Come this July, Thor and Loki, two characters defined by brotherly rivalries, will further their complex relationship as siblings by discover their long lost sister: Angela, who has been revealed to be the daughter of Odin after years of debating over who her real creator was.
Legally, Neil Gaiman won that debate which enabled him to sell the character to Marvel where she’s been bopping around space with the Guardians of the Galaxy since the conclusion of last year’s “Age of Ultron.” Now she’s going to join the family in “Thor & Loki: The Tenth Realm” a five issue miniseries temporarily replacing “God of Thunder” and “Agent of Asgard” that will also add on a tenth realm (that Angela presumably hails from) to the nine already established as being part of the world tree. And Marvel just sent us a tasty little preview (which you can see below).
Some aspects of this miniseries do seem a bit off. The arbitrary inclusion of a (relatively) new character into an established canon feels reminiscent of when The Sentry was revealed to be the one who taught the Hulk to be a hero, posed for Peter Parker’s first Pulitzer winning prize photograph, and took Rogue’s virginity.
There’s, uh… there’s a reason we don’t talk about him much anymore.
Still, Angela’s inclusion into the Marvel Universe seems a lot less forced and a lot less penetrative than Robert Reynolds. Despite being around for over a year, she’s only really made some appearances in “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Her upcoming appearance as a daughter of Odin seems to make sense; she looks the part, and considering that this is coming from the two creative teams behind two killer Asgard titles (“Thor: God of Thunder” and “Loki: Agent of Asgard”), “The Tenth Realm” actually looks pretty good — especially when you see the inclusion of the self-deprecating villain that’s been coming after Loki in “Agent of Asgard”. So yeah, spoilers for that series.
Check out the preview images from Marvel below featuring Thor running to Asgard after forgetting he was supposed to be part of “Original Sin,” and check out “The Tenth Realm” when it comes out this July.
For the full press release from Marvel, please see below.
Marvel Press Release
This July, discover the startling secret that Original Sin will uproot for the worlds of Earth and Asgard alike! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at Thor & Loki: The Tenth Realm #1 – the first issue in a game-changing limited series spinning directly out of Original Sin! From the blockbuster creative team of Jason Aaron, Al Ewing, Simone Bianchi and Lee Garbett comes the answers you’ve been waiting for!
The information the Watcher kept has revealed a long forgotten secret Odin wished would stay buried from Thor & Loki, two gods Odin raised as sons. But Odin had a secret. A daughter unknown until now, and the mystery of her arrival will unlock the secret behind the banishment of an entire realm!
The long forgotten Tenth Realm has returned, and with it comes Angela – the lost daughter of Asgard! And her quest for revenge will cut a bloody swath through Asgard like no other!
The sins of the father will be visited upon the children as Angela prepares for war! What is the secret of the Tenth Realm’s banishment? And where has it been all this time? Find out as the sins of Asgard and Odin are unleashed this July in Thor & Loki: The Tenth Realm #1!
THOR & LOKI: THE TENTH REALM #1 (of 5) (MAY140772)
Written by JASON AARON & AL EWING
Art by SIMONE BIANCHI & LEE GARBETT
Cover by DALE KEOWN
Variant Cover by SIMONE BIANCHI (MAY140773)
FOC – 06/16/14, On-Sale – 07/09/14
