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a_gillie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
A great sequel which really ups the ante. The initial pages are a bit of a bore, but when things kick off it really gets wild. Hyde is easily the best character in this volume, and the book is even more packed than the first with literary references, this time even encompassing such publications as The Beano, which will only be caught by British readers of a certain age.
Great fun, darkly funny, and visually unique.
Great fun, darkly funny, and visually unique.
bigcurls123's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
bdavisshannon's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Racial slurs
offworldcolony's review against another edition
5.0
The better of the original two. Leaps and bounds ahead by being simply everything you love about vol. 1 times a thousand. It hits its stride, it is utterly shocking, achingly beautiful and richly detailed.
guppyur's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyed this. When I finished it I wondered how they could continue; it turns out this is the last "main" volume, although there have been some other offshoot volumes. Nemo is still the best.
i_have_no_process's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
medium-paced
4.75
Superior to the first volume, you'll never think of the polka the same way again.
codyisreading's review against another edition
3.0
Well...Volume 2 didn't really do it for me. This is the kind of thing I sort of like but would probably never recommend to anyone. I did like the expansion of Hyde's character, although I really could've done without Griffin's death by rape. (Seriously, what is with Alan Moore and rape?)
Quartermain and Murray are fairly inconsequential in this volume, and while the War of the Worlds alien invasion was a fun twist it was somewhat nullified by Moreau's inclusion to the story. The art depicting his hybrids was downright silly and it took me right out of the story. The creatures just looked so goofy and it didn't mesh well with the established world.
Quartermain and Murray are fairly inconsequential in this volume, and while the War of the Worlds alien invasion was a fun twist it was somewhat nullified by Moreau's inclusion to the story. The art depicting his hybrids was downright silly and it took me right out of the story. The creatures just looked so goofy and it didn't mesh well with the established world.
unladylike's review against another edition
3.0
Reviewing any of the three volumes in Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series is a difficult task. Without reading the edited annotations of Jess Nevins, the story seems somewhat shallow and bland. However, the annotations of various librarians and connoisseurs of Victorian-era literature add so much insight into almost every panel that it can become overwhelming and the story itself can get lost in the backdrop.
Another reviewer on goodreads has said half of the genius in LoEG is in its often obscure literary references. I'd go so far as to say this accounts for at least 75% of its greatness. For this reason, it's hard for me to recommend the series to anyone who lacks the motivation and patience to read the annotations as well (which can also be found for free online), but easy to attribute a great amount of respect to Moore for this massive undertaking. It proves, more than anything else about the author, his ability to do exhaustive research and then adapt it to the comic book medium.
Another reviewer on goodreads has said half of the genius in LoEG is in its often obscure literary references. I'd go so far as to say this accounts for at least 75% of its greatness. For this reason, it's hard for me to recommend the series to anyone who lacks the motivation and patience to read the annotations as well (which can also be found for free online), but easy to attribute a great amount of respect to Moore for this massive undertaking. It proves, more than anything else about the author, his ability to do exhaustive research and then adapt it to the comic book medium.