Saturday, April 14, 2012

Spring Break (light) reading

Let me kick off with the graphic novel tie-in to the 2011 flop Immortals.  Picked it up in the library yesterday thinking, 'eh, maybe it'll have some decent writing to go with the near-dozen different artists. Mmm...  No.  A sampling from the first story: (Zeus before Kronos) "Father!  You have much to answer for.  But I haven't come seeing answers.  I'm here for your blood!"



Oh bother.  Still, they had some nice touches which showed someone did some research (even if a lot of it got pitched): Persephone wanting to be with Hades, Cerberus is a normal dog which only appears to be monstrous on account of the twisted nature of the Underworld, Hercules is the only one able to openly defy Zeus without (major) repercussions, etc.  

Makes me wonder where on the spectrum the movie falls.  Are we in Percy Jackson territory or are we closer to a Hercules?

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