Theseus and the Minotaur by Yvan Pommaux

Master French cartoonist, Yvan Pommaux, does a masterful job starting. For any kid who has enjoyed reading the Percy Jackson books, or for adults like me, who also like Percy Jackson and might have grown up reading the Edith Hamilton mythology book, this one's a fun read. Theseus and the Minotaur is a Greek myth that needs no real introduction or explanation. The point is, it's a complicated, soap opera worthy plot, laid out as a comic book with included character cards and side bars to fill in the blanks. (For a longer, and NSFW retelling, check out the post by Tea Shoes and Hair on Tumblr) In the case of Poseidon, he takes issue with his gift of a beautiful bull being slighted (or rather, kept alive and not sacrificed in his honor) and decides the Queen of Minos should thus get the hots for said bull.Īnd so it's dogs and cats (or queens and bulls) living (or lying) together.

These gods and goddesses of the Mediterranean have a wicked sense of humor. Mostly the book is about the circumstances that lead up to Theseus hunting down the minotaur.īasically the whole mess is another instance of 'All magic comes with a price, Dearie' (Rumplestilskin in nearly every episode of the early seasons of Once Upon a Time). While the title puts Theseus at the forefront, he ends up playing a very minor role. Pommaux delicately handles the conception of Theseus and using prose that is heavily illustrated, not quite a graphic novel, but without a better category for. Theseus and the Minotaur: A TOON Graphic (TOON Graphic Mythology) Yvan Pommaux 14 Hardcover 41 offers from 2.31 From School Library Journal Gr 48When his wife dies, Orpheus, a musician who can enthrall anyone and anything, enters the Underworld to ask for her return.

Theseus and the Minotaur by Yvan Pommaux is a comic book / graphic novel retelling of the minotaur myth.