{"id":9660,"date":"2014-01-21T00:58:36","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T05:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=9660"},"modified":"2014-01-21T00:58:36","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T05:58:36","slug":"hard-copy-loki-goes-from-mischief-to-metal-in-new-original-series-from-boom-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=9660","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: LOKI GOES FROM MISCHIEF TO METAL IN NEW ORIGINAL SERIES FROM BOOM! STUDIOS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios is pleased to anno<a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BOOM_Loki_001_A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9661\" style=\"width: 345px;\" alt=\"BOOM_Loki_001_A\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BOOM_Loki_001_A.jpg\" width=\"477\" height=\"524\" \/><\/a>unce the February debut of LOKI: RAGNAROK AND ROLL, a heavy metal twist on Norse mythology. Writer Eric Esquivel (FREELANCERS) and artist Jerry Gaylord (FANBOYS VS. ZOMBIES) show what happens when you take the classic Norse god Loki and throw him into a rock and roll band in the underground goth clubs of Los Angeles in this new BOOM! original series.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cLOKI: RAGNAROK AND ROLL is one of those crazy mash-up ideas that, when you see them put together, is immensely entertaining,\u201d said BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon. \u201cCombine that with the talents of Eric and Jerry\u2014two of BOOM!\u2019s home-grown talents\u2014and it makes for the perfect recipe for a rockin\u2019 good time!\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WHY WE LOVE IT: Up-and-coming writer Eric Esquivel first caught our attention with <em><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Thor: The Unkillable Thunder Christ<\/span><\/em>, and wowed us with his work on FREELANCERS. When he told us he wanted to bring those sensibilities to the trickster god Loki, we had to say, \u201cYes!\u201d Pairing him with FANBOYS VS. ZOMBIES artist Jerry Gaylord sealed the deal.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WHY YOU\u2019LL LOVE IT: Loki steps out of the shadow cast by his thunderous brother as Norse mythology crosses over with the only thing on Earth as wild and crazy\u2014rock and roll!<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WHAT IT\u2019S ABOUT: What happens when Odin banishes Loki to Earth? He finds a world of outcasts that appreciate his style! While his kin sharpen their weapons, he picks up an electric guitar.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">LOKI: RAGNAROK AND ROLL #1 arrives in comic shops on February 19th with a cover price of $3.99 under Diamond order code DEC130966. Not sure where to find your nearest comic retailer? Use <a href=\"http:\/\/boom-studios.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9d17c9217240226bbc79d6750&amp;id=7e838a6ada&amp;e=748679f921\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">comicshoplocator.com<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/boom-studios.us1.list-manage2.com\/track\/click?u=9d17c9217240226bbc79d6750&amp;id=465e0f619c&amp;e=748679f921\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">findacomicshop.com<\/span><\/a> to find one! It\u2019s also available for order directly from <a href=\"http:\/\/boom-studios.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9d17c9217240226bbc79d6750&amp;id=aa4dd2d6a6&amp;e=748679f921\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">boom-studios.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BOOM_Loki_001_B.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"BOOM_Loki_001_B\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/BOOM_Loki_001_B.jpg\" width=\"477\" height=\"733\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Award-winning publisher BOOM! Studios is pleased to announce the February debut of LOKI: RAGNAROK AND ROLL, a heavy metal twist on Norse mythology. Writer Eric Esquivel (FREELANCERS) and artist Jerry Gaylord (FANBOYS VS. ZOMBIES) show what happens when you take &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=9660\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[3257,88,3259,3260,3256,3258,366],"class_list":["post-9660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hard-copy","tag-boom-studios","tag-comic-book","tag-eric-esquivel","tag-jerry-gaylord","tag-loki-ragnarok-and-roll","tag-norse-mythology","tag-thor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9663,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9660\/revisions\/9663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}