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It's been a long time since I've read Promethea. I don't know why. It was well written, and I bought the first couple of issues, and then it just sort of dropped off my radar.
And then I saw issue #27. Promethea vs. Tom Strong. A crossover, I thought. Worth investigating. And where have I seen that cover before?
So I bought it. I read it. And the quality is still there.
For those out of the loop (as I was), Promethea is a sort of goddess; she's a fictional creation that has come to life, and has had many incarnations throughout the decades as she has sprung out of poetry and stories and comic books into the "real world."
Recently, her human host, Sophie Bangs, has been on the run, desperately trying not to become Promethea again. Because Promethea has an agenda of her own, and it involves little things like ending the world. Reason enough for the FBI to hunt her down and try to stop her. And when her running brings her to Millennium City, it's only natural that she'd come to the attention of that champion of all science heroes, Tom Strong:
Tom Strong: Sophie, please. You have to believe me. I didn't alert the media... Sophie: You're seven feet tall in a bright red shirt and you were chasing me! Of course you alerted them! Now everything's screwed! Tom Strong: It doesn't have to be. Look, if you're serious about not wanting to be Promethea again, why not explain that to the F.B.I.? Sophie: You are so dumb. They're so scared of her, they'll shoot me just to make sure. They're probably headed here right now.
Of course, it wouldn't be any fun if Sophie held Promethea in, would it? After all, it's her book. But it might not be for much longer, as she corporates and flies off... and everything suddenly becomes very twisted up. People's perception of time becomes completely unmeasurable, and as she approaches New York, the populace is compelled to step outside and look up.
After all, it's the end of the world now, isn't it? Wouldn't want to miss it, would you?
So yeah, I think maybe I should keep an eye out for the next issue. And maybe you should too.
(There it is! I knew that cover looked familiar!)
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It's been a long time since I've read Promethea. I don't know why. It was well written, and I bought the first couple of issues, and then it just sort of dropped off my radar.
After all, it's the end of the world now, isn't it? Wouldn't want to miss it, would you?
