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Promethea, Vol. 2 (Promethea #2)
Sophie Bangs was a normal college student until a simple class assignment resulted in her being transformed into Promethea, a two-thousand-year-old mythical warrior woman.
In the second installment of the series that Entertainment Weekly has given an A-, Sophie continues to learn more about her powers, abilities, and predecessors.
But with many answ...more
In the second installment of the series that Entertainment Weekly has given an A-, Sophie continues to learn more about her powers, abilities, and predecessors.
But with many answ...more
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
February 1st 2003
by America's Best Comics
(first published 2001)
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The volume where Moore's work begins to slide. The weakest part of this volume is the final issue, the Tarot issue. In it, Promethea is given a lesson in the significance of the Tarot cards -- each one "represents" some moment in the creation of the universe and signifies a step in the path to enlightenment.
Yeah, whatever.
The issue itself is quite well-done, combining multiple levels of visual and verbal narration. There's one thing you can't deny about Promethe...more
Yeah, whatever.
The issue itself is quite well-done, combining multiple levels of visual and verbal narration. There's one thing you can't deny about Promethe...more
Promethea, demi-goddess of the arts and imagination, continues her adventures, confronting her would-be occult assassins in one spectacular battle scene before setting out to learn the meaning of magic so she can find her lost friend and fellow-Promethea host, Barbara.
After flying through this volume in a single day, I’m filled with the feeling that it is the best graphic novel I’ve ever read. Just as with all ambitious writing, Promethea asks a lot of its readers, though it reminds...more
After flying through this volume in a single day, I’m filled with the feeling that it is the best graphic novel I’ve ever read. Just as with all ambitious writing, Promethea asks a lot of its readers, though it reminds...more
The second volume of Promethea begins with Sophie continuing to meet with the other Prometheas, and also with other figures from Promethea's life, including evil wizard Jack Faust. The plot starts to become a lot less important in this volume – Moore has a lot of stuff he wants to discuss, including dualism, tarot, feminism, tantra, kabbalah, magic, and the relationship between science and religion. In the hands of lesser artists than Moore and Williams this didactism would be tiring, but the...more
Felicity
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Recommends it for:
myth-lovers, Mage players, English majors in need of an ego boost
Recommended to Felicity by:
Joss Whedon (via Buffy commentary track)
Promethea is a delight. While of course the second volume cannot match the newness and discovery of the first, it continues to be excellent, and provides many thrills of the unexpected-solution and character-payoff varieties. Containing several episodes in the life of Promethea, as well as issues of her comic book, this one runs the gamut from your basic city-in-peril to a history of the universe in tarot arcana.
Book two of Promethea deepens and extends the already epic scale of the action. What is amazing is the way that the story can encompass both ass-kicking on a grand scale, satire and an extraordinary voyage around a revisionist Tarot pack, which is aligned with the history of the universe. And all these strands are held together superbly. It's also worth noting that Moore, when he invokes immaterial planes of existence, doesn't fall into the New Age trap of decrying reason and science and so f...more
After the first one, this one seemed a bit of a letdown. I still liked it. The art on this series is simply gorgeous overall (though given the art in the rest of the volume, I really expected those Tarot cards to be a lot more ornate). The main problem for me is that the reading experience was simply exhausting. By the time I got to the last part with the story of the universe and the tarot, I just wanted it to end. Moore just packed way too much stuff; it was a bit overloaded. And I did find th...more
This series started off with a really cool concept and was written by an astounding author, but I felt the delivery was lacking. I absolutely loved the colorful artwork and the idea of revisiting the old Greek tale with a modern retelling. I didn't appreciate how distracting and hyper-sexual the content was and how chaotic the storyline was presented. It didn't feel linear at all and left me pretty confused at the direction of the storyline. Again, a cool concept by a talented writer. I just wis...more
The last comic in this series (The Magic Theatre) is one of the first to really play with how to impart information in comic form that you see a lot more of as the Promethea series continues.
However, the rest of the book's broadly made up of the sort of pretty uninspiring story that makes up a lot of Moore's work for ABC.
Still, the overall product is fun to read and full of fascinating insight into magic as Moore sees it, and until we get his big book of magic in a coupl...more
However, the rest of the book's broadly made up of the sort of pretty uninspiring story that makes up a lot of Moore's work for ABC.
Still, the overall product is fun to read and full of fascinating insight into magic as Moore sees it, and until we get his big book of magic in a coupl...more
This series is pretty much a collection of Alan Moore's belief about the power of imagination, story, magic, and well, tarot. If you're not really into the subject, please grab another book. Me myself got kinda bored (read: didn't have no clues) in the book 3-4, when he explained about every single path in tarot. But the ending and the idea is just marvelous.
