The tale of Odyssevs is well known. Steven Grant and Scott Bieser have made a new take on the story, wickedly clever done.
"Odyssevs the rebel". We meet our hero after the siege of Troy, swimming in the ocean, quarreling with the sea god Poseidon. The dialogue is brilliant. Odyssevs came alive at once as a stubborn, cynical but attractive man, who won´t adore and worship the Gods. A man with principles.
It certainly helps that the art is very well done. Clear lines, shades of grey, black and white, very easy to read and get caught in the mood of the drama.
I promise you, if you like 300, if you love an intelligent plot, if you have a feeling for history, ... you´ll not be sorry if you look into the Big Head Press´tale about the sly idealist Odyssevs.
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I loved this comic! I can thus hereby second yoru recommendation. Fun to see a recommendation for it here after I enjoyed reading it so much all summer. Odyseeus is one of the most interesting characters in Greek mythology (as my nick suggests, I have a fondness for tricksters), and this take on him managed to be both fresh and in sync with the traditional image I had of him all at the same time.
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