Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend, by Dan Jones

Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend, by Dan Jones

Featuring 50 profiles and select B&W illustrated portraits, Heroes of Queer Myth & Legend is a celebration of gay gods and goddesses, sapphic sirens, misunderstood mermen, and lesbians of legend.

Dan Jones

Hidden in the margins of history books classical literature and thousands of years of stories myths and legends through to contemporary literature TV and film there is a diverse and other worldly super community of queer heroes to discover learn from and celebrate Be captivated by stories of forbidden love like Patroclus & Achilles explored in Madeleine Miller s bestseller Song of Achilles join the cult of Antinous inspiration for Oscar Wilde get down with pansexual god Set in Egyptian myth and fall for Zimbabwe s trans God Mawi And from modern pop culture through Dan Jones s witty upbeat style learn more about 90s fan obsessions Xena Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Neil Gaiman s American Gods and the BBC s Doctor Who Queer Heroes of Myth & Legend brings to life characters who are romantic brave mysterious and always fantastical It is a magnificent celebration of queerness through the ages in all its legendary glory

Editor:  OCTOPUS PUBLISHING

Serie:  LGBTQ+

Formato:  PAPERBACK (B FORMAT)

Páginas:  224

Tamaño:  30x126x198

Idioma:  ENGLISH

Edited: 2025