HERCULES (2024)

THE CHAMPION OF OLYMPUS RETURNS! The world's favorite demigod-turned-mortal is back, and he's about to embark on the biggest adventure since The Odyssey! The Greek gods don't really get why Hercules chose a mortal life over the opportunity to join them on Mt. Olympus, but since he proved his mettle as a hero many times over, they're happy to enlist his help with missions that require interventions in the earthly realm. So when Aphrodite grants an artist's wish that his sculpture be brought to life, Herc gets the call to clean things up when the newly conscious artwork proves to be more bone-crushingly lively than expected! But after discovering that the rogue statue is just misunderstood, and a little rambunctious (much like himself as a youth), Hercules returns to explain the situation to Aphrodite - only to find her temple empty and abandoned. Is the goddess of love just pouting, or is something more sinister afoot? If you know anything about classic mythology, you know it's going to be the latter! The immortal team of Emmy Award-winning writer ELLIOTT KALAN (The Daily Show) and Gargoyles artist GEORGE KAMBADAIS bring these legends of antiquity to hilarious new life in this brand-new ongoing series. This premier issue also features a pantheon of divinely talented cover artists, including KAMBADAIS, MATTEO LOLLI, FRANCESCO TOMASELLI, and more! GET READY FOR A WHOLE NEW HERO'S JOURNEY! ALL COVERS CARDSTOCK

OLYMPUS IS FALLING! After being ghosted by Aphrodite, Hercules suspects that the goddess of love may have been the victim of malevolent forces. But before he can investigate much further, he's tasked with another Olympian mission - this time on behalf of Aphrodite's husband Haphaestus, god of the forge, who enlists Hercules to track down a clockwork war machine that might be responsible for his wife's mysterious disappearance. However, when Hercules - joined by the always-helpful Phil and the newly incarnated Galatea - pursues the rogue automaton, Haphaestus goes missing as well. And while losing one god could simply be bad luck, losing two in as many days seems more like a conspiracy! Crafted by the divinely inspired team of Emmy Award-winning writer ELLIOTT KALAN (The Daily Show) and Gargoyles artist GEORGE KAMBADAIS, Hercules #2 also features classical covers by KAMBADAIS, MATTEO LOLLI, FRANCESCO TOMASELLI, and ALESSANDRO RANALDI!

After the unexplained disappearance of both Aphrodite and Hephaestus, the remaining gods of Olympus convene an emergency council to tackle the problem. Rejecting Hercules's outlandish idea that Hades might have returned, they dismis- sively send the demigod on another divine errand this time to the city of Thessaly, which is under attack from an army of centaurs. As Hercules and Galatea take on the hooved besiegers, Meg and Phil search for the source of their hostility- only to find that their main suspect has become the latest victim of the ongoing rash of supernatural vanishings! The mythological mystery deepens in Hercules #3, inscribed for the ages by Emmy Award-winning writer ELLIOTT KALAN (The Daily Show) and Gargoyles artist GEORGE KAMBADAIS, and enclosed in covers from KAMBADAIS, MATTEO LOLLI, FRANCESCO TOMASELLI, and ALESSANDRO RANALDI!

With three gods now missing, the atmosphere of Mount Olympus is turning grim. Down in the mortal realm, however, humanity can get along without the gods of love, war, and the forge - for a little while, at least. But all that is about to change when Apollo suddenly vanishes from his golden chariot in the sky - leaving a blazing midday sun that refuses to set! Now it's up to Hercules and Pegasus to get the sun moving again before Earth is burned to a crisp. This dramatic escalation stokes Herc's and Meg's suspicions that Hades is behind these divine disappearances - but the situation in the underworld may be more dire than even they suspect! Emmy Award-winning writer ELLIOTT KALAN (The Daily Show) and Gargoyles artist GEORGE KAMBADAIS turn up the heat under the world's favorite demigod with Hercules #4 - seasoned with covers from KAMBADAIS, MATTEO LOLLI, FRANCESCO TOMASELLI, and ALESSANDRO RANALDI! ALL COVERS CARDSTOCK

As the crisis of the missing gods grows ever more alarming, Hercules, Meg, and Phil decide to seek the counsel of Athena, goddess of victory and wisdom. But once again our heroes are one step behind the mysterious malefactor who has been plaguing Mount Olympus. Athena's temple is deserted - and filled with signs of an epic struggle! Athena's disappearance is the final straw for Herc, and he sets out with Galatea to confront their chief suspect, Hades, on his home turf in the underworld. But what they find in that shadowy realm is even more frightening than its countless legions of the dead! Emmy Award-winning writer ELLIOTT KALAN (The Daily Show) and star Gargoyles artist GEORGE KAMBADAIS retrace Orpheus's famous footsteps in Hercules #5 - illuminated by covers from KAMBADAIS, MATTEO LOLLI, FRANCESCO TOMASELLI, and ALESSANDRO RANALDI! ALL COVERS CARDSTOCK

After descending into the realm of the dead to confront their anticipated adversary (Hades), Hercules and Galatea discover that the underworld has been taken over by a new and unexpected force - one that won't stop its assault on the gods of Olympus until it has absorbed all of the pantheon's powers! Our heroes bravely hurl themselves into the fray against this would-be usurper, but even these divinely touched paragons are still mortal in the end - and their goal quickly shifts from victory at all costs to living to fight another day! Emmy Award-winning writer ELLIOTT KALAN (The Daily Show) and star Gargoyles artist GEORGE KAMBADAIS reveal the deus behind the machina in Hercules #6 - embellished by neoclassical covers from KAMBADAIS, ALESSANDRO RANALDI, and FRANCESCO TOMASELLI! ALL COVERS CARDSTOCK