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Written by Cazenove
Illustrated by Larbier
Colors by Alexandre Amouriq & Mirabelle
4. Poseidon: A FINE KETTLE OF FISH
Cazenove - Larbier
MYTHS AND HEROES
Poseidon: A Fine Kettle Of Fish
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NO! I DON’T WANT YOUR PIE, APHRODITE!
WHAT I WANT IS FOR THAT THIEF PARIS TO GIVE BACK MY LITTLE BROTHER’S GIRLFRIEND HELEN!!!
...AND IF HE DOESN’T, I’LL DESTROY THE ENTIRE CITY OF TROY!!!
I’M NOT KIDDING!
IT’S VERY SIMPLE, TIMMY, LET ME EXPLAIN…
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FAR FROM THE LOVELY CITY OF TROY…
YOU WANT A FETA PIE, AGAMEMNON? MUNCH… MUNCH…
NOT
DO
!
MUNCH…?
HMM… I DON’T GET IT!
PARIS IS THE SON OF THE KING OF TROY. HE LIVES THERE…
AND IN A FLASH HE FELL MADLY IN LOVE WITH MENELAUS’ GIRLFRIEND! BOING
WHAT? WHAT DID YOU SAY?
…NOT LONG AGO, HE WENT FOR A WALK IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD… WHAT’S UP, PEASANTS?
THAT’S THE THING ABOUT HELEN, SHE’S SUPER CUTE…
WHO ARE YOU?
PARIS, ON THE OTHER HAND, HAS PERSONALITY… LOOKS LIKE THE BALL MADE HIM BAWL!
AND THE THING ABOUT MENELAUS, HE’S NICE BUT HE’S A BIT OF A CRYBABY… W W
A A
A A A A
GREAT, HERE WE GO AGAIN…
SO BASICALLY THEY RAN AWAY AND HID IN THE FORTRESS CITY OF TROY!
A A A
H H
W W
AA AAA AA
H H HHH H .. .
H H H H
HAW HAW!
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HEE HEE
MENELAUS ISN’T MUCH OF A FIGHTER, SO HE CRIED ABOUT IT…
HELEN RAN OFF WITH PARIS… WHAT?
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I’M SOOOOO SAD… WAIT RIGHT HERE!
BUT MENELAUS’ OLDER BROTHER AGAMEMNON WASN’T HAPPY AT ALL!… AT ALL! WA A A AHHHH
HE’S NOT THE KIND OF GUY TO TAKE IT SITTING DOWN!
PARIIIIS!!!
SO HE FOUND PARIS AND ORDERED HIM TO RELEASE HELEN!
YOU HAVE THREE SECONDS TO HAND HER OVER!
FROM THAT MOMENT, AGAMEMNON WAS BENT ON DESTROYING TROY SO THAT MENELAUS WOULD BE REUNITED WITH HELEN AND STOP WHINING, BECAUSE IT REALLY WAS ANNOYING EVERYONE!
I CAN’T HEAR YOU! …AND IT’S BEEN THREE SECONDS! TIME’S UP!
TIME’S UP, INDEED!
YOU SEE, IT’S NOT SO COMPLICATED…
BUT I KNEW ALL THAT ALREADY, APHRODITE!
WHAT I REALLY CAN’T UNDERSTAND, LIKE AT ALL, IS HOW ANYONE CAN REFUSE YOUR FETA PIE!
THAT’S BEYOND ME!
? ?
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OH YES, ARES, I’M SURE ODYSSEUS’ SHIP SAILED AT LEAST TWENTY YARDS BEFORE SINKING…
HEY! YOU! PIG! COME HERE A SEC!
COME ON, DON’T BE SHY!
YOU WILL CARRY MY LUGGAGE TO MY
THAT BAG THERE… THE TRUNK OVER THE SHOULDER…
SUITCASE UNDER YOUR ARM…
WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? YOU THINK YOU JUST CAN ROLL UP AND MAKE A MESS OF THINGS!?!
TRUNK ON YOUR BACK… DUFFEL BAG UNDERNEATH… TIE THAT SUITCASE DOWN… OTHERWISE THIS OAF WILL DROP EVERYTHING!
LET ME GET THAT, HERE…
GOT IT? GOOD…
LET’S GO! FORWARD!!!
NO KIDDING, THAT’S MUCH BETTER!
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! !
