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• Let’s jump right into discussing Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Illustrated Edition, which was published in 2018 and illustrated by John Rocco.
• We really liked John’s dedication in the back of the book.
• It’s so sad there are no current plans for more, but maybe the TV show will change that!
• Who doesn’t love a map in the front of a book!?
• We’re super impressed by all of the illustrations, big and small.
• Did they accidentally spoil Percy’s godly parentage at the end of chapter 1?
• Unlike most other depictions of him, Chiron is actually a white stallion in the illustrated edition!
• Are we disappointed we can’t see Ares’ motorcycle seat made of human skin??
• The official merchandise HAS to include a ballpoint pen.
• If those little mechanical spiders were meant to be a jump-scare, they worked!
• How beautiful was that sea spirit who gave Percy the pearls!?
• The way they placed certain characters on the page, like Procrustes and Zeus and Poseidon, was super impactful.
• Clarisse is SO TALL in that Capture the Flag illustration.
• Being compared to Gabe is NOT a compliment.
• The scenes that take place in the Underworld are so iconic.
• What did we think of the actual style of art that John Rocco brought to the page?
• Now it’s time to switch over to Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel.
• We compare the art in each book, and whether the styles are at odds.
• We go through all the differences between the book and the graphic novel, according to the Fandom website.
• Most of these are understandable, but a few of them were a little surprising.
• The Trio looks SO much older in the graphic novel, but Kristen has an idea as to why that may be.
• Seeing so much of the Lotus Hotel was pretty cool!
• We hope the show makes the Olympian thrones really individualized and cool.
• Okay, but why is Grover so hot at the end of the graphic novel!?
• There are some scenes that were MADE for this format.

• We’re talking about The Last Olympian chapter 19.
• This is the biggest of the biggest chapters, but that makes sense considering this is the climax of the whole book.
• Rick’s writing is so cinematic, and this book is a testament to that.
• What do we think about Hera’s curse coming into play at the end here?
• Luke smiling at Annabeth is like Void Stiles smiling at Scott.
• Grover playing his reed pipes and growing grass was surprisingly helpful.
• Is Aryan going to take reed pipe lessons!?
• We totally get why people like Ethan Nakamura so much, even after everything he did.
• Would you read a standalone novel about Ethan?
• Did you envision Typhon the way he’s described in the book?
• We got GOOSEBUMPS when Poseidon and Tyson showed up.
• We’re glad Annabeth got so many moments in this chapter!
• Hestia also has some time to shine, and it’s all so significant. Rick is a genius.
• Does it make sense that Annabeth’s knife was the cursed blade?
• Okay, let’s talk about that moment where Luke asks Annabeth if she loved him.
• Did Luke deserve to go to Elysium?
• Thank GOODNESS we have a few more chapters to wrap up this book.

• A Positive Guy lets us know just how much he loves the illustrated edition.