Björn recenserade Ody-C: Off to far Ithicaa av Matt Fraction
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Homer IN SPACE!
...no, not that one.
I guess every writer needs to rewrite The Odyssey at some point. That's not necessarily the same as needing to publish it, though. Sorry, that's harsh, but I've read a few too many attempts that fall flat. Ody-C looks incredibly good - a Jodorowskian explosion of colours and concepts - and I want to like this; an all-female retelling of Homer IN SPACE is a great idea. But Fraction seems unsure of what to do with the story beyond that basic idea, and just repeats the original story within those frames, mismatches between ancient Greece and the far space opera future be damned. There are hints of something more going on which might provide a twist further down the line, but as closely as he sticks to the original plot in the first five issues, I don't think I'll bother finding out.
Homer IN SPACE!
...no, not that one.
I guess every writer needs to rewrite The Odyssey at some point. That's not necessarily the same as needing to publish it, though. Sorry, that's harsh, but I've read a few too many attempts that fall flat. Ody-C looks incredibly good - a Jodorowskian explosion of colours and concepts - and I want to like this; an all-female retelling of Homer IN SPACE is a great idea. But Fraction seems unsure of what to do with the story beyond that basic idea, and just repeats the original story within those frames, mismatches between ancient Greece and the far space opera future be damned. There are hints of something more going on which might provide a twist further down the line, but as closely as he sticks to the original plot in the first five issues, I don't think I'll bother finding out.