loki) has annoyingly unrealistic and accentuated boobs, but at this point I just brush that shit off.
As I said, I have no frame of reference for Asgardian/Thor stories, but as a first-timer I really enjoyed this one. It was interesting enough and didn't overstay its welcome, but still made it clear that there would be more coming in the future. The part that really made me love this comic was the characters, Loki specifically.
I've always been pretty ambivalent about comic!Thor and I remain that way while reading this comic. Even without me feeling nothing really about Thor, I'm pretty sure Loki would have still remained a standout. I will never get tired of him being a piece of shit trickster and this comic definitely delivers a good amount of that. I also really enjoyed how casually him being genderfluid is worked in. His gender shifts at a point in the story, but even asides from that there are just casual comments that make it clear he's not cis:
THOR: We should introduce ourselves, Loki. These are fair maidens indeed.
LOKI: Well, so am I, sometimes. It doesn't mean I'm safe to talk to.
ODIN: My children. My son and my daughter and my child who is both.
Despite knowing nothing about Asgardian comics or the storyline, this was still a really enjoyable read and comic!Loki could totally get it.