Original Sin: Thor and Loki is actually
part of a larger collection (Original Sin) published in 2014 by Marvel. Naturally, in this one, they focus primarily
on the dealings with Thor and Loki. The
main story of Original Sin, written by Jason Aaron and Mike Deodata, deals with
Nick Fury and the Avengers investigating the deal of Uata the Watcher. Each of the Avengers sees something different
when they are confronted by the eye of the murdered Uata.
In Original Sin 5.1, we see the
consequences of what Thor sees in Uata’s eye.
And what Thor sees is he has an elder sister. However, Frigga imparts that his sister,
Aldrif, is dead murdered during
Asguard’s war with angels from the Tenth Realm.
Apparently, as far as lore goes, the tenth realm known as Heven, once
sat upon Yggdrasil, but when their daughter was murdered Odin ripped the realm
from the fabric of the Universe and banished it. You would think, he could have lead off with
that. The tenth realm is a female based
warrior society of flying angels, pretty Valkyrie like.
Cue the
typical Loki and Thor dynamic and hijinks.
In this one, Loki is actually quite young; affectionately dubbed “young
Loki.” He’s quite the bit of the
brooding teen, but still the same sly trickster with the brains behind the
duo. He lacks the more sinister side portrayed
in older versions of Loki, for now. The
duo sets off for the tenth realm using Loki’s brains and Thor’s brawn, against
Frigga’s wishes. And of course, they
find very, very angry Angels who have been waiting to escape their dimensional
prison. You can imagine what happens
next.
Two
issues in and Angela has not made much of an appearance. She is referred to several times as the
wingless one or assassin, favored by the Queen of Angels. She does make a little appearance at the
beginning of number two with some of our galaxy hoping guardians. The series holds promise for more, but the
comics are built for being a trade paperback.
There is definitely more to come though.
Overall,
Original Sin 5.1 is a must read. Not only is it a solid story with nice
elements, but the art is beautifully done. Marvel is promising more for Angela
the Assasin in the next few years. There
are rumors that she will play a part in series of Thor becoming unworthy. It is an interesting thought, because as it
plays out technically Angela is the eldest child of Odin and Brigga. There is more than meets the eye in Original Sin, including the mysterious
presence of an elder Loki imprisoned by Frigga, Odin missing, and why young
Loki is brooding in a café.
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