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Because villains always escape.This is probably not going to happen in Thor 2 (but I'm pretty sure Loki is going to flee in some way). In a lot of the Norse myths the characters use a sort of animal spirit to turn themselves into said animal. Loki seems to use this a lot, usually when escaping from someone or something. And that's why he's turning into a falcon and flying away!
What I'm talking about:
• Idun's apples
• The death of Balder
I tried a new, quicker painting style with this one, I don't like it very much. I couldn't even come up with a good background. Oh well.
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Well...considering he's supposed to be a shapeshifter in the mythology, I don't see why it would be a far cry for Loki to turn into a bird and escape in the second movie XD
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Thanks 
I'm not entirely satisfied though (a better background, more exaggerated poses make it better), so I might draw something new, as soon as Thor 2 or a new Avengers movie comes out!
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Beautifully done. I'm really hoping the Avengers follow-up will be Loki-centric and bring in all those delicious details from myths that dorks like myself crave ^^
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Thanks! I loved the little nordic mythology hints here and there in both the Thor and the Avengers movie too, especially Odin on Sleipnir (Thor) and the ravens heard in the Avengers movie when Thor and Loki squabble on that mountain. They made me think of Hugin and Munin, Odin's two ravens.
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Practically all of Loki's offspring seem to be animals too... O.o
It'd definitely be cool to see what they do if he does start using more shapeshifting than illusions.
Of course with the way his armor and such appears in the movies, I have often wondered whether he's actually just naked and the clothing suits his mood or something.
And now I'm drooling.
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Interesting theory XD
I haven't read the comics (yet), but in the myths anyone who happens to have the animal-spirit-thingies can shapeshift. If I remember it correctly, the falcon belongs to Freya, but Loki borrows it.
And about all his children, I have no idea why Fenrir and the Midgard snake even exist! Giant genes, perhaps? The rest of them (Sleipnir and Hel) are somewhat more reasonable. It would be fun to see Marvel's/Whedon's version of Valhalla in the upcoming Thor movie, just to see how the other gods/giants are portrayed.
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The reason for Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel's existence is due to Loki's first "wife" so to speak being Angrboda, a giantess who could take the form of a beautiful woman.
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Yeah, I knew that, but if both Loki and Angrboda are giants, why are their children not? Sure, Angrboda was known to be some kind of witch, but that just seems like a lazy way to explain it.
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I honestly don't know myself, because I haven't done nearly enough research on it, but is Loki *all* frost giant or is he half-breed? That might have something to do with it.
In Marvel's portrayal with the blond Thor and dark haired Loki, it's easier for me to think of him as Italian while the others are Norse, that's the same thing as the whole Snow White (skin as white as snow, hair as black as coal, etc) idea. The origins of those stories could be the same, you've got this foreigner adopted into the clan. Italians and others from that area would have been quite 'exotic' according to the more blond-haired-blue-eyed northerners. I took a couple good mythology classes back in the day, and that's what it reminds me of.
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Loki is said to be the son of Laufey (a giantess) and Farbaute (a giant). I grew up reading a lot of old Norse myths, and they usually involve Thor, Odin and Loki because of their characteristics, since they're all pretty complex characters compared to for example Tyr (the god who got his hand eaten by Fenris) or Ve (one of Odin's brothers).
None of them are actually described physically, so I'm glad Marvel decided to go the way they did the character designs. Peter Madsen is a danish comic artist who made the "Valhalla"-comics, classic Norse myths, but easier to picture and understand in a humorous manner. "His" Thor is a redhead with worse attitude than Marvel-Thor, while Loki is a lot more cowardly (still black hair though, but with a beard 
But Madsen's version of Odin is so much funnier than Marvel's, an old man who gawks at pretty younger girls, has a really bad temper, and gets drunk whenever he wants. Not at all some kind of king, but more of a stubborn old man. I found some translated pages, if you're interested: [link]
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I think I've read descriptions of Thor as a dark-red haired/bearded burly guy while Loki was smaller and had a lighter shade of red hair because of his supposed association with fire. That's why he was Thor's traveling companion (lightning/thunder hitting a tree then fire would appear) and his unpredictable nature.
I remember he was Odin's blood brother, but at the moment, I can't remember if he was half-giant or full-blooded giant (I'm feeling sick and just took Melatonin, so my brain doesn't want to function properly.). But he had a bunch of giant wives/mistresses and only Sigyn stuck with him.
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Those are adorable!
I think it's kind of odd that in the States we often have a brief lesson on mythology in early schooling, but it's almost always just Greek and maybe some Egyptian stuff. Very rarely anything outside of that, like Celtic or Nordic, Chinese or Indi. All of them are very vibrant and lots of fun to learn about and compare.
I do think it's telling that among all the 'third gods', the tricksters like Loki, he's one that absolutely takes a beating and is often called out on his tricks, much more so than others with a similar role.
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It seems like there's a lot more comics published in the US than un Europe. If I want to buy any of the Thor comics for example, I would have to order it from across the globe, because not even the libraries or the second-hand comic stores (which there's not many of) have them. I guess the interest is not that big here, which is why I always wanted to go to Comic Con. Perhaps next year...
In our schools it's obligatory for the teachers to teach objectively about different religions and also about the mythology sorrounding them. I think it's very good to learn about how other cultures see the aspects of life and the world, even if I'm not at all religious myself. I'm going to Rome in July to photograph and get inspired by the classic antiquity architecture and art...and also for excellent ice-cream!
Yes, poor Loki. I definitely think the directors/writers took andvantage of this when they made the Thor/Avengers movies. Because even though Loki is the bad guy of the movie, people still love and pity him. The classical trickster is no villain, he (or she) stands outside of the good/evil spectrum, much like a joker in a deck of cards.
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Exactly, Coyote and so many others play that role in pretty much every culture's mythos.
You might want to check for online comic stores, like Mile High comics (which I believe is still in business, they were always one of the biggest shops when I was working the industry) and see if they ship overseas. Ask them about their Trade Paperback availability - Marvel comics puts many different stories together into collections, and with the huge popularity of these movies I'm sure they've put some of the Thor and Avengers into print again. Each movie kind of makes them put different things in the comics too.
But yeah America has always had the smaller sized 'pamphlet' style comics as opposed to the nicer 'book' like comics published in Europe. It's been interesting for me to see how both the European and Japanese/Eastern markets have changed how America's comics developed. Once manga started becoming popular a lot of American publishers got into it - years too late, I'd been telling them to try and hit the young girl audience for years and years. 
Since Europe is so much more compact than America it's so neat to be able to say "I'm going to Rome"
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I'll take a look! Usually I'm able to find some good comics at the Stockholm library (they have the whole Hellblazer series and even Fables ,among others). I used to read a lot of manga when I was younger, but not anymore though. I just got so tired of the entire style and general characteristics...but of course there are some exceptions, like Junji Ito's novels.
Yep, Europe is nice if you like history
But if you ever go to Europe, there is one, really magical place I would recommend: Mont Saint-Michel in France, and old monastery. It's even depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry!
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Woah that would be something awesome to do, look through places from the tapestry!! haha awesome.
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Yep
Anyways, I'm thinking about drawing some more Avengers/Thor-related fanart! Not sure what yet, though...maybe a crossover?
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I was just talking to someone else in Loki's Army, lol, about how I always love to see serious characters getting into ridiculous situations. Sitcom style "life with Loki" maybe hehe.
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That would be fun to see
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