The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1
by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill
America's Best Comics
(176 pages)
Keyword(s): Graphic novel
Dates read: February 06, 2010,
Rating:
You can tell that Alan Moore had a blast writing The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. It takes place in an alternate universe where many of our most iconic and peculiar fictional characters (Mina (Murray) Harker, Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Dr. Jeckyll, the invisible man, etc.) are real, and the aforementioned characters (along with a few others) have banded together in the late 19th century as the ultimate crime-fighting team.
It's a fantastic romp through a lot of literature I haven't read, but it's great fun — probably moreso if you've read the source material.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2
by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill
Wildstorm
(228 pages)
Keyword(s): Graphic novel
Dates read: February 07, 2010,
Rating:
More great fun from Moore, and I enjoyed it a lot in spite of not having read most of the source material Moore draws from. I'm looking forward to following this series further.


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