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Athena
George O´connor
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Description for Athena
Paperback. From the moment she emerged, fully grown, from the head of Zeus, Athena was one of the most complex Olympians. This graphic novel retells her many interwoven tales: how she killed Pallas, fought the Gigantes, aided Perseus, and cursed Arachne. Series: Olympians. Num Pages: 80 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: FK; FL; FM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 192 x 7. Weight in Grams: 286.
Boom! Pow! Crash! Greek Gods as you've never seen them before! The strong, larger-than-life heroes of the Olympians can summon lightning, control the sea, turn invisible, or transform themselves into any animal they choose. Superheroes? No! Greek gods. The ancient pantheon comes to explosive life in this new series where myth meets comic books. Epic battles, daring quests, and terrible monsters await readers within the pages of these books. Volume 2, Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess, is the tale of the goddess of wisdom and war, recounting her many adventures. ... Read more
Boom! Pow! Crash! Greek Gods as you've never seen them before! The strong, larger-than-life heroes of the Olympians can summon lightning, control the sea, turn invisible, or transform themselves into any animal they choose. Superheroes? No! Greek gods. The ancient pantheon comes to explosive life in this new series where myth meets comic books. Epic battles, daring quests, and terrible monsters await readers within the pages of these books. Volume 2, Athena: Grey-Eyed Goddess, is the tale of the goddess of wisdom and war, recounting her many adventures. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press United States
Number of pages
80
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Olympians
Condition
New
Weight
286g
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
New Milford, United States
ISBN
9781596434325
SKU
V9781596434325
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About George O´connor
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Athena
While less unified in narrative structure than the previous book, this nevertheless shares its strengths-a balance between heightened narration and colloquial dialogue, superb graphic storytelling with extended wordless action sequences, energetic backmatter and a palpable fondness for the subject matter. Up next? Hera.
Kirkus Reviews The author's affection for his subject is evident in a ... Read more
Kirkus Reviews The author's affection for his subject is evident in a ... Read more