Promethee 13:13

Prométhée #0.1

by Andy Diggle, Shawn Martinbrough (Artist), Dave Stewart (Colorist)

What if you knew the world was about to end? What would you be willing to do, to save the people you love?

Darla Clemenceau has been plagued by apocalyptic visions, ever since she was abducted by a UFO as a child. Now, she's ready to put it all behind her and move on with her life. But what if it's all true? A dangerous cult militia is prepping for the end of the world, and they see Darla as the key to their survival...

Meanwhile, something alien is awakening on the dark side of the Moon, and the crew of the space shuttle Atlantis have a rendezvous with destiny...

Prométhée 13:13 by Andy Diggle and Shawn Martinbrough is a 96-page standalone sci-fi thriller, and a prequel to Prométhée — Christophe Bec's best-selling, mind-bending graphic novel series.

Headed by veteran editor Will Dennis, with covers by fan-favorite artist Jock, Prométhée 13:13 is part of the comiXology Originals line of exclusive digital content only available on comiXology and Kindle. Read for free as part of your subscription to comiXology Unlimited, Kindle Unlimited or Amazon Prime. Also available for purchase via comiXology and Kindle.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Fiction, Ebooks, Bande Dessinée, Graphic Novels Comics

98 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 24, 2020

About the author

Andy Diggle is a British comic book writer and former editor of 2000 AD. He is best known for his work on The Losers,Swamp Thing, Hellblazer, Adam Strange and Silent Dragon at DC Comics and for his run on Thunderbolts and Daredevil after his move to Marvel.

In 2013 Diggle left writing DC's Action Comics and began working with Dynamite Entertainment, writing a paranormal crime series Uncanny. He is also working on another crime series with his wife titled Control that is set to begin publishing in 2014.

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was pretty cool. It's about a woman who was abducted by aliens when she was a child. She's had visions ever since about the Apocalypse which turn out to be real. Turns out this is a prequel to a French comic which I'm going to need to track down now.

[Mirnes Alispahić · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was this prequel really necessary? If I had read this first, I would never continue with the rest of the series.

[Jasmine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this quite a bit and look forward to continuing the story.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty cool little sci-fy book. A lady gets abducted by aliens when she was younger and grew up with visions of a coming apocalypse. Really well told. See some of the single issues for more of my thoughts. I really want to read the French comic that this is supposed to be a prequel of. Hopefully I can find an English version.

[Sorcered · Rating 2 out of 5]

Prequel rapide et palpitant qui pose beaucoup plus de questions qu'il n'apporte de réponses.

Une femme a été enlevée par des extraterrestres lorsqu'elle était enfant, et depuis elle a des visions d'apocalypse. Elle trouve enfin un moyen de faire cesser ces visions - mais des gens très dangereux pensent qu'elle est la clé pour survivre à la fin du monde, et comptent sur ses visions pour les guider.

L'équipage de la navette spatiale se demande pourquoi la NASA lui demande de transporter une bombe (!) sur l'orbite. L'intrigue se corse lorsqu'ils se rendent compte que le nouveau système de satellites chargé de détecter les anomalies gravitationnelles n'est pas dirigé vers les étoiles, mais vers... la Terre. Puis ils perdent le contrôle de la navette spatiale...

Oui, ce livre entremêle deux histoires très différentes - et pourtant, c'est facile à lire (Andy Diggle sait vraiment comment faire les dialogues et la caractérisation), c'est tendu, et vous accrochera jusqu'à la fin. L'art numérique est décent (bien qu'un peu trop schématique / minimaliste à mon goût) - après tout, il a été nommé pour la meilleure BD numérique aux Eisner Awards de 2022.

Alors, pourquoi seulement deux étoiles ?

Eh bien, j'ai déjà lu Prométhée, une série gonflée qui n'aurait jamais dû prendre plus de 8 tomes pour raconter son histoire, et non pas les 24 qu'elle contient. Oui, c'est TELLEMENT diluée - après deux premiers tomes extraordinaires où les idées s'accumulent et me font oublier l'écriture exécrable de Bec, ça ralentit de plus en plus jusqu'à ce qu'il devienne évident que Bec est en manque d'idées - et pourtant, ça continuait à se vendre, alors ils ont continué à sortir des tomes. En tant que vétéran, cette préquelle ne vous apprendra rien de nouveau ou d'intéressant. En tant que nouveau venu, cette préquelle ne vous donnera pas envie de lire la suite, parce que la prémisse de base est du déjà-vu et est en fait plus faible que celle du premier volume de Prométhée. Alors, pourquoi ce livre existe-t-il ? Je n'en sais rien.

