The dark and brooding Hades always seemed to get a raw deal and Persephone's ambivalence intrigued me. For some reason, the story of Hades and Persephone was a favorite of mine going back to my childhood readings of the myths. They are checked out by graphic novel lovers and lovers of mythology alike and frequently. While this is the fourth entry into the Olympians series, this is the first that I've read in its entirety, I'm sorry to say.

O'Connor's illustrations, filled with lots of color and haunting illuminations, are well suited to this exciting story and will attract even the most reluctant readers.Olympians series.

“Atmospheric, with descriptions and images of the Underworld that are so captivating that readers will pore over those pages again and again. “O'Connor's artwork remains as strong as ever, especially in the glorious illustrations of the underworld.” - VOYA “The writing is well done, the story line is interesting and moves quickly, the characters are colorful, and this adventure is exciting.” - Children's Literature “O'Connor's brand of classical mythology for modern sensibilities serves as a good introduction to the gods and settings of the Greek myths.” - Publishers Weekly “An outstanding addition to a first-rate series.” - Kirkus, starred review 'O’Connor, a self-proclaimed Greek mythology obsessive, has done something wonderful: He’s turned the tales of those adventuresome, rascally, feuding, power-mad Greek gods into a nifty set of gorgeously drawn, well-researched graphic novels that kids go nuts for.'-New York Times George is also the creator of popular picture books such as the New York Times–bestselling Kapow! and If I Had a Triceratops. Newman on Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy, the first volume in the World Citizen Comics series. He also illustrated acclaimed playwright Adam Rapp’s Ball Peen Hammer. 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. 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 Gods.

Hades by George O'Connor