The Culture

Having read all the offerings from Marvel that my son and I had on loan, I am taking a quick break by reading some recent issues of Greek Street before moving onto the DC books that I have from the library.

For those that don’t know Greek Street is a reinterpretation of Greek Myths set in modern day London. The writer is Peter Milligan who I have been a fan of from the days of Bad Company in 2000AD. This 3 issue story arc, called Ajax, does not contain any of the main characters introduced in the first 11 issues except two as bit players. The story concerns an ex-soldier Alex Jackson who is trying to come to terms with life after seeing his patrol blown up in Afghanistan. After a series of flashbacks and visions of an ancient Greek soldier he decides to take vengeance on the politician he feels has been the cause of all his problems.

It was a bit of an oft told story but written well and felt as though it could have been taken from a serviceman’s recollections – even with the ancient Greek allusions. I’m back on more familiar ground with this title after all the Marvel comic collections and it was a good chance of pace. I like this series even though the parallels between Greek myth and present day London can be laboured at times – most especially in the names of some of the characters.