Alan Moore's Light Of Thy Countenance Hardcover Review

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Alan Moore's Light Of Thy Countenance Hardcover ReviewThe summaries I've read for Alan Moore's LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE, and even the back cover of the book, make it sound as if the entirety of the story focuses on a character named Maureen Cooper. Well, that's certainly not the case. Many authors have tackled the question of what gods make up our modern pantheons. From Harlan Ellison to Neil Gaiman, it's a subject that seems to fascinate writers just as much as readers. LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE is one of the better examples I've read of this particular subgenre, in which we are treated to a monologue from the great god Television, and "Maureen Cooper" is only one facet of it.
Originally a prose piece written for an anthology, LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE has here been adapted as a 48-page comic by writer Antony Johnston and artist Felipe Massafera. Seeing the price, you may wonder why you should pay so much for a comic. Well, for one thing, it's dense - this is not a book you'll finish in 5 minutes, and if you do, you're certainly not focusing on what Moore is saying. We follow Television's own account of its birth, evolution, power, and place in our lives, culminating in a beautiful yet unsettling 2001-esque moment that leaves just as many questions as the conclusion of that classic film.
While this story was not originally intended for a comic format, Johnston does a solid job of adapting it to the medium. The same can be said of Massafera's beautiful painted art, which resembles the early work of Alex Ross. Those readers who follow Moore primarily for his superhero work may be in for a disappointment, but if you have marveled at From Hell, Voice of the Fire, or Alan Moore's Songbook, LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE is a worthwhile purchase.
Alan Moore's Light Of Thy Countenance Hardcover OverviewAlan Moore, master and magician of storytelling, tears back the veil of one of the most arcane of enchantments - The Magic of Television! Part grimoire, part grim invocation of things that are all too ordinary, Light of Thy Countenance - an original and breathtaking story by Alan Moore - is adapted to graphic novella format by Antony Johnston, preserving every word, with each page painstakingly painted by Felipe Massafera. Maureen Cooper is not real. She is an apparition summoned to screens, into homes, into the hearts and mind of the viewing audience by Carol Livesly. But Carol Livesly is not the god that creates the illusions that capture the mind and bind the soul. She is only a servant of a higher power. A higher, hungry power, as old as the world and eternally new. As, perhaps, are we all.

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