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inkspitblog's review against another edition
4.0
Absolutely excellent!
I’d like to take a moment to thank the publishers - penguin and 2000 ad for this wondering audio arc!
Okay, so bare with me: this is a comic but as an audio play. So everyone is voiced by different people (okay not all different people but you know). These are comics that only had a limited run - 3 books and first appeared in 1984. For context this is when gremlins, the terminator, dune, the neverending story and footloose came out.
It was a good year for movies and for science fiction (I just included footloose because I love Kevin Bacon).
Anyway, what I’m saying is this comic is 37 years old and still feels relevant!
The audiobook follows the entire three book journey (about 3 and a half hours) and spans from Halo being from 18 to 32. Although you’ll understand why that’s not technically true later haha.
She’s not a superhero, she’s just a girl from the poorest area of Earth in the 4949 who wants a better life. Who wants to see a world where she can be free and safe. Halo is brave but she’s normal and just a girl really, which is why she’s so relatable. The story is told through the lens of a history professor explaining the myth of a character called Halo Jones.
Her story is different but familiar with a girl trying to escape the life she was born to and wanting more. Loving and losing and generally just trying to make a life for herself among the stars.
The voice acting is wonderful!
My only gripe is that some stuff is clearly lifted from the panels and could have done with some extra exposition so we knew what was happening immediately. But it was still a great and engaging way to tell a comic story that came out almost 4 decades ago.
I’d like to take a moment to thank the publishers - penguin and 2000 ad for this wondering audio arc!
Okay, so bare with me: this is a comic but as an audio play. So everyone is voiced by different people (okay not all different people but you know). These are comics that only had a limited run - 3 books and first appeared in 1984. For context this is when gremlins, the terminator, dune, the neverending story and footloose came out.
It was a good year for movies and for science fiction (I just included footloose because I love Kevin Bacon).
Anyway, what I’m saying is this comic is 37 years old and still feels relevant!
The audiobook follows the entire three book journey (about 3 and a half hours) and spans from Halo being from 18 to 32. Although you’ll understand why that’s not technically true later haha.
She’s not a superhero, she’s just a girl from the poorest area of Earth in the 4949 who wants a better life. Who wants to see a world where she can be free and safe. Halo is brave but she’s normal and just a girl really, which is why she’s so relatable. The story is told through the lens of a history professor explaining the myth of a character called Halo Jones.
Her story is different but familiar with a girl trying to escape the life she was born to and wanting more. Loving and losing and generally just trying to make a life for herself among the stars.
The voice acting is wonderful!
My only gripe is that some stuff is clearly lifted from the panels and could have done with some extra exposition so we knew what was happening immediately. But it was still a great and engaging way to tell a comic story that came out almost 4 decades ago.
damianwayne's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
dr_matthew_lloyd's review against another edition
4.0
My review of The Ballad of Halo Jones can be found on my blog, here.
marciatch'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.
zegim's review against another edition
5.0
La vida de una mujer ordinaria en el futuro. El mundo de Halo Jones es un principio confuso para el lector, pero conforme avanza la historia, va cobrando forma y los personajes que en él habitan, mujeres casi todos,irradian humanidad.
Contiene además un recuento escalofriante de cómo sería la guerra en el futuro, en un mundo con una gravedad que distorsiona el paso del tiempo.
mara_jade510's review against another edition
5.0
This was possibly the coolest graphic novel I’ve ever read. What fun. Thinking of purchasing a copy even, so I can thumb through it whenever I wish.
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.
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.