Quoi qu'il en soit, si vous êtes un inconditionnel de Prométhée, lisez-le, c'est décent. Et c'est bien mieux écrit que ce que Bec fait habituellement :)

Avertissement : j'ai reçu ce livre de NetGalley pour en faire un compte-rendu équitable. Ce qui n'a pas influencé mon opinion de quelque manière que ce soit.

[Vanessa Reis · Rating 2 out of 5]

Opinião completa no blog BUÉ DE LIVROS: Promethee 13:13

«[prequela da série] Promethee (...).

Em Promethee 13:13, temos Darla como protagonista, uma mulher atormentada por visões apocalípticas desde que foi alegadamente raptada por extra-terrestres em miúda. E isto porque, ao longo dos anos, Darla se convenceu de que teria uma doença mental e que a medicação que tomava evitavam as alucinações que erradamente teria interpretado como visões e sonhos.

Mas uma situação envolvendo a nave Atlantis vem alterar as coisas. Ao mesmo tempo que Darla é raptada por um grupo de pessoas que acredita que o fim do mundo está para breve e que ela é a chave para o impedir, começa uma contagem decrescente que culmina a 21 de Setembro de 2019, às 13:13.

A história não adianta muito como prequela, pelo que é essencial ler a série para mergulhar na trama. Promethee 13:13 antecipa mas não concretiza, mas é interessante o suficiente para querer ler a série francesa [de 21 livros].»

[Theediscerning · Rating 3 out of 5]

Because the original 22 books and counting for this series are not enough. Here, Andy Diggle does something (apparently a prequel, but the story itself offers no way of us knowing) with a mahoosive sci-fi saga revolving around the time 13:13 and some disasters involving other worlds and other species. Here we see a dubious new mission for one of the old NASA space shuttles, brought back from mothballing to get something spacebound. Also, a woman who was adamant she had been kidnapped by aliens as a child finds herself the core of something much darker than she might have imagined – but none of this means a hill of beans if you don't know to what it relates. I mean it's fine, doing what so many other books have done because the books that do this stuff well are always readable, but then it just ends. It seems to have managed to get the woman to someplace else, and things from someplace else here, but that's about it, and proves this is just a stepping stone through or into something else, and not a story in and of itself.

[Orlanda Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first I wasn't interested .....

.... In finding out what happens. Somewhere along the way I got caught up in the story. Other than a bathroom break, I haven't moved from my spot. I said I wasn't going to read the series. Just finish reading. Somewhere along the way the feeling and excitement came over me like Y: THE LAST MAN. While I was a little thrown off regarding the main character because she played into a particular trope. However, I realized that I was kinda being unfair. Once I did that, I really started enjoying the story. The story pull no punches regarding characters .... makes YOU wonder exactly how you would handle the situation.

[Rick Ray · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe I'm not the audience for this since I haven't read the graphic novels to which this is a prequel for, but I found this to just be okay. The artwork by Shawn Martinbrough is quite nice, and the moments of horror are well delivered. Andy Diggle's script is light and fast moving, allowing the story to get through the beats quickly enough. But it also didn't really do much to make me feel invested in reading the main series, mostly because it doesn't feel like much happens once we get through it all.

[Artur Coelho · Rating 3 out of 5]

Prelúdio anglófilo a uma série francesa em busca de espaço no mercado de língua inglesa. Alienígenas, que sempre nos tiveram debaixo de olho, decidem exterminar a humanidade. Mas entre os alienígenas há quem queira poupar os humanos, e abre um portal para o futuro. Uma mulher, escolhida por estes, será quem irá passar esse portal e visitar um futuro que ainda está por ser escrito. O comic está cheio de ideias interessantes, e cumpre o que lhe é pedido, abrir interesse para a série francesa.

[Lucas Lima · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nothing new, very fast story about a woman who's supposedly had contact with aliens and knows when the world would end.

I think we got a lot of things without answers in it, a lot of characters and two different sides on the book, that, i guess i get it what happened.

