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Everyone has read or seen some version of this tale. The majority of fiction since has been inspired by it directly or indirectly. There’s even the upcoming blockbuster movie by Christopher Nolan coming out later this year.

So why tell this story now and as sci-fi?

Our goal when adapting The Odyssey as a sci-fi space opera was to bring it to the 21st century and RECAPTURE the same sense of WONDER and IMPOSSIBLE ODDS that the original had in ancient times.

In the 21st century, the sea has almost no mysteries left. Space does.

In the 21st century, the distance between Troy and Ithaca are almost meaningless, but not if they’re separated by light-years of never-ending void.

In the 21st century, we know there are no Gods who rule the world. Oligarchs do. Algorithms and AI do.

And that’s why, in the 21st century, we chose to retell this story through a sci-fi prism, set in space, in a galaxy far far away…

Issue 1 tells the story of the fall of TROY, a planet protected by an impenetrable barrier that not even the combined forces of Greece and Sparta could break, were it not for Odysseus’ strategic mind. Unfortunately for him, this victory is only the beginning of a decade long journey to return to his wife and son in his beloved Ithaca…

You think you know how this story is supposed to go? Think again…

As of June 5th, this project has raised $2,800 of their $1,491 goal. This project has 20 days left to raise as much as it can. For a pledge of $6, you will get one digital book.  For a pledge of $7, you will get one book. To learn more and to pledge money, go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redwulfcomics/space-odyssey-1-homers-epic-like-youve-never-seen-it?

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