Herakles Book 2

By Édouard Cour

Author Edouard Cour revisits one of the greatest Greek myths by painting the often-heroic Herakles as, well . . . somewhat of a jerk. Crude and stubborn at times, in little glimpses we meet a man--half-human, after all--with a psychology more complex than he appears, entangled in guilt over the ghosts who have haunted him since childhood. A mournful sadness seizes him as he crosses the fleeting silhouettes of a woman and her three children. "Friends or foe, all those who cross his path end up stiff and worm food," ​​comments Linos, the ghost of his childhood music teacher.

Brimming with pathos and dark humor, this portrait of Herakles is a graphic whirlwind leaving little respite and often revealing beautiful surprises. This second volume follows the titular hero on four more of his epic quests, each one a stepping-stone in his growth as both man and god.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1942367503
• ISBN13: 9781942367505
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Magnetic Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.6" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher