Talk:Promethea

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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)

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)

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.

• 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

[edit] Experimental Media and ...

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)