I AM PARIS, SON OF KING PRIAM OF TROY…
PALACE! WHO DAT?
YOU KNOW, THE CITY OF TROY!
...AND YOU THINK YOU CAN DO IT JUST LIKE THAT?!! THE DOOR’S THICKER THAN APHRODITE’S PIZZA CRUST!!!
HOWDY, AGAMEMNON… WHATCHA DOING?
I’M FIXIN’ TO BULLDOZE THAT THERE… THAT THING…
YIKES… I HAD NO IDEA IT’D BE SO TOUGH… THANKS, TIMMY! OH, YOU…
YOU’LL FLATTEN YOURSELF LIKE A PANCAKE! LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THOSE RAMPARTS!!!
THIS DOOR’S JUST THE SAME, BELIEVE ME!
I’LL NEED A LONGER RUNWAY!
7 MUNCH MUNCHMUNCH
MUNCH
LET HELEN GO, PARIS!
BOOM BOOM BOOMBOOM
NEVER!
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO KEEP HER JUST BECAUSE SHE’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD AND PUTS ALL OTHERS TO SHAME!
AND EVEN MAKES ARTEMIS LOOK LIKE A GROTESQUE GORGON!
AHEM! ?
WHO IS THIS MEATBALL?
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT!
BO OM BO O
BOOMBOOMBOOM BOOM
I’LL SHOW HIM A GORGON! SHAME?! HE DOESN’T HAVE ANY!
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
BOOM BOOMBOOM
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LET ME IN, PARIIIIIS...
I WAS HATCHED FROM A SWAN EGG!
AS FOR ME, MY OLD MAN WAS A BIG WHITE BULL WITH BIG HORNS, A BIG TAIL AND ALL THAT!
COOOOL!
NOT BAD, HELEN! AND YOU, TIMMY!
BUT ATHENA HAS THE BEST STORY! SHE SPRANG OUT OF HER DADDY’S SKULL!
HEH, YEAH! WITH MY ARMOR AND HELMET! ? ? ?
WHAT’S UP WITH MIDAS?
OH, HIM? HE’S JUST GOT A REGULAR OLD MOM AND DAD… HE’S A NORMIE!
P SSSHT . . .
POOR GUY!
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HE’S A NICE KID, THAT TIMMY… EXCEPT I LOANED HIM A BOOK AND HE’S FORGOTTEN IT IN HIS BEDROOM… …WHICH IS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A LABYRINTH! DON’T WORRY, HERCULES, I GOT YOU! GO IN THERE AND TELL ME EACH TIME YOU MAKE A TURN…
I’LL WRITE EVERYTHING DOWN AND TELL YOU HOW TO GET BACK OUT!
OH YEAH! THAT’S COOL!
HERE WE GO! FIRST LEFT THEN RIGHT THEN LEFT...
LEFT! LEFT AGAIN!
WHEW! I’M IN! YOUR TURN, ATLAS!!!
LEFT! !
FIRST YOU HANG A RIGHT AND THEN ANOTHER RIGHT...
LEFT! STRAIGHT AHEAD! RIGHT!
...THEN STRAIGHT AHEAD AND IT’LL BE ON YOUR RIGHT... HMM… ARE YOU
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SURE…? TROY DELIVERY
AH, CHATEAU CYCLOPS!
AND HERE I THOUGHT I WAS LOST IN THE WOODS…
LOOKS LIKE I’M NOT THAT BAD AT DIRECTIONS!
THIS TIME, IT ONLY TOOK ME ONE DAY TO FIND IT!
CRAAACK BOOMM BOOMM
I… I HARDLY TOUCHED IT… DOES THAT MEAN…
…I FINALLY HAVE MY STRENGTH ?!!
MY SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH!!! NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW!
SMACK
NOPE, I DON’T GET IT… FIRST HE KNOCKS DOWN THE TREE I JUST CHOPPED… THEN HE FLATTENS HIMSELF AGAINST THAT WALL!
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HERCULES, I ALREADY EXPLAINED THAT I CANNOT GIVE YOU SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH! THAT’S NOT HOW IT WORKS… HOW DOES IT WORK, THEN?
CHOP CHOP CHOP CHOP
YOUR STRENGTH IS ALREADY THERE… YOU CARRY IT WITH YOU… FINDING IT IS LIKE A QUEST!
