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Promethea

Promethea Volume 1 TPB, copyright DC Comics
Publication information
Publisher America's Best Comics
First appearance Promethea #1 (1999)
Created by Alan Moore
In story information
Alter ego Sophie Bangs
Abilities Various, derived from magick

Promethea is a comic book series created by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III with Mick Gray, published by America's Best Comics/Wildstorm. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company America's Best Comics is a Comic book publishing brand It was set up by Alan Moore in 1999 as an Imprint of Wildstorm, In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. US publications -->==Events and publications== January February March April Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed Magick, in the broadest sense is any act designed to cause intentional change A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed JH "Jim" Williams III is a Comic book Artist and Penciller. America's Best Comics is a Comic book publishing brand It was set up by Alan Moore in 1999 as an Imprint of Wildstorm, WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, (sometimes rendered Wildstorm) is a publishing Imprint and studio of American Comic book Serialized in 32 issues on an irregular schedule from 1999 to 2005, 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 Promethea, a metafictional character that possesses magical power over the real world. US publications -->==Events and publications== January February March April Events April April 13: DC Comics announces the discontinuation of its Humanoids and 2000 Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Metaphysics is the branch of Philosophy investigating principles of reality transcending those of any particular science Modern psychedelia For "psychedelics" see Psychedelic drug. Metafiction is a literary term for a type of Fiction that systematically and self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction including the relationship between fiction and Promethea is also notable for wide-ranging experimentation in visual style and storytelling technique on the part of Williams and Moore.

Contents

Plot summary

Promethea has been organized into five books. Books 1 and 2 mainly deal with Sophie Bangs becoming Promethea, while Books 3 and 4 show Promethea/Sophie working her way through all the Sephiroth of the Qabbalistic Tree of Life, passing beyond death and the Immateria before returning to earth for a confrontation with Stacia. Sephirot "enumerations" '''Sephiroth''' '''Sefiroth''' (סְפִירוֹת singular Sephirah also Sefirah (סְפִירָה "enumeration" in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] Hermetic Qabalah (from the Hebrew קַבָּלָה "reception" is a Western esoteric and mystical tradition See also Sephirot (Kabbalah See also Tree of life (disambiguation for other meanings of the term In Book 5, Promethea brought on the Apocalypse, the end of the world - or the entire ABC universe, to be precise - not by destroying it physically, but by tenderly introducing its inhabitants to a new world of imagination, wonder, beauty, belief, and acceptance. Here Promethea truly delves deep into metafiction - the title character addresses the reader directly in her explanation of the Apocalypse, and points out that she is fiction, and fiction can be magic, and be believed. Metafiction is a literary term for a type of Fiction that systematically and self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction including the relationship between fiction and

References

Issues dealt with in this series include occult tarot and Hermetic Qabalah, and the comic is laden with and studies mythological and archetypal symbolism. The tarot (also known as tarocchi, tarock or similar names is typically a set of seventy-eight cards comprised of twenty-one trump cards, one Hermetic Qabalah (from the Hebrew קַבָּלָה "reception" is a Western esoteric and mystical tradition Real people who appear in Promethea include Aleister Crowley, John Dee, Austin Osman Spare, and John Kendrick Bangs (who in the comic is distantly related to Sophie Bangs). Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer John Dee (13 July 1527 – 1608 or 1609 was a noted English mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, geographer, occultist Austin Osman Spare ( 31 December 1886 - 15 May 1956) was an English Artist who developed idiosyncratic magical techniques John Kendrick Bangs ( May 27, 1862 - January 21, 1922) was an American Author and Satirist, and the creator of The semi-fictional character Jack Faust is also a character who helps teach Sophie how to use magic.

Promethea's End of the World sequence displays the influence on Moore of Shea and Wilson's ILLUMINATUS! Trilogy by repeating the She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain lyrics used in Vol. The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson purportedly between 1969 and 1971 "She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain", also sometimes called simply "Coming 'Round the Mountain" is an American folk song often categorized as Children's III of the Trilogy, when the Illuminati were bringing the world to an end and 'Eris' was becoming Transcendentally Illuminated. Eris ( Greek Ἔρις, "Strife" is the Greek Goddess of strife her name being translated into Latin as Discordia

Cover references

Promethea features countless visual references as well as textual ones. For the majority of the series, each issue's cover features an imitation of a particular artist or style. These imitations were often explicitly credited by Williams next to his signature.

