A review by jamiethekeener
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 by Kevin O'Neill, Alan Moore

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I read this because I have a Victorianist friend who loves it. I found this story to be less novel than I had hoped it to be—the inclusion of references to Victorian books is creative, but otherwise it’s a fairly standard spy plot. With the one exception of Captain Nemo, it also reproduces instead of commenting on a lot of Victorian racism and sexism—I’m in fact not sure of what if anything the story critiques (maybe just because I’m not a Victorianist). My impression is that the references to other novels is the entire appeal of this story. I’m going to read the next volume to see if anything changes, though.