rltinha's review against another edition
5.0
What an amazing deed of one man's will and wit, and how lucky one is to get to read such a (still ongoing) run of sequential art!
[the panels depicting the seduction of Helen by Paris are truly superb]
[the panels depicting the seduction of Helen by Paris are truly superb]
jkenna90's review against another edition
5.0
This was so good! I could not put it down and I'm really excited to read volume two!
misssusan's review against another edition
3.0
the first time i read this i recall being deeply impressed with how eric shanower melded the eleventy billion sources there are on the trojan war into a coherent retelling. this time i'm around i'm still impressed but also struck by just how many flop dudes populate this book like dang, paris can't you just leave? leave bro. you are ruining literally EVERYONE'S life, shoo
i know he's not gonna but i had to say it. maybe i'm channeling cassandra
also i'm thinking about how achilles and hector are the heroic figures of the achaeans and trojans respectively except hector's the only one who really manages heroic? every time we cut to achilles i just wanted to pluck him up and send him to a big sisters, big brothers program, this is a teenager who needs someone to teach him how to grow up, not have his worst features indulged in war
3 stars
i know he's not gonna but i had to say it. maybe i'm channeling cassandra
also i'm thinking about how achilles and hector are the heroic figures of the achaeans and trojans respectively except hector's the only one who really manages heroic? every time we cut to achilles i just wanted to pluck him up and send him to a big sisters, big brothers program, this is a teenager who needs someone to teach him how to grow up, not have his worst features indulged in war
3 stars
sortabadass's review against another edition
5.0
A well-researched and beautifully-drawn graphic novelization of the Trojan War? Yes, please.
This is the first volume (of a planned seven!) that illustrates the major and minor dramas of The Iliad. It doesn't appear that there are any gods to walk alongside the mortals here, but Shanower brings even mythology's minor characters to life. It's been a while since I've read a comic without color or grayscale, and I do so love a nice, clean ink and paper drawing. Worth checking out.
This is the first volume (of a planned seven!) that illustrates the major and minor dramas of The Iliad. It doesn't appear that there are any gods to walk alongside the mortals here, but Shanower brings even mythology's minor characters to life. It's been a while since I've read a comic without color or grayscale, and I do so love a nice, clean ink and paper drawing. Worth checking out.
thomcat's review against another edition
5.0
The story is done well, and I love the facial expressions! The artwork reminds me of Terry Moore.
rouver's review against another edition
3.0
A thoroughly researched graphic novel that tells the tale of the Trojan War. There are currently 4 books in this series, but it's not completed. I haven't found any information on when the 5th (and hopefully final) book will be released, which means I will have utterly forgotten who all these huge array of characters are when it does finally come out. It's a good series and is beautifully illustrated, but I would recommend waiting until it's finished to read it.
rahulporuri's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
heartsib's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
luana420's review against another edition
5.0
This really strikes the best possible balance between educational and entertaining; Shanower's meticulously researched takes on clothing, architecture, even the people themselves... it's a real treasure trove for an amateur archaeologist comme moi!
Let me also put up a very personal reading of a particular storyline here: Achilles' uhh "seduction"* of the princess Deidamia of Skyros when he is hidden as the handmaiden Pyrrha. They are together for years, even going so far as to having a baby which they name... Pyrrhus. Interestingly enough, Deidamia keeps calling Achilles Pyrrha, to the point that she even mentions at one point "oh I keep forgetting your boy name." I suppose this is supposed to make her... air-headed? But honestly, I read it as her making the best of a bad situation: Achilles truly does make for a beautiful girl, and this was just closeted Deidamia making a life for herself with a family and a wife, something in normal circumstances she never could have dreamed of.
I dunno, in a story that will probably end terribly for everyone, I feel like this is a reading that -- until contradicted -- injects a glimmer of hope.
*you know what this really means in mythology, but then again, Shanower shows her as turning kinda into it?
Let me also put up a very personal reading of a particular storyline here: Achilles' uhh "seduction"* of the princess Deidamia of Skyros when he is hidden as the handmaiden Pyrrha. They are together for years, even going so far as to having a baby which they name... Pyrrhus. Interestingly enough, Deidamia keeps calling Achilles Pyrrha, to the point that she even mentions at one point "oh I keep forgetting your boy name." I suppose this is supposed to make her... air-headed? But honestly, I read it as her making the best of a bad situation: Achilles truly does make for a beautiful girl, and this was just closeted Deidamia making a life for herself with a family and a wife, something in normal circumstances she never could have dreamed of.
I dunno, in a story that will probably end terribly for everyone, I feel like this is a reading that -- until contradicted -- injects a glimmer of hope.
*you know what this really means in mythology, but then again, Shanower shows her as turning kinda into it?
amyjoy's review against another edition
4.0
Man, I love just about everything about the Trojan War, and this is a great GN about all the lead up to it. The art is detailed and interesting, and the story is really well-told.