There must be a Halo Jones thread somewhere. This is how I remember it. Written it his pert but symbolic mode by Alan Moore, and drawn by Ian (ooh I miss him) Gibson, this started out as an adventure of three downtown girls and their robotic dog in a dystopic future that eerily predicts Radio Five, but is shot through with references to a big, beautiful universe that might just provide escape fullfilment and romance.
It does for one of the three, the Girl Halo, but its also full of learning, betrayal, growth and melancholy and cute bands that sing my favourite lyric of all time.
'I am missing planet boy
everything smells of helium'
Now while I have your attention:- is planet boy some boy who is missed, or a boy from the missing planet?' |
