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108 reviews for:
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1: The Absolute Edition
Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neill
3.67 AVERAGE
108 reviews for:
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1: The Absolute Edition
Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neill
3.67 AVERAGE
I didn't think I would enjoy this book as much as I did. I vaguely remember thinking the movie was ok at best and compared to other Moore comics it would be a huge step down in quality. Boy was I wrong. Alan Moore with another masterful series, nothing but classics from this guy.
Story wise, there's nothing truly insanely special but the characters are great and the setting is fantastic. You don't see too much steampunk and I think it's because nobody could ever try after seeing what's in here. The world as a whole is rich and I fell in love with all of the characters quite quickly, they were so well written it really doesn't feel like something that was written in 1999, more like 1899.
The art blew me away. I've seen a lot of good art but the use of colors in League had me in awe on so many pages. The art by itself is five stars.
There's not much else to say about this series. I don't think it ever missed a beat and five out of five is well deserved. Don't know if I would add it to my favorites but definitely a series that I wouldn't mind delving further into, I know there's a Nemo focused series and a bit more out there beyond this omnibus. Recommend to anyone who likes good art, Victorian era sci fi and steam punk.
Story wise, there's nothing truly insanely special but the characters are great and the setting is fantastic. You don't see too much steampunk and I think it's because nobody could ever try after seeing what's in here. The world as a whole is rich and I fell in love with all of the characters quite quickly, they were so well written it really doesn't feel like something that was written in 1999, more like 1899.
The art blew me away. I've seen a lot of good art but the use of colors in League had me in awe on so many pages. The art by itself is five stars.
There's not much else to say about this series. I don't think it ever missed a beat and five out of five is well deserved. Don't know if I would add it to my favorites but definitely a series that I wouldn't mind delving further into, I know there's a Nemo focused series and a bit more out there beyond this omnibus. Recommend to anyone who likes good art, Victorian era sci fi and steam punk.
I'm about to say something blasphemous, I know, but I enjoyed the movie much more than I've enjoyed this. I tried reading a chunk of this story, and I just can't. For all of its foibles, I can at least watch and enjoy the movie. *Sigh* I wanted to badly to enjoy this, but unfortunately I just can't.
There were parts of this I enjoyed very much and other parts that left me confused. I did enjoy the "travel guide" and all of its references to various literature, myths, and even pop culture.
I believe I’m in the minority when I say I rather enjoyed the film. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t love it – but it wasn’t the worst thing I have ever seen. It was a concept that interested me, if nothing else.
Therefore, it should be no surprise to find out I was happy to read the graphic novel when my friend offered it to me as a means to complete another item on my genre challenge list. Of course I would love to give it a read – why wouldn’t I? Despite this, it wasn’t very high up on my to-read list. Compared to other books sitting by the side of my bed, this one was merely a curiosity rather than a deep desire to read. I worked around to it, though, and was able to complete it in next to no time at all.
It was enjoyable, I will say that much, yet it wasn’t at all what I was expecting. I’d been expecting something more, yet I fear such is always the case when I read graphic novels. I’m not sure why, but I always seem to find it difficult to immerse myself fully in such tales.
A fun read, but not something I’ll be going out of my way to read more of.
Therefore, it should be no surprise to find out I was happy to read the graphic novel when my friend offered it to me as a means to complete another item on my genre challenge list. Of course I would love to give it a read – why wouldn’t I? Despite this, it wasn’t very high up on my to-read list. Compared to other books sitting by the side of my bed, this one was merely a curiosity rather than a deep desire to read. I worked around to it, though, and was able to complete it in next to no time at all.
It was enjoyable, I will say that much, yet it wasn’t at all what I was expecting. I’d been expecting something more, yet I fear such is always the case when I read graphic novels. I’m not sure why, but I always seem to find it difficult to immerse myself fully in such tales.
A fun read, but not something I’ll be going out of my way to read more of.
The "Team" as a unit in literature is rooted in antiquity, it's as old as humanity period, and so a book which explores a team of individuals who manage to come together and fight the forces of evil and manages to feel original and fresh is a delight to read. The first volume of this book was rather underwhelming as the characters seem to follow the typical team building exercise, but it's in the second volume of this Omnibus when Moore adds the element of Martins from War of the Worlds that the characters demonstrate a real depth that keeps the reader engaged.
This book is beautiful for it's ability to pack so much detail and depth into almost every panel so that the reader is forced to slow down and ingest every page slowly. This can at times work against the actual reading experience, but by the end the reader will surely have felt that they were really dropped into this world. Even at it's most repulsive, and there are plenty of moments that left even me shocked, this book is a fascinating opportunity to rediscover the "team" narrative and be reminded why it can be such an enjoyable trip.
Alan Moore is a crazy sentient beard who plays with magic, but damn if the final result doesn't work.
This book is beautiful for it's ability to pack so much detail and depth into almost every panel so that the reader is forced to slow down and ingest every page slowly. This can at times work against the actual reading experience, but by the end the reader will surely have felt that they were really dropped into this world. Even at it's most repulsive, and there are plenty of moments that left even me shocked, this book is a fascinating opportunity to rediscover the "team" narrative and be reminded why it can be such an enjoyable trip.
Alan Moore is a crazy sentient beard who plays with magic, but damn if the final result doesn't work.
I may be biased (by my love for Victorian England), but this time period has never portrayed as accurately grimy and badass for modern times quite like this.
trigger warnings
rape
drug abuse
A person we only know as M. sends Miss Wilhelmina Murray, who took on her maiden name again after the divorce from her husband, out to recruit extraordinary people to solve extraordinary problems.
Yes, I am one of those who watched the movie not-knowing about the original graphic novels, and fell in love. So I had to look at the drawn tales, too, and... well, at least I know now why the fans of the graphic novel were disappointed by the movie adaptation.
It's the other way round for me.
Everything is dark, including decisions by characters, which are portayed quite differently. While normally I like dark tales for dark nights, I didn't get on well with this.
In the Omnibus, we have two graphic novel tales, one short story and one report about mythical places around the world, which is merely a constant list of sites one could supposedly visit if so inclined, which was very boring to read because, well. Imagine a grocery list with basic descriptions of the items you wanted to buy.
drug abuse
A person we only know as M. sends Miss Wilhelmina Murray, who took on her maiden name again after the divorce from her husband, out to recruit extraordinary people to solve extraordinary problems.
Yes, I am one of those who watched the movie not-knowing about the original graphic novels, and fell in love. So I had to look at the drawn tales, too, and... well, at least I know now why the fans of the graphic novel were disappointed by the movie adaptation.
It's the other way round for me.
Everything is dark, including decisions by characters, which are portayed quite differently. While normally I like dark tales for dark nights, I didn't get on well with this.
In the Omnibus, we have two graphic novel tales, one short story and one report about mythical places around the world, which is merely a constant list of sites one could supposedly visit if so inclined, which was very boring to read because, well. Imagine a grocery list with basic descriptions of the items you wanted to buy.