![[cover]](http://www.rjray.org/blosxom/entertainment/books/comics/1563896672.01.TZZZZZZZ.jpg "Promethea, vol. 1")
And that was the case with the first volume of
Promethea. I had been looking at this somewhat
askance for over a year now, as I haven't really been budgeting a lot for
books, least of all graphic novels. But one recent trip I decided to give this
a try, after thumbing through briefly and looking at the artwork. After all,
I'm already certain I'll like the writing, since it's Moore. And the artwork
was really enticing, so I gave it a shot. Good thing, too.
Promethea is the story about a heroic figure that seems to appear rather consistently in mankind's legends and literature over the span of hundreds of years (if not more). A college student is doing a term paper on this, when she learns that Promethea has actually existed, in different forms over the ages, as a kind of by-product of the belief in the various myths themselves. And more, she (the student) is next in line to take up the mantle.
The story is really well-paced, and the vision of a not-too-near future is all believable. The innovations are subtle, and seem like logical extrapolation from what we already have here and now. Like I said, the art is really good. The dialog moves the story along, and the way the different literary myths are intertwined give the book a very unique feel. I'm already looking forward to the second volume (even if I have to borrow it from someone).
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And that was the case with the first volume of
Promethea. I had been looking at this somewhat
askance for over a year now, as I haven't really been budgeting a lot for
books, least of all graphic novels. But one recent trip I decided to give this
a try, after thumbing through briefly and looking at the artwork. After all,
I'm already certain I'll like the writing, since it's Moore. And the artwork
was really enticing, so I gave it a shot. Good thing, too.
Promethea is the story about a heroic figure that seems to appear rather consistently in mankind's legends and literature over the span of hundreds of years (if not more). A college student is doing a term paper on this, when she learns that Promethea has actually existed, in different forms over the ages, as a kind of by-product of the belief in the various myths themselves. And more, she (the student) is next in line to take up the mantle.
The story is really well-paced, and the vision of a not-too-near future is all believable. The innovations are subtle, and seem like logical extrapolation from what we already have here and now. Like I said, the art is really good. The dialog moves the story along, and the way the different literary myths are intertwined give the book a very unique feel. I'm already looking forward to the second volume (even if I have to borrow it from someone).
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