Bless my soul, Dynamite Comics has been on a roll with their new Disney Comics series. Does their latest series Disney Hercules Go the Distance?

Today, we will take a look at Disney Hercules #4 published by Dynamite Comics.

Disney Hercules #4

Release Date: August 7th, 2024

Writer: Elliott Kalan

Artist: George Kambadais

Letterer: Jeff Eckleberry

Editor: Nate Cosby

Covers: George Kambadais, Francesco Tomaselli, Alessandro Ranaldi

Official Synopsis:

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!

My Review

*STOP READING HERE IF YOU WANT TO AVOID ALL SPOILERS*

The story in this issue is titled “World War C for Centaur”. A fight breaks out at the wedding of Pirithous and Hippodamia which starts a war between humans and centaurs. The cause of the war is a riddle that was whispered to Chiron in a dream. The riddle puts the listener into a trance of rage until they find out the answer to the riddle.

The gods on Mount Olympus are no help in trying to stop the war, and Ares, the god of War, is even encouraging the war. It is up to Hercules, Galatea, Phil, and Pegasus to intervene before the war gets to out of hand. The mechanical head of Talos solves the riddle which cures the humans and centaurs that were stuck in their rage trance. The war has ended. Ares is disappointed because he wanted the war to last forever. His disappointment is short lived as he is the fourth god to go missing.

Hercules is convinced that Hades is the person responsible for the missing gods. Hercules is so sure other it is Hades that I no longer think Hades is a suspect. Although, I would love it to be him because I want to see George Kambadais’ illustrate Hades. This storyline will continue for a few more issues, and I am sure we will see a new god be a focal point and go missing in each one.

Alessandro Ranaldi’s cover of Zeus making the Hercules constellation is my favorite moment from the Hercules movie. “That’s Phil’s boy!”

Dynamite Comics Disney Hercules Goes the Distance and that’s The Gospel Truth!

The next issue of Hercules will hero up at your local comic book shop in September. Be sure to check out the other Disney Dynamite Comics titles: Justice Ducks, Negaduck, Gargoyles Quest, Disney Villains Cruella De Vil and Lilo & Stitch comic series while you are out buying Disney Hercules.

Let us know what you thought of Disney Hercules #4 in the comments below. Which cover(s) did you get?

We had the pleasure of interviewing Elliott Kalan on this hit new series. You can read that interview here: Elliott Kalan Interview.

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