- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Image Comics; illustrated edition edition (Dec 11 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1582408459
- ISBN-13: 978-1582408453
- Product Dimensions: 26.9 x 18.9 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 599 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #583,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. In Shanower's latest installment of his monumental, Eisner award–winning retelling of the Trojan War, the Achaean fleet finally arrives at the shore of Troy. Before the war can begin, the story's many vivid characters get another chance to display their natures, including Achilles impulsively pursuing glory, young Troilus yearning over Cressida, Hektor preaching reasonable compromise in an impossible situation, slippery Odysseus orating, and Helen and Paris so besotted with each other and themselves that they'll let kingdoms drift into ruin. Shanower's people are well drawn in more ways than one, so readers can enjoy picking out the postures and expressions of individuals in a crowd scene. Impressive as the black and white art is, some of the panels are crammed with details, just as the pages are filled with text as the characters have their say. Then, readers notice how cleverly Troilus's lovesick funk is treated in repetitious, mostly silent panels—or how subtly the climactic appearance of an Achaean embassy to Trojan King Priam, the last chance to prevent the impending war, is managed with a mixture of closeups and long shots, open line work and encroaching shadows. On all levels, this is a brilliant work. (Jan.)
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High King Agamemnon lusts to conquer the wealthy city of Troy. On the island of Tenedos, just off the coast of Troy, Achilles leads the attack. When the dust settles, Achilles finds himself one step closer to his tragic fate. Meanwhile, the Trojans prepare their defenses and gather allies. Agamemnon's offer of a peace embassy to King Priam reassures few. War appears inevitable. Even Helen dreads to face what lies ahead for her and everyone she loves or once loved.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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The first hardcover volume in this outstanding series, Jan 4 2008
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Age Of Bronze Volume 3: Betrayal (Hardcover)
Artist and author Eric Shanower retells the story of the Trojan War in his unique graphic novel series "The Age Of Bronze". Shanower's opus is laid out incorporating the perspectives of both the Greeks and the Trojans. His artwork is visually detailed. His attention to accuracy in historical detail and minutia is truly impressive. His ability to make these historic characters speak in a modern linguistic style but still remain absolutely believable to the reader is the mark of a master storyteller. Complex, definitive, and memorable, Shanower is able to perfectly capture the basic drives, emotions, ambitions, loves, obsessions, jealousies, hardships, and human frailties of all the men and women, from bit players to center stage stars of one of the most popular sagas in all of human literature. As informed and informative as it is engaging and entertaining, "Age Of Bronze: Betrayal, Part One" is the first hardcover volume in this outstanding series and is enthusiastically recommended for school and community library collections, as well as the personal reading lists of history buffs and non-specialist general readers with an interest in this ancient history and the enduring recognizability of the human condition.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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This is the best!, May 9 2008
By H. J. Courtemanche "Mindbeside" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Age Of Bronze Volume 3: Betrayal Part 1 (Paperback)
Age of Bronze is probably one of the best things to ever hit the comics market. The sheer amount of work Shanower puts into this book shines through in his characters, artwork, and story. This book takes a long time to absorb. Each panel is worthy of study and scrutiny and pulls the reader into the era of ancient Troy and Greece. In Volume 3, we don't get quite as much action as seen previously, but we get an intense look in to how these people lived and the true reasoning and politics behind what could have caused the Trojan War. Throughout all that, Shanower still manages to keep the myth of the woman who launched a thousand ships in tact. Shanower may cause some controversy with some of his interpretations of certain characters, but no one can fault his level of detail and research. These are books to treasure always.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The disquiet before the storm..., Oct 28 2008
By DJ Joe Sixpack - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Age Of Bronze Volume 3: Betrayal Part 1 (Paperback)
In this third volume of Eric Shanower's majestic comicbook adaptation of the Trojan War epic, the armies of Troy and Achea are girding themselves for battle, and although a prophecy has told them it will be a ten-year war, no one knows yet just how gruesome and difficult it will ultimately become.Anyone who has read the original epic as part of a Western Civ class will recognize the detail-heavy, oddly actionless tone of this particular volume -- the classic, mythic stories of Ajax, Hector and Achilles are largely absent here (although they are each part of the giant cast of characters). The main event is a peace delegation that does to Troy, with Paris and Helen mocking the heartbroken Menelaus, and Odysseus promising a rain of destruction upon Troy as a result. He was right, but we'll have to wait until the next few volumes to see it happen. Despite the relative tedium in this particular volume, Shanower does an amazing job bringing this ancient history to life, and making these dozens of dimly remembered, half-mythical characters stand out as real human beings, filled with a mix of nobility and venality.
Once again, any student tackling this material should be overjoyed to come across this adaptation -- it can do wonders to cut through the often obscure, often repetitive, sometimes tedious prose of original text, in its various translations. You can really "get" what's going on with the story in this version. Plus, he draws a pretty dishy Helen. Recommended! (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain book reviews)
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