TWO GRAVES Is A New Take On The Persephone Myth

Persephone and Hades have certainly been enjoying a surge of attention in comics lately. With the popularity of Lore Olympus and the general interest in mythology again, it’s no wonder that this couple have taken on a much more prominent role today than ever before.

Now a new series from writer Genevieve Valentine (Catwoman) and illustrated in competing points of view by Annie Wu (Hawkeye, Black Canary) and Ming Doyle (The Banks, DC Comics: Anatomy of a Metahuman) looks to retell the classic myth. Two Graves takes on dual points of view that should prove to be very interesting. Here’s the dual synopsis:

Emilia and the man with the veil of smoke have set out for the ocean in a stolen truck. There’s a bloody handprint on his neck. She’s beginning to worry it's hers.

Death and the Maiden go on a road trip. Nobody makes it home alive.

It sounds like a new and interesting way to tell this story, so if you’ve been on the Persephone and Hades train lately this would be a good one to check out. You can find Two Graves #1 on November 9 in comic shops and digitally.