Comics supermo Alan Moore's astonishing and critically acclaimed look at ancient myth and modern science continues, as student Sophie Bangs learns more about the amazing legacy she has inherited from the demi-goddess known as Prometheal Promethea and Barbara travel an unlikely, but not necessarily undreamt-of path. Their wanderings take them through the many and varied realms of Heaven and Hell, visiting the manifestations of both great visionaries and their visions. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Stacia is protecting and serving the people of New York as the acting Promethea - but things are not quite as rosy as the glasses she's wearing...Another instant classic from the creator of Watchmen!