About Zeus & Sons
The basic idea for this comic came to me in my high school years (2001 or so), when I decided to adapt the Greek myths to our times.
Of course, I couldn't bring myself to tell those tales in a serious way - Greek gods are so quirky that I thought they'd have a great
potential for humourous stories. Those myths sound a bit like some kind of huge soap opera anyway, with all the adulterous relationships,
the jealousy, the fights... only, you don't see characters of, say, Eastenders turning some child into a goat to avoid them being recognised
by their stepmother. It'd probably be more fun if you did.
Anyway. This webcomic will be a plain silly rendition of the Greek myths, transposed in the 21st century. It'll still be somewhat true to the
original legends, don't expect me to pull a Disney and, say, change some character's parent (I'm looking at you, Hercules) or randomly
make a few Muses redundant.
Seeing as the ancient Greeks had really twisted minds, you need to be aware that this webcomic will have obviously sexual themes, probably some
violence and strong language, and is very likely to have some mild nudity. It's NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN, more for, say, teenagers and older.
If you want children to learn about myths, please let them read a book targeted towards them, not this. I won't be held responsible if your child
comes to you and asks you embarrassing questions about a scantily clad woman created by a pair of testicles falling in the sea or about why someone
would wear a PVC dress and talk about whips all the time. Of course, one wise thing to do would be to, you know, read a few pages by yourself, then
decides who you want to suggest this comic to.
Q: How often will this comic be updated?
A: This depends on my work load and other real-life stuff. Although I hope to update regularly, I cannot guarantee absolute committment to
do so, as I'm sometimes a bit busy. Don't forget I'm an amateur!
Q: What software and devices do you use to draw this comic?
A: I'm drawing on a Wacom Bamboo One graphics tablet and editing my images on GIMP. GIMP is free, powerful and regularly updated. Try it.
Dump MS Paint forever, unless you're Andrew Hussie.
Q: The ads! The ADS! Everywhere!
A: Pool's closed due to ads. Get Firefox and Adblock and you'll never rage
at flashing banners ever again.
Q: Your comic sucks.
A: That's not a question... but if you have constructive criticism about my work (as in, not only saying what is wrong, but also adding
how to change that), I'll gladly listen to it and attempt to improve.
Q: Why not a comical, modern rendition of the Bible instead? Or the Qur'an?
A: Because I consider the Greek gods more lulzy and a tad less Mary-Sue-ish than modern deities. Also because there are no more ancient
Greek fundies who'd tell me I'm going to Tartarus for blasphemous jokes.
Q: The warnings on top of the page make me a bit worried. Any precisions?
A: By "mild nudity", I mean you may see an arse or two, or hidden frontal nudity. Possibly a pair of balls falling down from the sky. No
full, explicit, graphic frontal nudity. The
"strong language" will appear for characters who are less polite than others - Athena would never swear, but "I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU,
YOU LITTLE PIECE OF SHIT" is completely normal for Ares to say. As for "sexual themes"... well, if you survived your teenage years without
dying of shock and if you're exposed to the average media, you'll handle them just fine.
Q: In that concept sketch, Erato's holding handcuffs. Is she into bondage?
A: Erato's into everything. Bondage, domination, vore, furries, yaoi, yuri, macrophilia, inflation, foot fetish, exhibitionism, food play,
S&M... you name it, she's into it. She's a bit of a freak. Have I scared you yet after you were so worried a few lines ago?
Q: Fanservice?
A: I wouldn't want to rely on that to attract readership. Come on, aren't Aphrodite's skimpy clothes enough? (or Ares' huge muscles
if you prefer men)
Q: Speaking of the goddess of love, why is she dressed like that?
A: Aphrodite's also the goddess of sexual desire, you know? Also, may I remind you that classic Aphro is naked?
Q: Why does Athena look so nerdy? Isn't she a goddess of war?
A: Athena rules over the strategic aspects of combat more than over brutal war. To Ares, war is like a large blender that projects severed
limbs all over the place; to Athena, war is a large chess game... or one of those war games with a bunch of pieces and dice. Is the
nerdiness justified yet? (Not that I have anything against chess. It's mentally very stimulating, and I used to play it as a child.)
Q: I like your style, do you want to make a guest comic for me? / Can I draw a guest comic for you?
A: I probably wouldn't mind, but it'll depend on whether I'm busy or not / if a guest comic is needed.
Q: I have another question.
A: You can click on the "Contact" button on top of the "About" page and fill in the form. I'll reply as soon as I can.
