![]() ![]() ![]() The story begins with a storyteller, who spends a few pages explaining of the gods and Olympus, the muses and Orpheus’ father, before recounting the Orpheus story, the most colorful parts of which chronicle his journey through the underworld of Greek mythology, wherein he meets characters from other stories, some seen only at a distance. Tortured by the thought that Eurydice isn’t really behind him, Orpheus eventually breaks down and looks over his shoulder, sees Eurydice, and loses her forever.Īnd if you don’t know the basics, well this may not be the most passionate or original version of this myth–a favorite of creative types of all media, starring as it does a tortured artist-but Pommaux’s hybrid picture book/comic book tells the basic story in a faithful and straightforward manner. He will allow Eurydice to return to the world of the living by following Orpheus up and out, but only if Orpheus manages to make it all the way back to the surface without ever once glancing back at her. ![]()
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