Lore Olympus: Volume One

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As my friend Al suggested, the art is very reminiscent of Kyle Baker with maybe a little Babs Tarr thrown in. Originally released as a webtoon (read it here), this graphic novel compiles the first 25 episodes in full color to show off Smythe’s wonderfully stylized artwork. I don't understand how that happened because I read a lot of comics and graphic novels and I'd never even heard of this until the nomination.

I loved that the author created a modern age perspective of Hades and Persephone in a graphic novel format, it was refreshing. These are the gods of Olympus here, so while it is playful and fairly lighthearted it is also dark and filled with toxic interactions, manipulations and assaults—as one would probably expect but heads up.

Now Persephone must navigate the confusing politics and relationships that rule Olympus, while also figuring out her own place - and her own power. Liv Albert, author of Greek Mythology: The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook and creator of Let's Talk About Myths, Baby! The men have upper bodies like upside down triangles, necks as thick as their heads, and pointy noses. Again, this may be due to the fact that this has been miscategorized as something someone who enjoys regular comics would want to read.

He spots her at a party with his brothers Zeus and Poseidon and the plot races off down the morally murky highway.The tale of Hades and Persephone is one of the most recognizable in all of Greek mythology but in Smythe's hands, against a sleek modern backdrop, it is made new again. When her roommate, Artemis, takes her to a party, her entire life changes: she ends up meeting Hades and feels an immediate spark with the charming yet misunderstood ruler of the Underworld. My 14 year old daughter is the one who recognized it, so she's actually the one I originally bought it for, but my curiosity got the better of me after I saw all the rave reviews. Now I'm sad that Volume One is over, I have no idea when Volume Two is coming out (please be soon, please be soon), and I'm thinking I'm going to probably finally cave and just start reading it as a webtoon because there's no way I can wait for the next volume bind-up.