Lore Olympus Vol. 04

Lore Olympus Vol. 04

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—witness what the gods do after dark in this stylish and contemporary reimagining of one of the best-known stories in Greek mythology, featuring a brand-new, exclusive short story from creator Rachel Smythe.

HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF NPR’S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • “What Scott Pilgrim did for Canadian slackers, Lore Olympus does for the Greek pantheon, while being so beautiful that you know Aphrodite is just staring daggers in its direction.”—Kieron Gillen, co-creator of The Wicked + The Divine

A SHE READS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

“I don’t always get to do as I please.”

The rumor mill of Olympus is constantly churning, but Persephone and Hades are all anyone can talk about. With the constant gossip creating intense pressure on the pair, they decide to slow down their budding romance and focus on sorting out their own issues first.

But that’s easier said than done.

Hades struggles to find support in his personal life, with Zeus trivializing his feelings and Minthe resorting to abusive patterns in their relationship. And while Hades tries to create healthier boundaries where he can—like finally putting a stop to his sporadic, revenge-fueled hookups with Hera—he still feels lonely and adrift.

Persephone feels equally ostracized as her classmates shun her for her connection to Hades, and she can find no refuge at home, with Apollo constantly dropping by unannounced and pushing his unwelcome advances. And on top of it all, the wrathful god of war, Ares, has returned to Olympus to dredge up his sordid history with the goddess of spring, threatening to surface Persephone’s dark and mysterious past and ruin her tenuous position in the land of the gods.

This volume collects episodes 76–102 of the #1 WEBTOON comic Lore Olympus.

Biographical Notes:

Rachel Smythe is the creator of the Eisner-winning Lore Olympus, published via Webtoon.

Title Notes:

SIMULTANEOUS HARDCOVER AND TRADE PAPERBACK EDITIONS!

TRADE PAPERBACK WILL HAVE FRENCH FLAPS!

This graphic novel will collect the comics for readers new to Lore Olympus, and will also include a never-before-seen, exclusive short story for existing fans.

Lore Olympus is the #1 webcomic distributed by Webtoon, with over 1 billion views, 5.6 million subscribers and 72 million monthly readers. The series is particularly popular among the site’s female readership–across every age category Webtoon has, Lore Olympus tops the women’s charts.

Rachel Smythe’s stylish full-color illustrations complement her engaging reimagining of the Greek mythos, creating a gorgeous graphic novel package.

Rachel Smythe is the Eisner Award-winning comic creator with a large social media platform.