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erdeaka's review against another edition
3.0
ceritanya bisa dimengerti, tapi gambarnya bukan seleraku sih. lumayan lah jadi inget lagi kira-kira gimana awal mulanya perang terjadi.
uosdwisrdewoh's review against another edition
5.0
In this modern retelling of the Trojan War in comic form, Eric Shanower achieves the impossible. He weaves together all the various, sometimes contradictory, myths into one story. In Shanower's retelling, the gods are present only in the minds of the combatants. In their preparations for war, the Greeks and Trojans constantly worry about oracles, portents, and fate, but you never see the deities swoop from the heavens to take part in the story. Never does Paris sit in judgment of the Goddesses. Instead, Paris tells the story of his dream to Helen in order to seduce her. She runs off with Paris to Troy, convinced that the gods leave her no choice.
Shanower's years of research and work on this book show. His painstaking detail and artwork helps create a world that is at once utterly foreign and completely believable.
Shanower's years of research and work on this book show. His painstaking detail and artwork helps create a world that is at once utterly foreign and completely believable.
magnetgrrl's review against another edition
4.0
The art of "Age of Bronze" is jaw-dropping in both detail and style, and the interpretation of this old and familiar story is so heart-wrenching it almost seems new again. The series only improves in later volumes. "Age of Bronze" is something you do not want to miss, whether you're into comics or Greek history or human nature or just fantastic storytelling it is worth the read.
rltinha's review against another edition
5.0
What an amazing deed of one man's will and wit, and how lucky one is to get to read such a (still ongoing) run of sequential art!
[the panels depicting the seduction of Helen by Paris are truly superb]
[the panels depicting the seduction of Helen by Paris are truly superb]
jkenna90's review against another edition
5.0
This was so good! I could not put it down and I'm really excited to read volume two!
misssusan's review against another edition
3.0
the first time i read this i recall being deeply impressed with how eric shanower melded the eleventy billion sources there are on the trojan war into a coherent retelling. this time i'm around i'm still impressed but also struck by just how many flop dudes populate this book like dang, paris can't you just leave? leave bro. you are ruining literally EVERYONE'S life, shoo
i know he's not gonna but i had to say it. maybe i'm channeling cassandra
also i'm thinking about how achilles and hector are the heroic figures of the achaeans and trojans respectively except hector's the only one who really manages heroic? every time we cut to achilles i just wanted to pluck him up and send him to a big sisters, big brothers program, this is a teenager who needs someone to teach him how to grow up, not have his worst features indulged in war
3 stars
i know he's not gonna but i had to say it. maybe i'm channeling cassandra
also i'm thinking about how achilles and hector are the heroic figures of the achaeans and trojans respectively except hector's the only one who really manages heroic? every time we cut to achilles i just wanted to pluck him up and send him to a big sisters, big brothers program, this is a teenager who needs someone to teach him how to grow up, not have his worst features indulged in war
3 stars
sortabadass's review against another edition
5.0
A well-researched and beautifully-drawn graphic novelization of the Trojan War? Yes, please.
This is the first volume (of a planned seven!) that illustrates the major and minor dramas of The Iliad. It doesn't appear that there are any gods to walk alongside the mortals here, but Shanower brings even mythology's minor characters to life. It's been a while since I've read a comic without color or grayscale, and I do so love a nice, clean ink and paper drawing. Worth checking out.
This is the first volume (of a planned seven!) that illustrates the major and minor dramas of The Iliad. It doesn't appear that there are any gods to walk alongside the mortals here, but Shanower brings even mythology's minor characters to life. It's been a while since I've read a comic without color or grayscale, and I do so love a nice, clean ink and paper drawing. Worth checking out.
thomcat's review against another edition
5.0
The story is done well, and I love the facial expressions! The artwork reminds me of Terry Moore.
rouver's review against another edition
3.0
A thoroughly researched graphic novel that tells the tale of the Trojan War. There are currently 4 books in this series, but it's not completed. I haven't found any information on when the 5th (and hopefully final) book will be released, which means I will have utterly forgotten who all these huge array of characters are when it does finally come out. It's a good series and is beautifully illustrated, but I would recommend waiting until it's finished to read it.
rahulporuri's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0