Ron Fontes

There is a big debate in the African jungle, Professor Linus Pinstripe is asking all the animals how the zebra got its stripes. The animals have very varying answers too, the giraffe thinks that the Wise Baboon gave the all black zebras white pant and the all white zebras black paint, the ostrich thinks that the all white zebra painted himself with black stripes when he saw his shredded shadow, and so on. The book concludes by saying that no one really knows how the zebra got its stripes-or show more why.
This is a fun and silly read for young children, it also has simple facts about zebras in the back of the book. show less

I knew ahead of time what I was getting. It would only have so many pages, an d the artwork was good. But I felt that the storyline was lacking. There wasn't anything about how Hades and Persephone grew closer, not even one page. it just skips from the first day she is kidnapped to shortly before she eats the pomegranate seeds, and this story says she only ate 4 seeds, when the general consensus is that she ate six (fall and winter).

The artwork was enjoyable and a lot of effort clearly went show more into it, which makes me wonder why this piece of work didn't have 64 pages, as lots of special edition/deluxe issue comic books and graphic novels come in 64 or even 100-128 pages.

3.5/5 for a entertaining but brief read. show less

The myth of Hades and Persephone has always been a favorite of mine. There have been so many tales even now the whole myth is being reimagined even in romance novels. Always made the two of them fall in love, but I always wondered if he did love her in such a way. I could only fathom that his desire to have her had been that his life below had been lonely. All the other gods had their other half beside them. Hades had no one other than Cerberus and Charon, but never a queen. So, I can show more imagine that the moment he had seen her that he decided then and there she was the perfect goddess to take up the role of his queen. Now tales always seem to be uncertain about the number of seeds Persephone consumes. One says three and others say six. It just depends on who you hear the tale from.

This novel follows the format of the myth surrounding Hades and Persephone. He sees her, goes to Zeus for permission, and carries her away from the ground above using the tactic of a beautiful flower to draw her away. In the Underworld, she sees Hades's world through different eyes. Meanwhile, her mother is searching high and low for her missing daughter, even going as far as to cast herself as an old crone looking for help. We do get a glimpse of another myth of Demophoon (another myth for another day). To make this story short, Demeter and Persephone reunite and of course, Persephone must spend a third of the year with her husband.

I had no idea that this graphic novel ever existed until just now. I was surprised to come across and yes, I had to have it. I liked the tale but it always felt underwhelming. The art and style were nice. I think the only thing I have against this was the fact that the whole who got what between Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades drew lots. Zeus did not decide who got what. If one is going by myth, then this should have been a bit of an accurate account. I think that is the only thing I have against this novel. show less

My first venture into the graphic novel was an enjoyable one. I have always had a liking for Greek Mythology and was impressed with how well this tale came together in this format. I was drawn into the sorry with the intense action and evil plots. I was surprised to have my funny bone tickled by the sarcastic humor that was throughout the story. What was funnier was the humor was of a modern sense (I really don't think they told one another "I told you so" when they ended up being right. show more They were other modern inside jokes that gave a light undertone to an otherwise violent story. I thought the balance of serious to funny was pulled off perfectly. show less