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Trojan War
Presents a fictionalized retelling of the Trojan War and its combatants in graphic novel format, inspired by selections from Greek drama and Greek and Roman poetry.
120 pages, Hardcover
First published December 16, 2009
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Roy Thomas
4,545 books276 followersRoy 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.
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.
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March 31, 2019
This book MIGHT have given the god of adapters his greatest challenge:
Roy Thomas, best of all adapters in consistent quality, did a Herculean job on this amalgamation of the post-Homeric tomes. He had to juggle so many accounts, sometimes contradictory, into an epic that not only made sense but was compelling and informative to a Greek junkie like myself!
The seeming impossibility of the task shows when it's somewhat confusing at times which is half of the reason why it didn't get the full five stars. The other half was the artist ho wasn't bad by any stretch but I found his work on this to be quotidian ALTHOUGH that could have only been because of Marvel's absurdly-short time allowances.
Then I consider how many books he has put to the sequential arts over the years I feel certain that he has the greatest literary acumen of all his fellows. Think of how carefully he has read seemingly countless classics to be as flawless in representation as he's always been!
Roy Thomas, best of all adapters in consistent quality, did a Herculean job on this amalgamation of the post-Homeric tomes. He had to juggle so many accounts, sometimes contradictory, into an epic that not only made sense but was compelling and informative to a Greek junkie like myself!
The seeming impossibility of the task shows when it's somewhat confusing at times which is half of the reason why it didn't get the full five stars. The other half was the artist ho wasn't bad by any stretch but I found his work on this to be quotidian ALTHOUGH that could have only been because of Marvel's absurdly-short time allowances.
Then I consider how many books he has put to the sequential arts over the years I feel certain that he has the greatest literary acumen of all his fellows. Think of how carefully he has read seemingly countless classics to be as flawless in representation as he's always been!
March 21, 2020
Very good artwork on a very old story.
I liked the narration,although the flow of the story felt too abrupt sometimes.
I liked the narration,although the flow of the story felt too abrupt sometimes.
July 8, 2024
Correcto resumen de todos los fragmentos que dan contexto a la Ilíada y la Odisea, con un rigor histórico mejorable y un desarrollo que se nota precipitado y a veces no muy claro. Recomendable como resumen y como introducción para conocer algo más de esta mitología
May 1, 2020
Es un cómic…de la guerra de Troya…me fascinó
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January 2, 2021School supplementary book taught by Shijomon. Felt like I was there in the plot.
April 18, 2024
read for a class...
July 31, 2025
I thought this book was alright. The artworks were fine, but the story was a little abrupt.
June 25, 2017
This is a part of the Marvel Illustrated line of graphic novels. It is an interesting visual way to learn the story of the Trojan War. It features the cause of the war, Helen of Troy, as well as the rise and fall of Achilles. Odysseus is also a participant in the Trojan War, and you get to see some of the events and things that happen before the events of Homer's The Odyssey. The involvement of the Gods and Goddesses is portrayed well and gives a good feel for their involvement in war affairs as well.
Overall, this was an interesting graphic novel. It was a bit hard to read in that the Greek names and contexts can be hard to think and work with. The art is good with fine details for both people and backgrounds that really make the setting come to life. A good graphic novel to introduce someone to Greek mythology and history.
Overall, this was an interesting graphic novel. It was a bit hard to read in that the Greek names and contexts can be hard to think and work with. The art is good with fine details for both people and backgrounds that really make the setting come to life. A good graphic novel to introduce someone to Greek mythology and history.
July 20, 2009
To be fair, I've only read issues 2 and 3 of this book, so I suppose I'm not sure. I was pleased with it in the beginning, thinking that it was nice to get some flesh to the scenes starting off the war, and I'm particularly familiar with Agamemnon's involvement so I liked to see that dramatized. But then, suddenly, nine years of the war went by. Oh! Well that was easy! Goodbye, war! I did not realize that you were all going to fit inside this 5-issue series! And mainly into two issues of it!
The pace was pretty bad in itself, but I also lost patience with the writing style -- overly indulgent in the old-timey language, I think. I, son of blah, will join with blahh, for mine is a blah blahh. It makes all the exposition sound almost parodic. But I think if the plotting was more sensible, that would be ok. Style can be tempered.
However, the panel where Artemis carries up the spirit of Iphigenia was AWESOME and I said "ooooooooh COOL" out loud, so that gets a star. And almost any retelling, to me, is a good thing. It gives us the chance to practice the story in pieces, until it's perfect. I might look into Thomas's Iliad.
The pace was pretty bad in itself, but I also lost patience with the writing style -- overly indulgent in the old-timey language, I think. I, son of blah, will join with blahh, for mine is a blah blahh. It makes all the exposition sound almost parodic. But I think if the plotting was more sensible, that would be ok. Style can be tempered.
