George O'Connor
Author
Series
Olympians volume 1
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Terrified of being killed by one of his children, Kronos devours each of his offspring in turn. Only Zeus, the youngest, is saved. Though raised to enjoy a life of leisure, Zeus must fulfill his destiny and lead a new race of gods--and he must begin by destroying his own father.
Author
Series
Olympians volume 2
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
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 fought against bigger and stronger opponents, as well as offering advice and resources to less powerful people.
Author
Series
Olympians volume 7
Publisher
First Second Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"The myth continues in the tenth year of the fabled Trojan War where two infamous gods of war go to battle. The spotlight is thrown on Ares, god of war, and primarily focuses on his battle with the clever and powerful Athena. As the battle culminates and the gods try to one-up each other to win, the human death toll mounts. Who will win this epic clash of power? And how many will have to die first?"--
Author
Series
Olympians volume 10
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Retells in graphic novel format the stories from Greek mythology featuring Hermes.
"Born in a cave to a self-banished mother, clever, mischievous, unrelenting Hermes is a handful from his first day in the world. From infancy, when he bewitches fifty cows and bends them to his will to play a joke on his older half-brother Apollo, to his adolescence and adulthood when he becomes father to the equally mischievous Pan, Hermes's story is wildly entertaining...
Author
Series
Olympians volume 12
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
His story is told by the first Olympian herself, Hestia, Goddess of the hearth and home. From her seat in the center of Mt. Olympus, the first Olympian, Hestia, relates the rise of Dionysos, from his birth to a mortal mother, to his discovery of wine, his battles with madness and his conquering of death itself, culminating, finally, in his ascent to Olympus and Godhood -- the first new god and the last of the Pantheon.
Author
Series
Olympians volume 8
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Mighty Apollo is known by all as the god of the sun, but there's more to this Olympian than a bright smile and a shining chariot"--
Author
Series
Olympians volume 3
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Introduces Hera, Zeus's wife and goddess of air, sky, and the heavens and the only thing Zeus is afraid of.
Author
Series
Olympians volume 5
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Graphically adapts the adventures of the Greek god of the seas, presenting the myth of how Poseidon became the king of the oceans and such stories as Theseus and the Minotaur, Odysseus and Polyphemos, and the founding of Athens.
Author
Series
Olympians volume 6
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In volume six of Olympians, graphic novel author/artist George O'Connor turns the spotlight on Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Look for the same thoroughly researched and wonderfully accessible comics storytelling as O'Connor tackles the story of the Aphrodite from her dramatic birth (emerging from sea-foam) to her role in the Trojan War. -- from Amazon.
Author
Series
Olympians volume 9
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Retells in graphic novel format the stories from Greek mythology featuring Artemis, goddess of the hunt.
Author
Series
Olympians volume 11
Publisher
First Second
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Thrown from Mount Olympus as a newborn and caught by Thetis and Eurynome, who raised him on the island of Lemnos, Hephaistos had an aptitude for creating beautiful objects from a very young age. Despite his rejection from Olympus, he swallowed his anger and spent his days perfecting his craft. His exquisitely forged gifts and weapons earned him back his seat in the heavens, but he was not treated as an equal-his brothers and sisters looked down at...
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