The Ballad of Halo Jones is a science fiction

Science fiction

Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...

 comic strip

Comic strip

A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....

 written by Alan Moore

Alan Moore

Alan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell...

 and drawn by Ian Gibson

Ian Gibson (artist)

Ian Gibson is a British comic book artist, best known for his 1980s black-and-white work for 2000 AD, especially as the main artist on Robo-Hunter and The Ballad of Halo Jones, as well as his long run on Judge Dredd.-Biography:...

, with lettering by Steve Potter (Books 1 & 2) and Richard Starkings

Richard Starkings

Richard Starkings is a British font designer and comic book letterer, editor and writer. He was one of the early pioneers of computer based comic book lettering and as a result is one of the most prolific creators in that industry.-Career:...

 (Book 3).

Halo Jones first appeared July 1984

1984 in comics

-Year overall:* The independent publishing boom continues, as Antarctic Press, Continuity Comics, Deluxe Comics, Matrix Graphic Series, and Renegade Press all enter the arena...

 in five-page installments in the pages of the weekly British comic 2000 AD. An overt attempt to bring a female perspective to that notoriously testosterone

Testosterone

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-fuelled publication, it was embraced by readers of both genders and is regarded as one of the high points of 2000 AD.