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 .
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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.
O\'Connor\'s vibrant, kinetic art brings ancient tales to undeniable life, in a perfect fusion of super-hero aesthetics and ancient Greek mythology.
They\'re action-packed, fast-paced, high-drama adventures, with monsters, romance, and not a few huge explosions.
But these stories aren\'t sedate, scholarly works.
In OLYMPIANS, O\'Connor draws from primary documents to reconstruct and retell classic Greek myths.
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
