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I agree with Anatolew, by the time i finished it i was mad at myself for letting CV-ers deceive me into thinking this was going to be a good read.

We all know what my motivation was for reading this comic...that label that says Vertigo on the front cover...but as a person who used to study and read Greek mythology for personal enjoyment I liked making the connections, recognizing the myths things related to and what-not but at the same time I loved the whole new take on the story. This is exactly my thing and sure it wasn't stellar, but I've learned to never judge a Vertigo volume until you've read it in its entirety because the ending always gives you a whole new appreciation for the beginning.

Besides that, I too am deeply curious for what will happen next, and want to see Lord Menon and Lady Esther since they were in that "preview" thing but not in the issue. I also have a feeling based on the title of this issue that this series will turn out like Northlanders, the whole thing where each story arc focuses upon a different character, but I may be wrong in that. I do hope this is an ongoing rather than a miniseries.

I liked it, had a little Hellblazer feel to it IMO (Milligan is currently writing Hellblazer) and I will obviously read #2, and of all the Vertigo titles currently in print I can't say it's the one I'm most excited for but it's up there somewhere...maybe I'm excited for them all equally?

As for the art which people on this site tend to bring up all the time, I loved it, Vertigo art is something I've grown fond of after seeing so much of it and I prefer it over that Marvel/DC/Zenescope stuff so I have no complaints in that area.

@Vortex13 said:

" I wanted to throw up like he did after reading the "confrontation". I'm a big vertigo fan, actually that's an understatement I'm a huge vertigo fan, this intrigues me because I'm also a fan of ancient mythology.  Reading that certain part made me want to stop reading though and I still may stop reading it at some point but I'll give it a chance, it's interesting and it has potential. "

you know the story of Oedipus right? I know that in the original story he didn't know it was his mother but I guess to me it just didn't come as much of a disgusting factor, I didn't actually see it coming when they were in bed together and she read the note and only upon re-reading the comic did I laugh at the "old enough to be his..." comment

but after reading all those Greek myths it's hard not to expect things like that in any story based on them

Vertigo FTW!

@Darkchild said:

" Loved the comic, cant wait for next issue "

high fives

@aztek the lost said:

" @Darkchild said:

" Loved the comic, cant wait for next issue "

high fives "

Hell yeah it was a nice touch, i know of a few Greek Mythos so this will be quite entertaining.