History YMMV / JourneyIntoMystery

* CounterpartComparison: Kid Loki and Leah can be compared to Calvin and Susie from ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes, due to their [[BelligerentSexualTension similar dynamics]] though it's more reciprocative in the former's case.

* TheWoobie: Kid Loki. It's not so much BreakTheCutie as it is [[UpToEleven Utterly Shattering The Cutie]] with multiple soul-crushing [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]].
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* CompleteMonster: The [[EldritchAbomination Haunter in the Dark]], the wicked [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Outer God Nyarlathotep]], from "The Haunter of the Dark" & "The Shadow from the Steeple", awakens after being released by one hapless seeker. Tormenting those in his path to [[DrivenToMadness drive them to madness]], Nyarlathotep kills several, including the one who awakened him after driving the man incurably insane. Revealed to have demanded [[HumanSacrifice violent blood sacrifice]] in great numbers, Nyarlathotep possesses a doctor who has access to weapon systems, intending to use said systems to [[KillAllHumans wipe out humanity]], and kills the one man who knows the truth.

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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: [[WordofGod Kieron Gillen]] [[http://kierongillen.tumblr.com/post/34522875244/one-for-sorrow-why-did-kieron-do-it claims otherwise]], but the message of the ending basically boils down to this: [[spoiler: you can do your best, try your hardest, and basically do everything you can in order to change yourself and defy people's expectations, but in the end you will always be what you always were and what everyone expected you to be. Because even if kid Loki succeeded in being a hero and not being evil in the end, he was only one part of Loki and, as kid Loki said, Loki overall ultimately demonstrated that he was incapable of changing due to the very nature of his plan to change]]
** [[MetaFiction But only if you're a comic book character]]

* FridgeBrilliance: If you re-read Loki's story, you'd notice that Ikol only appears and talks to Loki when Loki is either alone or in the company of people/beings that either already know Ikol's true nature, or they wouldn't care. [[spoiler: This is really subtle foreshadowing of the fact that Ikol doesn't exist outside of Loki's head.]]

* BrokenBase: The ending of Gillen's run is shaping up to be this. The majority of fans seem to feel it was incredible, heartbreaking but necessary, and a really well-executed criticism on the way mainstream superhero comics are written. There is, however, a small but [[http://badfic.net/post/34677773807/where-good-storytelling-goes-to-die rather vocal minority of fans]] that think it was a slap in the face to other Marvel writers and completely reverses the supposed message of the story in the interest of furthering a pretentious artistic vision.

* BaseBreaker: The ending of Gillen's run is shaping up to be this. The majority of fans seem to feel it was incredible, heartbreaking but necessary, and a really well-executed criticism on the way mainstream superhero comics are written. There is, however, a small but [[http://badfic.net/post/34677773807/where-good-storytelling-goes-to-die rather vocal minority of fans]] that think it was a slap in the face to other Marvel writers and completely reverses the supposed message of the story in the interest of furthering a pretentious artistic vision.

** [[{{Metafiction}} But only if you're a comic book character]]

** [[Metafiction But only if you're a comic book character]]

** [[MetaFiction But only if you're a comic book character]]

* UnfortunateNames: Valerio Schiti, the artist of the Sif issues. His art is very much not shitty.

* UnfortunateNames: Valerio Schiti, the artist of the Sif issues. His art is very much not shitty.

* CompleteMonster: Surtur and Hel Wolf. In the eyes of many fans, [[spoiler: old Loki, after what he does to kid Loki]]

* TheWoobie: Kid Loki. It's not so much BreakTheCutie as it is [[UpToEleven Utterly Shattering The Cutie]] with multiple soul-crushing [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]].

* BaseBreaker: The ending is shaping up to be this. The majority of fans seem to feel it was incredible, heartbreaking but necessary, and a really well-executed criticism on the way mainstream superhero comics are written. There is, however, a small but [[http://badfic.net/post/34677773807/where-good-storytelling-goes-to-die rather vocal minority of fans]] that think it was a slap in the face to other Marvel writers and completely reverses the supposed message of the story in the interest of furthering a pretentious artistic vision.

* FridgeBrilliance: If you re-read the story, you'd notice that Ikol only appears and talks to Loki when Loki is either alone or in the company of people/beings that either already know Ikol's true nature, or they wouldn't care. [[spoiler: This is really subtle foreshadowing of the fact that Ikol doesn't exist outside of Loki's head.]]

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Kieron Gillen claims otherwise, but the message of the ending basically boils down to this: [[spoiler: you can do your best, try your hardest, and basically do everything you can in order to change yourself and defy people's expectations, but in the end you will always be what you always were and what everyone expected you to be. Because even if kid Loki succeeded in being a hero and not being evil in the end, he was only one part of Loki and, as kid Loki said, Loki overall ultimately demonstrated that he was incapable of changing due to the very nature of his plan to change]]

*** Here is Gillen's view on his ending, in direct contrast to the view above: http://kierongillen.tumblr.com/post/34522875244/one-for-sorrow-why-did-kieron-do-it

* TheWoobie: Kid Loki. It's not so much BreakTheCutie as it is [[UpToEleven Utterly Shattering The Cutie]] with multiple soul-crushing [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]].

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Kieron Gillen claims otherwise, but to many people the ending comes across as basically saying: [[spoiler: you can do your best, try your hardest, and basically do everything you can in order to change yourself and defy people's expectations, but in the end you will always be what you always were and what everyone expected you to be.]]

* TheWoobie: Kid Loki. It's not so much BreakTheCutie as it is [[UpToEleven Utterly Shattering The Cutie]] with multiple soul-crusing [[HopeSpot Hope Spots]].

* FanNickname: [[TearJerker Journey]] [[TraumaCongaLine Into]] [[DownerEnding Misery]].

BaseBreaker: The ending is shaping up to be this. The majority of fans seem to feel it was incredible, heartbreaking but necessary, and a really well-executed criticism on the way mainstream superhero comics are written. There is, however, a small but [[http://badfic.net/post/34677773807/where-good-storytelling-goes-to-die rather vocal minority of fans]] that think it was a slap in the face to other Marvel writers and completely reverses the supposed message of the story in the interest of furthering a pretentious artistic vision.
CompleteMonster: Surtur and Hel Wolf. In the eyes of many fans, [[spoiler: old Loki, after what he does to kid Loki]]