Another good volume. Hephaistos isn't my favorite, but I like him a lot more now. I have a soft spot for the underdogs. I love how the author admits his writing and art has improved since he started these...I agree. Still the best mythology comics out there. It sounds like volume 12 might be the last ending with Dionysus, I'm not 100% sure on that. I do wonder what his next project will be after this is over. ( )

Yep, it's official: I need to get the full set of these when First Second releases a boxed set (they'd better!).

Funnily enough, I only just realized that O'Connor is the same author/artist who did Journey into Mohawk Country. I far prefer the art style in Olympians...which seems odd to me, since it's the same artist, but there you go.

One thing that had always struck me about Hephaistos was that, at least according to the book I first read about Greek myths, Aphrodite chose him to be her husband (at first). Maybe that's in Aphrodite's book, maybe that waasn't part of the mythology all the time. I'll read Aphrodite's story eventually! ( )

Part of a series telling major Greek myths in biographies of individual gods. This volume includes the history of Hephaistos while also telling the tales of Prometheus.

Another fine entry in this quite wonderful series about Greek mythology. The cover would have us believe it is about the Greek god of the forge, Hephaistos, but Prometheus and his punishment for crimes against the gods steal the show and give the book its true fire.

Apparently, the series is wrapping up soon, but I'd love to see additional volumes or a spin-off of the many myths O'Connor has not yet had a chance to retell. Or perhaps a new series about the Norse, Native American or Egyptian pantheons? ( )