The main thing that really struck me about this book was the style. Even the cover reminds me of certain flash-style animations I would see on the internet back in the day. It's a really eye-catching style that can convey a lot of detail without getting too busy for the eye to follow. It also helps to distinguish it from most other depictions of the Illiad, which to me seem to rely on ancient Greek art as found on amphorae to lend it a more 'legitimate' feel.
One other thing I enjoyed about this graphic novel was the color palette. The colors aren't super saturated, and this helps thing to look more like what you see in real-life when at the beach: colors are more washed out and warm.

Don't let the graphic novel format fool you into thinking this is a dumbed-down version of Homer's classic work. Rather, its gorgeous illustrations, maps, and character charts (the latter two are a brilliant addition) provide a new facet or two to the work, while still maintaining the same story, same gorgeous (albeit abridged) language, and plenty of the same epic violence. If your children are not ready for reading about spears through heads, bloody battles, and the like, then hold off on this. But if they're just about ready for Homer, try this first--it is much easier to keep track of which characters are which and how the events unfold with the visuals provided by illustration. And then find the audiobook of the original narrated by Dan Stevens so they can experience the language of Homer as generations have before them: recited by a great storyteller!

This was horrible. This was not what I was expecting from a graphic novel. It is essentially a book with random (bad) small pictures thrown into it. Not the traditional format of a graphic novel at all. This was just down right bad to read as an ebook as well. The writing was all messed up and sentences were mixing together so the story itself made no sense. Hopefully a print version of this will be a lot better. I liked the idea of making older stories easier to read in graphic novel form but this fell completely short of those expectations.

Thank you to the publisher & Netgalley fod allowing me to read and review this book.

I thoroughly enjoyed this illustrated version of The Iliad. Gareth Hinds has a wonderful art style that was clear and made the characters very recognisable, especially since there were so many. I have not read The Iliad before and having a graphic novel like version of it for my first read was a great help to understanding the story and being able to see the action.

I thoroughly recommend this book to those who would like to read The Iliad but are wary of the original text heavy setting by Homer.

The Iliad is undoubtedly one of my favorite books ever written. There is such majesty inside the story and perhaps this is why it has been around for many generations and will be for many generations to come. This version written by Gareth Hinds is a great addition and introduction to the Iliad world. Told with colorful drawings and an introduction of characters I was greatly impressed. With some of these classics it is often times very nice to see it from a different perspective and I think this version will help get new generations of readers to understand and appreciate the majesty of the Iliad.

I had trouble getting into this one. I like the idea of modernizing old stories for new audiences, but had trouble getting into the text-heavy panels. It's a great concept, it just didn't resonate with me.

Oh dear. As a graphic novel, this is far too wordy, and stagy, with just literal images of people and nothing more dynamic, interpretative, or fancy. As a book getting the young into the particular story, it fails – the characters are impossible to tell apart, even with the key at the beginning, and it washes over the reader with far more names than the average telling. I don't think this works at all for the target audience. It might be a quality, fulsome, lengthy and well-meaning undertaking, but the young me really wouldn't have got much out of these pages, and the older me certainly didn't.

I love the original classics of The Odyssey and The Iliad, so I thought this would be one of my new favorite graphic novels. Unfortunately there were a few things I found to be annoying while reading. My number one complaint was with the font. Why oh why would you use a font like Papyrus? I guess I understand the thought process of "this font looks like something Homer would have used" or something, but it's just bad here. Really cheapens the story, and it's a great story for sure. It just doesn't shine like it should, hidden behind the flaws of the font and art.

The art wasn't terrible. It could've been worse. I gave it some leeway because of the disclaimer in the beginning stating that "This is a NetGalley file. All artwork has been rendered in low resolution". It was just distracting to me personally because it looked like some Bible study coloring book pages, which is just so not a successful style for something like this epic.

I loved the maps, the pages of important characters and gods, and any informational charts. I wished there was more honestly. I wish I had known about the maps in the back and the "Page-by-Page Notes" at the end of the book. I guess if I had had a physical copy I might have looked in the back? Doubtful though. I usually avoid doing that so as not to spoil anything I might see while flipping through.

I think this would be a nice way for a younger audience to be introduced to classics like this, but for me I think I prefer the originals. I hate to say that because I love graphic novels, but this one feels like it just wasn't done correctly. Or maybe it just wasn't my thing, but it could definitely appeal to others. I could see this being someone's favorite book, especially since it is quite lengthy for a graphic novel. I bet it would be a nice book to showcase on a bookshelf next to Homer's classics.

Thank you netgalley for the ARC. I really do not know how to review or rate this book. It did tell the story of the Illiad, but the ARC was not even ready in my opinion since the lettering was not complete.

