Apollodorus: Marvel’s Midnight Suns

Myth(s)
Primary SettingThe Marvel Universe
ThemesEpic, Oral Poetics / Recompositional Poetry, Concept of Hero
Recommended Primary SourcesHomeric poetry
Pedagogical Resources“Building a Really Epic Deck in Marvel’s Midnight Suns”, lecture given by Dr. Roger Travis (UConn) at CGC’s Semi-Annual Gaming Lab & Lecture (March 2024). Watch Part 1 and Part 2.
Additional Myth
Comparative GameGames by Bethesda Game Studios (e.g., Fallout: New Vegas, Skyrim, etc.)
Paizomen Entry
See alsoLord, A. (2003). The Singer of Tales. 2. ed. Harvard University Press.

Travis, R. (2020). “The Bethesda Style: The Open-World Role-Playing Game as Formulaic Epic.” In C. Rollinger (Ed.), Classical Antiquity in Video Games: Playing with the Ancient World (pp. 127-140). Bloomsbury Academic.

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