“The Book” refers to the first sonnet in H.Robert Black’s Commonplace Book, which ran in Providence #1-10.Perlman’s right hand is prosthetic his original was cut off by Sax in between The Courtyard and Neonomicon.“An imaginary volume that’s generated several real ones, along with a bunch of screwball occultists insisting it’s all true.” refers to, as touched on briefly in Providence #11, Lovecraft’s fictional Necronomicon generated many allegedly real versions, and some occultists do take it seriously, as discussed by Harms & Gonce in The Necronomicon Files.“ Brears” is FBI Special Agent Merril Brears, protagonist of Neonomicon.“ Sax” is FBI Special Agent Aldo Sax, protagonist of The Courtyard and supporting character in Neonomicon.“If half of this is true, then Lovecraft and his stories were engineered to cause what’s happening now.” – Perlman is recapping Providence #1-11, basically.Lovecraft: A Critical Study (1983, Praeger), an important work of Lovecraft criticism by Donald Burleson. Bottom left: The Lurking Fear & Others (1973, Ballantine), a collection of Lovecraft’s fiction in mass-market paperback.It is perhaps relevant that, shortly before this issue came out, the notion of “ weaponized narrative” began to spread through the press.“ Any effective narrative acts as a contagion” is Perlman is discussing the Cthulhu Mythos as a kind of meme or infohazard.Panels 1-3 form a gradual, slowing zoom sequence. Panelwise, the “camera” movement on this page is odd.Top Left: Lovecraft at Last (1975, Carrolton-Clark) by Lovecraft’s friend Willis Conover, the first edition a biography/memoir of Lovecraft.Bottom Left: Leaves (Summer 1937, Dragon Fly Press), by Lovecraft’s friend R.On the right: Three Tales of Terror (1967, Arkham House), with cover art by Lee Brown Coye a collection of Lovecraft’s fiction in hardcover.“They’re like spores” echoes Lovecraft’s sonnets Fungi from Yuggoth, the actual fungal entities in his fiction from Yuggoth, and Moore’s early efforts like The Courtyard which sprang from Lovecraft’s sonnets, which were to be titled Yuggoth Cultures (eventually the name of a separate series from Avatar Press).The speaker is FBI director Carl Perlman, from #11, Neonomicon, and The Courtyard.The supports appear to belong to the present day highway bridge that occupies the same site today The railing belongs to the 1888 MacGregor Bridge (or Bridge Street Bridge) seen in Providence #5 and #6. The bridge is a hybrid of two bridges that span Bridge Street in Manchester, NH.General: This is the final issue of Providence. Basic annotation are up, comments are open now. If there is anything we missed or got wrong, let us know in comments. Note: Some of this is obvious, but you never know who’s reading and what their exposure is. Writer: Alan Moore, Artist: Jacen Burrows, based on works of H.P. 12 “The Book” (32 pages, cover date March 2017, released 5 April 2017) Providence 12 regular cover – art by Jacen Burrowsīelow are annotations for Providence, No.
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