You're Iolaus?!
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| Title: | You're Iolaus?! |
| Publisher: | DreamCatcher Press |
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| Date(s): | 1996 |
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| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | Hercules: the Legendary Journeys |
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You're Iolaus?! is a 111-page gen Hercules: the Legendary Journeys anthology with stories by Linda Chapple and Angela Field.
The focus is the character, Iolaus, Hercules' companion.
It was originally published in the UK.
Contents
- Here Be Monsters by Angela Field ("Our two intrepid heroes are called upon to save the day when they visit a small town for the wedding of a friend. There are monsters in them thar mountains!" Excerpt: "Iolaus ducked flat and nearly fell, but avoided getting snapped in two. Somehow, he managed to get a grip on the edge of the monster's carapace between the shell and what passed for its neck, securing himself as the monster did its best to twist inside its shell to get at him...")
- The Clutch by Linda Chapple ("Iolaus is abducted by a harpy whilst accompanying Alcmene to the summer home of a king grateful to the two heroes. His problems are compounded by the discovery that the harpy is a nesting mother with VERY hungry chicks." Excerpt: ".. Everything seemed to be swimming around him, though and, for a moment, Iolaus wondered if he was still in the pond, looking at everything through a haze of water. He managed to get to his feet and stood, swaying, for a couple of seconds. Then everything caught up with him at the same moment and he went crashing back down to lie in an oblivious huddle in the open ...")
- The Shadow of Fear by Angela Field ("When Iolaus' old enemy, Pericles, comes to Hercules seeking help, Iolaus insists on going with them to watch his friend's back when he should be watching his own." Excerpt: "Hercules, edging down the down slope of the bridge, saw Iolaus disappear apparently into the very jaws of the monster and let out a scream of his own. As the snake convulsed and threw its head up, Hercules threw his sword point first. He had time to see the gaping rent Iolaus' sword had made in the soft skin of the snake's throat as he dived under it ...")
Sister Zines
Reactions and Reviews
You're Hercules, You're Iolaus, and You're Salmoneus DreamCatcher Press Gen rated G-PG13I ordered these three zines on a whim and found them to be definitely worth the money. The stories are all by either Linda Chapple or Angela Field, and all are nicely plotted well-written adventure stories. They are definitely Iolaus-centric, but there's plenty of Herc too, and both authors have a good grasp of the relationship between the two characters. Our two heroes fight lots of monsters, find themselves in some terribly tense situations, and kick lots of butt.
These zines were originally published in Britain, but the authors have done a good job of catching the American feel of Herc and Iolaus' dialog. A few Britishisms crept in occasionally, but frankly I was enjoying the stories so much that I didn't mind. I'd be hard pressed to choose favorites, but I think Chapple's story "The Flowers of Tartarus," where Herc is poisoned by one of Hera's monsters and Iolaus has to search for the cure in Tartarus, and Field's "Stalk Like an Egyptian" where Hercules, Iolaus and Salmoneus return to Attica and run into their old friend the Mummy, which decides it wants Iolaus as a sacrifice are stand-outs. [1]