Rachel Smythe: Lore Olympus. Volume four

Alkuteos: Lore Olympus. Volume four (2023)

Ilmestymisaika: 2023 (ko.painos)

Kustantaja: Del Rey

Sivumäärä: 416

ISBN: 9781529909883

Muoto: Sid.

Sarjamerkintä: Lore Olympus #4

Peukku: ^^b

Huom: kokoaa episodit #76-102 Webtoon comicsin sarjakuvasta Lore Olympus

*"I don't always get to do as I please."

The rumour mill of Olympus is constantly churning, but Persephone and Hades are all anyone can talk about. With the constant gossip creating intense pressure on the pair, they decide to slow down their budding romance and focus on sorting out their own issues first.

But that's easier said than done.

Hades struggles to find support in his personal life, with Zeus trivialising his and Minthe resorting to abusive patterns in their relationship. And while Hades tries to create healthier boundaries where he can - like finally putting a stop to his sporadic, revenge-fuelled hook-ups with Hera - he still feels lonely and adrift.

Persephone feels equally ostracised as her classmates shun her for her connection to Hades, and she can find no refuge at home, with Apollo constantly dropping by unannounced and pushing his unwelcome advances. And on top of it all, the wrathful god of war, Ares, has returned to Olympus to dredge up his sordid history with the goddess of

spring, threatening to surface Persephone's dark and mysterious past and ruin her tenuous position in the land of the gods.

Despite agreeing to take it slow, Persephone and Hades find themselves inextricably drawn towards each other once more amid the chaos. The pull of fate cannot be denied.

This edition of Rachel Smythe's original Eisner-winning webcomic Lore Olympus features exclusive behind-the-scenes content and brings the Greek pantheon into the modern age in a sharply perceptive and romantic graphic novel.*

Persephone/Kore alkaa saamaan itseensä enemmän "munaa". Nuori nainen on omapäisempi ja opimme lisää myös hänen menneisyydestään ja suhteistaan muihin jumaluuksiin. Haades pohtii omia tunteitaan ja koettaa myös tehdä töitä. Uutena jumaluutena mukaan astelee Ares, jolla on sananen sanottavanaan myös Zeukselle.

Hauskaa ja hyvin toteutettua mukaelmaa jumaltarustoista. Kuvitus on värikästä ja särmikästä.