"In 2017, New Zealand artist Rachel Smythe started publishing the webcomic Lore Olympus on her Tumblr page. It was a lush, watercolor reimagining of the story of Hades and Persephone in a world where Hades is a sensitive but guarded romantic hero dressed in business suits, and Persephone is a bright-pink young woman whose hair reveals her emotions. The bright colors of Lore Olympus will be reflected in an animated series."
"The series soon moved to Webtoon, a popular platform for webcomics. In 2019, The Jim Henson Company announced that it would adapt the comic into an animated series, but that was about all we heard for seven years. Now, however, Variety reports that the series is finally a go at Amazon Prime Video, with Willow 's Julia Cooperman serving as showrunner."
Lore Olympus began in 2017 when New Zealand artist Rachel Smythe started publishing the webcomic on Tumblr. The comic presents a lush, watercolor reimagining of Hades and Persephone, portraying Hades as a sensitive, guarded romantic hero in business suits and Persephone as a bright-pink young woman whose hair reveals her emotions. The series migrated to Webtoon and attracted a significant fanbase. The Jim Henson Company announced an adaptation in 2019; the project later moved forward at Amazon Prime Video with Julia Cooperman as showrunner. Smythe continued the comic until 2024, finishing after 280 episodes, and the tenth graphic novel will publish in June, offering ample adaptation material. Prime Video has become a platform for animated franchises with established fandoms.
Read at Inverse
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]