You’ve learn the comics and watched the animated TV show—now put together to enter the mixed-up, switched-up, upside-down world of Marvel’s “What If…?”by the pages of three new novels. Loki, Valkyrie, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, Moon Knight, and Venom will star within the books from an acclaimed trio of authors.
As Random Home Worlds’ press launch reminds us, “This formally licensed sequence reimagines the origins of iconic Marvel heroes and permits readers to find what can occur when the material of actuality is altered. Set in their very own distinct universes within the Multiverse, every guide focuses on a novel twist on an iconic Marvel origin story.” They’re being marketed as “grownup” books, somewhat than YA.
Right here’s what’s on faucet from the writer: What If… Loki Was Worthy? A Loki and Valkyrie Story by Madeleine Roux, publishing on March 12, 2024; What If…Wanda Maximoff and Peter Parker Had been Siblings? A Scarlet Witch and Spider-Man Story by Seanan McGuire, arriving July 2024, and What If… Marc Spector Was a Host to Venom? A Moon Knight and Venom Story by Mike Chen, arriving October 2024. Every novel can even have an audiobook version.
Random Home Worlds launched a bit extra details about the primary guide—after all, the story begins with Loki being a full jerk—in addition to the duvet, which you’ll be able to see in full under:
So many worlds, so little time. Infinite potentialities, creating infinite realities. Lengthy have I watched the trickster god sow chaos. However…what if Loki saved Asgard from Tony Stark’s revenge?
Thor—Son of Odin, God of Thunder, wielder of the hammer Mjolnir—is lifeless. And Loki is accountable.
It was solely meant to be a joke—tampering with the Destroyer, altering Thor’s course to Midgard—a little bit of mischief with an opportunity of maiming. However Loki’s innocent prank spiraled uncontrolled, unleashing loss of life and destruction on New York Metropolis and the heroes sworn to guard it. Town was saved, however at the price of Thor’s life.
Livid and heartbroken, the All-Father banishes Loki to Earth for his crime. Loki finds himself in a realm of boxed wine, on the spot noodles, and a few form of regional efficiency troupe referred to as the “Buffalo Payments.” It’s a meager existence, removed from Asgard’s grand courts, however he finds his new good friend, Brian the Gecko, a way more participating companion than the sycophants again house. A real assembly of the minds. Loki is the God of Mischief — however he is aware of, deep down, that he by no means actually deserved to face subsequent to their father’s golden youngster Thor, as two true sons of Odin.
But, he can’t even endure his exile in peaceable isolation. A Valkyrie — Hel-bent on finishing up her oath to Thor — barges into his trailer-home along with his brother’s remaining phrases from the past: a plea to discover a sure Dr. Jane Foster and move on Mjolnir to its rightful inheritor.
Whereas Loki struggles to fulfil his brother’s final request, the far-reaching penalties of his deadly prank return to hang-out him. Blinded by grief from these he misplaced within the chaos wrought by Asgard, Iron Man vows revenge on those that take into account themselves gods. Decided to guard the Earth from the may of this unpredictable alien energy, he forges Asgard’s personal weaponry right into a deadly go well with of armor, set on eradicating any tether between their worlds. Penalties be damned. When Asgard appears to Loki for salvation, he should reply the query: Am I actually worthy?
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