Cinema Purgatorio
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Cinema Purgatorio was a black and white anthology horror comics anthology curated by Alan Moore and published by Avatar Press. The title ran from 2016 to 2019 and lasted for 18 issues.[1]. It was funded through Kickstarter, where $110,333 was raised by 1,621 backers. The title features five stories with one chapter of each per issue. The titular first story, "Cinema Purgatorio", is written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O'Neill. The second story, "Code Pru", is written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Raulo Caceres. The third story, "Modded", is written by Kieron Gillen and illustrated by Ignacio Carlo. The fourth story, "A More Perfect Union", is written by Max Brooks and illustrated by Michael DiPascale. The final story, "The Vast", is written by Christos Gage and illustrated by Gabriel Andrade. Each issue featured a variant cover based on one of the five stories, as well as an "Ancient Tome Premium" variant with a different cover format.
Plot[edit]
Cinema Purgatorio[edit]
"Cinema Purgatorio" focuses on an unnamed and unseen female protagonist who is in a dreamlike state where she sits through strange films in a run-down theatre. The protagonist becomes frustrated with this agonizing loop, and the films she watches are strange and often focus on dark and surreal subject matter.
Code Pru[edit]
"Code Pru" is a series of tales about Pru, a paramedic for the FDNY, in a world where literary and film monsters (such as vampires and Frankenstein's Monster) exist. The story has a dynamic similar to a buddy cop film, where Pru and her colleague solve various mishaps across the city of New York.
Modded[edit]
"Modded" is a cyberpunk parody of the popular Pokemon franchise. Monsters and demons are captured and forced to fight, much like the original series, albeit with a darker (but still comedic) tone.[2]
A More Perfect Union[edit]
"A More Perfect Union" is an alternate history science fiction story about the American Civil War, if the Southern United States had been invaded by large insects. It is written by Max Brooks, a senior fellow at the Modern War Institute[3]
The Vast[edit]
"The Vast" is a Kaiju story where humankind has been at war for years with a species of giant monsters. The tides begin to turn when a woman discovers a creature willing to fight alongside the humans.
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