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. 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 hallucination, all focused on the adventures of Promethea, a metafictional character that possesses magical power over the real world. Promethea is also notable for wide-ranging experimentation in visual style and storytelling technique on the part of Williams and Moore. Alex Ross cover to Americas Best Comics 64 Page Giant, featuring all of the characters created by Alan Moore for the imprint. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to the date or issue of a characters first appearance. ... Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. ... This article refers to the magical system of Aleister Crowley and Thelema. ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953, in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. ... Promethea Volume 1 TPB Cover, art by Williams J.H. Jim Williams III is a comic book artist and penciller. ... Alex Ross cover to Americas Best Comics 64 Page Giant, featuring all of the characters created by Alan Moore for the imprint. ... WildStorm WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, is an American publisher of comic books. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Sorceress by John William Waterhouse Magic and sorcery are the influencing of events, objects, people and physical phenomena by mystical or paranormal means. ... This article may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Plato and Aristotle (right), by Raphael (Stanza della Segnatura, Rome). ... The word psychedelic is a neologism coined from the Greek words for mind, ψυχη (psyche), and manifest, δηλειν (delein). ... A hallucination is a sensory perception experienced in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misperception of an external stimulus. ... Metafiction is a kind of fiction which self-consciously addresses the devices of fiction. ...

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 Kabbalah beyond death and the Immateria before returning to earth for a confrontation with Stacia. 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. Sephirah, also Sefirah (Hebrew language סְפִירָה Enumeration); plural Sephiroth or Sefiroth סְפִירוֹת. In the Kabbalah, the Sephiroth (or Enumerations) are the ten emanations of God (or infinite light: Ain Soph Aur) into the universe. ... This article is about traditional Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism). ... Look up Apocalypse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Look up metafiction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

References

Issues dealt with in this series include Tarot and Kabbalah, and the comic is laden with and studies mythological and archetypal symbolism. 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). The semi-fictional character Jack Faust is also a character who helps teach Sophie how to use magic. This article is about the structure, card imagery, and history of tarot decks, which today are often used for spiritual, esoteric, psychological, occult and/or divinatory purposes. ... This article is about traditional Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism). ... Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley, (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947; the surname is pronounced // i. ... A sixteenth century portrait of John Dee, artist unknown. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... John Kendrick Bangs John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 - January 21, 1922) was an American author and satirist, and the creator of modern Bangsian fantasy, the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife. ...

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 Comin' Round the Mountain lyrics used in Vol. III of the Trilogy, when the Illuminati were bringing the world to an end and 'Eris' was becoming Transcendentally Illuminated. 23 The Illuminatus! Trilogy is a series of three novels written by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. ... The name Eris may refer to: Eris (dwarf planet), the largest known dwarf planet in the solar system (also called 136199 Eris, whose provisional designation was 2003 UB313) Eris (mythology), in Greek mythology the goddess of discord, and the Goddess of Discordianism Eris (spider), a genus of jumping spiders Eris...

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 pulp cover 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..."
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..."
27. "When It Blows Its Stacks" - credited to Ross Andru, specifically the 1976 comic Superman vs. 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"

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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. 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?" 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. Moore uses a recurring series of billboards, fictional celebrity references, and other advertisements and/or news similar to his seminal 1980s miniseries, Watchmen. Talking head can refer to: In broadcasting, slang for interview footage shot in a locked down medium shot of the subjects head and shoulders. ... Commercialism, in its original meaning, is the practices, methods, aims, and spirit of commerce or business. ... In philosophy, materialism is that form of physicalism which holds that the only thing that can truly be said to exist is matter; that fundamentally, all things are composed of material and all phenomena are the result of material interactions. ... A fetish (from French fétiche; from Portuguese feitiço; from Latin facticius, artificial and facere, to make) is a natural object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular a man-made object that has power over others. ... Postmodernity (also called post-modernity or the postmodern condition) is a term used by philosophers, social scientists, art critics and social critics to refer to aspects of contemporary art, culture, economics and social conditions that are the result of the unique features of late 20th century and early 21st century... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ... Watchmen is a twelve-issue graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Dave Gibbons. ...

As suggested by the title Promethea, which implies the feminine version or inversion of the mythological Prometheus, the title also participates in the mostly ignored sub-genre of feminism in superhero comics. 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. For other uses, see Prometheus (disambiguation). ... Feminism is a collection of social theories, political movements, and moral philosophies largely motivated by or concerned with the liberation of women. ... This article may contain original research or unverified claims. ... Literary theory is the theory (or the philosophy) of the interpretation of literature and literary criticism. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Weeping Gorilla Comix

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 philosophical 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. 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). 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!". Both the Weeping Gorilla and Chucklin' Duck memes 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). The Weeping Gorilla from Promethea #1, Page 16 This work is copyrighted. ... The Weeping Gorilla from Promethea #1, Page 16 This work is copyrighted. ... A remaindered book is one whose publisher has allowed it to go out of print, and is liquidating their remaining unsold copies by selling them at greatly reduced prices. ... Supermans Pal Jimmy Olsen #98, involving an intricately contrived plot involving Jimmy almost marrying a gorilla. ... Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. ... Brian Bollands cover to the 1989 Secret Origins collection. ... A foil character is either one who is opposite to the main character or nearly the same as the main character. ... It has been suggested that Memetic engineering be merged into this article or section. ... Greyshirt is a comic book character in Alan Moores Tomorrow Stories, published by Wildstorm (a subsidiary of DC Comics), under the Americas Best Comics imprint. ... Rick Veitch is an American comic book artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground, and alternative comics. ... Martin Scorsese appears briefly in an uncredited role in this scene from his feature film Taxi Driver. ... Tom Strongs Terrific Tales is a spin-off from the comic Tom Strong by Alan Moore, printed as part of his Americas Best Comics line. ... Leah Moore (born February 4, 1978, in Northampton, England) is a British writer. ... Sergio Aragonés (born 1937) is a cartoonist and writer. ...

