Olympians: Zeus: King of the Gods -- George O'Connor - Paperback
George O'Connor is a Greek mythology buff and a classic superhero comics fan, and he's out to remind us how much our pantheon of superheroes (Superman, Batman, the X-Men, etc) owes to mankind's ORIGINAL superheroes: the Greek pantheon.
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. Volume 1 of OLYMPIANS, ZEUS: King OF THE GODS, introduces readers to the ruler of the Olympian Pantheon, telling his story from his boyhood to his ascendance to supreme power. This title has Common Core connections.Author: George O'Connor
Publisher: First Second
Published: 01/05/2010
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.70h x 7.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781596434318
Audience: Ages 9-12
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.5
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 135019 / Zeus: King of the Gods
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 01/01/2010 pg. 76
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2010 - Book Of Special Distinction
School Library Journal 03/01/2010 pg. 186
Asimov's Science Fiction 09/01/2010 pg. 110
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2010 - Recommended, Satisfactory
About the Author
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.