However, the panel where Artemis carries up the spirit of Iphigenia was AWESOME and I said "ooooooooh COOL" out loud, so that gets a star. And almost any retelling, to me, is a good thing. It gives us the chance to practice the story in pieces, until it's perfect. I might look into Thomas's Iliad.
April 4, 2015
El cómic se limita a ilustrar las fuentes clásicas. Esto tiene su parte positiva y su parte negativa (que a mi entender es la que sale ganando).
Por el lado positivo tenemos la fiabilidad. No se inventa nada ni se añaden cosas de cosecha propia. Por lo tanto los puristas de los clásicos no tendrán mucho que arguir en contra. Pero claro, ¿qué purista de los clásicos iba a leer esto?
Llegamos entonces a la parte negativa. Si no tienes interés en las obras clásicas el cómic es bastante aburrido (e incluso si lo tienes, todo sea dicho). Al ceñirse a los hechos tal y como han llegado a nosotros no hay un desarrollo de la trama ni de las motivaciones de los personajes. Las cosas suceden porque sí (o porque los dioses lo quieren así).
El único punto positivo sería que sirviera como introducción a la mitología y ciclos heroicos clásicos, pero para un lector sin interés en ellos la lectura se le hará bastante ardua.
Para terminar un comentario sobre las ilustraciones: están bien hechas, pero se nota a la legua que el dibujante proviene del mundo superheroico. Y, la verdad, el tipo de dibujo puede ser espectacular a ratos, pero no pega ni con cola.
Por el lado positivo tenemos la fiabilidad. No se inventa nada ni se añaden cosas de cosecha propia. Por lo tanto los puristas de los clásicos no tendrán mucho que arguir en contra. Pero claro, ¿qué purista de los clásicos iba a leer esto?
Llegamos entonces a la parte negativa. Si no tienes interés en las obras clásicas el cómic es bastante aburrido (e incluso si lo tienes, todo sea dicho). Al ceñirse a los hechos tal y como han llegado a nosotros no hay un desarrollo de la trama ni de las motivaciones de los personajes. Las cosas suceden porque sí (o porque los dioses lo quieren así).
El único punto positivo sería que sirviera como introducción a la mitología y ciclos heroicos clásicos, pero para un lector sin interés en ellos la lectura se le hará bastante ardua.
Para terminar un comentario sobre las ilustraciones: están bien hechas, pero se nota a la legua que el dibujante proviene del mundo superheroico. Y, la verdad, el tipo de dibujo puede ser espectacular a ratos, pero no pega ni con cola.
July 8, 2010
Here's the deal...the Iliad doesn't tell the whole story so this book fills in some gaps.
There are three Marvel Graphic novels, The Trojan War, The Iliad, and The Odyssey.
Buy "The Trojan War" first and read up to the part about Palamedes...that covers the kidnapping of Helen and the first NINE years of the war.
Next buy "The Iliad" which begins in the nineth year of the war and ends with the death of Hector.
Now return to "The Trojan War" and read it until the end which covers the sack of Troy.
Finally buy and read "The Odyssey" and you'll have covered the breadth of the Epic in graphic novel form.
It would be nice if all three books were combined into one continuous Hard Cover.
There are three Marvel Graphic novels, The Trojan War, The Iliad, and The Odyssey.
Buy "The Trojan War" first and read up to the part about Palamedes...that covers the kidnapping of Helen and the first NINE years of the war.
Next buy "The Iliad" which begins in the nineth year of the war and ends with the death of Hector.
Now return to "The Trojan War" and read it until the end which covers the sack of Troy.
Finally buy and read "The Odyssey" and you'll have covered the breadth of the Epic in graphic novel form.
It would be nice if all three books were combined into one continuous Hard Cover.
January 17, 2013
Hubiera estado interesante que lo hicieran alrededor de la novela grafica de la Ilíada, pero fue más diseñado para su venta por separado. Explican de manera rápida lo sucedido en Troya en la Ilíada, sin profundizar, pero cuentan desde los orígenes de la guerra de Troya, la manzana de la discordia, la reunión de los argivos, la muerte de Aquiles, así como varias tragedias como Filoctetes, Ayax, y partes de la Orestiada y la Eneida. Es un buen libro, creo que fue hecho un poco más a la carrera que el anterior, se nota en el diseño de los dibujos, pero no es malo.
December 10, 2012
This volume does a nice job of filling in some of the gaps from The Iliad. As an added bonus, Marvel got the same artist for this volume that did their Iliad graphic novel.
February 2, 2016
Sure, it has some gaps, but I really enjoyed it and thought the artwork and style was beautiful.
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