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 genre 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. Many Promethea covers consisted of pastiches of famous images or styles, such as the cover to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. José Villarrubia also contributed sequences partially illustrated with photographs. 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. 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. The neutrality of this article is disputed. ... For other uses, see Sgt. ... Born in Madrid, Spain, and living now in Baltimore, José Villarrubia is best known for his fine art photographs, which have been featured in several anthologies, like The male nude, and are part of the permanent collections of institutions like the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Inter-American Development... It has been suggested that Archival digital print be merged into this article or section. ... A Möbius strip made with a piece of paper and tape. ...

Characters

Promethea

Promethea is a young girl whose father is killed by a Christian mob in Alexandria in AD 411. 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. "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. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Christianity. ... Alexandria Modern Alexandria. ... Events The Burgundians elevate Jovinus as Roman Emperor. ... , or , or [1] Thoth (Ramesseum, Luxor) Thoth, a Greek name derived from the Egyptian * (djih-how-tee) (written by Egyptians as ) was considered one of the most important deities of the Egyptian pantheon. ... For other uses, see Hermes (disambiguation). ... The ten avatars of Lord Vishnu, copyright BBT In Hindu philosophy, an avatar, avatara or avataram (Sanskrit: , IAST: ), most commonly refers to the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of a higher being (deva), or the Supreme Being (God) onto planet Earth. ...

People become incarnations of Promethea when they or someone close to them channels their identity into an artistic representation of Promethea. 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. 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. Events and Trends For more events, see 18th century United States Declaration of Independence ratified by the Continental Congress (July 4, 1776). ...

Margaret Taylor Case

The writer of a William Randolph Hearst-syndicated comic strip titled "Little Margie in Mystic Magicland", Margie wrote Promethea into her comic book as a helpful spirit, and ended up personifying Promethea to help soldiers on the battlefield from 1900-1920. The character of Margie Case is based on Winsor McCay and other cartoonists of the early 20th century. William Randolph Hearst (April 29, 1863 – August 14, 1951) was an American newspaper magnate, born in San Francisco, California. ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Zenas Winsor McCay (September 26, 1871 to July 26, 1934) was a prolific artist and pioneer in the art of animation. ...

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". 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. Grace would eventually merge with Stacia. A pseudonym (Greek pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons true name. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

William Woolcott

The only male to assume the role of Promethea, Bill Woolcott was a homosexual comics artist who became Promethea by illustrating her. 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. 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. The shield and spear of the Roman God Mars are often used to represent the male sex In heterogamous species, male is the sex of an organism, or of a part of an organism, which typically produces smaller, mobile gametes (spermatozoa) that are able to fertilise female gametes (ova). ... Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ... A comics artist is an artist working within the comics medium. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

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. Her mother is an alcoholic and has trouble keeping long-term relationships. Though her personality as Sophie is weak, she is extremely powerful as Promethea, and the two help each other mature. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... King Alcohol and his Prime Minister circa 1820 Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholics normal personal, family, social, or work life. ...

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. She later awakens and is held captive by the FBI and force-fed anti-psychotic drugs. ^{[citation needed]} Comatose redirects here. ...

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. The team meet Sophie Bangs in the first issue and Promethea in the third issue, after one is badly hurt. Five Swell Guys is a fictional team of white-collar adventurers and and the only science-hero team in New York City in Alan Moores Americas Best Comics series Promethea. ... White-collar workers perform tasks which are less laborious yet often more highly paid than blue-collar workers, who do manual work. ...

Published 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) specifically refers to the periodic collections, published in book format, of stories published in comic books, usually capturing one story arc in the series. ... A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) book is bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with cloth or heavy paper) and a stitched spine. ...

• Promethea Book 1, issues 1-6
  • hardcover: ISBN 1-56389-655-9
  • paperback: ISBN 1-56389-667-2
• Promethea Book 2, issues 7-12
  • hardcover: ISBN 1-56389-784-9
  • paperback: ISBN 1-56389-957-4
• Promethea Book 3, issues 13-18
  • hardcover: ISBN 1-84023-550-0
  • paperback: ISBN 1-4012-0094-X
• Promethea Book 4, issues 19-25
  • hardcover: ISBN 1-4012-0032-X
  • paperback: ISBN 1-4012-0031-1
• Promethea Book 5, issues 26-32
  • hardcover: ISBN 1-4012-0619-0
  • paperback: ISBN 1-4012-0620-4

External links

• Wildstorm Comics
• Promethea notes and annotations by fan Eroom Nala
• "Magic Comic Ride," Douglas Wolk, Salon.com, July 1, 2005. Review of the entire series.