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I really enjoyed this series. It was much better than the movie and showed the growth of Quatermain that was quite enjoyable.The second series was also very good.Leon
If you were a fan of the film adaptation of Alan Moore's revivalist Victorian-era Hero caper, or merely curious to see what all the fuss is about definitely give Volume #1 of, "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen," a try. At $10 or so (after Amazon's discounting) this book certainly provides great value with 200 pages or so of finely detailed art with Moore's typical highly plotted narratives.
For instance he uses the fictional Plantagenet Palliser as Prime Minister in 1898. Just by looking at the cover of volume one makes me chuckle.Highly recommended. His use of Prime Minister Palliser doesn't correctly coincide with the fictional time period as created by the original author.In totality this graphic novel excels in all respects. We learn of their good and bad habits. It does also break the Moore mold of creating a dark graphic novel.
Moore has captured a team of eclectic characters roaming the world in the existence of the British Empire during the late Victorian era.This amalgamation of rather odd characters who all possess alternate personalities serves as a rather odd basis of a team supposedly meant to be the vanguard of good against the forces of evil.In this first book, we see the original formation of this league of strange characters. Moore utilizes British fiction writing into the characters and the essence of his alternative history. His use of this character is highly entertaining and I might add was utilized by Moore with tongue in cheek. This novel is indeed light and at times comic. It seems that Alan Moore is the creator extraordinaire of the development of the alternate history genre of graphic novels.In his highly entertaining series of "The League of extraordinary Gentlemen", Mr.
Mr. The writing is of the highest caliber as is the artwork and graphics.
This volume, along with its sequel, are fantastic reads and are worth the money I paid for them. As my title suggests, this is another example of Alan Moore's ability as a writer and story teller. Perfect for any fan of Alan Moore or Graphic Novels in general. Alan Moore's LoEG, V1 is NOTHING like the movie, and that is a very good thing. Of course the same basic characters are there, but that is where the similarities stop. The story, dialogue, and art all fit together perfectly and there was never a moment I was not entertained.
There is also the case where he hasn't drawn ANYTHING,he just waits for the colorist to do the dirty work (ex.in a panel Quatermain has no hair,in another Hyde has no arm or muscles).Speaking of muscles,Hyde is a good example of O'Neill's knowledge of anatomy.Hasn't studied you think. FART is more like it, as it stinks more than rotten eggs.By far the UGLIEST I've seen.Even kids draw better.This guy makes Rob Liefeld look like Da Vinci.O'Neill can't draw even a human face right.The figures look ridiculous and sometimes flat.And the way he draws hands is quite unique.They remind me of zombies.Then in some panels the perspective is problematic. That would be the result if this was a football game.STORY: An interesting adventure.The idea of combining all these characters was simply excellent and the plot was solid and well written.I didn't like some violent scenes,but overall it was okay. ART: Did I say art. I would say he's never heard of it.The inks complete the mess.No wonder he's been banned by the Comics Code Authority.It's a pity to see good stories wasted with such "art".So 2 stars.This is a comic after all.
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