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Post by thwhtguardian on Dec 12, 2020 6:12:28 GMT -5
Norse Mythology #3Story by Neil Gaiman Adapted by P. Craig Russell Art by Piotr Kowalski Summary: With Thor out fighting frost giants the other Gods feel uneasy and hire a man to build a wall but his fee is steep. Plot: Although I still wish there was a framing device connecting these various tales together more tightly than they are this issue is absolutely fantastic in its own right. The story of how the Norse Gods contracted the wall to be built around Asgard has been a favorite of mine since I was a little kid; the trickery both of the man fooling the Gods and then Loki coming to the rescue and tricking the builder in the end was quick, simple and fun making it a story that I always wanted told and told again and it's energy is just as infectious here. Again though, it's a short tale and having it split between two issues just seems weird making me think that the second part may feel as disjointed as the conclusion of the "Treasure of the Gods" did in the last issue. Art: Piotr Kowalski is yet another artist I feel is vastly underrated. I first became aware of him in Marvel Knights: Hulk back in 2013 (it feels longer now!) and his simple line work is just so energetic and expressive which worked really well with the Hulk back then and serves just as well here with Loki, Odin and Thor. Grade: 8/10 Yep. I think this whole thing will read a lot better in a collected edition. Yeah, and what an edition it will be. It may sound silly, but I only just today discovered that they are following the order of the stories in Gaiman's novel
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