Promethea #4

by Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III (Penciller), Charles Vess (Penciller)

Charles Vess illustrates an 8-page sequence in the latest issue starring AMERICA'S BEST COMICS' number one science-heroine! Long before the mantle of Promethea was passed to Sophie Bangs, the literally living legend was acquainted with a young 18th-century New England poet named Charlton Sennet. Learn all about it in a tale of little people, lust and loss that details more of Promethea's wildly original, century-spanning background.

21 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 1999

About the author

Alan Moore is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. He has also written a novel, Voice of the Fire, and performs "workings" (one-off performance art/spoken word pieces) with The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels, some of which have been released on CD.

As a comics writer, Moore is notable for being one of the first writers to apply literary and formalist sensibilities to the mainstream of the medium. As well as including challenging subject matter and adult themes, he brings a wide range of influences to his work, from the literary–authors such as William S. Burroughs, Thomas Pynchon, Robert Anton Wilson and Iain Sinclair; New Wave science fiction writers such as Michael Moorcock; horror writers such as Clive Barker; to the cinematic–filmmakers such as Nicolas Roeg. Influences within comics include Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kirby and Bryan Talbot.

Reviews

[Jonathon D]

Feel the magic

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