(2019)

Marvel, 2019 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
39.99 USD; 52.00 CAD
Pages
156
On-sale Date
2019-08-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
ISBN
978-1-302-91885-9 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781302918859 53999
Editing
Jennifer Grünwald (credited) (collection editor); Caitlin O'Connell (assistant editor); Mark D. Beazley (editor, special projects); Jeff Youngquist (senior editor, special projects)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age U.S.
Binding
hardcover
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

Second Edition; First Edition is Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers (Marvel, 2010 series).

Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers (Table of Contents)

Loki / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Esad Ribić (painting)
Inks
Esad Ribić (painting)
Colors
Esad Ribić (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure; superhero
Characters
Thor; Loki
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No image yet

[Title Page and Credits] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils
Esad Ribić (painting)
Inks
Esad Ribić (painting)
Colors
Esad Ribić (painting)
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Loki / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Esad Ribić (painting)
Inks
Esad Ribić (painting)
Colors
Esad Ribić (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure; superhero
Characters
Loki; Thor
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Loki Part One (Table of Contents: 3)

Loki / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Rodi
Pencils
Esad Ribić (painting)
Inks
Esad Ribić (painting)
Colors
Esad Ribić (painting)
Letters
Cory Petit

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure; superhero
Characters
Loki (also in flashback); Thor (also in flashback); Odin (in flashback); Balder (in flashback); Sif (also in flashback); Daia; Lorelei; Hela; Farbauti
Synopsis
Loki has won. Thor is in chains and the trickster god rules Asgard. Asgardians kneel to their new ruler as his allies jockey for favor in the new regime. Hela desires the soul of Thor. But what will Loki do with his arch foe who is also his step-brother?!
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Keywords
Asgard; Jotunheim; mythology

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Loki / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Esad Ribić (painting)
Inks
Esad Ribić (painting)
Colors
Esad Ribić (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure; superhero
Characters
Loki; Thor
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Loki Part Two (Table of Contents: 5)

Loki / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Rodi
Pencils
Esad Ribić (painting)
Inks
Esad Ribić (painting)
Colors
Esad Ribić (painting)
Letters
Cory Petit

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure; superhero
Characters
Loki (also in flashbacks); Thor; Sif (also in flashback); Balder (also in flashback); Karnilla; Hoder (in flashback); Farbauti
Synopsis
Loki confronts two of his prisoners, first the cruel Lady Sif and second the thoughtless and egotistical Balder about their long and painful histories together. Based on his talk with Sif, Loki decrees that Thor will be executed at dawn. Based on his talk with Balder about the many dimensions where Loki always loses, he summons Karnilla to aid him in his quest for truth and the overcoming of one's destiny.
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Keywords
Asgard; Jotunheim

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Loki / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Esad Ribić (painting)
Inks
Esad Ribić (painting)
Colors
Esad Ribić (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure; superhero
Characters
Thor; Loki
Reprints

Loki Part Three (Table of Contents: 7)

Loki / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Rodi
Pencils
Esad Ribić (painting)
Inks
Esad Ribić (painting)
Colors
Esad Ribić (painting)
Letters
Cory Petit

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It will not do.
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure; superhero
Characters
Loki (also in flashbacks); Thor (also in flashback); Odin (also in flashback); Frigga; Karnilla; Laufey (dies in flashback); Farbauti
Synopsis
Karnilla shows Loki a myriad of worlds where Thor always wins and Loki always loses; Loki confronts a beaten Thor as he tries to reason out how to beat fate. Loki accuses the All-Father, Odin, of using and abusing him in his quest to glorify the real son over the adopted son. Loki's mother arrives.
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Keywords
Asgard; mythology

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Loki / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Esad Ribić (painting)
Inks
Esad Ribić (painting)
Colors
Esad Ribić (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure; superhero
Characters
Thor; Loki
Reprints

Loki Part Four (Table of Contents: 9)

Loki / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Rodi
Pencils
Esad Ribić
Inks
Esad Ribić
Colors
Esad Ribić
Letters
Cory Petit; Randolph Gentile

