The Adventures of Hercules

graphic revolve mythology

by Martin Powell, Jorge González, Jose Alfonso Ruiz (Illustrator)

Born of a mortal woman and the king of the gods, Hercules is blessed with extraordinary strength. The goddess Hera commands that the mighty Hercules must undergo twelve incredible tasks to pay for a mistake he made in the past. Hercules easily completes the first few labors, as he overpowers a ravenous lion and battles a giant bull barehanded. But not all the gods support him, and Hercules faces difficult tasks that test his strength and his mind. These reader-favorite tiles are now updated for enhanced Common Core State Standards support, including discussion and writing prompts developed by a Common Core expert, an expanded introduction, bolded glossary words and dynamic new covers.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Mythology

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

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There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. This entry is for Martin ^ Powell.


Martin Powell is the author of hundreds of science fiction, mystery, and horror stories. He has worked in the comic book industry since 1986, writing for Marvel, DC, Malibu, Caliber, Moonstone, and Disney, among others, and has been nominated for the coveted Eisner Award. Martin also writes children’s books, and frequently contributes prose for many short story anthologies. He resides in Saint Paul, MN.

Reviews

[Nhi Nguyễn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The final book in the Greek mythology comic retellings. And what an astounding journey I was on with the most famous Greek hero - Hercules. This book briefly tells about all 12 labors of Hercules, but it's not just about that. It's also about the personal, inner journey of a man to learn how to forgive himself, and to realize that all the bad things that happened to him and other people were not his fault. That's a wonderful message to send to kids who would read and fall in love with this book.

[Asish · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is best book

[Norah Moraes · Rating 4 out of 5]

my first graphic novel. lots of brave people in it.

[Iris Frago · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pronto reseña

[Arthur Rehner · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Adventures of Hercules is a action packed book with a lot of adventuring. This book is a very good book for kids who are into Greek mythology.

[Paula Greenfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

This graphic novel is a great version of Hercules adventures.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again, really like this series because it seems so thorough. Definite purchase.

[Devon · Rating 5 out of 5]

i liked this book a lot so i rated it a five. the reason i rated it as i did because if the great illustrations and the great use of figurative language.