Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill invite you, and some of the finest creators in comics, in to join them in a different kind of dark: Cinema Purgatorio! This ongoing monthly series will feature Alan and Kevin in every issue and is their first major new project together since League of Extraordinary Gentlemen! Anthology has become a dirty word, so far be it from us to clean it up. Instead we'll shine our light onto the cutting edge of sequential art, with black and white artwork to allow illustrator's pure visions, and the greatest assembly of writing talent ever gathered on one series. Every issue is perfect-bound, with no ads, and all more
A well-curated collection of stories; come for the Gillen, hang around for some other interesting sights, wish for a broader talent pool. Read Full Review
-- CINEMA PURGATORIO: I guess this is the headline story in this anthology. Ironically, it is the worst one, even with legendary Alan Moore writing it. The concept seems to be that we, the audience, are watching a batch of films, in the same fashion you would in the 30s, when it was common practice to watch a couple films and a cartoon in one cinema visit, and in black and white of course (with the exception of Disney who had exclusive rights to Technicolor at the time). This story introduces that concept, but the story itself seems pointless and, what I presume to be captions of what the viewer is thinking, even make a point of mentioning that. So let's just say it's weird -- CODE PRU: This next story is written by another powerhouse write more
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