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July 1st 2001
by Wildstorm
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Paperback, 160 pages
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1563896672
(isbn13: 9781563896675)
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Sophie Bangs was a just an ordinary college student in a weirdly futuristic New York when a simple assignment changed her life forever. While research...more
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Read in October, 2007
This series by Alan Moore and JH Williams has been one of my favorite comics ever and this final collection is no different.
The previous volumes were guided introductions to magic and the kabbalah. This last volume sees Promethea presiding over the Apocalypse while the government and a a super-team try and stop her. Moore's vision of the end of the world is actually quite uplifting and inspiring; probably not something you ever expected to read.
As with the whole series, JH Williams' and ...more
The previous volumes were guided introductions to magic and the kabbalah. This last volume sees Promethea presiding over the Apocalypse while the government and a a super-team try and stop her. Moore's vision of the end of the world is actually quite uplifting and inspiring; probably not something you ever expected to read.
As with the whole series, JH Williams' and ...more
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Read in March, 2006
recommended to Felicity by:
Joss Whedon (via Buffy commentary track)recommends it for: myth-lovers, Mage players, English majors in need of an ego boost
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.
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I actually liked this a lot more than when I first read it. A lot of readers dropped Promethea at this point because of the endless tarot/kabbalah/etc. references , but it's not supposed to be a superhero comic. It's supposed to be a spiritual and literary allegory, and it's extremely well-constructed.
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
Sandman fans
Holy...
Alan Moore is a genius, yeah yeah we know.
But have you read Promethea? This series has it all, Superheroes, mystical quests, the Apocalypse. I mean THIS is why we read: To be taken to another level of insight, bringing us closer to humanity. Right?
Read it.
Alan Moore is a genius, yeah yeah we know.
But have you read Promethea? This series has it all, Superheroes, mystical quests, the Apocalypse. I mean THIS is why we read: To be taken to another level of insight, bringing us closer to humanity. Right?
Read it.
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You know what's funny about Promethea? It's a comic book that definitely wouldn't appeal to children (vide: the Kabbalah story arc) and which has full frontal nudity and unmistakable sex, and yet the swears are bleeped out. Oh Alan Moore, you crazy, crazy man.
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99 Percent Of My Life I Was Lied To/ I Just Found Out Alan Moore Smokes More Dope Then I Do.
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Read in October, 2008
I am in love with this series. It's a spectacular blend of rich, wacky worldbuilding and an excitingly metatextual meditation on the nature of storytelling and imagination. The complex and convincing literary history that Alan Moore invents for Promethea is sure to make literature nerds happy, but meanwhile he entertains readers with a colorful world that is really rather Joss Whedon-y in its sense of humor and sensibilities.
Lest Alan Moore receive all the praise, the art is also fantastic. ...more
Lest Alan Moore receive all the praise, the art is also fantastic. ...more
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Read in September, 2008
recommends it for:
prophets, magicians, astral projections, frog attorneys
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Read in January, 2008
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Read in January, 2008
Promethea is a cool heroine. She’s also of the imagination so she can’t be killed! (at least that’s the scuttlebutt so far) Promethea was originally from 411 A.D Egypt, her father a Hermetic Scholar who is killed by Christians, she escapes and is taken by the gods into the Immateria. Over the years, different women with enough imagination and enthusiasm for her have written about her in newspaper comics or pulp novels, and bring her forth from the Immateria, and the two merge to create sup...more
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Read in December, 2007
Fun stuff, but hardly revolutionary. My friend Andy recommended this to me knowing I loved Sandman, and it's similar in its emphasis on (please shoot me) meta mythology, trying to weave all human storytelling into some common mythological framework. Promethea is fairly different though. For one, it's a superhero book (albeit a very good one), with all the trimmings: kid gains unexpected power, must learn the trade, has a sidekick, etc. It's also not nearly as visually innovative as Sandman o...more
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This is the first graphic novel I ever read. I always had a rather snobbish attitude toward 'comic books'. The whole superhero thing was never my forte. However, Promethea opened my eyes to possibilities of this medium in the hands of a master, which Alan Moore certainly is.
Promethea, is a personification of the imagination. She is part superhero, and her weapon is the Caduceus of Hermes. The mortal host in which she is able to manifest through changes through the ages, and must have a suff...more
Promethea, is a personification of the imagination. She is part superhero, and her weapon is the Caduceus of Hermes. The mortal host in which she is able to manifest through changes through the ages, and must have a suff...more
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Read in December, 2005
recommended to Felicity by:
Joss Whedon (via Buffy commentary track)recommends it for: myth-lovers, Mage players, English majors in need of an ego boost
Promethea is a stirringly wondrous story about the power of myth and the imagination, set in a drolly imagined futuristic 'present', and fashioned with great care and love. It's beautiful, funny, intelligent, and resonant. On top of that, the art actually lives up to the idea. Even the color adds to the wonder, mystery, and eldritch loveliness.
