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Apr 08 2019

Amazing Press for The Iliad

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Here’s a roundup of the amazing (to me) press coverage The Iliad has received.

 

Magnificent…..Mr. Hinds has had to trim a great deal from Homer’s tale, but he retains most of the best-known scenes, much of the violence and poetry, and all of the pathos. The graphic-novel form works well to give us a sense of the cinematic vastness of the conflicts of gods and men, of the strange beauty of a thousand fires winking on the plain at night, of Bronze Age warriors cutting their way into each other “like reapers who start from either end of a rich man’s field and with sharp scythes bring the barley tumbling down in armfuls.”… Those who know the epic will find an engrossing and rewarding account: gory, affecting, unforgettable.” —Wall Street Journal

 

“Unpacking The Iliad as a reader is one thing; adapting it for comics is a hurdle of a different magnitude. Enter Gareth Hinds, the Vermont-born artist who has reworked literary classics from Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe and more. His magnificently realized graphic telling of The Iliad — in its wealth of muted watercolored hues and evocative landscapes… Hinds’ figure-drawing strengths are made known when the first spears are hoisted — battle sequences are awash in gouging and decapitations, with bearded, brawny warriors, in detailed scale-armor breastplates, brandishing swords and ornate shields. Teeth bared and faces bloodied, they leap and lunge at one another, encircled by single-stroke motion lines as horse-drawn chariots conjure clouds of dust. Even as Hinds excised some battles for length and clarity, it’s a bloodbath. Anything less would dishonor the sentiment so critical to Homer’s text.”—Los Angeles Times

 

“This is no mere comics adaptation of an ancient classic. Through his intricately illustrated panels, Gareth Hinds brings us The Iliad’s depth, brutality, and power. A Herculean effort worthy of the original.” — Gene Luen Yang, Michael L. Printz Award winner for American Born Chinese

 

Gareth Hinds is responsible for breathing new life into the ancient epic.” — Hollywood Reporter

 

“Sing to me, O Muse, of the rage of Achilles”: a rousing graphic rendition of Homer’s great epic…An expertly crafted rendition and a welcome invitation to younger readers to immerse themselves in the ancient past.—Kirkus Reviews

 

“With his graphic novel retelling of The Iliad, Gareth Hinds  has created a work of such scope and power that it boggles my mind. It truly lives up to the — dare I say it — epic scale of the original poem.”— George O’Connor, author of the New York Times best-selling Olympians series

 

“Through brutal and beautifully rendered imagery, the book adds a level of translation to the original epic.”—Comics Beat

 

“Hinds takes painstaking efforts with his fine-lined watercolors to depict each character in a readily distinguishable way, even while in pitched battle, fully armored. The excellent visual guides, maps, and notes aid in this task and further contextualize the epic’s time, place, and significance. The most striking scenes are the battles, presented in intimate detail and in awe-inspiring, sweeping overviews. Hinds’s relatively plain language retains just enough meter to hint at the cadences of the work, and, together with the dynamic art, creates an accessible entrée to an enduring classic.”— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

 

Hinds has excelled in creating literary adaptations that remind you what an artistic achievement bringing literary classics into the comics medium can be.” — Comicon.com

 

“This modern graphic novel retelling of Homer’s epic immediately draws in readers with its artistry and readability.”—School library Journal

 

Epic—and painstakingly researched.” — Paste Magazine

 

Exceptionally compelling version of the episode of the Trojan War handed down through Homer’s Iliad. …. Readers who have struggled to follow the poetry of the standard text or to become emotionally invested in a summary will have no such difficulty here; Hinds has truly produced an easy-to-follow, engrossingly cinematic blockbuster on the page.” — The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

 

“Monumental.”—Impulse Gamer

 

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY review

https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-7636-8113-5

 

KIRKUS

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/gareth-hinds/the-iliad-hinds/

 

PW Profile

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/79322-q-a-with-gareth-hinds.html

 

COMICON.COM Interview

http://www.comicon.com/2019/02/22/the-bronze-age-gets-eloquent-gareth-hinds-brings-us-the-illiad/

 

FANBASE PRESS

http://fanbasepress.com/index.php/press/reviews/item/9716-gareth-hinds-shares-his-insights-into-the-iliad-in-advance-of-his-graphic-novel-adaptation

 

GRAPHIC POLICY 10 Reasons to Read THE ILIAD

https://graphicpolicy.com/2019/02/26/10-reasons-to-read-or-re-read-the-iliad/

 

ALTERNATIVE MINDZ News Story

http://alternativemindz.com/2019/02/candlewick-press-to-publish-gareth-hinds-graphic-novel-adaptation-of-homers-the-iliad/

 

COMIC CRUSADERS News story

https://www.comiccrusaders.com/candlewick-press-to-publish-gareth-hinds-graphic-novel-adaptation-of-the-iliad/

 

FIRST COMIC NEWS News Story

https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/candlewick-press-to-publish-gareth-hinds-graphic-novel-adaptation-of-homers-the-iliad/

 

CONVENTION COLLECTIVE News Story

http://theconventioncollective.com/sandbox/3945

 

FANBOY FACTOR News Story

http://fanboyfactor.com/2019/02/candlewick-press-to-publish-gareth-hinds-graphic-novel-adaptation-of-the-iliad/

 

MAJOR SPOILERS

http://majorspoilers.com/2019/02/27/candlewick-press-to-publish-ogn-adaptation-of-homers-the-iliad

 

HYATTSVILLE WIRE

https://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2019/02/27/gareth-hinds-iliad-graphic-novel/

 