  1. "The Radiant Heavenly City" - no specific reference (this issue also featured a variant cover painted by Alex Ross)
  2. "The Judgement of Solomon" - film noir posters from the mid-20th century
  3. "Misty Magic Land"
  4. "A Faerie Romance" - credited to William Morris
  5. "No Man's Land" - credited to World War I poster artist J. C. Leyendecker
  6. "A Warrior Princess" - credited to The Magic Carpet magazine artist Margaret Brundage
  7. "Rocks and Hard Places" - romance comics from the mid-20th century
  8. "Guys and Dolls" - credited to Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam
  9. "Bringing Down the Temple" - stained glass window
  10. "Sex, Stars and Serpents" - cover to The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, by Peter Blake
  11. "Pseunami" - posters for 1950s sci-fi horror B-movies
  12. "Metaphore" - credited to 1960s psychedelic rock concert poster artist Bonnie MacLean
  13. "The Fields We Know" - credited to Maxfield Parrish
  14. "Moon River" - credited to Virgil Finlay
  15. "Mercury Rising" - credited to M. C. Escher
  16. "Love and the Law" - credited to Peter Max
  17. "Gold" - credited to Salvador Dalí
  18. "Life on Mars" - credited to Frank Frazetta
  19. "Fatherland" - credited to Vincent Van Gogh, specifically The Starry Night
  20. "The Stars are But Thistles" - credited to Richard Upton Pickman, a fictional painter created by H. P. Lovecraft
  21. "The Wine of Her Fornications"
  22. "Et in Arcadia Ego. Nelson Alexander "Alex" Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American Comic book painter, Illustrator and Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896 was an English Architect, Furniture and Textile designer artist writer and socialist associated World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Joseph Christian Leyendecker ( 23 March 1874 – 25 July 1951) was an American Illustrator. Oriental Stories later retitled The Magic Carpet Magazine, was a Pulp magazine of 1930-34 an offshoot of the famous Weird Tales Margaret Brundage, born Margaret Hedda Johnson ( December 9, 1900 - April 9, 1976) was an American illustrator Romance comics are a Genre of US Comic books that were most popular during the Golden Age of Comics. Monty Python (sometimes known as The Pythons) is the collective name of the six creators of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a British Television Terrence Vance Gilliam (born 22 November 1940) is an American -born British Writer, Filmmaker, Animator and member For the Blackford Oakes novel see Stained Glass (novel The term stained glass refers either to the material of coloured Glass or to the art The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. Sir Peter Thomas Blake, CBE (born 25 June 1932 in Dartford, Kent) is an English Pop artist best known for his design of the sleeve for The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive A B movie is a motion picture made on a low or modest budget Originally the term was used for films intended for distribution as the less-publicized second half of a Double The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Maxfield Parrish ( July 25, 1870 &ndash March 30, 1966) was an American painter and illustrator. Virgil Finlay ( July 23 1914 &ndash January 18 1971) was a pulp Fantasy Maurits Cornelis Escher (17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972 usually referred to as M Peter Max (born Peter Max Finkelstein, October 19, 1937) is a German -born American artist best known for his iconic posters in Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11 1904 &ndash January 23 1989 was a Spanish Catalan Surrealist Frank Frazetta (born February 9, 1928) is an American fantasy and Science fiction Artist, noted for his Buck Rogers The Starry Night ( Dutch: De sterrennacht) is a Painting by Dutch post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh. " Pickman's Model " is a Short story by H P Lovecraft, written in September 1926 and first published in the October 1927 issue Howard Phillips Lovecraft ( August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of horror, fantasy . . "
  23. "The Serpent and the Dove" - credited to Alfons Mucha
  24. "Cross, Moon, Star, Shapes in the Sand (Everything Goes Wrong)"
  25. "A Higher Court" - credited to Winsor McKay
  26. "Later. Alphonse Maria Mucha ( 24 July, 1860 &ndash 14 July, 1939) was a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative Winsor McCay ( September 26 1867 (? – July 26 1934) was an American Cartoonist and Animator. . . "
  27. "When It Blows Its Stacks" - credited to Ross Andru, specifically the 1976 comic Superman vs. Ross Andru ( June 15, 1927 - November 9, 1993) was an American Comic book Artist and editor. the Amazing Spider-Man
  28. "Don't They Know It's the End of the World? (It Ended When You Said Goodbye)" - collage art
  29. "Valley of the Dolls" - credited to Andy Warhol
  30. "Everything Must Go!" / "Sun"
  31. "The Radiant Heavenly City" - according to Williams, "an imitation of the tarot card 'The Judgement/The Aeon'" [1]
  32. "Wrap Party" / "Universe" - credited "after the end"

