Greek Street

Do you like sex and violence? Sure you do. Heck, who doesn't? I know a lot of people aren't willing to admit it. They wanna seem nice, and good, and polite. But even those who choose not to express their more 'barbaric' inclinations must still be tickled by schadenfreude every time someone slips on a banana peel, or gets hit in the face with a pie, or is gruesomely decapitated. No, I don't need any evidence to back up this claim. You'll take my assertions as facts and you'll like it!

If you ever feel like giving in to those nasty desires, but would like a blanket of intellectualism to wrap yourself in as you weather the rain of lust and gore, then look no further than Greek Street. Therein shall you find a cornucopia of ancient literary allusions and metaphors to stimulate your classical tastes, or at least hopefully inspire you to further research Greek mythology. Sure, author Peter Milligan (Skin, X-Force) dresses it all up with modern day gangsters, thugs, and strippers, but you can tell your friends that you're studying contemporary interpretations of Oedipus Rex and Daedalus. Unless of course you have the kind of friends who look down on intellectual pursuits, and then you can tell them you found this rad new comic chock full of skin and fightin', but you don't know why all the characters have such goofy names.

Casual reader beware, these first two issues of Greek Street are incredibly graphic. Though their original Greek counterparts certainly weren't very tame to begin with, experiencing them visually and with such gritty detail can be a bit shocking. Though I don't want to turn anyone off, just be prepared to experience some of the *ahem* finer details of Oedipus' relationship with his mother.

Greek Street #2 just came out today, and we've got plenty of them here at Muse Comics, so swing by and pick one up. While you're at it, grab Chew. Seriously, just do it. DO IT!