Gods of Asgard - Erik Evensen
An authentic, earnest retelling of the myths, from the creation of the world to Ragnarok (and back again). Except for some bowdlerizations of the sexual aspects, it is well researched, and pretty faithful. The admirable part is how skillfully Evensen puts the at times disjointed stories into a chronological order that forms a narrative. By emphasizing certain details, he masterfully shows how Loki's character can follow an arc from mischievous but trusted helper to downright evil, hated enemy. Some of the stories end a bit abruptly or gloss over a logical connection here and there, which I assume is due to a deficiency of time or resources; this isn't the mighty Marvel machine at work. The detailed black and white art is very good. Read twice. [4.5]