Vastly inferior to the first volume of Promethea, which I liked very much. Can't help but compare this series to Neil Gaiman's work, as they both share the same theme -- but in Gaiman's work it's transmuted into poetry, whereas with Moore it devolves into New Age theology. Some great art work -- but again, not nearly of the quality of the first volume.
One of the most bizarre storylines I have ever read. I enjoyed it because it was so different than anything I have ever read or seen. With Alan Moore, there's no holding back on anything, and that's why I love reading his stuff. In this volume, Promethea is trying to find herself. Not as action packed as Volume 1, but still fun to read.
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Ok, I did not need to see Jack Faust naked, but as far as Moore's usual scenes of that nature go it was quite tastefully done. I am no prude in general but I don't like it when an artist draws sex for the hell of drawing it, or for shock and it seems tacked on to the story and plot. Moore seems to do this a lot.
Otherwise, another really great issue of Promethia.
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Ok, I did not need to see Jack Faust naked, but as far as Moore's usual scenes of that nature go it was quite tastefully done. I am no prude in general but I don't like it when an artist draws sex for the hell of drawing it, or for shock and it seems tacked on to the story and plot. Moore seems to do this a lot.
Otherwise, another really great issue of Promethia.
Stephen Hampshire
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More brilliance from Alan Moore. More mystical and magical than the first one...so much so that there's barely a story, and what there is gets wrapped up with barely an explanation. But that's not really the point with Promethea - it's all about ideas, and stories, and myth, and life.
I cannot get over how much I love this series. It's obvious that Moore is no stranger to 'weird' in his work, but Promethea lets him show of the superhero style of narrative he polished with DC Comics and then throw in a strange assortment of dreams, tarot references, and oddly spiritual discussions on sexuality.
A great progression of a great idea. (Literally. Promethea is an idea, in shimmering comic-book-goddess style.)
Moore expresses the most sophisticated understanding of sex and symbolism that I've seen. Very glad JPF has the whole series!
Moore expresses the most sophisticated understanding of sex and symbolism that I've seen. Very glad JPF has the whole series!
Reprints Promethea #7-12. Sophie tries to adjust to being Promethea, makes a deal with Faust for help with magic, and battles Y2K. Moore's ideas behind Promethea are interesting, but it doesn't necessarily make for the best read.
The series continues to be terrific, with Moore and Williams experimenting with different types of storytelling devices which showcase the flexibility of comics as a medium. There's an issue told entirely in "widescreen" format- as if it were a movie, almost an entire issue on tantric sex, and of course, the last issue in the collection which tries to tell the history of the universe through tarot cards, scrabble tiles and a joke. What a trip! I'm almost tempted to buy the oversized Ab...more
Continuing the story of Promethea, the thing that sticks with me the most is the art. So creatively presented, every panel is evocative and plotted for maximum impact. I'll continue on just for the beautiful panels.
Such a bizarre book. The art is stunning. I love being in imagination land, where anything you think of is possible. Stunning art and creativity is needed for such a setting and Alan Moore delivers.
The art is luscious, the writing intelligent and engaging, and I have to say that this comic series is now my current favorite. Just beautiful. I can't wait to pick up the next one.
Started getting boring right in the best place. The Tantric scene was really awesome. Hence 3, and not 2. The Tarot part - worst I've seen. Mediocre. Apologetic. Newage. Garbage.
The more I read Alan Moore, the more I like his work. The second book in this series provides more ass-kicking mythic goddess action and philosophical meanderings.
Currently reading this comic. I read the first book and anything I say applies to that one, too.
Neat book. I liked it enough to buy a copy. Kind of a mix of typical Alan Moore / Frank Miller dystopian future shtick mixed with postmodern fantasy and heavily surrealist art.
Interesting plot. Dense, engaging art (might be a bit much for some) The art is hard to follow in parts.
Some quips: The cast is almost entirely female and of varying ages but all seem to talk...more
Neat book. I liked it enough to buy a copy. Kind of a mix of typical Alan Moore / Frank Miller dystopian future shtick mixed with postmodern fantasy and heavily surrealist art.
Interesting plot. Dense, engaging art (might be a bit much for some) The art is hard to follow in parts.
Some quips: The cast is almost entirely female and of varying ages but all seem to talk...more
Well, the newly chosen Promethea still learns most of what she must from... but also sex. The last chapter, human life through tarot cards, was quite a ride!
Not quite as good as Book 1, but still amazing because of its portrayal of women and its exploration of reality and ideas.
Interesting exploration of the occult and the mythical. This is not your average graphic novel series...
Izlinda
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I particularly enjoyed the final issue where the tarot cards are explained to Sophie/Promethea.
Alan Moore is a true genius. Promethea is a beautiful and seductive tale that grabs you from the first word until the last word has you begging for more.
The end section with the Scrabble pieces and the Tarot cards....craziness!
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