"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 s
"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.
He could be the witch. Be the witch, and know everything.
Apparently, not all things with "Loki" in the title are good.
There are so many fascinatin
He could be the witch. Be the witch, and know everything.
Apparently, not all things with "Loki" in the title are good.
There are so many fascinating things about Loki: his magic, his gray-area morality, his rise as both a villain and a hero, his scheming ways, his jealousy of Thor, his Frost Giant descendants- and this only scrapes the surface of his incredibly complex character. Mackenzi Lee honored little of this. Though there were certain interactions, primarily between Loki and Odin, that captured his desperate voice well, most of it was bland and uncharacteristic of any of the reincarnations of Loki, both in the MCU films and the comic series. If you were to take his name out of the book, it could be a story about anyone- and every fanfic writer knows that's a sign of poor-quality writing.
To top it off, the writing itself is dry. There is little world-building and the book seems to be deprived of any vivid description or detail at all. Both, the Asgardians and humans, are flat, one-dimensional beings with nothing to stand from them but a name. The only exception to this is Theo Bell, Loki's male love-interest. Theo was a ball of sunshine and I found myself gravitating toward him rather than Loki, who I had little sympathy for. Even Amora, who I adored in the beginning, became rather predictable toward the end.
I had really hoped Lee would take care of Loki. Guess I'll stick to comics....more
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