Books: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Vol 1
Written by Alan Moore
Art by Kevin O'Neill
2002



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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Vol 2
Written by Alan Moore
Art by Kevin O'Neill




Available now from Islington Libraries
You can reserve this item for free here:
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If you're big on Victorian literature then The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - a "Justice League of Victorian England" - is going to leave you giggling like a baby. A superhero team made up from characters featured in Dracula, King Solomon's Mines, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, The Invisible Man and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde this is a comic mash-up of epic proportions for those who like their pulp adventures mixed in with classical references (and literally everything from the minor character to the street names features nods and winks to famous old books). If you wanna fully appreciate it then you're going need to have a good working knowledge of Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Edgar Rice Burroughs et al (or if you wanna use a shortcut: there's always this). But don't be too afraid it you don't know the difference between Professor Cavor and Professor Moriarty - as it's not just a game of "spot the reference" - there's still enough outlandish action and adventure to keep you entertained and Kevin O'Neil's jagged artwork is pretty swell - (but you will probably be missing lots of the jokes). Also - in my opinion - Volume 2 is much more fun and crazy with lots more cooler parts than Volume 1 - if if you don't get into it straight away - it's definitely worth persevering.

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Links: I Am Not The Beastmaster Review, Mindless Ones Article, The M0vie Blog Review of Vol 1, The M0vie Blog Review of Vol 2.

Further reading: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century, Promethea, Aetheric Mechanics, Heart of Empire or the Legacy of Luther Arkwright, Hellboy, Marvel 1602, DC: The New Frontier, Doom Patrol, From Hell, Planetary.

Profiles: Alan Moore.

All comments welcome.