IT’S UP TO YOU TO FIND IT!…
AND YOU ALONE! FIND IT?
WHERE’S IT HIDDEN?
I DON’T SEE ANYTHING…
HERCULES, WHAT I MEANT WAS, TO FIND YOUR POWER YOU MUST ELEVATE YOURSELF, REACH NEW HEIGHTS… GOT IT!
SHEESH… THAT WAS TOUGH, BUT I THINK HE UNDERSTANDS NOW…
LOOK HARDER! EURYSTHEUS SAID IT’S HERE SOMEWHERE… …HURRY UP, IT’S GETTING COLD…
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NO, HERCULES… NO!
OOF OOF OOFOOF OOF
Y… YOU WANTED TO SEE ME, O GREAT AND MIGHTY ZEUS? COME, HERCULES!
I’VE GRANTED YOU THE SUPERHUMAN STRENGTH YOU’VE WANTED FOR SO LONG!
REALLY ?!
BUT CAREFUL, YOU WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO USE IT WHEN YOU ARE IN DANGER, NOT BEFORE!
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT… IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING… I’M A HERO…
GO FORTH, BRAVE HERCULES, BEGIN YOUR LABORS AND RETURN SOON TO TELL US ABOUT THEM!
OH, I’LL GO FORTH ALRIGHT!!!
I’M GONNA PULVERIZE THAT NEMEAN LION, MAKE SKEWERS OUT OF THAT ERYMANTHIAN BOAR…
…FIRST I HAVE AN OLD SCORE TO SETTLE WITH THE LERNAEAN HYDRA!
BUT…
HOOT! WORKS
COME HERE, YOU… WHAT A ARF
TIME! “I’VE
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EVERY
GIVEN
LERNA LERNA STRENGTH”… HAW HAW HAW
YOU YOUR
ARFARF ARF ARFARF ARF H ARF H HO HO HO H H H H H H
READY FOR WHAT, TIMMY?
OH YEAH, ARE YOU READY?
ZEUS IS SO FAT, WHEN HE SITS AROUND MOUNT OLYMPUS, HE REALLY SITS AROUND MOUNT OLYMPUS!!!
ARE YOU CRAZY? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU CAN’T SAY THAT ABOUT ZEUS! IT’S... IT’S NOT RIGHT! AND YOU’LL GET US KILLED!
DON’T YOU KNOW HE SEES ALL, HEARS ALL, AND HAS REALLY THIN SKIN?!
WHY DID YOU SAY THAT, TIMMY?
WHY?
I’M GONNA BE VAPORIZED RIGHT HERE, BEFORE I’VE EVEN HAD THE CHANCE TO ACCOMPLISH THE FIRST OF MY 12 LABORS!
YEAH, YEAH… PLEASE DON’T…
I’LL NEVER GET TO BE A HERO!
LET’S SPLIT!!!
CRACK
THE TRICK IS TO GET IT JUST RIGHT… LAST TIME I WENT A LITTLE OVER THE TOP AND MY CHICKEN WAS EXTRA CRISPY!
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BOOO OOMMMMOOOO
HEY, GUYS, HAVE YOU HEARD? THIS THING CAME FROM ZEUS HIMSELF! ? ?
EURYSTHEUS BROUGHT IT DIRECTLY FROM MOUNT OLYMPUS…
AEOLUS, ZEUS HAS A JOB FOR YOU! THIS POUCH HOLDS ALL THE WINDS OF THE WORLD!
ONLY ZEUS AND POSEIDON CAN ASK YOU TO OPEN IT!
WANT ME TO WRITE THIS DOWN? NO, NO, GOT IT…
CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF CATASTROPHES THIS THING COULD CAUSE?!
AND YOU HAVE A TITLE: KEEPER OF THE WINDS! GOOD LUCK!
ALRIGHT… ALRIGHT… ALRIGHT…
WE’RE TALKING TORNADOES! HURRICANES!
YEAH… THAT TOO…
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I GUESS… HAW HAWHAW
WHERE ARE WE HEADED, ODYSSEUS?
WHEREVER WE WANT, TIMMY… WHEREVER WE WANT!
YES, IT’S THE POUCH CONTAINING ALL THE WINDS OF THE WORLD!
BUT I’LL GIVE IT BACK LATER, EH…
WHEN IT’S EMPTY…
LOOK WHAT I SNATCHED FROM AEOLUS!
