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Albion

By Alan Moore, Leah Moore, Shane Oakley, John Reppion

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| Paperback | 9781845763510

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I got a copy of this from the library. Based on a plot by Alan Moore the book is written by his daughter and her husband. It's fairly standard comic book fare but quirky enough to be fun and interesting. The book takes all the heros from early British comics in the 60s and 70s and puts them all in t ... (continue)

I got a copy of this from the library. Based on a plot by Alan Moore the book is written by his daughter and her husband. It's fairly standard comic book fare but quirky enough to be fun and interesting. The book takes all the heros from early British comics in the 60s and 70s and puts them all in the same world (actually prison) and the book focuses on a geek and one of their daughters breaking everyone out. What this book really illustrates is the difference between American superheros and the strange and odd characters that were around in British comics (which I think was its entire point). While there are remote control robots, brains, super strength, this in no way resembles anything put out by DC or Marvel (though ironically is published by DC). It kinda reminds me of the difference between Misfits and Heros. It was a fun story but one I think would be much more appreciated by people who'd read the original comics. At the end of the comic there were example stories of the original incarnations of the characters from the 60s and 70s. I have to say I almost preferred the original artwork style as it was much more realistic and detailed and much less cartoonish that current comic book art. But it was a fun book amd I hope Leah and John have written more.

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Robot-mel said on Dec 4, 2011 | Add your feedback