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| Original Title: | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, vol. I |
| ISBN: | 1563898586 (ISBN13: 9781563898587) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.comicvine.com/the-league-of-extraordinary-gentlemen-1-volume-one/4000-218190/ |
| Series: | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #1, La Ligue des Gentlemen Extraordinaires #1-2, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume I #1-6 , more |
| Characters: | Dr. Fu Manchu, Pollyanna Glad, Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray Harker, Dupin, Dr Henry Jekyll, Hawley Griffin, Captain Nemo, Mycroft Holmes |
| Setting: | Cairo(Egypt) Paris(France) Edmonton, England(United Kingdom) …more London, England(United Kingdom) …less |
| Literary Awards: | Bram Stoker Award for Best Illustrated Narrative (2000), Prix du Festival d'Angoulême Nominee for Alph-art du meilleur scenario (2002) |
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London, 1898. The Victorian Era draws to a close and the twentieth century approaches. It is a time of great change and an age of stagnation, a period of chaste order and ignoble chaos. It is an era in need of champions.
In this amazingly imaginative tale, literary figures from throughout time and various bodies of work are brought together to face any and all threats to Britain. Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray, Captain Nemo, Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde and Hawley Griffin ( the Invisible Man) form a remarkable legion of intellectual aptitude and physical prowess: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
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| Title | : | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #1) |
| Author | : | Alan Moore |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | 1st edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 192 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2002 by America's Best Comics (first published September 2000) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Comics. Fantasy. Science Fiction. Steampunk. Fiction. Graphic Novels Comics. Comic Book |
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Sorry...not my cup of English Breakfast Tea. I found it rather disappointing. I'd never read any of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen before this, I'd only seen the movie (of course it was a bit disappointing to so...)This, like a lot of books that I've been disappointed in is one I think is a good idea. It just doesn't, "come off". Willamina who is not Mina (am I the only one who actually read that novel????). Allan Quatermain is an opium addict, Captain Nemo is still trucking around under"Well, gentlemen, at least we now know why we're here. British Intelligence [has] assembled us to thwart a plot against the Empire." -- Ms. Wilhelmina Murray, a.k.a. 'Mina Harker'Now here was an inspired and rousing but yet problematic sci-fi / adventure story, which is chiefly known or remembered (other than inspiring Sean Connery's final cinematic outing before retirement - I haven't seen said film version) for uniting several fictional British characters for a group effort at the close of the
Not to be confused with the bizarre but hilarious British television show about a dysfunctional rural town, The League of Gentlemen.This graphic novel is daring, imaginative, artistic and engaging, and my favourite part of it would hands-down be its characters. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is unforgettable and practically alive as a work of fiction.
Wow!!! I should've known that Alan Moore, the man behind V for Vendetta and Watchmen, would bring his A-game for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which I can only describe as the best graphic novel I've read in a long time. Fun and full of action, the story twisted in a way that I wasn't expecting but was still easy to follow. Nice to have in there characters we're already familiar with (Holmes, Jekyll & Hyde etc). THIS is how a graphic novel is done.
Great concept, terrible execution. Moore manages to reduce about a dozen Victorian adventure classics to fit into his apparently pea-sized brain, and out comes this. This book offended both my conservative and my liberal impulses, with banal pornographic sequences, flat, amoral "heroes" and offensive Asian stereotypes. (Moore has less sympathy for Chinese people than Tolkien has for orcs.) This book certainly isn't suitable for children, and it's too childish for me. So I don't know who the
It's easy to see The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol.1 as a fluffy action confection. It doesn't smack you in the head with a puddle of blood and a happy face pin like Watchmen. Nor does it open with a girl about to be raped in a post-apocalyptic Neo-Fascist London like V for Vendetta. It doesn't open with extreme gravitas. Instead, we get a fun variation of the classic spy mission opener: Mina Murray (nee Harker, nee Murray) is ordered on a mission by Campion Bond (grandfather of 007) to
The Good: The premise is amazing. Tailor made for a movie. Which was then made, totally eclipsing the book.The Bad:I loved the movie. I know, people aren't supposed to admit that, but I say it loud and often. So what if it made Sean Connery quit acting, it entertained me. Having said that, this graphic novels was not good. The artwork was unappealing. That's the best way to describe it. You know what's going on - it's not unclear or anything - but it's not pleasant to look at. It made me want to
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