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  Promethea: Book 1

  Promethea (Volume 1)

  by Alan Moore

  Alan Moore, like Neil Gaiman, constantly flirts with thetoo-smart-for-his-own-good aesthetic without alienating his readers.Promethea weaves Moore's trademark scholarly mysticism with wild, fun swipes at post-everything culture in a complex tale based on the importance of story. Following a teenage girl, whose interest in an obscure and possibly real heroine leads to her assumption of the heroine's role, Promethea... (more)
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  Promethea: Book 3

  Promethea

  by Alan Moore

  With his realistic approach to superhero comics, Moore prompted a minor revolution in the 1980s. Of late he has returned to the genre with a line of new costumed adventurers. Of them, teenager Sophie Bangs, the latest in an age-old line of embodiments of the mystical heroine Promethea, seems closest to his heart. Standard superhero fare (crime fighting, slugfests, etc.) takes a backseat to philosophical and moral... (more)
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  Promethea: Book 4

  Promethea (Book 4)

  by Alan Moore

  Comics supremo Alan Moore's astonishing and critically acclaimed look at ancient myth and modern science continues, as student Sophie Bangs learns more about the amazing legacy she has inherited from the demi-goddess known as Promethea! Book 4 features the conclusion of Promethea's sprawling tour of the higher realms of the spirit. The FBI continues its investigation into Prometha, while Sophie and Barbara travel... (more)
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  Promethea: Book 5

  Promethea

  by Alan Moore

  The author of such landmark graphic novels as Watchmen and From Hell wraps up his most audacious recent project unorthodoxly even by his own radical standards. Promethea is about a teenager who becomes the latest incarnation of a centuries-old mystical heroine and is essentially Moore's attempt to convey his magic-based cosmology under the guise of a superhero comic. In the comic-book series' conclusion,... (more)
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  Promethea: Book 2

  Promethea (Book 2)

  by Alan Moore

  Collects Promethea (1999) #7-12. Written by Alan Moore. Art by J.H. Williams III, Mick Gray and José Villarrubia. Painted cover by Williams and Villarrubia. Presenting the second trade paperback of the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning series PROMETHEA. Find out why Entertainment Weekly has given this series an "A-" _ describing the creative team of Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III and Mick Gray as... (more)