Après s’être attaqué au mythe de Thor avec le one-shot « Thor: Unkillable Thunder Christ », le scénariste Eric Esquivel s’intéressera à son vilain petit canard de demi-frère qui, chassé d’Asgard, squatte la scène avec un groupe de Métal. La partie graphique est signée Jerry Gaylord (Fanboys Vs. Zombis) tandis que Alexi Ziritt s’occupe de la couverture.
[quote]LOKI: RAGNAROK AND ROLL
Author(s): Eric Esquivel
Artist(s): Jerry Gaylord
Cover Artist(s): A: Alexis Ziritt
WHY WE LOVE IT: Up-and-coming writer Eric Esquivel first caught our attention with Thor: The Unkillable Thunder Christ, and wowed us with his work on FREELANCERS. When he told us he wanted to bring those sensibilities to the trickster god Loki, we had to say “Yes!” Pairing him with FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES artist Jerry Gaylord sealed the deal.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: Loki steps out of the shadow cast by his thunderous brother as Norse mythology crosses over with the only thing on Earth as wild and crazy…rock and roll!
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: What happens when Odin banishes Loki to Earth? He finds a world of outcasts that appreciate his style! While his kin sharpen their weapons, he picks up an electric guitar.[/quote]
[quote=« Eric Esquivel »]I’m way into Joseph Campbell, and his idea of “The Monomyth”–the idea that all stories are basically the same story, from Star Wars to The Torah to the third episode of the second season of Boy Meets World.
It’s insane to me that every religion ever created—these stories that were written thousands and thousands of years ago, millions of miles away from each other—are still relevant. That’s either proof that Gods and monsters really exist, or it’s proof that we’re all more alike than we could ever imagine…and either reality is beautiful to me.
I don’t want to spoil anything—but “Loki: Ragnarok And Roll” doesn’t just star the Gods of Norse myth…[/quote]
Ci-dessous, deux croquis des personnages par Jerry Gaylord:
[quote]To me, Thor represents the old way of doing things. He’s the fratty son of a politician – Odin – whose only skills are speaking very slowly and bludgeoning his enemies to death with a mallet. He’s essentially the George W. Bush of Gods.
Loki’s skill set is more subtle. He’s the Lord of Language. But the beauty of the modern era is that words finally have a greater impact than violence. Edward Snowden did more damage to government corruption with an email than anyone could have done with a lightning bolt. The young people of Tehran have figured out how to use Twitter to whip up massive, regime toppling protests within minutes. Try doing that with a hammer.[/quote]
[quote]Loki: Ragnarok and Roll #1
Story by Eric Esquivel
Art by Jerry Gaylord
Cover by Jerry Gaylord, Alexis Ziritt
Publisher Boom! Studios
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, February 19th, 2014
WHY WE LOVE IT: Up-and-coming writer Eric Esquivel first caught our attention with Thor: The Unkillable Thunder Christ, and wowed us with his work on FREELANCERS. When he told us he wanted to bring those sensibilities to the trickster god Loki, we had to say “Yes!” Pairing him with FANBOYS VS ZOMBIES artist Jerry Gaylord sealed the deal.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: Loki steps out of the shadow cast by his thunderous brother as Norse mythology crosses over with the only thing on Earth as wild and crazy…rock and roll!
WHAT IT’S ABOUT: What happens when Odin banishes Loki to Earth? He finds a world of outcasts that appreciate his style! While his kin sharpen their weapons, he picks up an electric guitar.[/quote]
[quote]Loki: Ragnarok and Roll #2
Story by Eric M. Esquivel
Art by Jerry Gaylord, Penelope Gaylord
Colors b Gabriel Cassata
Letters by Ryan Ferrier
Cover by Alexis Ziritt
Publisher Boom! Studios
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, March 19th, 2014
What happens when Loki goes from Norse god to rock god? Sex, fame, power! Loki becomes the world’s biggest rock star and gains a legion of devout worshippers! It’s a new experience for Loki. He likes it. The other gods? They don’t like it so much, as Loki soon learns… as the original series from Eric M. Esquivel (FREELANCERS) and Jerry Gaylord (FANBOYS VS. ZOMBIES) continues![/quote]
[quote]Loki: Ragnarok and Roll #3
Story by Eric M. Esquivel
Art by Jerry Gaylord
Colors by Gabriel Cassata
Letters by Ryan Ferrier
Cover by Alexis Ziritt
Publisher Boom! Studios
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, April 30th, 2014
Loki’s rise to the fame has angered the gods! Not just the Norse gods pantheon after pantheon is after this little trickster. Humanity has elevated Loki to a god—a god of rock and roll! With that much belief invested in him, even a god armada had better watch out![/quote]
[quote]Loki: Ragnarok and Roll #4
Story by Eric M. Esquivel
Art by Jerry Gaylord, Penelope Gaylord
Colors by Gabriel Cassata
Letters by Ryan Ferrier
Cover by Alexis Ziritt
Publisher Boom! Studios
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, June 18th, 2014
MATURE READERS ONLY
After his battle with many of the world’s gods, Loki seems more powerful than ever! But in Loki’s world there’s always some trick about to be pulled. But who is the trickster this time: Loki or someone else?[/quote]