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jsjammersmith 's review for:
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Omnibus
by Alan Moore
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.