In the uttermost depths of Helheim, Thor and Ratatosk reach their goal and discover the fate of the ruler of the dead, Hel herself. She offers a bargain to the God of Thunder, but is any bargain with the daughter of Loki worth the price? And Ratatosk makes a discovery that threatens to break all bargains, something hidden in Helheim that even Hel herself fears.
Walt Simonson is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' Thor from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned work Star Slammers, which he inaugurated in 1972 as a Rhode Island School of Design thesis. He has also worked on other Marvel titles such as X-Factor and Fantastic Four, on DC Comics books including Detective Comics, Manhunter, Metal Men and Orion, and on licensed properties such as Star Wars, Alien, Battlestar Galactica and Robocop vs. Terminator.
He is married to comics writer Louise Simonson, with whom he collaborated as penciller on X-Factor from 1988 to 1989, and with whom he made a cameo appearance in the 2011 Thor feature film.
There is a certain level of knowledge of Norse mythology required to enjoy this epic series. This chapter highlights the enmity between the House of Odin and the House of Loki. Though Odin may have taken Loki as kin, this was in the Marvel movies after all, because of the latter's children, they are destined to be on the opposite sides of Ragnarök.
Who are Loki's children? Why, the god of mischief have sired monsters and they major players themselves in Ragnarök. They are Fenrir, Jormungandr and Hel. I wonder how Marvel Studios would adapt this lineage in its movies.