A review by art_cart_ron
The Ballad Of Halo Jones Volume 1: Book 1 by Alan Moore, Ian Gibson
4.0
I only recently discovered Halo Jones, and was really happy to find new Moore to read during these difficult times.
This 2000AD series (the magazine, not the year - most famous for Judge Dredd), is described as the story that happens around and in between the sci fi epic adventures that bookend Halo in 2000AD, and really in most science fiction of the time.
The hero's journey here is frequently things so harrowing as getting some groceries, and keeping yourself occupied on a colony for the poor and unemployed. Book Two branches out a bit - but still refuses to be Star Wars, Judge Dredd, Star Jammers or whatever other space adventure comics were popular at the time.
It's smart, the characters are central, and the speculative fiction elements (from language, to food, to culture and interstellar interactions) are quality and worthwhile long after initial publication.
This 2000AD series (the magazine, not the year - most famous for Judge Dredd), is described as the story that happens around and in between the sci fi epic adventures that bookend Halo in 2000AD, and really in most science fiction of the time.
The hero's journey here is frequently things so harrowing as getting some groceries, and keeping yourself occupied on a colony for the poor and unemployed. Book Two branches out a bit - but still refuses to be Star Wars, Judge Dredd, Star Jammers or whatever other space adventure comics were popular at the time.
It's smart, the characters are central, and the speculative fiction elements (from language, to food, to culture and interstellar interactions) are quality and worthwhile long after initial publication.