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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I like a good “secret history” every now and then. My only gripes are that it was a bit too graphic although I’m not sure what I was expecting. It’s not my favorite of the theories to explore but it was an interesting read.
Dark shit, dude. I mean given the author n subject matter, that’s the biggest “yeah duh” statement I’ve ever made but still. Bleak
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Difficult to read for many reasons (very wordy, extremely graphic nudity, and incredibly hostile towards women), this graphic novel was a challenge and a fascination. Jack the Ripper's crimes have gone unsolved for centuries yet still hold many people's interest to this day. This is possibly the grittiest graphic novel to date by Alan Moore: a grisly representation equal to the homicidal brutality of the slayings themselves.
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Fairly ingenious, this story traces history to a Center stage set of crimes that births, arguably, the Anthropocene unconscious, and the fascination relationship of western culture with death. It morphs into a story about fiction becoming fact and fact becoming fiction, and less about anything reportedly true, though it is undoubtedly pseudo-fact. Appendixes report on the facts and allusions and liberties Moore takes with this work. Then the final chapter traces the evolution of the Ripper theories. Thus this becomes a story that trolls the idea that there is a definitive answer to murders, especially as it pertains to such historical malleable events. That doesn’t mean it has nothing to say. Arguably, it conveys far more than any other murder mystery. It roundly manages to condemn many aspects of bigotry, racism, hate, and imperialism; entertain with a mystery married to philosophy and meta physic wondering, and the very nature of the genre.
At a form and structure and prose craft level, I think this is pretty unparalleled. Even the lettering conveys specific dialects and education levels with grammar and typography and spacing, or even alertness or drunkenness. The panels are engaging, the art grew on me very much. Initially I didn’t like it much at all but—perhaps because this version is also coloured?—it undeniably has a lot of skill and spends time on the things that matter. Some scenes are absolute perfection are the entire thing is extremely cinematic. The structure is intricate but easy to consume.
I don’t agree that it’s a challenging read. It flows well and the allusions at the start are explicit at the end, then even more so in the appendixes, of course. It’s less complex and more interesting than I had initially expected. Absolutely something I’ll pick up and read again.
At a form and structure and prose craft level, I think this is pretty unparalleled. Even the lettering conveys specific dialects and education levels with grammar and typography and spacing, or even alertness or drunkenness. The panels are engaging, the art grew on me very much. Initially I didn’t like it much at all but—perhaps because this version is also coloured?—it undeniably has a lot of skill and spends time on the things that matter. Some scenes are absolute perfection are the entire thing is extremely cinematic. The structure is intricate but easy to consume.
I don’t agree that it’s a challenging read. It flows well and the allusions at the start are explicit at the end, then even more so in the appendixes, of course. It’s less complex and more interesting than I had initially expected. Absolutely something I’ll pick up and read again.
Alan Moore et son dessinateur nous ont pondu ici une histoire très sombre avec des dessins qui sont parfois très oppresseur. Il nous livre sa théorie sur Jack L'éventreur. Il réussi en même temps à nous faire la critique de la société de l'époque où il a écrit cette histoire.
Cette BD pourrait être très difficile à lire pour des gens qui ne sont pas habitué au style de Moore. Les dessins ne sont pas parfait et certaines fois ne sont pas très clairs mais c'est voulu, ça fait partie du style. Le côté mystique peut rebuter certaines personnes mais en sachant d'avance qui est Alan Moore on n'a pas trop de surprise là dessus.
Cette BD pourrait être très difficile à lire pour des gens qui ne sont pas habitué au style de Moore. Les dessins ne sont pas parfait et certaines fois ne sont pas très clairs mais c'est voulu, ça fait partie du style. Le côté mystique peut rebuter certaines personnes mais en sachant d'avance qui est Alan Moore on n'a pas trop de surprise là dessus.
