Marvel Illustrated: The Iliad (2007-2008) #1

Marvel Illustrated: The Iliad #1

by Roy Thomas, Paolo Rivera (Cover Art), Miguel Sepúlveda (Artist)

One of the true cornerstones of Western literature comes to the Marvel Illustrated line! The ancient world is embroiled in a mighty clash of armies; Greek versus Trojan. Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, has betrayed her husband, the Greek, Menelaus, and fled to Troy with Trojan prince, Paris. The Greeks have sailed to Troy to bring her back...and crush all that stand in their way. This is the first chapter in the saga that virtually defines the word epic. It is a tale of gods and men...heroism and betrayal. From the lips of Homer to the pages of Marvel Illustrated. And we did it just for you!

Genres: Comics

24 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 9, 2017

About the author

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.

Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.

Reviews

[Maede · Rating 3 out of 5]

جلد اول مجموعه‌ی تصویری مارول از ایلیاد
داستان این جلد از وقایع پیش از کتاب ایلیاد شروع میشه و اول دلیل جنگ تروجان رو توضیح میده. بعد سراغ سرود اول و دوم ایلیاد میره.

:چرا آره
یک. تصویرپردازیش به نظر من واقعا خوبه. مخصوصاً به نسبت نسخه‌های تصویری دیگه‌ی ایلیاد که دانلود کردم و اصلا خوب نبودند. بالاخره این کار ماروله دیگه
دو. جوری که خدایان رو به تصویر کشیده خیلی جالب بود. اینکه وقتی به زمین میان تغییر می‌کنند و واقعا خداگونه میشن، اما وقتی روی کوه المپ هستند مثل کاراکترهای دیگه به نظر میان
سه. سعی شده لحن قدیمی و شعرگونه در دیالوگ‌ها هم حفظ بشه و مدرن نوشته نشده
چهار. خیلی خوبه که با یک مقدمه شروع میشه و از اینکه خودتون دنبالش بگردید بی‌نیاز می‌شید (چون کتاب اصلی چنین چیزی نداره)
پنج. این داستان کاراکترها و اسامی زیادی داره و این نسخه‌ی تصویری داره کمک می‌کنه که راحت‌تر یادم بمونه کی به کیه

:چرا نه
یک. از دو تا فونت برای نوشته استفاده شده و یکیش خیلی سخت‌خوانه
دو. سطح زبانش می‌تونه یکم بالا باشه، چون به سبک انگلیسی قدیمی‌ نوشته شده

:چرا نمی‌دونم
من همزمان با خوندن خود ایلیاد دارم این مجموعه رو دنبال می‌کنم، برای همین نمی‌دونم اگر داستان‌ اصلی رو نمی‌دونستم هم دنبال کردنش انقدر آسون بود یا نه

کتاب رو می‌تونید از اینجا دانلود کنید
Maede's Books

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[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

اینکه خدا ها رو هم کشیده جالبه، ولی شاید زمان زیادی از کمیک خوندنام گذشته، یا شاید فقط آرت‌استایلش رو دوست نداشتم.

[Mohammadreza · Rating 2 out of 5]

I liked the pics and the graphics; however, the font of this book is very difficult for me to read, and blood is coming out of my eyes!
I hope the next one is not like this!
Update:
The next one and the one after that have almost the same problem, so I've decided to look at the photos instead of reading the book :/
Recommendation:
If you haven't read The Iliad, then it probably would not be a good idea to start this comics series!

[Malum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Using this to introduce some middle schoolers to ancient Greek literature. It obviously skips over a lot of stuff, but for just a general overview of the story with some fun pictures it does the job well enough.

[Millennial Bibliophile · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is my fourth time reading a rendition of The Iliad (I think I'm obsessed). Naturally, one can assume that I'd rate this book highly, but I didn't. This version was difficult to follow and seems to be written for individuals who already know the entire story of The Iliad, as the progression of the story was quick and skipped major parts.

My second complaint is that the design is not well suited to LCD screens. My poor eyes were straining to read the texts on my computer and I was happy to be done. I don't think I'll continue this series unfortunately. As short as it was, it wasn't worth the difficulty reading.

[Satyajeet · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Very well told saga in Graphic detail. Loved It.

[Donald Bullard · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Iliad deserves a graphic treatment. I don't pretend to be a scholar, but it covers the summary I've read well enough. Maybe a good map might help, but it covers the poem enough, and the illustrations are okay.