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3.0 out of 5 stars
Moore on a off day,
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This review is from: Promethea Book One (Paperback)
If you like Alan Moore's metatextual explorations of fiction, you'll love his creation of Promethea, a female archetype of power and imagination who exists primarily as a story, reflected in other artists and writers over the centuries. My main quibble of this story is that Moore seems to get tired of Promethea after her newest incarnation appears and switch the focus to hermeticism and magickal philosophy. The development of the character gets lost in a horde of Goetic demons and otherworldly realms. One thing that puzzles me is the idea that somehow Promethea is a more authentically female superhero than those who have gone before, instead of being a "man in a woman's body" like Roger of the 5 Swell Guys. How is Promethea/Sophie (created by two men) more a real woman than Wonder Woman (created by William Moulton and Charles Gaines) or Buffy the Vampire Slayer (created by Joss Whedon)? At least the Bride of "Kill Bill" was created by a man and a woman. However, Moore on a bad day is still levels above plenty of other writers, so this is worth checking out.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Very Nice,
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This review is from: Promethea Book One (Paperback)
I didn't like this one as much as I liked Top Ten, or even the relentlessly grim and depressing Watchmen. But it's still about three floors up from most of the other stuff on the market. And maybe it's just a longer story, and all I've read so far is the first book. Promethea is a living idea, and she can posess people - but there has to be an asking for it, a looking for it. And she has enemies who have nothing to do with her body; other living ideas and organizations. I'll be getting books two and three now. I want to know what else happens.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good read,
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This review is from: Promethea Book One (Paperback)
This is all I expect in a comic: characters, plot, and action to pull me along, story and art that work together, and situations that don't tax the mind too much. This one is a bit more than a typical super-heroine with mystical powers and a brass bra. Her off-duty persona is bookish, a feature that I empathize with, in an urban world that satirizes what ours might become. When that college girl takes on the Promethea role, she doesn't know who she is, or what or where - she just knows that she's under a bizarre attack, defending herself in ways that she finds equally bizarre, even to herself.The artwork in this book is very competent, and supports the story well. I can't say that I find it memorable, though. The story's allegories are a bit heavy-handed, and mystical symbols are deeply piled everywhere you turn. They are so pervasive that I find they lose meaning, becoming background decoration rather than signs with real significance. The story comes down to mis-understood good vs. mis-perceived evil, mysterious advisors of uncertain loyalties, a mousy alter-ego, and a few other staples of the genre. Still, the pieces come together well. The book is good amusement, and worth coming back to. It won't be the centerpiece of any collection and won't shake the world of comic art or story. That's OK - it's still a pleasant and undemanding way to fill an evening.
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