Hercules! Hercules! Hercules!

[thehefner]

Question, my literate peeps:

What are some good and extensive books, documentaries, online resources, etc. on Hercules/Herakles/Alcides myths?

My brother has finally come up with a project on which we could collaborate. While THE HEFNER MONOLOGUES show/books--as well as the Harvey Dent novel*--have priority**, this Hercules project he has in mind could well be excellent. But I'm gonna need to do lots and lots of research on the various myths and how they differ.

The Sorbo and Disney versions are not to be mentioned, as should be obvious. Still, I may check them out when I've done all the "serious" research; they might ultimately provide some inspiration, when all's said and done. Besides, Sorbo has Bruce Campbell, and in a perfect world, all research should involve Bruce Campbell.



*My current Big Dream for this Two-Face manuscript is to have DC publish it as a novel, accompanied by full-page illustrations (ala STARDUST and pulp fiction), by one--or all--of the following, in order of preference: David Mazzucchelli, Bruce Timm, Darwyn Cooke, Chris Sprouce, Matt Wagner, Michael Lark, and/or Tim Sale. The drawings should be in black, white, and gray washes... and maybe, just possibly, red. I'm totally serious in this ambition. Fingers crossed, pallies.

**BUB AND JOHNNY GO is still very much in mind, but I'm gonna slowly let that one percolate. I want to read way more about the Rat Pack, formulate exactly what my post-apocalyptic world is going to be like, and get some actual road-tripping under my belt.

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[thehefner.livejournal.com]

I've see bits! I am intrigued. Even puffy and chunky with age, he's still Bruce, and therefore awesome.