Common themes

The series has been both criticized for acting as a mouthpiece for Moore's religious beliefs and praised for the beauty of its artwork and innovation regarding the medium itself. A collage (From the coller to glue is a work of formal art primarily in the Visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms thus creating a new whole For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Regarding the first claim, the series is, by Moore's own admission, didactic: "there are 1000 comic books on the shelves that don't contain a philosophy lecture and one that does. Isn't there room for that one?"[1] While the Kabbalah story arc, and the positive explanations of Moore's philosophy, very explicitly explain, talking-head style, the symbolism behind the details of every plane of existence, Moore also contains critiques of materialism which are much more subtle. The material world is, generally, portrayed as having become immersed in commercialism, materialism, fetishism of science, and trendy postmodernist-chic. Commercialism, in its original meaning is the practices methods aims and spirit of Commerce or Business. The Philosophy of materialism holds that the only thing that can be truly proven to exist is Matter, and is considered a form of Physicalism. This article concerns the concept of fetishism in Anthropology. Postmodernism literally means 'after the modernist movement' While " Modern " itself refers to something "related to the present" the movement of modernism Moore uses a recurring series of billboards, fictional celebrity references, and other advertisements and/or news similar to his seminal 1980s miniseries, Watchmen. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes Watchmen is a twelve-issue Comic book Limited series written by Alan Moore, and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins

As suggested by the title Promethea, which implies the feminine version or inversion of the mythological Prometheus, the title also participates in the sub-genre of feminism in superhero comics. In Greek mythology, Prometheus (Προμηθεύς "forethought" is a Titan known for his wily intelligence who stole Fire from Zeus Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do In making his lead character an aspiring poet whose words conjure the malleable form of a literary goddess—as well as the non-linear narratives and references to literary theory and alternative philosophies—Moore's thematics are closely aligned with the countercultural theory and politics of Écriture féminine. Literary theory in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of Literature and of the methods for analyzing literature Écriture féminine, literally "gendered women's writing" is a strain of feminist literary theory that originated in France in the 1970s

Weeping Gorilla Comix

The Weeping Gorilla from Promethea #1
The Weeping Gorilla from Promethea #1

Probably the most exemplary of Moore's concept of modern disillusionment is "Weeping Gorilla Comix", a neverending series of one-panel comics featuring a weeping gorilla, with a thought bubble pronouncing some thoughtful phrase, usually cynical and self-pitying in nature: "Why do good things happen to bad people?", "Who remaindered the book of Love?", "She gets the kids and the house. Remaindered books are books that are no longer selling well and whose remaining unsold copies are being liquidated by the publisher at greatly reduced prices I get the car. ", etc. It is also a reference to the anomalous tendency for comics to get increased sales from a picture of a gorilla, a weeping character, or the color purple on the cover (as described by Mark Waid in an editorial in Secret Origins Volume 2, number 40). For various reasons there were a large number of Gorillas in Comic books during the Silver age of comic books. Mark Waid (born March 21 1962 in Hueytown Alabama) is an American Comic book Writer. Secret Origins was an American Comic book series published by DC Comics. Occasionally Moore shows snippets of the gorilla's foil, the Chucklin' Duck, who is happy-go-lucky and naively optimistic, with smug saying such as "Heh heh! I got out of internet trading just in time!". A foil is a character that contrasts with another character usually the protagonist and so highlights various facets of the main character's personality Both the Weeping Gorilla and Chucklin' Duck motifs were used in the Greyshirt: Indigo Sunset series by Rick Veitch, and a Weeping Gorilla Comix panel makes a cameo appearance in the story "King Solomon Pines" in Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #5 (scripted by Leah Moore and illustrated by Sergio Aragones). Greyshirt is a Comic book character in Alan Moore 's Tomorrow Stories, published by Wildstorm (a subsidiary of DC Comics Rick Veitch is an American Comic book artist and writer who has worked in mainstream underground, and Alternative comics. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Tom Strong is a Comic book created by writer Alan Moore and artist Chris Sprouse initially published bi-monthly by America's Best Comics Leah Moore (born February 4, 1978, in Northampton) is an English Writer. Sergio Aragonés Domenech (born September 6, 1937, San Mateo, Castellón, Spain) is a Cartoonist and writer best known

