Angela: Asgard's Assassin Review

ANGELA: ASGARD'S ASSASSIN #1

Review By Alberto Torres

Angela: Asgard's Assassin. I had never heard of this comic before, but after reading the synopsis I was immediately hooked. The first major highlight for me was the origin story, or rather, how fast the origin story was covered, thoroughly at that. Instead of spending half the comic covering the origin of Angela, the entirety was mostly covered in the first couple of pages and sprinkled little details throughout the rest. Although the plot of the comic isn't really discovered until the end, this comic was quick to get your attention and hold it. They established a good pace and held it throughout while giving you information on the plot and backstory of Angela and giving a good amount of action. The plot itself isn't anything major, but it has potential and I can see it developing in the next issues. I also look forward to learning more about Angela's companion Sera.

The art was gritty, but looked good in the style of art reminiscent of Thor comics. The font was easy to read, and I especially liked the use of a different font style for the citizens of Un-town, which was also legible. It was a nice touch.

Though the writers kept good pace with the story, I felt they over-used the backstory of the Angels and the idea of "No debts go unpaid." It was an established idea but was repeated too much, in what I assume was simply used as filler. This doesn't take much away from the main story though.

Overall, I found this to be a great start to this series. The story is compelling and the established plot at the end leaves me wanting more. It also allows for Asgard's other lesser-known characters, such as Sif, to be re-introduced and hopefully will lead to a bigger role in this series and series of their own.

3.5/5