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure; superhero
Characters
Loki (also in flashback); Thor; Farbauti (also in flashback); Daia; Hela; Laufey (in flashback)
Synopsis
Loki's mother shows up in Asgard to reclaim her son and take her rightful place as Queen, much to her son's chagrin. Court politics and interruptions begin to take their tole on the new ruler. On the eve of the execution of Thor, Hela pressures Loki into committing to the deed, but Loki is contemplating the future and fate and has no time or answers for the maiden of Death. Loki figures out what he must do to turn the course of his destiny around.
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Keywords
Asgard; mythology

Loki Proposal for a 4-Issue Mini-Series (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Rodi
Letters
typeset

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Character Studies (Table of Contents: 11)

Loki / illustration / 9 pages (report information)

Pencils
Esad Ribić
Inks
Esad Ribić
Colors
Esad Ribić

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure; superhero
Characters
Loki; Thor; Sif; Odin; Hela; Lorelei
Reprints

Loki, the God of Mischief!! (Table of Contents: 12)

The Mighty Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I challenge you to match your powers against mine, Thor!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thor; Loki
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Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief! (Table of Contents: 13)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Jon D'Agostino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At last you've met your match, Thor!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor (also as Don Blake); Loki (introduction); Heimdall (introduction); Odin (introduction); Jane Foster; Balder (introduction); Tyr (introduction)
Synopsis
Loki escapes from his prison in Asgard and comes to Earth to get revenge on Thor. The trickster hypnotizes him to help make mischief, but Thor’s transformation into Donald Blake frees him from hypnosis, allowing him to defeat Loki and return him to Asgard.
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Keywords
Asgard; Bifrost; Empire State Building; mythology; uru

Indexer Notes

This story is divided into two parts: an unmarked first part (5 pp) and part two—"The Vengeance of Loki!" (8 pp).
This is the first story setting up the mythological background of the series and establishing that Thor is the Norse god of myth and not just a mortal with his powers.

The Mighty Thunder God! vs. the Incredible Hulk! (Table of Contents: 14)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; the Hulk
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The Coming of Loki! (Table of Contents: 15)

Tales of Asgard / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ages ago, when the universe was young, and Asgard was a'borning, noble Odin was compelled to battle a myriad host of foes in order to secure his rightful reign!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Loki; Odin; Laufey (introduction, Loki's father, dies)
Synopsis
The Asgardians battle the Giants. Laufey, King of the Giants of Jotunheim, is slain. A bundle of cloth is found. It contains a baby. Odin adopts the child and names him Loki.
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Keywords
Asgard; Jotunheim; mythology

Indexer Notes

First biographical Loki story. Chronologically earliest appearance of Loki.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Thor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Olivier Coipel
Inks
Mark Morales
Colors
Laura Martin

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Thor; Balder; Loki
Reprints

Diversions and Misdirections (Table of Contents: 17)

Thor / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
J. Michael Straczynski
Pencils
Olivier Coipel
Inks
Mark Morales
Colors
Laura Martin
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; superhero
Characters
Loki (also in flashbacks); Hela; Bor (in flashback); Odin (in flashback); Laufey (in flashback)
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Keywords
Asgard; Inferno Club; Jotunheim; Las Vegas; mythology

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Loki / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Esad Ribić (painting)
Inks
Esad Ribić (painting)
Colors
Esad Ribić (painting)

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; adventure; superhero
Characters
Loki; Thor
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Loki / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Thor & Loki: Blood Brothers
    Loki
  2. 1. [Title Page and Credits]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Loki
  4. 3. Loki Part One
    Loki
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Loki
  6. 5. Loki Part Two
    Loki
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Loki
  8. 7. Loki Part Three
    Loki
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Loki
  10. 9. Loki Part Four
    Loki
  11. 10. Loki Proposal for a 4-Issue Mini-Series
  12. 11. Character Studies
    Loki
  13. 12. Loki, the God of Mischief!!
    The Mighty Thor
  14. 13. Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief!
    Thor
  15. 14. The Mighty Thunder God! vs. the Incredible Hulk!
    Thor
  16. 15. The Coming of Loki!
    Tales of Asgard
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Thor
  18. 17. Diversions and Misdirections
    Thor
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Loki
  20. 19. ["There are two sides to every story."]
    Loki
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