Greek Street Series by Peter Milligan, Davide Gianfelice, Werther Dell'Edera, Mike Carey

Greek Street is Peter Milligan's & Davide Gianfelice's re-imagining of the brutal and visceral tragedies that graced the Theater of Dionysus in Ancient Greece. Greek Street is an updating of many of the famous Greek dramas (Oedipus Rex, The Orestia, etc) and epic poems (Iliad, Odyssey) into a gritty modern day London. The opening arc follows runaway Eddie who unknowingly sleeps with his own mother and than accidentally kills her... moreGreek Street is Peter Milligan's & Davide Gianfelice's re-imagining of the brutal and visceral tragedies that graced the Theater of Dionysus in Ancient Greece. Greek Street is an updating of many of the famous Greek dramas (Oedipus Rex, The Orestia, etc) and epic poems (Iliad, Odyssey) into a gritty modern day London. The opening arc follows runaway Eddie who unknowingly sleeps with his own mother and than accidentally kills her. He's seeks shelter on London's Greek Street - a seedy neighborhood filled with strip joints, dive bars, gangsters and all form of vice. From there he meets a young girl Sandy, cursed with visionary powers that no one believes is real. GS is a sexy blend of crime, supernatural and soap opera all using characters and plots that are simultaneously familiar yet brand new.Collecting: Greek Street 1-5 less

Boasting a "Greek Chorus" of sexy strippers, vengeful gangsters, a murderous youth and a disturbed clairvoyant teenaged girl, Greek Street is Peter Milligan's reimagining of the brutal and visceral tragedies of Ancient Greece played out on the mean streets of modern-day London... moreBoasting a "Greek Chorus" of sexy strippers, vengeful gangsters, a murderous youth and a disturbed clairvoyant teenaged girl, Greek Street is Peter Milligan's reimagining of the brutal and visceral tragedies of Ancient Greece played out on the mean streets of modern-day London. In this second volume, a shocking new drama unfolds on the blood, tear and fluid-stained stage of Greek Street as disturbed mother-killer Eddie and aristo visionary, Sandy, try to get to London where Dedalus investigates a suicide and an urban witch tries to get through to a monster. Don't miss this sexy blend of crime, supernatural surrealness and soap opera, all using characters and plots that are simultaneously familiar yet intensely brand new.Collecting: Greek Street 6-11 less

On Greek Street, everything old is new again. The turf war between the Fureys and the Limms comes to a violent conclusion and poor, half-blinded Eddie is caught in the middle. Will his last act bring order to the chaos on Greek Street? Or will his life end in tragedy? Peter Milligan’s re-imagining of classic Greek myths set in modern-day London comes to a shocking conclusion with a Deus Ex Machina like you’ve never seen before.Collecting: Greek Street 12-16

Lujuria, ira, venganza; estos son los apetitos que dominan los relatos y las tragedias de los antiguos griegos. Ahora, en las calles del Londres moderno, todo lo viejo vuelve a ser nuevo. Los negros deseos que condenaron a los semejantes de Edipo, Agamenón y Medea reclaman a una nueva raza de reyes y granujas... moreLujuria, ira, venganza; estos son los apetitos que dominan los relatos y las tragedias de los antiguos griegos. Ahora, en las calles del Londres moderno, todo lo viejo vuelve a ser nuevo. Los negros deseos que condenaron a los semejantes de Edipo, Agamenón y Medea reclaman a una nueva raza de reyes y granujas. Strippers y videntes, polis y asesinos, compañeros del reino y señores de la ciudad, todos desempeñan un papel en un drama mortal que tiene miles de años, pero que siempre necesita nueva sangre que derramar…Al escritor Peter Milligan (Blanco Humano, Shade: El Hombre Cambiante, X-Statix), uno de los narradores de cómics más aclamados de su generación, se le une el dibujante Davide Gianfelice (Northlanders) en esta impávida fusión de los clásicos y los contemporáneos. La sangre llama a la sangre recoge los cinco primeros números de la aclamada serie Greek Street, de Vertigo, con una introducción del escritor Mike Carey (The Unwritten, Lucifer) y una sección especial de esbozos de Gianfelice. less