25 years young – meet Alan Moore’s greatest heroine: Halo Jones

[Molch-R]

Twenty-five years to the day since Alan Moore's stunning space opera, The Ballad of Halo Jones, came to an end, American audiences can now enjoy this all-time classic from an indisputable comic book legend – along with extra material exclusive for the US.

A must-have in Moore's oeuvre, Halo Jones represents one of the most human, profound and complex tales the Watchmen and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen writer ever produced.

When it came to a premature end in legendary British comic book 2000 AD on 19th April 1986 – another six chapters were planned but never written – Moore left behind a story that has captivated readers ever since.

With breathtaking artwork from Ian Gibson, The Ballad of Halo Jones is a multi-layered character-driven tale of a young woman stuck in a bleak futuristic New York who sets out to explore the galaxy by any means – whether serving onboard a star cruiser or fighting in warzones that defy physics.

This edition, exclusive to the US, includes pages from Moore's original typewritten scripts for Halo Jones – presented as they appeared at the time – as well as covers and a Gibson pin-up.

ISBN 978-1-906735-93-7            $17.99         Out now

http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Ballad-Halo-Jones/dp/190673593X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1303232370&sr=8-1

[Molch-R]

IGN cover the news here: http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/116/1162728p1.html

[judgerufian]

Looks like a great edition but could they have put Alan Moores name in any bigger type? blimey talk about trading off a name....

[Molch-R]

How else, other than the name of one of the most well-known comic book writers in the world, would you suggest we sell it to an audience utterly unfamiliar with the story?

[Richmond Clements]

Looks like a great edition but could they have put Alan Moores name in any bigger type? blimey talk about trading off a name....

I know- putting the name of the author on the front of the book? What the fuck are they thinking??

[uncle fester]

25 years since it ended? I feel old.

I'm going outside. I may be some time.

[Jim_Campbell]

How else, other than the name of one of the most well-known comic book writers in the world, would you suggest we sell it to an audience utterly unfamiliar with the story?

Hey, kids! Did you like Halo? Did you like Indiana Jones? Well, then, have we got a comic for you!

Cheers

Jim

(Piece of cake, this marketing malarkey...)

[Molch-R]

(Piece of cake, this marketing malarkey...)

*quits job*

[pauljholden]

Droids don't quit, they get de-activated. (And fed to mekquake...)

-pj

[W. R. Logan]

Droids don't quit, they get de-activated. (And fed to mekquake...)

Plus if you are deactivated the Holden Droid has first dibs on your legs 8-)

[Steve Green]

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[TordelBack]

 

I re-read Halo Jones this week.  It is unbelievably good, even after all this time.  So good that as soon as I finished Book III I felt that I had to go and read Book I again.  One of Moore's Major Works.

[Dunk!]

Sadly I've had this version for weeks.

Because it's Halo and therefore I HAVE TOO.

[Matt Timson]

(Piece of cake, this marketing malarkey...)

*quits job*

*nobody notices*

[flintlockjaw]

I like Halo Jones...but I always felt it was over-rated.