This June, Loki will unleash his unique brand of mayhem on the Marvel Universe when he takes centre stage in a brand new solo series. Announced earlier this year, Loki will be a four-issue limited series written by Dan Watters (Sword of Azrael) with art from Germán Peralta (Black Panther).
Today, we have even more details about this new chapter for Loki along with the main cover by Dustin Nguyen.
He may be the "benevolent" God of Stories now, but Loki’s past as the God of Lies returns to haunt him when ancient, powerful weapons he once built end up scattered across the Ten Realms.
Loki must track down these weapons before they fall into the wrong hands and bring about Ragnarok. Surprising guest stars, exciting new characters and startling twists await as Loki’s journey takes him to Nidavellir, Kree space, and Earth where he’ll confront heroes, villains, and most of all, himself.
"It’s hard to say what a delight it is to be making my Marvel debut, even more so to be doing it with the God of Stories himself- taking him all the way around the Marvel Universe and back again," Watters teases. "I can’t wait for all to see the beauty Germán’s art is breathing into this tale we have to tell you: full of magic, danger – and if Loki can’t help himself (he can’t) – quite a smidge of mischief."
Peralta adds, "Loki is one of the most interesting characters, not only in comics, but also in mythology, and his ambiguity in all aspects of his life makes him a very interesting character for an artist. I always say that I really enjoy drawing villains, but Loki has everything."
"I can't wait to draw Loki’s expressions, since there are always double intentions with him, and it's going to be very entertaining to play with that, as well as everything related to his universe. Having the opportunity to draw Loki is undoubtedly a beautiful way to start the year. It's going to be a road full of challenges, but I'm sure it's going to be a great journey."
Loki is set to launch in June, roughly the same time the character's TV series is returning to Disney+. That's expected to take Tom Hiddleston's trickster on a journey through the Multiverse, and there are likely some parallels between the two projects.
Take a closer look at Nguyen's Loki #1 cover below.