He had died during the post Civil War event “Siege” but, being Loki, schemed his way into cheating death, and was able to come back as a kid.

Loki has gained a young adult form after being ‘Kid Loki’ for some time. The plot behind the comic is fairly simple so far, though considering the excellent end of the issue, I don’t suspect it’ll stay simple for long. From Loki’s black fingernail polish to the implication he’s written slash fic, this comic really is geared to anyone who’s ever posted a reaction gif from Tumblr or participated in a conversation about what 90s pop song best fits a character. Marvel, who’s been doing a pretty good job parlaying their movie success into comic success, apparently paid attention to the majorly female fandom that’s grown around this character and I can’t believe how much it shows in Loki: Agent of Asgard. Loki’s nuance, Hiddleston’s great acting and the story of a character with some major daddy issues, torn between good and evil, was an excellent non-traditional comic character. Movie-Loki is witty, clever, funny, and troubled. Loki made Tumblr explode with gifs, mostly from female fans, who found the character nuanced in comparison to the movie’s more traditional superhero, Thor. The character was well written and Hiddleston’s performance was great. Marvel Studios chose a very attractive, young actor to play the long-time Avengers/Thor villain, who was, in the classic comics, not so much of either of those things. Tom Hiddleston’s Loki was something of a surprise. So imagine my surprise when I picked up the first issue of Marvel’s Loki: Agent of Asgard, and discovered a comic book that was aimed at me, the 20-something female comic nerd. In the last few years, comics have been way less obvious about this, but there hasn’t been a big shift to which demographic that superhero comics are aimed at. I’ve, and many other lady comic fans have been aware of this for pretty much the full extent of our nerdy lives. I can love comics, I can read tons of them, and I can be as knowledgeable as any fan, but superhero comics, especially from Marvel and DC, are geared towards the male fan. Then there’s the whole Women in Refrigerators thing. Most main characters are guys, teams are dominated by male characters and they’re almost always led by dudes. There’s a common style of many comics, especially if you grew up reading in the 90s, that emphasizes the sexuality of female characters and the male power fantasy of big buff dudes in capes. The thing about being a female comic book fan is that even from an early age, you’re made very aware that superhero books are not necessarily geared towards you. I’ve been reading comics off and on since I was six years old and Superman died.

Loki agent of asgard trust me