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Title: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 1898 (vol. 1) (Star 12324) by Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neill ISBN: 1563896656 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: January, 1901 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38
Rating: 3
Summary: Moore's light-hearted adventure book
Comment: When a device capable launching the incredible possibility of an aircraft is stolen from the English in 1898, her majesty assembles a very speacial task force to recover the device before the empire faces the horrors of arial warfare. The team consists of characters Moore borrowed from Victorian literature including Captain Nemo, Alan Quartermain, the Invisible Man, Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde. The book parodies Victorian literature, its bloated languege, its high-flying romaticism, its characters' pollitical incorrectness and obvious sexual hang-ups. While the tale is amusing and somewhat enjoyable, I think it may be too light-hearted to display what a compelling writer Alan Moore can truly be. To discover that, I point you to Watchmen, V for Vendetta or From Hell
Rating: 5
Summary: Ultimate Non-Superhero Heroes or Comics for Grown-up Kids
Comment: Its hard to imagine a 'superhero' story without adamantium claws or wall-crawling abilities or an invulnerable flying alien that can grab one's attention as brilliantly as "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". Sure, there is an invisible character and one who goes through a hulk-like transformation, but mainly Alan Moore has created a non-superhero world every bit as fascinating as he did in the "Watchmen" by mining the pages of Stoker, Verne, Wells, Stephenson, Conan Doyle, Poe and others for fictional characters to poplulate the story.
It does not have the bang or emotional impact of "Watchmen", but I think, in part, its intentional. Its a fun adventure/mystery with a 'Where's Waldo' appeal of trying to spot all the literary references, and a clever plot that doesn't dull after several readings. It may not pack the punch of Moore's top work (Watchmen, From Hell), but its fun and effective in recapturing the feel of the classics it borrows from.
Also recommended: "Tom Strong" by Moore;"Planetary" by Warren Ellis and all the classics referenced in "Leagueof Extraordinary Gentlemen".
Rating: 4
Summary: Alan Moore goes Victorian
Comment: The most lighthearted tale even written by acclaimed comicbook scribe, Alan Moore, is likely the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Moore borrows characters from famous works in Victorian Literature, including Mina Murray, Captain Nemo, the Invisible Man, Alan Quartermain, Dr. Jeckell and Mr. Hyde, and places them in a Justice League-type team, gathered together to find a stolen device capable of unleashing the horrors of aerial warfare on London. Moore constructs a dead-on parody of these high-flying romantic heroes; their stuffy attitudes and language; their utter political incorrectness; their obvious sexual hang-ups. Fans of Moore's darker work, such as Watchmen and From Hell, may be disappointed, but those of us who have read the rousing tails of adventure it masterfully parodies will find the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen entertaining and hilarious.
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Title: FROM HELL by Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell ISBN: 0958578346 Publisher: Eddie Campbell Comics Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Top Ten by Alan Moore, Zander Cannon, Gene Ha ISBN: 1563896680 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: July, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: V for Vendetta by Alan Moore, David Lloyd, Steve Moore ISBN: 0930289528 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Watchmen by Alan Moore, Barry Marx, Dave Gibbons ISBN: 0930289234 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Promethea by Alan Moore, Mick Gray, J. H., III Williams ISBN: 1563896672 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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