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Aka the comic they handed out at Comic Con. Because I have my sources (and they are excellent, lovely, amazing people on the internet).
First, a very spoilery summary: It's set - I think early during Ragnar's earlhood? Anyway, Ragnar's has held a feast and it's late and everybody's gathered outside. People are complimenting the feast, and Rollo says that it was a feast fit for Thor - prompting Floki to comment that not all Thor's feasts were so relaxed. Ragnar asks what he means, leading Floki to mention the time Thor's hammer was stolen - which is apparently a new story, as people sound disbelieving - and so, Floki spends most of the comic giving a fairly straightforward retelling of the tale of Thor's quest to regain his hammer aka Thor and Loki dressing up as bride and bridesmaid (a detail that prompts Ragnar to make a somewhat disbelieving comment). Eventually, the story finished in a satisfactorily violent way, Ragnar compliments Floki on his storytelling and Floki hints that he might actually be Loki himself...
Right, thoughts. Well, most of the comic is the Thrymskvida, which means I'm inevitably comparing it to the one true comic book version of that (aka Valhalla) and frankly, it's somewhat lacking in comparison (particularly its Freya - lady needs more of a temper). At least Thor is a redhead - and I quite like how Tyr is shown, actually - though in general, the godly designs are a bit too superhero for my tastes. In general the art is a bit - well, Lagertha could have been drawn better, and then there's someone I am pretty sure must be Athelstan, except I don't quite think Athelstan looks like that...
Anyway, as far as the story goes, there's really not much to comment on. It's Thrymskvida, straightforwardly told, framed as a story around the fire. It doesn't add anything really new to Vikings canon.
First, a very spoilery summary: It's set - I think early during Ragnar's earlhood? Anyway, Ragnar's has held a feast and it's late and everybody's gathered outside. People are complimenting the feast, and Rollo says that it was a feast fit for Thor - prompting Floki to comment that not all Thor's feasts were so relaxed. Ragnar asks what he means, leading Floki to mention the time Thor's hammer was stolen - which is apparently a new story, as people sound disbelieving - and so, Floki spends most of the comic giving a fairly straightforward retelling of the tale of Thor's quest to regain his hammer aka Thor and Loki dressing up as bride and bridesmaid (a detail that prompts Ragnar to make a somewhat disbelieving comment). Eventually, the story finished in a satisfactorily violent way, Ragnar compliments Floki on his storytelling and Floki hints that he might actually be Loki himself...
Right, thoughts. Well, most of the comic is the Thrymskvida, which means I'm inevitably comparing it to the one true comic book version of that (aka Valhalla) and frankly, it's somewhat lacking in comparison (particularly its Freya - lady needs more of a temper). At least Thor is a redhead - and I quite like how Tyr is shown, actually - though in general, the godly designs are a bit too superhero for my tastes. In general the art is a bit - well, Lagertha could have been drawn better, and then there's someone I am pretty sure must be Athelstan, except I don't quite think Athelstan looks like that...
Anyway, as far as the story goes, there's really not much to comment on. It's Thrymskvida, straightforwardly told, framed as a story around the fire. It doesn't add anything really new to Vikings canon.