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Homer's epic poem The Odyssey is one of the oldest surviving works of literature and a cornerstone of world literature and Western culture, directly inspiring such modern works as James Joyce's 1922 novel Ulysses, 1995's episode five of Wishbone, The Coen Brothers's 2000 film O, Brother Where Art Though? and the Animal Man passages of DC's 2006 weekly comic book series 52.Now comes perhaps most consequential retelling of The Odyssey, with major talents tackling the oft-told story in a much talked-about new take sure to introduce the classic to a new generation. I am talking of course about Godzilla's The Odyssey. IDW published the oversized one-shot comic in June, branding it with a "Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre Presents" above the title. Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre was a 2024 miniseries by the great Tom Scioli, in which Jay Gatsby used his vast fortune and single-mindedness to try to rid the world of Godzilla, a bizarre literary mash-up that also folded Sherlock Holmes,…

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