Overview
The story of Hera, Queen of the Gods, and the heroes who won her favor. Volume 3 of Olympians, Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory, introduces readers to the Queen of the Gods and Goddesses in the Pantheon. This volume tells the tales of the many heroes who sought and won Hera's patronage, most notably Hercules. In Olympians, O'Connor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell classic Greek myths. But these stories aren't sedate, scholarly works. They're action-packed, fast-paced, high-drama adventures with monsters, romance, and not a few huge explosions. O'Connor's vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to undeniable life, in a perfect fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology. This title has Common Core connections.
Full Product Details
Author: George O'Connor ,
George O'Connor
Publisher: First Second
Imprint: First Second
Volume: 3
Dimensions:
Width: 19.30cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 25.70cm
Weight: 0.408kg
ISBN: 9781596437241
ISBN 10: 1596437243
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 19 July 2011
Recommended Age: From 13 to 17 years
Audience:
Young adult
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Teenage / Young adult
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Definitely worth a visit for any young demigod. --Rick Riordan Readers . . . will be delighted with this debut title in the Olympians series of graphic novels. --BCCB, starred review
Praise for Olympians: Definitely worth a visit for any young demigod. --Rick Riordan Readers . . . will be delighted with this debut title in the Olympians series of graphic novels. -- BCCB , starred review
Praise for Olympians: <p>“Definitely worth a visit for any young demigod.” —Rick Riordan <p>“Readers . . . will be delighted with this debut title in the Olympians series of graphic novels.” — BCCB , starred review
Author Information
George O'Connor is an author, illustrator and cartoonist. His first graphic novel, Journey Into Mohawk Country, used as its sole text the actual historical journal of the seventeenth-century Dutch trader Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert, and told the true story of how New York almost wasn't. He followed that up with Ball Peen Hammer, the first graphic novel written by playwright Adam Rapp, a dark, dystopian view of a society's collapse. Now he has brought his attention to Olympians, an ongoing series retelling the classic Greek myths in comics form. In addition to his graphic novel career, O'Connor has published several children's picture books, including the New York Times best-selling Kapow, Sally and the Some-Thing, and Uncle Bigfoot. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
