Originally Posted by
Raye
More variant covers are being released for War of the Realms and Loki has not been on any of them. This could be worrying, but I am taking it as a positive, since some of them where he is missing, it shows what, I presume, based on solicits etc. is Malekith's final group of toadies. I know these covers are not story related, they're kinda just for fun, but it is consistently Malekith, Queen of Cinders, Ulik, Enchantress, Dario Agger, (though one cover, the artist apparently did not get the memo, and drew Dario and the Minotaur as separate people...) and sometimes with the addition of the Queen of the Angels and Kurse (who is technically more of a mind controlled slave, but still) Which tells me that they gave the artists a list of who is on Malekith's team, and Loki is definitely completely done with them before the event starts. Granted, Malekith ordering his assassination was a big hint in that regard, but still. I hope Loki actually accomplished something important in his time with them, that will help in the end, and was able to take a parting shot. One thing I notice is that Laufey is also absent from the 'Malekith and his toadies' covers, though he is on that one cover of Thor. And one solicit says they have to take out Ymir, rather than Laufey, so it may be that taking out Laufey is his parting gift, but it apparently does not stop the frost giants if he does.
Still though, I'd like Loki to appear on a variant cover in some capacity. there are so many of them, and he hasn't appeared once, unless i missed one somewhere.