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Promethea (Book 2) by Alan Moore
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Promethea (Book 2) (edition 2003)

by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, Mick Gray, Jose Villarrubia

Series: Promethea (7-12)

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The second volume of the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning series PROMETHEA is every bit as good as, if not better than, the first volume -- and we don't make that statement lightly!This collection follows Sophie Bangs, the latest in a long line of Prometheas, on a winding journey of discovery as she continues to learn the secrets of the Immateria...and herself. Her transcendental adventure brings young Sophie to realms of magic and wonder that none have experienced before. Collecting PROMETHEA issues #7-12, this book contains such fan-favorite stories as "Rocks and Hard Places," where Sophie learns about the Promethea named Bill, and "Sex, Stars, and Serpents," where Sophie learns some... er... valuable lessons.Moore -- the most lauded writer in the history of comics -- and the fan-favorite art team of Williams & Gray combine their talents for a unique vision in comics that Entertainment Weekly has given an "A-" -- describing the creative team as "seemingly hell-bent on reinventing the art of comics storytelling."… (more)
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Title:Promethea (Book 2)
Authors:Alan Moore
Other authors:J. H. Williams III, Mick Gray, Jose Villarrubia
Info:Wildstorm (2003), Paperback, 176 pages
Collections:Your library
Rating:***1/2
Tags:Magic, imagination, tarot, graphic novel

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Promethea, Volume 2 by Alan Moore

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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.
  hierogrammate | Jan 31, 2022 |
Ace.
  hierogrammate | Jan 31, 2022 |
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 the comic issue presented as a widescreen more of an annoyance. It did not add anything visually, and it only made it more difficult for me to hold the book.

Having said that, the exploration of imagination, myth, story, and life is still very good. There are a lot of things to appreciate in this volume, and it may merit rereading. I am enjoying the series overall, but I do hope Moore tightens things a bit more in the forthcoming volumes. I think we have enough background, time to get back to the main story and the action. ( )
  bloodravenlib | Aug 17, 2020 |
Sophie continues to explore what it means to be Promethea whilst her foes gather. There's even more time spent in the present New York, which is wildly futuristic by our standards--and also giddily fun. My one problem with this collection is the excessively long-winded description of magic and tarot near the end. It lasts for an entire comic, and I skipped it all without a feeling of guilt. ( )
1 vote wealhtheowwylfing | Feb 29, 2016 |
Sophie is a geeky New York teen in 1999 doing a paper on a mythic figure, Promethea. Always female, Promethea has had many personalities and roles, but she is found in fiction written in almost every generation. Just Sophie is giving up, she's attacked by monsters...and saved by Promethea. But the current Promethea is fading fast, and in order to survive Sophie must take on the mantle of this magical female.
Promethea is imagination manifest, and through her Sophie discovers powers and dangers she had never suspected. ( )
  wealhtheowwylfing | Feb 29, 2016 |
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The book becomes Moore’s lecture about his ideas of how magic works, beginning with a walk through the Tarot as representative of human history. The art, in conjunction, becomes symbolic, with allusions and anagrams, references and experimentation galore.
 

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Williams, J. H., IIIIllustratormain authorall editionsconfirmed
Villarrubia, JoseIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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The second volume of the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning series PROMETHEA is every bit as good as, if not better than, the first volume -- and we don't make that statement lightly!This collection follows Sophie Bangs, the latest in a long line of Prometheas, on a winding journey of discovery as she continues to learn the secrets of the Immateria...and herself. Her transcendental adventure brings young Sophie to realms of magic and wonder that none have experienced before. Collecting PROMETHEA issues #7-12, this book contains such fan-favorite stories as "Rocks and Hard Places," where Sophie learns about the Promethea named Bill, and "Sex, Stars, and Serpents," where Sophie learns some... er... valuable lessons.Moore -- the most lauded writer in the history of comics -- and the fan-favorite art team of Williams & Gray combine their talents for a unique vision in comics that Entertainment Weekly has given an "A-" -- describing the creative team as "seemingly hell-bent on reinventing the art of comics storytelling."

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