To avoid spoiling too much, the plot's about stories; the ones we create and the ones that have dwelt for long centuries in the cauldron of our mytholog...more
To avoid spoiling too much, the plot's about stories; the ones we create and the ones that have dwelt for long centuries in the cauldron of our mytholog...more
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Read in November, 2008
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Dan Renfroerecommends it for: read the first ones first!
This series is making my brain hurt. I've never read a comic so literate and so based in philosophy, religion, mysticism, oh goodness he just throws in the whole kitchen sink.
You tell me how to read a comic that literally includes an infinity loop as a two page spread. Now really.
I am still adoring this series, but I may need to read it a few more times to catch a bit more. Simple enough for a child to get the plot- but layers upon layers of meaning to be uncovered. What a glorious heada...more
You tell me how to read a comic that literally includes an infinity loop as a two page spread. Now really.
I am still adoring this series, but I may need to read it a few more times to catch a bit more. Simple enough for a child to get the plot- but layers upon layers of meaning to be uncovered. What a glorious heada...more
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Read in January, 2003
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I like Alan Moorerecommends it for: occult students, fans of graphic novels, feminists, the young-at-heart
The language of Magick is symbols. Symbols convey ideas that bypass articulation or logical thought. So it was only a matter of time before an adept of the Craft utilized the graphic novel as a vehicle for magickal education. But this is no pedantic exercise. Rather this is a lively, provocative story on par with the most avant garde novels. As a by-product of this intensely enjoyable read, one may learn about Cabala, Tarot, Enochian angelis language and much more. The balance between text and s...more
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Read in August, 2007
Most of this book is spent watching Sophie and Barbara become more and more enlightened as they: identify a sigil as Hebrew! meet legendary magicians! get in touch with their emotions! have kinky sex! etc. Luckily, Sophie and Barbara eventually meet God and thus, end their quest. Their stupid, boring, intermidible quest.
Luckily, Sophie's return to earth also marks a return to plot. Though that she's met God and been assured of her purpose, some of the other Prometheas are less sangui...more
Luckily, Sophie's return to earth also marks a return to plot. Though that she's met God and been assured of her purpose, some of the other Prometheas are less sangui...more
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Read in November, 2007
recommends it for:
Fans of wordy comics
Read this graphic novel at someone's suggestion. I was a little reluctant, as I haven't yet liked anything written by Alan Moore. I find his work too wordy and his characters to be poorly developed.
I enjoyed this book, although it had its moments of sensory overload. The adventure aspects were well-paced, even when overburdened by "telling-not-showing" type dialogue.
I did wonder about Moore's grasp of women's culture. He seems oddly uninformed about how women behave with one ...more
I enjoyed this book, although it had its moments of sensory overload. The adventure aspects were well-paced, even when overburdened by "telling-not-showing" type dialogue.
I did wonder about Moore's grasp of women's culture. He seems oddly uninformed about how women behave with one ...more
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Read in September, 2008
recommends it for:
mind blowers, revelationers, apocalyptic spiritualists
WOW!! That's... all... just... WOW!! I think my mind blew a gasket reading this final volume. It's just so true! This is it... our life... it's happening now... and it's our story to tell!! And nothing's stopping us but our own imagination's limits!! I bawled my eyes out, and then vowed to start doing everything I ever wanted to do, right that minute!!
Then I watched some bad reality TV... so umm... guess my wand (will) and sword (strength) need a little discipline. ;)
I wouldn't co...more
Then I watched some bad reality TV... so umm... guess my wand (will) and sword (strength) need a little discipline. ;)
I wouldn't co...more
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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 like 15 year old boys. ...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 like 15 year old boys. ...more
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Read in October, 2008
recommends it for:
Moore fans, mythology readers
This is definitely one of the more interesting and entertaining reads I have done this year. The tale of Promethea is just starting in this volume, and I can't wait to find the second one. College student Sophia, in an alternate New York discovers she is to be the new Promethea. Moore's storytelling is very good, and the sense of humor he is known for is present as well. The art on this volume is very good as well, bringing alive the worlds of imagination and drawing the reader in. I am glad I d...more
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