Giorgi Jibla Jibla থেকে Madurejo, South Arut, West Kotawaringin Regency, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
Wow. My mind ... is kind of blown. Scratch that, it is blown. Holy. Fucking. Shit. In the beginning, I was torn between giving this 4 or 5 stars, but by the third volume I knew it could only be 5 because this is amazing. "Promethea." An imaginary fictional character who manifests in reality through the artists and writers that tell her story. Obviously, the name's a feminine version of Prometheus, which means "forethought"... which means "imagination". [...:] Imagination... tumbling, spinning... is the light that guides humanity into its future." Basically, this is the story of a college girl called Sophie Bangs who takes on the persona of Promethea and as a result of this has to deal with Promethea's enemies, friends and the end of the world. The incredible thing about this is that while I loved the first volume, I had no idea where this was going when I read it the first time (or the second time). It was like I was going on a journey, and I expected it to be interesting, but I didn't think it'd be like this. Which would be better than interesting. Alan Moore is one of those few, gifted writers who can make you see familiar things, stories, in a completely different way and he can open your eyes to something you've just never seen before. And because he's Alan Moore, it's mystic and psychedelic and just kind of weird, but WHOA. Seriously. This was an amazing read, but apart from the writing the artwork is just. God. Incredible. I read the first volume of Promethea back in 2008, so obviously I'd encountered J.H. Williams III's art before seeing it in Detective Comics, but while I was amazed at the art in this book even back then, I didn't fall in love with it until seeing it in Detective Comics this year (he is part of the reason I love Batwoman as much as I do). But looking at it now - it's brilliant. Absolutely brilliant and fitting and I think I have to look at it again and again and again. And again. And I desperately need the Absolute Edition of this. The experience of reading the very last issue was very fitting because I had the same feeling of "hmhm, this is interesting, oh, cool, holy shit! I'm not quite sure what's going on but hm, oh, oh, OH MY GOD I DID NOT SEE THIS. This is how it connects." All one. <3