This thing evolves with every read. The first time, I considered it a bit lengthy and lacking in suspense, but now I find it mesmerizing. I read it so often now and am currently writing my MA thesis about it.
@brennenhiatt8459
2 жыл бұрын
Providence is my favorite piece of literature of all time. One thing I had hoped you’d extrapolate on is the fact that Lovecraft is everywhere in our movies, video games, and literature which in a sense has made the fictional lovecraft a reality through metamorphosis. Alan Moore is in a unique position to appreciate this, seeing as his V for Vendetta mask is now a reality in the Guy Fawkes masks that anonymous wear. Lovecraft died not knowing how extremely influential his work would be for more than a century but Moore is living long enough to see his cultural impact permeate into reality
@ArtofComics
2 жыл бұрын
Yes very correct,, I thought I mentioned it either in this video or the previous about how HP work has permeated a lot of pop culture but perhaps I didn’t hit that home hard enough. Thanks for watching.
@troycruikshank1027
11 ай бұрын
It was so strange. I want to read it again with annotations. Moore's stuff is so deep.
@Downsee01
2 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear another positive review that kinda echoes my own thoughts; it totally blew me away. Right up there with his best works for me. And that body swap scene; the stuff of nightmares…
@ArtofComics
2 жыл бұрын
oh big time. That was horrific. Yeah, I am very tempted to say that this is probably top 5 of his best works, just for the planning and research that was needed to connect it all.
@carlgibson285
6 ай бұрын
I'm a lifelong fan of both Alan Moore and the Cthulhu Mythos (my dad read The Dunwich Horror to me when I was around 5 or 6 years old lol) so Providence made a huge impression on me when I first read it. Parts of the final chapter did slightly confuse me, but that's because I hadn't read The Courtyard and Neonomicon at the time so I had no idea who some of the characters were that suddenly appeared in chapter 12. After reading the two prequel/sequels and then rereading Providence, I have to agree with you. It's not quite up there with From Hell, but it's definitely in my Top 5 Alan Moore works (although my Top 5 changes all the time depending on which of his stories I've read most recently lol. I'm currently rereading his novel Jerusalem, so that's now at the number 1 spot).
@ArtofComics
6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching and your comment. More Alan Moore is on the channel. Check out the Lost Girls Episodes.
@carlgibson285
6 ай бұрын
@@ArtofComics Just subscribed.
@holadonkey
2 жыл бұрын
very scary intro . amazing how the light came on after the spell .
@theoutgroove3051
2 жыл бұрын
haha. If you dream it, it becomes reality.
@jawnsushi
2 жыл бұрын
16:08 "Very interested in having partners." That's probably the nicest way I've ever heard that phrased. lol :)
@ArtofComics
2 жыл бұрын
In other words, Horny. Haha.
@spoofsmcjenkins2807
8 ай бұрын
I'm a little late for this, but the 'witching hour' is actually 3am
@ArtofComics
8 ай бұрын
For real??? Well I just learned something new! Thanks!
@williamjackson6705
2 жыл бұрын
I`ll be coming back to you in a bit . I`m only up to chapter 9 in this & all I can say is that this is dense. Alan put in so much research into this & combing historical figures with fictional ones must have been a real mental exercise for him. Including people like Albert Pike , Lord Dusany & Lovecraft himself took some imagination . The Jacen Burrows art is incredible with it`s detail . This isn`t like reading a Comic or Graphic Novel. It`s like a prose novel with illustrations. My only gripe are the journal entries . The style of script is almost unreadable . If you`ve read Windsor - Smith`s Monsters with the elegant penmanship found there , I think that would have better served those sections. The lead character is a journalist after all & would have better penmanship .
@possiblefossilrecords
2 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. Especially about the style of the journal entries. It probably slows down my reading of that section in half and made me dread them even though I enjoyed the story elements of them. I really wish it was just easier to read by like 10%. I wonder if someone has made a printed or easier to read cursive version of these sections online that I could read instead of the ones in the book.
@hr3800
2 жыл бұрын
Alan Moore and Ian Gibson .halo Jones. DO you have that One? Big fan of robo hunter
@ArtofComics
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! I did an episode of that book
@hr3800
2 жыл бұрын
@@ArtofComics GREAT DUDE 🍀
@medicwheat69
2 жыл бұрын
My copy of “Black is your destiny” just arrived and I can’t wait to delve into this story once again in a HC edition. I read this series digitally and when the option to get it as physical hard cover became a thing I jumped on it. I hope Fall of Catholicism gets a similar treatment and released as a HC set too.
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