HUNT. KILL. REPEAT.

In London’s graphic novel, the goddess Artemis fights against the deities who took everything from her.

The Greek gods are angry that humans no longer worship them, so Zeus leads his children into battle to subjugate humankind. Years after the war, the gods’ soldiers enforce their rule, and humans must live without technology. But one goddess is different: Artemis has left her family of gods, given up her superpowers, and is living among humans with her mortal husband, Julian. She’s summoned by her father, Zeus, to Olympus in New York City, and when he finds out that Artemis is pregnant, he and other gods turn against her, beating her nearly to death after making her watch Julian’s murder. Ten years later, Artemis awakens. With the aid of the gods Hephaestus (who was presumed dead) and Tempus, Artemis will stop at nothing to avenge the death of her husband and, she believes, her son. In this exciting graphic novel, author London and illustrators Archidiacono and Deering weave a complex tale of lost love, vengeance, and sacrifice. The gods and goddesses are a violent lot, to be sure, so the story is action-packed and bloody throughout, but never gratuitously so. Not all the Greek gods and goddesses whom readers may know from mythology are present here, and the author has taken some liberties with some of the relationships between well-known figures (such as Hermes and Medusa). Each of the many characters in the realistic, detailed full-color illustrations has a distinct look, which makes for easy reading when interactions happen quickly in the story’s later stages. Although this graphic novel tells a complete story, it’s left open-ended to allow for a welcome second volume.

A thrilling and intense graphic novel for adults that puts an intriguing spin on Greek myths.