The latter is usually shown as a young pink woma,n given that she is the spring goddess. “Lore Olympus” is a romance comic that retells the ancient folklore of the romance between the Greek god Hades and Persephone the Greek goddess. She is responsible for everything from the flow, the costumes of the characters the plots, and how the sets look, which makes her a director of some sort. It was comics that would be her salvation as she now picks everything for her stories. She has asserted that growing up, all she wanted to be was a director but that never panned out. As her writing evolved, she made use of several art styles, which has made her work even more dynamic.

Smythe also credits some of her success to the many colors and lighting styles she employs as a graphic designer to achieve spectacular atmospheres. She also got a boost since there was already an audience for Webtoons that she could take advantage of. The work would soon become a blockbuster title on Webtoon, as it got millions of fans all over the world.

She would become a freelance author and designer posting works sporadically until she published volume one of “Lore Olympus.” It was soon after graduation that she went on to become an author of comic pieces. In her earlier years, Rachel Smythe attended college and graduated with a Computer Design and Graphics degree in 2007. When she is not writing webcomics she loves to do podcasts, draw cartoons, read folklore, and watch movies. She will also engage with her thousands of fans on Instagram and Twitter and often reposts dozens of artwork and cosplay. Outside of her writing, she also attends comicons across the globe. Lore Olympus: Volume One first came out in 2021. However, this was not her first rodeo as she has been working online since 2002 when she began uploading her works on different web platforms.Īs a sufferer of dyslexia, ADHD, and various anxiety disorders her achievement is even all the more remarkable. She started working as a designer and illustrator for “Lore Olympus” in 2018. The author is a comic artist and folklorist from New Zealand that has become of the most successful webcomics from down south. The “Lore Olympus” series is one of the most popular comic series on Webtoon written by Rachel Smythe.

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