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The Ballad of Halo Jones: Complete Edition

The Classic 2000 AD Graphic Novel, in Full-Cast Audio for the First Time

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The Ballad of Halo Jones: Complete Edition

By: Alan Moore, Ian Gibson
Narrated by: Ellie Kendrick, Kemah Bob, Michael Fenton Stevens, Sheila Atim, Yaz Zadeh
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"The production and flow of the story is brilliantly done and this is easily one of the best adaptations of the story we've ever seen." - Starburst Magazine

A galaxy-spanning story and comics' first bona fide feminist space opera, The Ballad of Halo Jones is the first true epic to grace the bibliography of arguably the greatest comic book writer the world has ever known.

Bored and frustrated with her life in 50th-century leisure-ghetto housing estate 'The Hoop', 18-year-old everywoman Halo Jones yearns for the infinite sights and sounds of the universe. Pledging to escape on a fantastic voyage, she sets in motion events unimaginable; a spell on a luxury space-liner, a brush with an interstellar war - Halo Jones faces hardship and adventure in the name of freedom in the limitless cosmos.

Featuring Sheila Atim as Halo Jones, alongside Ellie Kendrick, Kemah Bob, Michael Fenton Stevens and Yaz Zadeh, with an exciting accomplished cast, existing fans of Halo and newcomers alike will be transported to The Hoop and beyond in an immersive listening experience like no other.

"The result is simply stunning." - Starburst Magazine

© 2007 Rebellion 2000 AD Ltd (P) Penguin Audio and Rebellion Publishing 2021

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The Ballad of Halo Jones is one of the best stories I have read. This version is really well done. it has a great cast and is basically the entire story as a play rather than narrated. Wish more books were done this way. If you like Halo this is worth the money.

Hanging out with Halo Jones

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A great companion to the fantastic graphic novel by the genius that is Alan Moore.

well done

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So I bought the Halo Jones Audio Book on Audible and pretty much listened to it in one stint.

Now I've been a massive Halo fan since it first came out (I was just 16). I have the full graphic novel on my book shelf still.

My son was never into Comic Books as a kid but Halo was the one I DID insist he read :)

So, how was it?

Excellent. I thought the actors really brought the characters to life and sounded pretty much as I used to imagine them. I liked the addition of Halo narrating certain parts (It was a comic strip!) but doing it as she was writing letters.
They were so believable that my memory often brought back some of the images from the strip - especially the war on Moab.
It ended well and I'm sure people new to Halo will be saying "Okay, what happened next? When do we get Part 2?" - I'd have to be gentle and say, we've been waiting 35 years for Volume 4, don't hold your breath.....

Overall, I'd have to give it 10/10. It brought one of my childhood favourites to a whole new level and I'm not really sure how it could have been better.

Halo Jones, childhood hero, comes to life

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Just as good as the original comic book, this is a fantastic audio adaptation of the girl who just wanted to see the universe. Go Halo!

Bleak masterpiece

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if you've never read the book, this may well be confusing at times, but as a companion it works well, with almost nothing changed from the original.

a good adaptation

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