And he told his lie to the best of his ability. Because in the end, the lies you choose to tell define you. The lies you cling to because the truth is too horrible to contemplate.
(Journey Into Mystery 644, page 132)
The first comic books started a little undertone, but in the central part this collection engrossed me a lot, I read the middle books all together, they intrigued me a lot especially when the story focused a little more on Loki. The ending disappointed me a little bit, but I found the first "aftermath" really beautiful because it was very, very sad.
I liked a lot the drawings, too. I've preferred the ones in Journey Into Mystery #645, they were different, more realistic and at the same time fairytale style, with colours that were less glossy. However, I liked the images in the other comics too, especially because the theme "everything burns" was highlighted by many pages all in flames, beautiful to look at and very suggestive. Also interesting the sepia images in the last book to represent a scene told by some character.
Overall it was an interesting, compelling and also very exciting reading sometimes. But there were too many characters, too many references to characters and an events that I didn't know, and a solution of the story doesn't measure up to expectations. I'm happy to have completed this miniseries about Thor, but I don't think I will continue with this superhero.
Quotes and images
[incipit]
Do you know the magpie rhyme, Loki? One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl and so on and on. You count the number of magpies and so predict the future. It’s wrong. A mistake, a failing of perspective. Humans see groups of magpies. Magpies don’t. Magpies know they stand alone. It’s just that occasionally they stand alone in company. In truth, there’s only ever one magpie. There’s only ever one for sorrow.
Ikol
(The Mighty Thor 18, pages 8-9)
I remain mysterious, even to me.
Loki
(The Mighty Thor 18, page 10)
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