League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

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• The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 1969 by Kevin O'Neill and Alan Moore

  So much for the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Of the three main protagonists available for this adventure, one and a half are female! Anyway, Bram Stoker's Mina, Woolf's Orlando and Allan Quartermain are in London at the height of the swinging 6 ... (read full critics)

  thebookbag published on Mon, 11 Jul 2011

• Side by side in the fantasy league

  The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill America's Best Comics £18.95, pp176 The House on Borderland Richard Corben and Simon Revelstroke Vertigo £22.95, pp89 Mail Order Bride Mark Kalesniko Fantagraphics £9.95, pp264 Lone W ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

2 Reviews

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  The end of the League

  Continues the adventures of Extraordinary Gentlemen, enriched by new literary quotations, especially the novels of H. G. Wells (the beautiful interweaving of two of his novels, with a hybrid of Dr Moreau, which destroys the invading aliens), and evolving relationships between the characters (in a pa ... (continue)

  Continues the adventures of Extraordinary Gentlemen, enriched by new literary quotations, especially the novels of H. G. Wells (the beautiful interweaving of two of his novels, with a hybrid of Dr Moreau, which destroys the invading aliens), and evolving relationships between the characters (in a particularly hot one between Mr. Quatermain and Mrs. Murray), but the new engage in war for the British Empire will inevitably lead to the dissolution of the League, because of death or abandonment of all its members.

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  Cloto said on Jun 4, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  I really enjoyed this book. I definitely loved the comic part of 2 much more than part 1. I've loved the John Carter series for years, and it was so wonderful to see the Martians drawn so gloriously (though it was tragic that Deja Thoris was dead!) Seeing the warriors of Barsoom fight the tripods of ... (continue)

  I really enjoyed this book. I definitely loved the comic part of 2 much more than part 1. I've loved the John Carter series for years, and it was so wonderful to see the Martians drawn so gloriously (though it was tragic that Deja Thoris was dead!) Seeing the warriors of Barsoom fight the tripods of Wells' was lovely! I really enjoyed the re-telling of War of the Worlds. I loved the character development of Mr. Hyde. I loved the relationship of Mina and Allan. I have to say I also have never seen such a Creepy use of Rupert the Bear! But it really got across the horror that was supposed to be Dr Moreau in a way that most interpretations don't.

  The almanac at the end was quite good, parts were brilliant, and the literature I recognised was hilarious. I just felt badly that I didn't recognise it all. (Of course in North America I realised he was also making references to tv and movies, and while I was pleased to see Twin Peaks included, I think overall it would have been better if he'd just stuck to literary references!). But I loved the lovecraftian references, Cold Comfort Farm, Orlando, the confussion between the Monkey King and Peiking man, Ayesha, and all the others I've forgotten.

  Altogether I think I liked this one even more than the first and am really looking forward to the Black Dalia and 1910.

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  Robot-mel said on Apr 27, 2010 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover 224 Pages
• Edition: 1
• ISBN-10: 1401201172
• ISBN-13: 9781401201173
• Publisher: Wildstorm
• Pub date: Dec 01, 2003
• Dimensions: 1677 mm x 1161 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback
• In other languages: other languages Libros en Español, Livros em Português, Libri Italiani

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