Lore Olympus

Witness what the gods do…after dark. The friendships and the lies, the gossip and the wild parties, and of course, forbidden love. Because it turns out, the gods aren’t so different from us after all, especially when it comes to their problems. Stylish and immersive, this is one of mythology’s greatest stories — The Taking of Persephone — as it’s never been told before.

Where do I start with this series? Maybe with how it depicts some of the most realistic and heartfelt examples of trauma, depression, anxiety, longing, love, desire, toxic relationships, and healing I’ve ever seen in any form of media? Or perhaps its stellar and sublime artwork, which manages to tow this magical line between minimalistic yet incredibly expressive? Or how about the chemistry that oozes off almost every panel Hades and Persephone are in together? There’s just so much to love and adore about this work. It wasn’t by mistake that Lore Olympus became Webtoons most viewed and highest rated English language release.

To be perfectly honest, my words will not do this series justice, so, instead, may I ask you who read this to just trust me for a moment and go and give Lore Olympus a chance, a chance to make you fall in love with as we have. And if my words cannot convince you, then perhaps I may be as bold as to borrow someone else’s to do so for me?

Rachel Smythe’s Lore Olympus Webcomic Reclaims Trauma and Allows It to Transform – by Caitlin Kennedy for The Mary Sue

Black Bishop, April 2021