Thor: Heaven and Earth (2011 series) #1

Tyr and Vidar stand on the battlements of Asgard, watching an invading army led by a frost giant approaching the gates and wondering if this is Ragnarök. At the main gates, Hildegarde and others prepare for battle as the ram batters the gate. Thor persuades the Winter God who guards the imprisoned Loki to allow him access to the prisoner. Thor frees Loki and asks him if this is Ragnarök. Loki says no because then he would be leading it. Thor thinks Loki is lying and beats him to force him to tell the truth, even holding his head underwater. Loki suggests that Thor is angry not because Loki is lying but because Loki claims that the fall of Asgard will have a beneficial outcome….

Odin summons Tiki, God of Stone, Asgard’s architect, to ask about a fissure spreading through the city. Tikis says it will split Asgard and nothing can stop it….

Thor insists that no good can come of Asgard’s fall just as no good can come of Loki’s lies. Loki then rattles off several scenarios in which good does come from lies, many being to avoid hurting feelings, or as a strategy in war, or to protect someone, even noting that Thor’s claims to love Loki are lies. Everything has a purpose….

As the city continues to split in two, Thor ties Loki between two pillars straddling the fissure. Loki tells Thor he is just lying to himself. Thor goes outside and examines the fissure, finding a small plant growing within….