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Promethea. Book 3 / Alan Moore, writer ; J.H. Williams III, penciller ; Mick Gray, inker.

Moore, Alan. (Author). Williams, J. H., III. (Added Author). Gray, Mick. (Added Author).

Summary:

The continuing adventures of Sophie Bangs, a college student from an alternate, futuristic New York City in 1999, who embodies the powerful entity known as Promethea, whose task it is to bring the Apocalypse.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781401200947 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 140120094X (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: 1 v. (various pagings) : chiefly col. ill. ; 26 cm.
  • Edition: Collected ed.
  • Publisher: New York : America's Best Comics, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Promethea created by Alan Moore and J.H. Williams III"--T.p. verso.
Originally published in single magazine form as Promethea, #13-18.
Subject:
Promethea (Fictitious characters) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Women heroes > Comic books, strips, etc.
Women college students > Comic books, strips, etc.
Women soldiers > Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre:
Fantasy comic books, strips, etc.
Graphic novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Holdable? Status Due Date Courses
Emily Carr University of Art + Design PN6728 .P75 M667 2002 (Text) 30226130 Graphic Novels Volume hold Available -

  • Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2006 September #2

    Superheroine story merges with a mystical journey through the tarot and Kabala in a unique and artistically lush tale. In a futuristic New York, college student Sophie Bangs learns to take on the enhanced persona of Promethea, originally a real girl from ancient Egypt who escaped into the imaginative world of the Immateria when threatened by Christians who killed her magician father. Sophie's new persona comes equipped with a magical caduceus that spews fire, which allows her quite dramatically to take out evil beings threatening the city. Only the latest in a series of Promethea avatars throughout history, Sophie decides to accompany Barbara, her newly dead predecessor Promethea, into the Immateria to find Barbara's late husband and deputizes sulky-punk best friend Stacia as real-world Promethea stand-in. But after Barbara is united with her beloved Steve, and Sophie returns home, matters go awry; an unconventional apocalypse comes to pass. Awash in references to mythology, literature, religion, and arcania, Moore's intricately crafted philosophical work is a dazzling smorgasbord depicted through equally intricate and varied color artwork. With tastefully handled sex and artful violence, this sophisticated graphic classic belongs in adult collections. Mature teens will appreciate it also. Moore took home three Eisner Awards this year.M.C.

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