Reviews

The Ballad of Halo Jones by Alan Moore

allzbooks's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

neven's review against another edition

4.0

I had always assumed Halo Jones was a bit cheesy, but I ended up liking it quite a bit. Lots of fun experiments by Moore, and a crazy variety of stories. The art is so very 80s, but once you adjust to that, it's nice.

heatherreadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

"Classic feminist space opera"? You've got my attention. Well, really, I was watching FutureShock, the documentary on 2000AD and remember Neil Gaiman gushing about Halo Jones. And now here we are.

Halo Jones is an ordinary girl in the 50th century, bored with life on the Hoop. No jobs or excitement there. So she goes out. Just all very good.

npryan's review against another edition

5.0

Superb!

pelks's review against another edition

5.0

It had me hooked at the phrase "feminist space opera" per the back cover description, and it never let go. I got so engrossed in this that someone had to shake my arm to get me to look up (to ask "Is this seat taken?", because I was still in the library, hypnotized). This was a very enjoyable, very Alan Moore-y read.

may63536's review against another edition

i need to star this "review" by saying that i am not really a big fan of Alan Moore. mostly because of the way he treats all his female characters. however, i was pleasantly surprised by how this turned out. Halo Jones is a very interesting character and it was nice to see how she grew (and even visibly aged) as you read on. the social and political discussion was nice and so was to see a cast composed mainly of women.

lordofthemoon's review against another edition

4.0

This is the collected edition of the Ballad of Halo Jones from the comic 2000AD. It contains 3 parts, although the series was supposed to stretch to 9, the rest were never made. The eponymous heroine leaves earth at the end of the first part to "experience everything". The tone of the story is such that both men and women can find it equally interesting to read and it's billed as a feminist space opera. Definitely worth reading, although the first part was the least interesting. Stick with it.