HEY, I KNOW THAT THING! ZEUS GAVE IT TO HIM!
AND IT’S SUPER EASY TO USE, YOU JUST POP THE CAP HERE…
AWESOME!
WITH THIS, I’LL BE ABLE TO HEAD IN ANY DIRECTION WITH THE WIND ALWAYS IN MY SAILS! THAT’S SUPER COOL!
…ANCHOR?
WHERE ARE YOU GONNA ANCHOR IT?
WOW!!! IT REALLY DOES GO WHEREVER IT WANTS…
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W W W H H H O O O O O O O O O O O O O O S S S S S S S S H H H WHOOOOOSSSH
AGAMEMNON, REMIND ME WHY YOU’RE ATTACKING THE CITY OF TROY?
SNICKSNICK SNICK
BECAUSE NO ONE’S EVER DONE IT AND I WANT TO! …AND I DON’T LIKE CLOSED DOORS!
OH, YEAH, ALSO BECAUSE THE SON OF THE KING OF TROY STOLE MY LITTLE BROTHER’S GIRLFRIEND!
SHUSH! YOU ALREADY EXPLAINED! I’LL HIDE INSIDE THE WOODEN HORSE AND AS SOON AS THE TROJANS BRING IT INSIDE THE CITY GATE, I’LL LAUNCH A SURPRISE ATTACK!
I ALMOST FORGOT…
IT WO N ’ T WORK!
BAH, WHY NOT? THIS HORSE TRICK IS A GREAT IDEA!
THANKS TO YOUR HORSE, ODYSSEUS, INVADING THAT DEN OF NITWITS WILL BE A CINCH!
SPEAKING OF WHICH…
LET’S MOVE IT! I HAVE A KINGDOM TO TOPPLE!
UMM… YEAH… NO… BUT…
WE’LL CELEBRATE LATER!
YEAH, YOU’RE RIGHT, TIMMY, IT’S JUST… I’VE TRIED A BUNCH OF TIMES ALREADY…
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…AND THE TROJANS MIGHT BE ON TO US!
COME ON, LET’S TAKE A NAP… WE’LL DEAL WITH THIS GIFT TOMORROW…
HEE HEE… IT’S WORKING… GET READY FOR A SURPRISE!!!
OH, WOW! WHAT A GREAT GIFT HORSE!
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LET’S TAKE DOWN TROY!
AND EVEN IF HELEN DOESN’T WANT TO COME WITH US, WELL, WHO DOES SHE THINK SHE IS?
RIGHT?
IF PARIS WON’T GIVE US HELEN, THEN WE’LL GO AND TAKE HER!
WE’LL SHOW THEM HOW GREEKS TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS! THEY DESERVE IT!!!
WAAAAARRR!!!
RATS! CLOSED! NO PROBLEM, WE’LL COME BACK LATER!
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
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YE E E A A HH YEEEAAHH YEEEAAHH
! ! !
!?
!
YA KNOW, FOR A GOD, HERCULES DOESN’T SEEM VERY HEROIC!
HE’S NOT A REAL GOD, AGAMEMNON…
HE’S A DEMIGOD HIS FATHER IS ZEUS BUT HIS MOTHER IS MORTAL! DEMIGOD? IS THAT A THING?
OF COURSE… THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHERS…
NOW YOU GOT ME THINKING… LEMME GO ASK HIM!
AND THEN…
THERE’S UMMM… AND ALSO…
TELL ME, HERC… GA AA A HHH
…IS THERE SUCH THING AS A QUARTER GOD?
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UMMM…
MY TRIDENT’S GONE! GIVE IT BACK RIGHT THIS SECOND!
I DIDN’T DO IT! I DIDN’T DO IT!
I DIDN’T DO IT!
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GRILL SOME CHICKEN WITH ATLAS… IT’S TRUE, O GREAT AND MIGHTY POSEIDON…
WHEN I FIND THE THIEF, HE’S IN FOR A WORLD OF HURT!!!
WH… WHAT DO WE DO, TIMMY?
WE’RE CERTAINLY NOT GONNA GIVE IT BACK… NOT NOW THAT WE’VE FINALLY FOUND A WAY TO ROAST THREE CHICKENS AT A TIME!
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I KNOW YOU’RE THE ONE WHO DID IT, TIMMY!!!
HMM…
