
Although the Odyssey focuses on Odysseus story, it also tells. Rough layouts, as well as final type, panel borders, balloons, and sound effects, were done digitally. The Odyssey tells the story of the Greek hero Odysseus return home from the Trojan War. The Odyssey is drawn/painted in pencil and watercolor on cold-press watercolor paper. After Odysseus had tied them up back on the ships, they sailed off into the night and stumbled upon the land of the Cyclops, where they meet the Cyclops named Polyphemus. Library Media Connection “Best of the Best” Graphic Novels Translated by Ian Johnston Vancouver Island University Nanaimo, British Columbia Canada. The epics are considered the first known works of Western literature, and. This book is a delight!” – Teacher reviewer on īooklist Top Ten Graphic Novels for Youth The Odyssey is the sequel to The Iliad, which describes the events of the Trojan War. “My students LOVED reading the Odyssey and did SO much better with their unit test (which I did not change at all from the one I use with the regular text). Within ten days, they are in sight of Ithaca, but Odysseus’s shipmates, who think that Aeolus has.

Aeolus presents Odysseus with a bag containing all of the winds, and he stirs up a westerly wind to guide Odysseus and his crew home. “The depth of the dialog, the outstanding individuation of the characters, and the patient and lovingly developed flow between frames… make the work accessible.” – BCCB starred review The Achaeans sail from the land of the Cyclops to the home of Aeolus, ruler of the winds. Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide. “A timeless long-ago past comes alive in these images of gods and heroes, monsters and enchantresses” – Horn Book starred review The Gods In CouncilMinerva's Visit To IthacaThe Challenge From Telemachus To The Suitors. “Hinds adds another magnificent adaptation to his oeuvre… readers are transported into a world that easily combines the realistic and the fantastic.” – Kirkus starred review


“The mythic trials have seldom felt more grueling or genuine… a grand example of Hinds’ ability to combine historical adventure with human understanding.” – Booklist starred review
