"You can't wear that!" her friend Artemis tells her. The first time we see Persephone, she's planning to wear a toga-style robe to Zeus' big party. These gods play the same interpersonal games that dominate today's sexually frank, cell-phone-mediated social world. These gods play the same interpersonal games that dominate today's sexually frank, cell-phone-mediated social world.īut Smythe's take on classic myth is anything but hidebound. Smythe's take on classic myth is anything but hidebound. But its inner heart is as backwards-looking as floral upholstery and reruns of Friends. Sure, aspects of Lore's style may look cutting-edge - it's obviously created entirely on a digital drawing app, for one thing, with no pen and paper in sight. Racking up hundreds of millions of views since its debut in March 2018, Rachel Smythe's stylish creation has helped propel the Korean comics platform Webtoon to worldwide success practically overnight. If you needed further proof that a sentimental vibe is thrumming through the zeitgeist, you'll find it in the smash hit webcomic Lore Olympus. We're told that twentysomethings are playing first-gen video games, reminiscing about Beanie Babies and decorating their apartments in grandmillenial style. If you tend to click on those trend pieces telling us what Gen Z is up to (heck, who doesn't?) you've probably heard that the kids today are very into nostalgia. Hades spots Persephone for the first time in Lore Olympus
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