A review by calistareads
Promethea, Vol. 2 by Mick Gray, Alan Moore, J.H. Williams III
5.0
The last issue of this volume, Promethea is learning about magic and her caduceus is teaching her. Alan Moore uses the Major Arcana of the Tarot to talk about the development of mankind and how it all fits together. The history of a life or humanity can all be told in those cards. It is a brilliant bit of writing. The rest of the issue was good, but this chapter really got my mind going in a way it hasn't in a while. I'm blown away by it. It was just so brilliant. How the deck starts out is so perfect with the fool. Moore goes through ever single card and explains the course of humanity and it's very well laid out. I'm so impressed.
I have several tarot desks. I really enjoy it, but I don't have the grasp of the cards the way Alan does. I would love to understand things at that level. If you know this larger story, then when a card does come up, you can know where in the progression of things you are at that moment. I love this stuff as it is so much about symbolism. I love symbolism.
The story before is interesting. Promethea saves the city from Y2K technology, she has sex with some creepy man for knowledge and she comes under attack for a horde of assassins and all the woman who've come before her manifest once again in other women to help you out and they survive. All in all, it's a great issue and I look forward to reading more of it.
I have several tarot desks. I really enjoy it, but I don't have the grasp of the cards the way Alan does. I would love to understand things at that level. If you know this larger story, then when a card does come up, you can know where in the progression of things you are at that moment. I love this stuff as it is so much about symbolism. I love symbolism.
The story before is interesting. Promethea saves the city from Y2K technology, she has sex with some creepy man for knowledge and she comes under attack for a horde of assassins and all the woman who've come before her manifest once again in other women to help you out and they survive. All in all, it's a great issue and I look forward to reading more of it.