Ancient Greek Myths Hercules #[nn]

Part of Ticktock Media's Ancient Greek Myths series, this 2007 volume promises nothing less than "the life, death and rebirth of the original superhero" — a bold framing that sets the tone perfectly. The cover delivers on that energy, depicting a muscular, red-headbanded Hercules locked in fierce combat with the multi-headed Hydra, its serpentine necks and snapping jaws coiling around him from every direction as he drives a blade into one of the creature's throats. It's a vivid, dynamic introduction to mythology retold in comics form, well suited for readers young and old eager to meet the hero at the heart of ancient Greece's greatest stories.