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Past tense[edit]

Shouldn't this be in the past tense?

No, you use present tense when you're talking about plot points in a work of fiction. Even if it is set in the past. -- 68.100.152.9 01:05, 23 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Gnosticism[edit]

I think there needs to be some explication of Moore's gnostic beliefs, since they presumably form a large part of the motive force for this work. Unfortunately, I myself am not competent/confident enough about the subject matter to jump right in willy nilly. Help, anyone? --Xpi6 09:30, 31 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Worthless. The man confuses philosophy with new age. I think for a comics person he has a nice and effective way of thinking, but philosophy is Nietzsche, Zubiri, Francis Drake or Heidegger, not Alan Moore. His gnostic beliefs belong in the Alan Moore entry, probably.

A writer can have, and espouse, a philosophy without being a philosopher. Simply because you deride his system of metaphysics, it is difficult to dismiss a six-thousand year history of magical theory and practice as "New Age". Promethea's father may well be a gnostic, but Moore isn't. The article covers his beliefs as relevant to the work under discussion.

The first trade of Promethea does in fact come in a hardback format. I happen to own it.

Weeping Gorilla[edit]

I added a sniipet to the section on Weeping Gorilla.

The New Brunswick Department of Education recently (or at least, I hadn't found any before) purchased some sets for High School classroom use. More specifically, to be read by grade 9's who had previously had troubles with reading in general. Helplessly trivial, and difficult to back up, but amusing. -Annon

Experimental Media and ...[edit]

The sections labeled 'Experimental Media' and 'Common Themes' are chock full of original research andshould be rewritten. Lots42 (talk) 10:32, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

A influences page?[edit]

Why not include a page explaining how this has influenced other comics and media. Like the twenty first episode of Buffy Season 4 where buffy becomes a avainhabbited by the spirit of the slayer? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.86.250.2 (talk) 21:07, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Or more appropriately, other comics--such as Fables, or even Moore's own later use of an ethereal realm of imagination and fiction in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. And if tv, there's the new series Grimm. And how about influences on Moore for this series? I think this could be a case where Neil Gaiman--himself so influenced by Alan Moore's work--here actually had a strong influence on his elder, through his Sandman series...the whole concept of a faery realm of dreams and stories which have existed within man's psyche since the days of stone tools and myth, this describes both the Misty Magic Land as well as the Dreaming; then there's both comics' melding of myth and folklore and fairytale; that "stories" can have an existence unto themselves as some sort of Archetypes for the imagination. Just something to consider...since this is all "independent research" and haven't come across anything comparing these. Alex8541 (talk) 15:18, 16 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Reception[edit]

Even before we try to elaborate on the influence of this comic, how about some indication that this comic has gotten any attention at all? we have no reviews that i can see, no indication of where it sits in terms of respect in the Moore canon. If a reader was not already familiar with Moore's level of respect, they would not know if this was any more than a highbrow Pokemon spinoff? Remember, WP is not just for fans of the subject written about, its for the general reader.Mercurywoodrose (talk) 02:06, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well if you know some reviews of Promethea, feel free to incorporate them to the article. Mezigue (talk) 10:21, 17 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]