Legend: The Labors of Heracles: A Graphic Novel (Campfire Graphic Novels)

The legendary story of the twelve labors of Heracles gets the graphic novel treatment courtesy of Campfire Books and a clever adaptation by author Ryan Foley and illustrator Sankha Banerjee. In this version of the famous myth, a Greek mother tells the story to her young son, which allows the author to provide explanations about the identities of gods and monsters without interupting the flow of the tale.Heracles was half a god, and more than a man. A mighty warrior, he had a loving family, and an undying enemy in the form of the jealous goddess Hera, whose husband Zeus was the real father of Heracles. Hera sought by many methods to ruin the life of Heracles, including deluding him into killing his own wife and children. Heracles was promised redemption for this dreadful act by an oracle, through the performance of ten labors for his duplicitous cousin King Eurystheus. Heracles will take on the labors dreamed up by Eurystheus one by one, each a trial of his strength, skill, intelligence, and courage. Any failure could be the end of the mighty warrior, and at the end, perhaps Eurystheus cannot be trusted to keep his end of the bargain..."Legend: The Labors of Heracles" is an entertaining presentation of an ancient story, well-told and still worth hearing for its subtle commentary on the nature of man. Recommended.

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