By: Kieron Gillen (writer), Carmine di Giandomenico (art), Chris Sotomayor (colors), and Clayton Cowles (letters)
The Story: Loki tries to save Leah while Thor finds himself in Hel.
The Review: Five issues in and the Everything Burns crossover is still going strong, serving as an effective and complete culmination of Kieron Gillen’s run on Journey into Mystery, with no stone left unturned and no element left unused, as Hela and the Disir get in the mix this month.
What really makes this issue shine, like most issues of JIM, is the excellent character-work. Amidst all the bluster and wit, there’s a real aura of sadness and guilt that comes off of Loki throughout the whole issue. Truly, Everything Burns is everything Loki has done throughout the series coming around to bite him and Gillen does a great job in emphasizing that fact. This isn’t just Loki with his back against the wall, this is a sad Loki faced with the ruin he’s wrought, alone and outcast.
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