Seize Thor Loki: Blood Brothers Picturized By Robert Rodi EBook

artwork sad story. Pretty decent writing if he can make me feel sorry for Loki, Of course to do so he must leave canon, . .,
This gets two only because the artwork is beautiful most of the frames are painterly in presentation, and present a very different feel than your traditional comic.
It's too bad the story they illustrate is so horrible,
The title is a misnomer Thor is a shadow in this book, locked up in Asgard, which is now under Loki's rule.
He's the object of much thought and action, but I don't think he actually says a word in the entire book, Instead, we get almostpages of Loki's incessant narcissistic insights, as he basically whines about having won the day, He shows himself to be a lord of misrule in many ways, as he alienates allies, shirks decisions, and basically spends the entire book wondering about fate and his role in it.
All for an ending that is utterly predictable and taken to an extreme, The writing is so overwrought as to be practically unreadable, There is almost no real action, and I thinkof the text is Loki's words, I think I get what Rodi was going for, but he made the experience of seeing through Loki's eyes miserable instead of evoking sympathy, he induced rage.
I'm not sure who this story is for Loki fans will despise him here, and Thor fans will be annoyed by his absence even with top billing.
If you enjoy looking at comics rather than reading them, this might be worthwhile, Otherwise, skip it. Im so in love with the art of this book, I mean, its unbelievably great, Then theres the story, wherein Loki finally gets what hes always wanted, to rule Asgard, However, what follows isnt what he expected the life of a “king” would be, Basically, the story works on the concept of “be careful what you wish for”, Definitely, a mustread! The story here is great, Seeing everything through Lokis point of view just makes you see how someone can get twisted around, The art is horrible in my opinion, This is a five star story with two star art, A perfectly fine Loki story that feels more like a retelling of the actual Norse mythology rather than something set in the Marvel universe.
Nothing too exciting, but it captures the nature of Loki as an ultimately tragic character pretty well, Esad Ribic's artwork is usually hit or miss for me, and I didn't like it all that much in this book it looks drab and monotone, and I don't like the way he draws Loki as this ugly, goblinlike creature.
Overall though, it's a solid comic, and a fine deeper look at the character, Not one female character was designed in a way that lead me to believe that the authors/illustrators of this branch of marvel comics actually see women as human beings.

Also MCU Loki is far superior to comic Loki,.

This book has some of the most iconic art yet some of the most 'rushed' looking images, This is too bad, because at times it effects the experience of reading this comic, However, the story is great, Loki is my favourite Marvel character, and it was fun to let him tell his side of the story, Loki is my favorite Marvel character, followed by Thor, Indeed, he is my favorite villain in literature or film, He's a complex character who goes beyond simple "badguy, " He needs to cause chaos, but has also switched sides, Moreover, his backstory is tragic, allowing readers to sympathize with him even as they root for Thor, So, I was eager to read "Blood Brothers" in which Loki, from his own POV, succeeds in taking Asgard,

The book opens with Thor in chains before Loki, now king of Asgard, He loves seeing Thor brought so low, but finds himself burdened with the actual work of ruling, When Loki is alone, Hela appears to convince him to execute Thor, What commences is Loki's struggle with the decision as his history unfolds, At one point, Balder reveals to Loki that there are many universes, many Lokis, many Thors, all locked in the same cycle, And in all of them, Loki is defeated, What is disturbing is that the Asgardians excuse their cruelty toward Loki as part of a this cycle, Yet, they do not excuse Loki's action on the same principle, He is held accountable which further reinforces his tragic nature, Loki has no choice in his destiny, but is condemned for it nonetheless,

Loki slowly comes to the realization that, as light needs darkness, Loki needs Thor, But, like all other Lokis, he will not be allowed to escape his destiny, Only this time, the taste of Thor's victory is bitter for Loki and for readers, I am not certain if the authors intended it to be so, but this story not only makes Loki especially sympathetic, it portrays our usual heroes Sif, Balder, Thor as cruel bullies who tormented and ridiculed Loki all his life dividing brother from brother.
When Loki reveals why he will kill Thor and not the others, it is heartbreaking, For the first time, I did not like Thor and I did not want him to triumph,

Usually, I do not comment on art since it is so subjective, However, in this instance I must because it seriously impacted my enjoyment of the story, I HATED it. Primarily, I did not like how the artist drew Loki as a shriveled, ugly old man with missing teeth, It's so cliché for a villain to be ugly in any case, but here it was jolting because Loki is not the typical villain.
Plus, he's a shapeshifter. Why would he choose to look that way It just didn't work,

The book is filled out with two of Loki and Thor's original encounters by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and an excerpt of Loki from the Siege saga.
The Lee/Kirby stories were a nice addition, though the Siege bit is an odd choice since it doesn't stand alone, There is also unused art from the main story and the creators' "pitch" for the storyline,

Overall, though I hated the art work, the story was so compelling and emotional I will still give itstars, Highly recommended. One thing readers should note is that though this book includes "Loki", it should not be confused with Thor: The Trials of Loki, which also includes a completely different "Loki"!! I almost didn't buy

this because I thought it was the same material.
Im usually one to side with the heroes: clearly Im cheering for Batman over the Joker no matter how great his oneliners are, if I were a mutant I would choose Charles over Erik, and if the right path is harder than whats easy thats the road I go on down but when it comes to villainous Loki, he has my vote.


Having lived my life never being the best or the favorite but minded the shadows while others were in the spotlight, relating to Loki comes easily.
Sure, I have never gone to extreme measures for attention but maybe if I had sorcery skills I might have engaged in a few tricks of my own especially involving clones.
So when I found out Robert Rodi gave a voice to Lokis side of the story, I was all for it and I am very impressed with the results.


It begins with Loki gloating over the fact he has defeated the All Father and has imprisoned/publically humiliated Thor, The God of Mischief has finally taken over the throne of Asgard but then realizes there is more to ruling then having everyone bow to you.
Loki has to do some serious thinking as to what everyone expects him to do now that he is ruler and Hela thinks his first order of business should be to execute Thor.
He seems appalled at the idea that Hela instills in him and after visits to Balder, Odin, Sif, and even his mother shunning him, his resolve is strengthened.
He will execute Thor

Or will he

An excellent portrayal of Loki and the demons that haunt him.
And in the end, we learn what really matters to the God of Lies,



Also included in Blood Brothers: the original Loki proposal, character sketches, three parts of Stan Lee amp Jack Kirbys The Mighty Thor, and J.
Micahel Straczynski amp Olivier Coipels Thor,