While it is sometimes a bit hard to keep all the characters straight, this graphic novel might be a welcome addition to any teacher that dares take up The Iliad instead of or in addition to The Odyssey. Beautiful illustrations.

Maybe this was just not for me, but I couldn't get into it. I was also expecting an engaging and simple depiction of The Iliad, not the whole story with pictures.

I love this as a retelling of The Iliad in graphic novel form. It was a bit tricky to read on ebook (formatting issues?) but the illustrations are exceptional. The story is wonderfully told and together with the artistic rendition of the story, makes this a terrific introduction or reread of this material.

I have already looked for other titles by Gareth Hines in addition to this one to have the physical copies.

Beautiful!

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I have enjoyed this comic. It remained true to the original story., however, I have struggled with the illustrations a bit. It wasn't as good on my device and e-reader. Maybe as a comic version it would be more distinguishable.

Hinds' approach worked beautifully with Homer's more commonly taught epic, *The Odyssey.* I appreciated his respect for the original story since he doesn't eliminate much from that episodic story.

In this outing, the graphic novel approach is a lot harder to follow. While the illustration and general approach ha a similar vibrancy, I struggled to keep characters straight in my mind and I expect students will have a similar time. I'm not sure this would act well as an alternate way to engage with the story and would work better after struggling with the original text first.

I still strongly endorse the study of *The Odyssey* and wildly supplementing Hinds' text along the way, so daring educators who enjoy teaching *The Illiad* (and students familiar with the Trojan War or love epic war stories) should certainly check this one out.

The Iliad is an epic story telling about the heroic battle between two ancient people. Although these armies fought each other over three thousand years ago, readers are still turning pages and authors are still writing their own version. Hinds has created a new graphic novel interpretation of these events to help readers with many visual ques. This is a book about an extensive battle that transpired with close contact fighting. With that being said, the art work shows these graphic scenes, yet they aren’t distasteful in the least. This is a companion graphic novel to Hinds’s version of The Odyssey and readers who enjoyed that adventure should be pleased with this one. This is the story of The Iliad and not the story of the Trojan horse, just in case that is what readers are thinking.

I have always been a fan of Greek Mythology, but to be honest, even as a teacher The Iliad and The Odyssey can be hard to get through. I was so excited when I saw this graphic novel by Gareth Hinds on Netgalley!

Hinds does a wonderful job taking the original story of The Iliad and making it a lot easier to understand. The story isn't as scary or as time consuming. The illustrations were beautiful as well.

I can't wait to pick up a finished copy when it comes out. I also plan on buying Hinds version of The Odyssey. Both will look great on my shelf at school, and I know my students will want to read them!

The Iliad graphic novel by Gareth Hinds is a good way for people to discover the story of the Iliad without having to read the original (which can be quite a challenge... I've never actually done it myself). The pictures help bring the story to life in a way that simple text cannot.

That being said, even in graphic novel form, this can be a difficult book. There are a ton of characters in this book. All of the gods are battling, there are several heroes on each side to keep track of, and there are many place names that are being thrown around that can also be difficult to keep straight. After reading through the book once, I have to ask myself "do I even know the Iliad well?"

The original Iliad is a classic, and as far as I know, the graphic novel is fairly faithful to it. The pictures are good, but a little busy at times (partly because there are so many epic battle scenes in the story). I recommend this book to people that are interested in the content of the Iliad, but are a little intimidated by the original text.

One note on formatting: as far as I know, this book won't be available in a Kindle edition, but if the publisher does decide to release it on Kindle, there is still a lot of formatting work that would need to be done. I read the first part of this book on my Kindle (my preferred electronic reading format) and it was really difficult to read because the text didn't match up to the pictures. When I switched over to a PDF format, it read fine though.

This is a wonderful adaptation of the Iliad in graphic novel form. There is clearly a lot to fit in but the author does a great job of focussing on the important aspects of the story. Though most of us are familiar with the tale, many of us find it intimidating or unwilling to tackle the original translation (myself included). This is a great alternative! Maybe it will even inspire you to read the original translated epic (I'm certainly considering it!).

Well this was... interesting? it's the Illiad and I love the Illiad as well as the Oddysey, however I just thought it would be an actual graphic novel in which it was not, so... i'm slightly disappointed by that.

Also quite put off by the bible looking art.

This graphic novel took longer to get through, but I should have expected it, seeing as the Iliad is a lengthy story. The illustrations were vivid and well-drawn, but it wasn’t a style I was very fond of. I also had some difficulty getting into the story. It was however still an enjoyable read! It’s for anyone who wants to read a condensed version of the Iliad and likes a more visual experience. I also think this is great for younger readers who love reading adult themed books. This is a valuable book and will make a fantastic addition to a graphic novel collection!