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ODY-C: Cycle One
Image. Dec. 2016. 400p. ISBN 9781632159274 $49.99. Rated: M. SF/FANTASY
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Using Homer's epic poem The Odyssey as a starting point, author Fraction (Sex Criminals) and illustrator Ward (Infinite Vacation) have crafted a psychedelic, feminist space opera that rips apart various figures from ancient myth, transports them into the future, and re-creates them to speak about modern concerns. After years at war, warrior-queen Odyssia wants nothing more than to return home…a journey through the cosmos complicated by a pantheon of gender-flipped deities with designs of their own. Every page bursts with color, energy, and inventive design by Ward, but Fraction's attempt to tell the story in captions mimicking Homer's style of verse often feels like an interesting experiment that fails to achieve total success. Still, something this ambitious can't be perfect, and the missteps don't take away from the grandeur.
VERDICT There really is nothing else like this out there, both in terms of content and aspiration, and, as such, fans of sf and experimental or independent comics should greet this one with great enthusiasm.
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