HYATTSVILLE LIFE AND TIMES

http://hyattsvillelife.com/local-artist-brings-new-life-to-classics-with-his-graphic-novels/

 

COMICS BEAT

https://www.comicsbeat.com/exclusive-peek-behind-the-creative-process-of-gareth-hinds-adaptation-of-the-iliad/

 

COMICS THE GATHERING

https://www.comicsthegathering.com/content/stephengervais/12420/candlewick-press-publish-gareth-hinds%E2%80%99-graphic-novel-adaptation-iliad

 

FREAK SUGAR Exclusive Water coloring Video

http://www.freaksugar.com/check-out-our-exclusive-reveal-of-this-watercolor-process-video-for-the-iliad/

 

RIVERFRONT TIMES

https://www.riverfronttimes.com/artsblog/2019/03/01/the-best-things-to-do-in-st-louis-this-weekend-march-1-to-4

 

IMPULSE GAMER interview

http://www.impulsegamer.com/gareth-hinds-interview-the-iliad/

IMPULSE GAMER News Story

http://www.impulsegamer.com/candlewick-press-to-publish-gareth-hinds-graphic-novel-adaptation-of-the-iliad/

 

GRAPHIC POLICY press release

https://graphicpolicy.com/2019/03/04/candlewick-press-to-publish-gareth-hinds-graphic-novel-adaptation-of-the-iliad/

 

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY Comics To Read This Month

https://ew.com/books/2019/03/06/march-comic-preview-invisible-kingdom-detective-comics-ms-marvel/

 

WALL STREET JOURNAL Review Round up, 3/11

https://www.wsj.com/articles/childrens-books-ancient-battles-and-accidental-twins-11552058081

 

PASTE MAGAZINE Excerpt

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/03/rediscover-the-iliad-in-gareth-hindss-rousing-grap.html

 

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/iliad-graphic-novel-read-an-preview-1193447

 

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Jan 20 2019

The Iliad is almost here

Published by under appearances,iliad,odyssey,press

Dear Friends,

The Iliad comes out in less than two months, and I have now updated the official Iliad page on my website with information about how to pre-order it, and about my many events and appearances this spring and summer. All Iliad-related resources and info will be linked there, and spread via my email list and social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram).

Iliad cover image

Thanks!

-Gareth

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Nov 05 2011

Teen Read Week (better late than never)

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Wow, I’ve been so busy, I think I forget to advertise that I was the featured artist for YALSA’s Teen Read Week materials this year. I did a painting for them which is on the official Teen Read Week poster (pictured), bookmarks, and other swag (available in their store). They also interviewed me here.

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Sep 29 2011

Literary Lights

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Last Sunday I was honored with the Boston Public Library’s Literary Lights for Children award. It was pretty amazing, especially since my fellow honorees were Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo, National Book award winner MT Anderson, and Pam Munoz Ryan, who has also won a boatload of awards. I was definitely the dark horse in that bunch, and was very grateful to be included. Plus they had each author introduced by a Boston school student, and my intro, courtesy of Annabell Asare, was brilliant (and by far the best, if I may say so).

The whole thing was super-gratifying, I met lots of great folks, and I hope they post some official video soon, so I can show you more.

Meanwhile, here are a few shots that Alison took, including some of the awesome Grail murals in the Abbey Room, where the signing was held.

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Aug 22 2011

First star for my newest book

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Gifts From the Gods, my soon-to-be-released mythology picture book with Lise Lunge Larsen, just received a starred review in today’s issue of Publisher’s Weekly. Sweet!

Hinds incorporates graphic novel–style elements into his dynamic illustrations, including dialogue balloons and filmic perspectives. A treat for myth lovers and language lovers alike…

(I wonder if “filmic” is a real word.)

You should be able to pre-order the book now from Amazon or (preferably) your favorite independent bookseller. It will not be in comic shops, as it is more like a picture book than a graphic novel.

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Jul 11 2011

Beautiful description of The Odyssey

Published by under odyssey,press

I won’t exactly call this a review, because it’s something else. But it’s truly lovely, thoughtful, and extremely gratifying in its specific praise of sequences from the book.

http://poetrymom.blogspot.com/2011/07/marriage-alone-modern-odyssey.html

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Mar 18 2011

Feeling the Love

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Holy cow! Not only did The Odyssey win the first round and advance in the Battle of the Books, but this is definitely one of the most beautiful reviews I have ever received. Thank you, Karen Hesse!

http://sljbattleofthebooks.com/2011/03/18/round-1-match-5-the-odyssey-vs-one-crazy-summer/

I attribute my win to the good wishes of many wonderful fans — especially Mike Lewis’ class at Deer Hill School. I recorded a tiny video message for their Read Your Heart Out Day celebration, and they came back with this. Mike and his kids totally rock. http://www.youtube.com/user/deerhill145?feature=mhum

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Feb 15 2011

More props for The Odyssey

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The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books has given The Odyssey a starred review, bringing the total stars to four.  Four!

Also, The Odyssey has been selected for SLJ’s Battle of the Books. Wacky and awesome!

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Nov 17 2010

Odyssey makes Kirkus’ 2010 Best Books for Teens list

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http://www.kirkusreviews.com/lists/2010-best-books-teens-complete-list/

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Nov 09 2010

Reviews

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The reviews are in from from pretty much all the major all the major review publications, and The Odyssey has been praised across the board — three starred reviews (Kirkus, Booklist, and The Horn Book), as well as an unexpected mention in The Wall Street Journal. You can see them all on my reviews page, along with recent interviews by Publishers Weekly and Graphic Novel Reporter.

🙂

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