Experimental media

Moore's characteristic deconstruction of the comics medium, combined with the visual experimentation of J. H. Williams III, give the book a visual style that is unique in the medium and have won it several awards. Williams' layouts are generally symbolic, featuring ornate designs that accentuate either the emotional experiences of the characters or the themes of the passage at hand. "Symbolic" redirects here For other uses see Symbolism (disambiguation and Symbolic (disambiguation. Many Promethea covers consisted of pastiches of famous images or styles, such as the cover to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The word pastiche describes a literary or other artistic Genre. Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighth studio album by the British rock band The Beatles. José Villarrubia also contributed sequences partially illustrated with photographs. José Villarrubia (born November 17, 1961) is a Spanish Artist who has done considerable work in the American Comic book industry A photograph (often shortened to photo) is an Image created by Light falling on a light-sensitive surface usually Photographic film or an electronic Furthermore, Promethea often experiments with the fundamental element of comics storytelling—the panel. Sideways issues, Möbius strip layouts, completely panelless issues, backwards or circular flow and other experiments occur on a regular basis. This article is about the mathematical object See Mobius Band (music group for the music group The final issue, "Universe" (#32), is a complex document which can be read in a number of different sequences, including a double-sided poster when the pages are detached and placed together, and summarizes Moore's view on magic and fiction.

Characters

Promethea

Promethea is a young girl whose father is killed by a Christian mob in Alexandria in AD 411. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Alexandria ( Egyptian Arabic: اسكندريه Eskendereyya; Standard Arabic: ar الإسكندرية Al-Iskandariyya; Ἀλεξάνδρεια Events By Place Western Roman Empire The Burgundians and the Alans elevate the usurper Jovinus She is taken in hand by the twin gods Thoth and Hermes who tell her that if she goes with them into the Immateria, a plane of existence home to the imagination, she will no longer be just a little girl but a story living eternally. For other meanings of "Thoth" or of "Djehuti" and similar see Thoth (disambiguation. Hermes ( Greek,, ˈhɝmiːz in Greek mythology, is the Olympian god of boundaries and of the travelers who cross them of Shepherds and "Promethea" then is manifested in a series of avatars over the 19th and 20th centuries, culminating in the involvement of the lead character, Sophie Bangs. Avatar or Avatara (अवतार IAST Avatāra) is often inaccurately translated into English as incarnation

People become incarnations of Promethea when they or someone close to them channels their identity into an artistic representation of Promethea. During the Crusades, Promethea had two avatars who fought each other. After this, the original Promethea spirit "forgot" and ruled that at any one time, only one human can carry the consciousness of Promethea. All of Promethea's avatars live on forever in the Immateria, retaining their memories and contributing to the consciousness of the active Promethea.

Anna

The poet Charlton Sennet, in the 1770s, was able to imagine Promethea's likeness onto his housemaid Anna, transforming her into his dream lover. Events and trends For more events see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress This Promethea bore him a child, but the baby evaporated on birth, since in a sense it was only "half-real"- an amalgamation of the physical nature of Charlton Sennet and the metaphysical nature of Promethea. Anna died in childbirth, leaving Charlton alone (his wife deserted him after finding him in bed with Anna/Promethea) with his almost-literal demons.

Margaret Taylor Case

The writer of a William Randolph Hearst-syndicated comic strip titled Little Margie in Misty Magic Land, Case wrote Promethea into her comic book as a helpful spirit to the titular young adventurer, and ended up personifying Promethea to help soldiers on the battlefield from 1900-1920, in a manner similar to the legendary Angels of Mons. For other people named William Randolph Hearst see William Randolph Hearst (disambiguation William Randolph Hearst I (April 29 1863 &ndash Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Angels of Mons is a popular Legend about a group of Angels who supposedly protected members of the British army in the Battle of Mons at the Because she is a "fictional" creation (a story), Little Margie also dwells in the Immateria alongside Case and the other past Prometheas, where she is regarded as little more than a pest who interrupts "serious" conversation with her childlike observations. Although the central figure of her comic strip, in the Immateria almost everything she says is met with a variation of "just shut up. "

