Saturday, June 20, 2009

Olympus #2

Written by Nathan Edmondson
Art by Christian Ward


I'm quite enjoying this new title from Image. It has all the trappings of a good buddy/adventure movie, but grounded in Greek mythology. In this issue, the two brothers are made aware of the fact that Pelops, an old enemy, has escaped Hades, and is going after the daughters of Demeter, who are responsible for the different seasons on our world. They split up, to try to reach two of the sisters before Pelops.

The big draw in this book is the art, which is definitely unique. Ward makes use of as many scratchy lines as Leinil Francis Yu, but colours the book with bright, garish colours. It's a great look, even if it can, at times, make the action a little difficult to follow.

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