MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ODYSSEY # 3 The Story:
On their way back home to Ithaca, Odysseus and his men stop for supplies at a mysterious isle. Little do they know it is the home to a race of monstrous Cyclopes, one of whom captures Odysseus’ party and begins to feast upon them! Summoning all of his courage and wits, Odysseus embarks on a dangerous gambit to free himself and his men as the fate of his journey home takes an ominous turn!
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MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD # 8 The Story:
Licking their wounds, the Trojans have withdrawn behind their impenetrable city walls. All, that is, save their most celebrated warrior, Hector, who refuses to retreat. And so the stage is set for the Achaeons’ mightiest hero, Achilles, to face Hector in a single combat that may decide the future of this epic struggle. It’s the final chapter of this timeless work that has spoken to countless generations of the triumphs and tragedies of war.
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MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD # 7 The Story:
Reconciling himself to Agamemnon in the wake of Patroclus’ death, Achilles goes on a rampage, slaughtering Trojan soldiers. Achilles nearly takes the city himself until he is challenged by Prince Agenar, actually Apollo in disguise. Looking down on the battlefield Zeus himself rescinds his injunction against divine interference and the gods join the struggle once more, shaking the heavens with the sudden unleashing of their
awesome power!
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MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD # 6 The Story:
While the epic battle continues to rage, Patroclus pleads with Achilles to wear the hero’s armor in combat. With Achilles’ blessing, Patroclus sallies forth with the fearsome Myrmidons at his back. Guided by the god Apollo, the Trojan warrior Hector joins the disguised Patroclus in combat, the outcome of which will seal the fates of these two great civilizations!
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MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD # 5 The Story:
The great god Zeus, happy with the war’s progress, takes his leave of the battlefield. But his brother, Poseidon, and wife, Hera, secretly aid the Greeks against Zeus’s wishes! When the king of the gods discovers this treachery, his fury reverberates throughout
the halls of Mount Olympus itself—and even unto the earthly battlefield of the Trojan War! As the tide of battle turns, what will this portend for the brave Greeks and noble Trojans?
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MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD # 4 The Story:
The Trojan War intensifies! The Greeks suffer a massacre and are slowly recovering when the god Zeus rains blood on the Greek lines, panicking them! The Greek fortifications seem to hold—until the Trojan warrior Hector shatters one of the Greek gates with a hurled boulder! The Trojans then pass through the gates, altering the course of the epic conflict! How many more will die to determine the fate of the woman Helen?
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MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD # 2 The Story:
The two greatest armies of the ancient world—Greek and Trojan—meet on the plains of Troy…with the achingly beautiful Helen as the prize! And as this battle-to-the-end-them-all rages, the gods themselves enter the fray!
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MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD PREMIERE The Story:
One of the true cornerstones of Western literature comes to the Marvel Illustrated line! The ancient world is embroiled in a mighty clash of armies: Greek vs. Trojan. Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, has betrayed her husband — the Greek, Menelaus — and fled to Troy with Trojan prince, Paris. The Greeks have sailed to Troy to bring her back — and crush all that stand in their way. This is the first chapter in the saga that virtually defines the word epic. It is a tale of gods and men, heroism and betrayal. From the lips of Homer to the pages of Marvel Illustrated. Collecting MARVEL ILLUSTRATED: THE ILIAD #1-8.
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