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    Olympians: Zeus: King of the Gods

    By George O'Connor

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    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateOct 7, 2014
    ISBN9781466817449
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    Olympians: Zeus: King of the Gods
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    George O'Connor

    George O'Connor is the New York Times–bestselling author of Olympians, the series of graphic novels featuring the tragic, dramatic, and epic lives of the Greek Pantheon and its counterpart featuring the Norse Gods, the series Asgardians. His first graphic novel, Journey into Mohawk Country, pushed the boundaries of the genre, using as its sole text the actual historical journal of the seventeenth-century Dutch trader Harmen Meyndertsz van den Bogaert. He also illustrated acclaimed playwright Adam Rapp’s Ball Peen Hammer. He teamed up with writer Daniel G. Newman on Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy, the first volume in the World Citizen Comics series. George is also the creator of popular picture books such as the New York Times–bestselling Kapow! and If I Had a Triceratops. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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    • 4/5
      A beautiful and well-told tale of the dawning of the era of the familiar Greek Gods. O'Connor has kept important parts of history, while alluding to other stories that follow.
    • 4/5
      This is quick read. Probably more for teenagers rather than little kids, however there is enough in this for people my age into mythology and comics. Love the fact he sticks to the source. I probably have more than I should of mythology books, but I honestly have liked them all. The art and writing in this book are alright, but I still think it's a fun read. Definitely going to read the rest of these.
    • 3/5
      The first book in George O'Connor's Olympians series focuses on the origins of the Greek Gods and how Zeus got them out from under the Titan's thumb. Illustrations were nice and the story is extremely an accurate recounting of the myth appropriate for any age. There are more facts in the back, recommendations for further reading for adults and children, and a discussion question guide. Zues' story is tangled up in the story of how the Greek Gods got their power so I am very curious how the stories of other god's will be handled.
    • 4/5
      Picked this up at the school book fair while I was doing my teaching internship.This book is the first in a series of graphic novels retelling the origins of the Olympian Gods. Of course it's appropriate to kick off a series like this with Zeus since he became the king of the Olympians, but also because it is easy to work in the origins of the universe according the Greek Mythology through Zeus because of his battle with Kronos. In order to tell the story of Zeus' triumph over his father, it is important to know how the whole thing started, to set the stage. This is exactly what George O'Connor does with this story.I would definitely want this and the other books of the Olympian series in my classroom if I was teaching. It would come in handy for those students who are not burdened with imagination (which I didn't think was possible until some of my students started asking questions like "people really believed this stuff?") and find it difficult to understand how Kronos could eat his children and they could grow into adult humans inside him. Visuals probably would help them understand the general size difference and some other things they missed in the readings.

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    • 5/5
      OMGN! SOOO Good! Seriously it's that good. Fantastic art and a great telling of Zeus vs Kronos.
    • 5/5
      Excellent retelling of Greek mythology.
    • 2/5
      This book is a comic book about Zeus who was saved from being swallowed by his father but lived in a dark cave until he found his other brother and sisters and began to fight the other Gods and Goddesses. They eventually reclaimed their darkened land and it became light and beautiful again. Zeus then ruled with his queen along side his brothers and sisters. The teme of this book is love because he finds his siblings and overcomes the evil Gods to return the love to his people and kingdom. This book I wouldn't use to teach a lesson in a classroom, but I think it is very interesting to have a Greek Mythology book made from comics. Many kids like to read comics so if they are learning about mythology and Greek culture it is an added bonus.

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    • 5/5
      For ages 9 and up, this graphic novel puts a new spin on Greek mythology and is a good intro to the origin of the god Zeus. As a Classics major in college, I was pleased to see author George O'Connor use the Theogony by Hesiod as well as other sources. Another plus for the author is that at the end of the book he explains why names might appear different (he uses the Greek transliterations of the names instead of the Latin we are used to). Author also gives a page on Zeus, the Cyclopes, Metis and Kronos with their symbols, animals, places and other interesting information. O'Connor gives two pages of notes to the graphic novel in the back to fill in more of the mythology as well as resources, websites and other recommended reading. I would recommend this to fans of Greek mythology and anyone who enjoys the Percy Jackson novels by Rick Riordan.

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    • 4/5
      Kids love Greek mythology and this is an accessible and appealing graphic novel adaptation, complete with back matter that made my heart skip a beat. Reading this first book made me want to run out and get the rest of the series. Loved it! One beef? Why do all the human-looking gods have to be light-skinned?
    • 5/5
      This book is the first book of the Olympians series. This story is about a young god, Zeus, and his dangerous plan to overthrow his father, Kronos.A great book for every greek myth lover.
    • 5/5
      Reason for Reading: I am a huge fan of Greek mythology.This tells the tale of creation from the Greek mythological point of view up to the birth of Zeus. Then it follows Zeus's story, how he battles his father Kronos to become King of the Gods and the founding of the home for the Olympians on Mount Olympus.Fantastic first book in a new ongoing series retelling the Greek myths. The story here is very well represented going right back to the beginning with Gaea, The Cyclopes, The Hekatonchieres and the Titans even before the birth of Zeus. This part of Greek mythology is often confusing to children (I never could understand it as a kid) and the graphic representation, especially of the Titans and the Hekatonchieres with their fifty heads and one hundred hands, is the ideal format for telling this myth. This story is also hardly ever included in children's Greek Myth collections and I've read many such collections over the last 16 years to my children. I feel quite confident in saying the author has done a brilliant job of re-telling Zeus' story in an exciting format. The illustrations are dark and unusual as to fit the subject matter from Kronos and the eating of his children to Zeus' final battle with his father. The book ends with the final destinies of those who came before Zeus and looks forward with a frame of Zeus with his Queen, brothers and sisters, and his children preparing us for the next volume. There is also some extra info at the end with an Author's Note, Fact pages on four characters, a Notes section referenced to pages and panels and finally a further reading section both for younger and older readers. I'm very impressed. This is a keeper for me and I'd highly recommend it as a library purchase.