Alan Moore’s Providence

[JackDaw]

It’s in comixology sale. And very tempted to buy.

But if anybody has read already, very interested in views...I suppose I’m getting too cautious to cracking open the wallet unless on a certain “winner”!

[Deniz Camp]

It’s in comixology sale. And very tempted to buy.

But if anybody has read already, very interested in views...I suppose I’m getting too cautious to cracking open the wallet unless on a certain “winner”!

It's 100% a winner. It's the most rigorous work from Alan Moore since probably Promethea wrapped up. He put everything he had into making this great, and he succeeded.

What Watchmen did for Superheroes, Providence did for Lovecraftian Horror.

I'm not a horror fan, but this was great.

[Astroman]

Providence is absolutely excellent and a very strong and satisfying ending to his Lovecraftian trilogy.

[JackDaw]

Thanks. The two of you have raised probability of purchase from 70/80 percent to 100 percent.

Quite busy for once...so it will be a few weeks till I read it..but once I have, will post brief thoughts on it.

[Deniz Camp]

Thanks. The two of you have raised probability of purchase from 70/80 percent to 100 percent.

Quite busy for once...so it will be a few weeks till I read it..but once I have, will post brief thoughts on it.

If you go through the backmatter (and you should 100% go through the backmatter) expect it to take a long while to finish (relative to most comics, anyway). Walls and walls of text.

[Dark-Flux]

Just to echo thats its pretty great. One of the best things he's done in recent years.
Though it absolutely benefits from multiple readings.

[Random4]

what is the general consensus on this series?

[CaptCleghorn]

As I said in an earlier thread...

How the hell does Alan Moore know all about my drinking locations? As I've said,

I've gone drinking with people who live on North Orange Road, Athol.

And now we have...

There's the Strange Brew Tavern (recommended, BTW) in Manchester and Northeast Delta Dental Stadium for Fishercats games.
I used to work in Boston's Back Bay and there are few Copley Square bars I haven't hit.
And Providence? Well, the less said about where I drank there, the better.

[BruceWayneJr.]

I'm not much of a horror fan and think Lovecraft is disgusting as a person, but this was pretty solid. The patterns and connections between Moore's work are cool to spot and I'm waiting for a more complete collection before I buy it.

[KROENEN]

Reading the online annotations certainly helped me enjoy the comic, not sure I would be able to get through it otherwise. I am a fan of HP Lovecraft's work, I'm no expert, but I found it pretty fascinating. I found I had to read each issue many times along with the annotations before catching all the Easter eggs and nods and appreciating all the research that went into it, very dense, but an incredible comic by any stretch.