Comics THORsday: Loki Agent of Asgard #4, geeking out

Comics THORsday is geeking out today reading Loki Agent of Asgard #4. In this issue, Marvel presents us with Loki as a geek. We’ve been given some hints with Thor being a jock, a bully, in issue #1. And we’ve also been given some vague hints towards the geekiness of Loki. But it is this issue that makes things clear: he loves comics (has a poster of the classic comics of Thor in his living room), plays video games (he is playing while talking to the all-mother), and uses his brains more than just muscle to solve problems (he cheats Mephisto and Sigur). In this issue Marvel is trying to send quickly messages to the readers: hey, Loki is just a guy like you! American readers are used the stereotypes of the Geek and the Jock. Thus, this hints come in handy when decoding their personalities, their past actions and what they might do in the future. What’s more: they make us empathize more or less with certain characters.

Verity goes to have dinner with Loki. Both are geeks! Verity embodies the stereotype of modern Geek girl while Loki embodies the stereotypes of modern Geek boy. We can notice a Thor poster hanging on the appartment’s of Loki’s wall, on one of the walls of the living room. Remember that Verity has cool tattoos, and she is logical, loves sciences and is a lies detector machine.

While the American audience might have no problem in getting this closure, some other readers might find it difficult. Stereotypes are not the same, so depending on the culture, and even personal experiences, these are different. While we can see Thor as a jock, in this page we can easily see Loki as a Geek. [To find more information on stereotypes, geeks and Loki, click here.] He is playing video games, he has a shelves plenty of books, his fashion is what a Geek would probably wear at home, and the poster gives away part of his devotion to his brother (even if he will not confess it).

Also note the Sheldon-like fashion of Loki on this page! He is on a sofa, playing video games, and dressed similarly to Sheldon. If you’ve seen the Big Bang Theory you know that Sheldon is the geekiest of them all!

And there’s something big coming! Take a look at that awesome lettering! A masterpiece of art in comics! A fight of epic proportions is coming, and not exactly in this issue. It’s more than quicking a hero of Asgard’s ass! Please notice the scroll-like captions. These are very important to understand the last issues of this comic series! [I won’t spoil this for you, but keep track of the different captions appearing in all issues, and think about who is explaining the story written on the scroll-like ones. Who might that be?]

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Need more help? Read some more:

• Loki Agent of Asgard #1, we start reading!
• Introduction to Comics
• Maybe also, some History of Comics?
• Loki is a little bit of a Geek. Some info about Issue #2 before reading it. The cheating sheet is here!
• Loki goes speed dating in Issue #2. Read it here.
• Loki explains legends in a different light in Issue #3. Read it here.

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