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Journey Into Mystery: The Manchester Gods (2012)

by Kieron Gillen(Favorite Author)

4.1 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Marvel Enterprises, Inc.

review 1: Though I long ago accepted The Marvel Asgardians as an entirely separate entity from the Norse Aesir and try to check my degree in mythology at the comic book store door, this story had me cringing over all of the wrong. Also, tone down the Christianity a bit there, guys. Not every fire god or afterlife has to be Satan or Inferno. This story would probably have been better if I'd read more of the arc, but its Neil-Gaiman-lite story, plot holes, and one dimensional characters gave me no reason to continue. A shame, as I loved Straczynski's run on Thor.
review 2: Kid!Loki's adventures are always a joy to read, but this volume was probably my least favorite so far. I suspect Gillen had to wrap this storyline up quickly because Everything Burns was about to start. ... more There are a lot of really fantastic ideas that Gillen could have played with, but with so few issues to work with, there is only so much they can be expanded upon. The Thor issued also included is interesting, but completely out of place collected with JiM and I'm also somewhat confused as to where it fits in the Thor/Loki timeline since I was under the impression Thor was no longer bonded to Donald Blake. Maybe that changed during Thor's own run, but it was rather confusing for me. Really brilliant art in that Thor issue though. less

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