Click to read the word boxesI had heard about but hadn't read anything from this series, but I read the first issue of The Illiad today and it was very good. It's a fairly close adaptation of the poem, with beautiful art and mostly authentic sounding dialogue (some of it gets a bit thou and didst during one speech). I really dig classical mythology and this is exactly the sort of comic I want to read. Bravo to Marvel for getting over their superhero fetish in a very limited and non-commital (limited series) way.
My only complaint is a petty and personal one. They skip over the bit about the gods having a party and the golden apple and the whole reason Aphrodite gives Helen to Paris, which is my favorite. It's a stupid nitpick, it's mostly due to the fact that I'm a Discordian and wanted to see Eris. I can't really see why they skipped it, they sure weren't shy about using the Gods after that. But really, who gives a shit?
Anyway if this single issue is any indication, the Marvel Illustrated line is looking pretty good.
1 comment:
That's not in the Iliad, thus, not in the comic.
Learn to read.
Just as we won't see Achilles die, either.
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