Zeus is a god with a reputation for lechery, and it's been driving his wife Hera nuts for years. Reaching her limit one night, she puts together an epic practical joke: she places a spell on Zeus that makes him fall in lust with every inanimate object in sight! It was a night Zeus doesn't remember, but his godly seed took root nevertheless. Now, eighteen years later, his unnatural hybrid bastards wander the world. And because Zeus has a reputation to protect, these embarrassing freaks have got to go! But this motley crew refuses to go quietly. Through schemes both ingenious and idiotic - Cotton, a smarmy cloth patchwork; Carmine, a timid automobile; Corey, a self-loathing apple; Walter, a belligerent stack of bricks; and Panos, their gallant would-be leader - will force their negligent father to acknowledge them - that is, if their own squabbling doesn't defeat them first! Collecting the mini-series that takes Greek mythology in a decidedly different direction, the Hybrid Bastards! hardcover includes a bonus story and pin-ups by talented guests.
Kate Glasheen graduated in 2004 from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, earning a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts Drawing. Since then, she has divided her time between her birthplace of Troy, New York and Brooklyn, New York--drawing, and collecting enemies like baseball cards.
Kate's predominantly linear work finds its inspiration in the clash between the depressed urban zones of upstate New York and the relentless pace and population of Brooklyn and Manhattan. Her work finds its punch lines among the tragic, the unimportant, and the forgotten. Kate's drawings are obsessively nostalgic on a personal level, and a violence both implied and kinetic testifies that there's something hilarious about something that's not funny at all.
Glasheen's portfolio is located at http://www.katiecrimespree.com and a drawing blog in which quick sketches illustrate viewer submitted words and definitions can found at http://katiecrimespree.blogspot.com.
