Loki is now non-binary in Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics’ Immortal Thor run seemingly confirms that Loki is nonbinary. 

Since he appeared in the first Thor movie, Loki has been one of the most popular characters in Marvel. That fame has carried over to the Marvel Comics books. Loki stopped being the God of Evil we’re used to seeing. Sure he was still doing mischievous things that irritated everyone (especially Thor). The difference was that his tricks were being used for good. This resembled his character in his Disney Plus show.

In season 1 of Loki, the God of Mischief and Sylvie discuss their past relationships. Loki mentions that he’s been romantic with both men and women. Considering his upbringing, this makes sense. Since it’s a human concept, the idea of gender and sexual norms are probably foreign to gods. This was also confirmed in the show when his sex in his TVA file was listed as “fluid”.

The character’s gender identity has also been fluid in Marvel Comics, as the 2014 story Loki: Agent of Asgard first suggested when Odin referred to the character as both his “son” and “daughter”. Loki has also taken on the form of Lady Loki in the past.

Now, Immortal Thor No. 1 has acknowledged the God of Stories’ non-binary gender identity again. At the beginning of Immortal Thor No. 1, All-Father Thor fights with Frost Giants. After defeating them, Thor wondered why Loki hadn’t prevented this, as the God of Mischief became the ruler of Jotunheim after Marvel Comics’ War of the Realms. That’s when Loki appears and they’re sporting a completely new look. Their costume is the same color scheme, but they appear to have a more feminine look on their face and sporting more male-identifying clothing.

As the issue continues, the characters refer to Loki as they, suggesting that Loki was officially non-binary in Marvel Comics.

Al Ewing (writer of Immortal Thor) understands that there are a variety of people who read Marvel Comics. That’s why he makes it a point to be inclusive in his comics. For example, in Immortal Hulk, Ewing created the character Dr Charlene McGowan – one of the only transgender characters in comics. It appears that Immortal Thor will continue his trend of bringing representation to comics. Marvel Comics continues to increase its LGBTQ+ representation and that’s a beautiful thing.