Geekscape Comics: Kathryn Immonen & Valerio Schiti Taking Over ‘Journey Into Mystery’!

When Matt Fraction launched The Mighty Thor and Kieron Gillen took over on Thor they changed the title to Journey Into Mystery. We saw the series with Kid-Loki as the lead character go on to receive praise. So, what’s coming up next may receive some mixed reactions to say the least.  With the upcoming Marvel NOW! initiative, as of issue #646 Kathryn Immonen and Valerio Schiti will be taking over with a new lead character in the form of Sif replacing Kid Loki.

Editor Lauren Sankovich on the change in the lead character:

“We had it Loki-centric…going forward with #646 we wanted to mix it up a little bit,” Sankovich said, adding, “Sif’s been in the thick of it, she’s a warrior born, she’s got a lot of fight and verve and fire to her!”

Kathryn Immonen went on to say this about the title:

“We talked at length as far as what her story could be, and it came down to a single question: What does she want? For Sif, what she wants above all is to be a better warrior. How far would she go for that? She makes some terrible decisions and puts a lot of people in peril. One of the really interesting things about Sif to me is that she’s defined by absence, with her lover, Thor, and brother, Heimdall, always away from her. I see a similarity between Sif and Loki because neither of them can ever be Thor. I think that has more effect on her then she’ll admit. She’s been told she’s capable of anything, but at the end of the day, she will never be Thor. “

Source: Marvel