Ebook {Epub PDF} Promethea by Alan Moore

 · Promethea, Book 2 Alan Moore. I know about dreams, fictions, sexual fantasies and hopes. However, even if you are not familiar with occult practices or history, this book is an approachable and elegant way to introduce yourself to the prominent ideas and figures of 20th century western occultism as well as a variety of more ancient cosmologies. Promethea by Alan Moore: A tale that weaves together the various characters known as Promethea of fiction, and also as a metafictional primer for all things (Western) magick and occult- the Tarot and Qabalah are presented as part of the narrative, while also laying out a roadmap for the reader/5(). Promethea is a comic book series created by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III with Mick Gray, published by America's Best Comics/bltadwin.ruized in 32 issues on an irregular schedule from to , the series explores Moore's ideas about art and magic, combining elements of superhero action, metaphysical theorizing, and psychedelic revelation, all focused on the adventures of .

Written by Alan Moore; Art by J.H. Williams III and Mick Gray Sophie Bangs was a just an ordinary college student in a weirdly futuristic New York when a simple assignment changed her life forever. While researching Promethea, a mythical warrior woman, Sophie receives a cryptic warning to cease her investigations. Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III, et. al, have transcended the dull routine of ordinary comic books, just as the heroine transcends the lowest sephiroths of the Kabbalah. Through ingenuity of form and a willingness to travel to new places, Promethea reaches for the heavens. --Time. Powerful. --San Francisco Chronicle. Alan Moore has been much better elsewhere, and has had more useful artists. My guess is that Promethea will be popular with the Sandman crowd. It's not altogether kid-level stuff, but compared to what they can see in the movies and even in standard superhero comics, it's pretty tame.

So take a look at the occult world a-new through the eyes of the comic book hero Promethea. Promethea (Book 1) by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III, Mick Gray, and Charles Vess (Wildstorm) The story begins with a prologue set in Alexandria, A.D., in which a strange old man with mystical powers saves his daughter from a group of killer monks. Promethea is a comic book series created by Alan Moore, J. H. Williams III and Mick Gray, published by America's Best Comics/WildStorm. It tells the story of Sophie Bangs, a college student from an alternate futuristic New York City in , who embodies the powerful entity known as Promethea whose task it is to bring the Apocalypse. Originally published as 32 issues from to , the series has been re-published into five graphic novels and one hard-back issue. Moore weaves in elements of. Alan Moore is perhaps the most acclaimed writer in the graphic story medium, having garnered countless awards for works such as WATCHMEN, V FOR VENDETTA, SWAMP THING and MIRACLEMAN. He is also the mastermind behind the America's Best Comics line, through which he has created (along with many talented illustrators) THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, PROMETHEA, TOM STRONG, TOMORROW STORIES and TOP TEN.