Hades – the lord of darkness! The most deceitful and scheming of the Greek gods! The one god not invited to the weekly brunch at Mount Olympus! Obviously, a slight like this calls for the total destruction of the gods of Olympus. To make that happen, the hot-tempered ruler of the underworld needs to acquire the magical Golden Fleece of Colchis. But, to do that, Hades needs to put together a team for the mission… let me tell you about the “Hades Project,” I mean Disney Villains: Hades #1.
Written by Elliot Kalan, Disney Villains: Hades #1 is a fun start taking the Disney villain and putting him on a mission to get a weapon to take on his enemies. It’s all done with the entertaining flare of the Hercules animated film which comes across well on the printed page. The issue is your standard “gather the team” type story as Hades goes around recruiting members. We get quick introductions to each, enough to get an idea that this is going to be a challenge just with them getting along.
But, Kalan delivers a bigger challenge in Jason who along with his Argonaut dude bros also want the Fleece. Kalan delivers a comic packed with characters, each more over the top than the next and a few you just want to punch, which indicates some solid writing.
The art by Alessandro Ranaldi looks like it comes straight from the animated film. The character designs are fantastic and feel like they’d fit right in. Where I think it all really stands out is the way the characters deliver their dialogue. It’s all so expressive, much like the film, it makes the emotion of the delivery really come through.
Disney Villains: Hades #1 is a really fun comic. Though the concept is one we’ve seen before, the comic does it with such flare that it’s hard to not have fun reading. It’s another great addition to Dynamite’s “Disney Villains” line of comics.
Story: Elliot Kalan Art: Alessandro Ranaldi
Story: 8.25 Art: 8.25 Overall: 8.25 Recommendation: Buy
Dynamite Entertainment provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
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