Moore most likely based the strip Little Margie in Misty Magic Land on Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay. Little Nemo is the main Fictional character in a series of weekly Comic strips by Winsor McCay (1871-1934 that appeared in the New York Herald Winsor McCay ( September 26 1867 (? – July 26 1934) was an American Cartoonist and Animator. Case was possibly based on another early 20th century cartoonist Marjorie Henderson Buell, and Buell's pen name, Marge, along with her most famous creation, Little Lulu, may have provided the basis for the character Little Margie. A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing Cartoons Traditionally much of this work was and still is humorous and is intended primarily for entertainment purposes Marjorie Henderson Buell ( December 11, 1904 &ndash May 30, 1993) was an American Cartoonist and the creator of Little Little Lulu is a Comic strip character created by Marjorie Henderson Buell.

Grace Brannagh

An illustrator who created a series of covers for pulp magazine fantasy stories about Promethea, which were written by several writers under the pseudonym "Marto Neptura". A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Brannagh was the most proficient fighter of all the Prometheas. Grace inhabits the "Trancipality of Hy Brasil". She held the Promethea mantle from 1920–1939. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Grace would eventually merge with Stacia.

In a text article in Promethea #1, Brannagh's style is compared to that of Weird Tales illustrator Margaret Brundage. Weird Tales is an American Fantasy and Horror fiction Pulp magazine first published in March 1923. Margaret Brundage, born Margaret Hedda Johnson ( December 9, 1900 - April 9, 1976) was an American illustrator

William Woolcott

The only male to assume the role of Promethea, Bill Woolcott was a gay comics artist who became Promethea by illustrating her. Male (♂ refers to the sex of an organism or part of an organism which produces small mobile Gametes called spermatozoa. In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. A comics artist is an Artist working within the Comics medium on Comic strips Comic books or Graphic novels The term may refer to He was the longest-lasting Promethea, from 1939–1969, but was shot in the head by Promethea's lover, Dennis Drucker, who was unable to deal with the revelation that his lover was actually a man. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Drucker spent several decades in an insane asylum tortured by guilt for having killed Promethea, while Promethea spent similar time in the Immateria blaming herself for not having told him the truth.

Barbara Shelley

The wife of comic book writer Steven Shelley, Barbara became Promethea when her husband began projecting her characteristics onto the Promethea character in his comics. After Steven's death, Barbara maintained the mantle of Promethea, but had difficulty keeping her image alive, as it was fueled by Steven's imagination.

Sophie Bangs

The main character of the series, Sophie becomes Promethea after tracing the character's history for a college paper. College ( Latin collegium) is a term most often used today to denote an Educational Institution. Her mother is an alcoholic and has trouble keeping long-term relationships. Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions Though her personality as Sophie is weak, she is extremely powerful as Promethea, and the two help each other mature.

Stacia Van der Veer

Sophie's best friend, Stacia is an extremely cynical and sarcastic college student. During an attack, Sophie was forced to turn civilians into Promethea and Stacia was "merged" with Grace to help the fight. While Sophie went on a trip to the Immateria with Barbara to find Stephen Shelley, Stacia/Grace served as the acting Promethea. Afterwards, the merged Stacia/Grace personality refused to relinquish the Promethea title and battled Sophie for it. Sophie eventually won through a ruling in an Immateria court, and Stacia and Grace were separated; upon returning to the Earthly plane, Stacia was shot and put in a coma. In Medicine, a coma (from the Greek koma, meaning deep sleep is a profound state of Unconsciousness. She later awakens and is held captive by the FBI and force-fed anti-psychotic drugs.

Five Swell Guys

Main article: Five Swell Guys

Five Swell Guys a team of white-collar adventurers and the only superhero team in New York City. Five Swell Guys is a fictional team of White-collar adventurers and the only ' Science hero ' team in New York City in Alan Moore 's America's Best Comics White-collar worker refers to a salaried professional or an educated Worker who performs semi-professional office administrative and sales coordination tasks as opposed to The team meet Sophie Bangs in the first issue and Promethea in the third issue, after one is badly hurt.

Collections

The trade paperbacks for Promethea were first released in hardcover, a rare occurrence for collections of regularly issued comic books. In Comics, a trade paperback ( TPB or simply trade) refers to a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth

Notes

  1. ^ Campbell, Eddie: "Alan Moore Interviewed by Eddie Campbell" Egomaina #2, December 2002: pp1-32.

References

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