The Ballad of Halo Jones: Full Colour Omnibus Edition
- Writer
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Alan Moore
- Artist
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Ian Gibson
- Colourer
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Barbara Nosenzo
- Letterer
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Steve Potter
Nominated for ‘Best Archival Collection/Project – Comic
Books', Eisner Awards 2024
With a brand new introduction by Kieron Gillen (The
Wicked & The Divine), lovingly restored and beautifully coloured art,
original scripts, and bonus content, this is the ultimate edition of The
Ballad of Halo Jones, Alan Moore and Ian Gibson's feminist space opera from
the pages of 2000 AD.
Radical and revolutionary, this ground-breaking and
critically-lauded feminist space opera from Moore (Watchmen, V for
Vendetta) and Gibson (Star Wars) is a true science fiction classic,
and is now brought together in a full colour, hardcover omnibus for the first
time.
Halo Jones is bored. Trapped in The Hoop, a futuristic world
where jobs are scarce and excitement non-existent, Halo sets out to see the
galaxy any way she can and to rewrite her destiny. From drudge work on a
glamorous cruise liner, to serving in a brutal war zone, Halo experiences love
and loss and she grows up into the woman who will change the course of the
galaxy's history.
Where did she go? Out. What did she do? Everything.
A cultural icon and a high water mark for British science
fiction, this timeless tale of one woman’s tenacity amidst a sea of dead-end
jobs, war, despair, love, and hope, remains one of Moore’s most beloved sagas.
Restored and lovingly coloured by Barbara Nosenzo, and featuring a new
introduction and bonus content – including scans of two of Moore's original
scripts – The Ballad of Halo Jones remains essential reading and this is its
essential collection.
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