By 2013, the Marvel version of Loki had been around for 50 years and had pulled every trick imaginable. So what was left for him to do? According to Young Avengers, he defies all expectations by becoming a hero. Recreated after Ragnarok into a teenager, Kid Loki plays the good guy by assembling a new team of Avengers, one consisting of Marvel’s younger heroes. Joined by the Hawkeye Kate Bishop, Kree warrior Marvel Boy, the shape-shifting Hulkling, Scarlet Witch’s son Wiccan, and the reality-warping Miss America, Kid Loki readies a team for a threat so great even the bad guy turns good.

Of course, Loki’s motivations aren’t always what they seem, and why would we expect anything less? But that’s part of the fun of writer Kieron Gillan’s groundbreaking Young Avengers run. Joined by artists Jamie McKelvie and Mike Norton, Young Avengers hearkens back to Marvel’s 1960s glory days, with a pop art feel both classic and modern. The complex page layouts provide exciting action while also promising a deeper mystery. In other words, Young Avengers is everything you’d want from a superhero book with Loki in the lead.