The art, though, was really nice. Really like the colors and the black in it, very "comiclish".

Comixology has others nice jobs on it catalogue, try othet stuffs than this.

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Time travel and apocalyptic.

Good color artwork. Prime and Comixology freebie. This is a moody and atmospheric work. Not suitable for children. It is a sort of time loop where you see a replay of the same event. Christopher bec started this world and Andy Diggle will tell us a new story? Let's see what happens.

[Kuba · Rating 3 out of 5]

I haven't read the original story yet. For someone who doesn't know what will happen later, I'm satisfied. Art is good. There is space, aliens, time travel, and just one or two bad written characters.

[Shannon Grinnan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A woman was abducted by aliens as a child and can predict the end of the world.

I am not really sure what to make of this one. The artwork is amazing but the story doesn't quite live up to it. It is a quick and easy read but I feel like there is more of the story yet to be told.

[Ray Flores · Rating 2 out of 5]

This comic talks about a black woman who was abducted by aliens when she was young. She had visions and people made a big fuss out of it, but later on her life, she tried to understand the “accident” was nothing but a product of her mind.

But guess what? It actually happened. Some aliens did capture her and now, back in the present, grown adults need her help. But, to be honest, I think I didn’t understand it completely.

Despite the short length, I this prequel confused me with its purpose. I don’t understand why the group of astronauts (?) want her help, or why the aliens captured her in the first place.

The art is pretty cool though and I always want to read sci-fi related things but perhaps the main story is a better start.

I received an e-book ARC in exchange for an honest review via Diamond Comic Distributors.

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great scifi with lots of depth

A great twist on the "are we alone?" genre. Solid foundation for a lot of storytelling to come. Andy Diggle is one of my favorites.

[Rat Queen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was free on prime reads and being a sci fi fan I decided to check it out - nothing groundbreaking, but a fun introduction to an end of the world tale.

[Tara Schaafsma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ooh, this is interesting so far. I’m intrigued. UFO abduction. Outer space. Hallucinations/premonitions.

[Sean McLaughlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this up to the end, which was far too rushed. An extra issue would have solved this.

[Bernie Gourley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Intrigue and conspiracy theorists who turn out to be correct. The story revolves around a chosen one who must survive the end.

[Bookmeaway · Rating 3 out of 5]

"L'essentiel, c'est ce qu'on fait pour survivre. Ça montre notre vraie nature."
La première chose qui m'a sautée aux yeux c'est l'illustration. Les couleurs, l'ambiance sombre de l'espace avec ce contraste de noir face au rouge. Cette texture très intéressante, qui donne de la pâte. Et qui nous plonge dans le côté SF, dérangeant, nouveau, mystérieux de ce qu'il se passe.
"Tu voulais une arme ? Eh bien, cette arme, c'est nous."
L'histoire est au final très introductive, mais du coup je découvre qu'il y a une saga entière qui m'attend si je décide de me lancer. Prométhée étant un préquel. Les plans dans l'espace sont beaux, c'est ce que je préfère. Il y a une part de grandiose, de terrifiant, c'est plus beau et plus cru en même temps.
J'ai apprécié les différents points de vue qui apportent une richesse au récit. Surtout du côté des astronautes de la NASA. C'est assez intéressant de lire ça juste après avoir lu le premier tome du problème à trois corps, et vu son adaptation, sortie il y a quelques jours.
J'ai apprécié voir la galerie des couverture à la fin, ça apporte beaucoup je trouve. J'ai adoré la couverture alternive du numéro 1 par Andrea Sorrentino, l'alternative du 2 par Shawn Martinbrough. Et les autres également.
"Les révélations ? Chapitre treize, verset treize... "Le feu des cieux""

[Shannon Grinnan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A woman was abducted by aliens as a child and can predict the end of the world.

I am not really sure what to make of this one. The artwork is amazing but the story doesn't quite live up to it. It is a quick and easy read but I feel like there is more of the story yet to be told.

[Gina · Rating 2 out of 5]

* 2,75 Stars

[Adam Fisher · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 Stars.
Review submitted to Diamond Bookshelf for potential professional publication.

[Peter Evett · Rating 2 out of 5]

Some good. I read it all. Not really sure what all happened here. I haven't read Promethee - I though it was a novel or french title or something else. The art is pretty good. Odd.