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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #2)
It's one month after the events in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 1, and the skies over England are filled with flaming rockets as Mars launches the first salvo of an invasion. Only our stalwart adventurers Allan Quatermain, Mina Harker, Captain Nemo, Hawley Griffin, and Mr. Edward Hyde can save mother England and the very Earth itself. But there are many startling revelations along the way, including the blossoming of love and the uncovering of a traitor in their midst!
I was hoping that, as with some of the other graphic novels I've read, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen would get better as it went on. I was sorely disappointed. The mashing up of different classic novels felt forced, there was little character development, and, to be perfectl honest, I found some of the content disturbing and repellent. I'm not really into rape. At all, actually.
So Alan Moore hates women. I guess having read V for Vendetta and Watchmen should have made me aware of that, but call me slow.While the story and art were as interesting as in the first book, the details were mostly gross. First of all, two whole sex scenes between Mina and Allan, which I could have tolerated if not for the mutual professions of love. Then there is an assault on Mina where she doesn't vamp out and fight back. Lastly, someone is raped to death. Oh yeah, and Martians are
Whew, the travelogue at the end was rather tedious even if it did have some interesting bits to it. One of the weaknesses of late-Moore is his tendency to over-written expansive prose. The clean poetry of his earlier years has given away to long-windedness. The illustrated comic parts were fun and the plotting is enjoyable and the art is a treat. I'd trade all the end papers nonsense for six more pages of illustrated adventure where Moore's word count is more curtailed.
Not as good as the first book, but it's such a brilliant concept, one barely notices the difference.
Wow. Uhm. Yeah, so what to say here. This is one of those things that I sort of loved but will never, ever recommend to anyone. Ever. Moreso even than Game of Thrones. I actually really liked it, but... wow. It had these great bits in it where Hyde only listens to Mina, and they have this lovely moment, and I was like AWWWW. And even the part where Griffin attacks Mina was so heartbreaking and awful but wonderful because you knew Hyde was going to come back and save her. But then when Hyde did
I don't understand the point of this one, either, though it's vaguely more interesting than the first volume.
Alan Moore
Paperback | Pages: 228 pages Rating: 3.94 | 19802 Users | 600 Reviews
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Title | : | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #2) |
Author | : | Alan Moore |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 228 pages |
Published | : | September 1st 2004 by WildStorm (first published 2003) |
Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Comics. Fiction. Fantasy. Comic Book. Graphic Novels Comics. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Written by Alan Moore; Art and cover by Kevin O'Neill.It's one month after the events in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. 1, and the skies over England are filled with flaming rockets as Mars launches the first salvo of an invasion. Only our stalwart adventurers Allan Quatermain, Mina Harker, Captain Nemo, Hawley Griffin, and Mr. Edward Hyde can save mother England and the very Earth itself. But there are many startling revelations along the way, including the blossoming of love and the uncovering of a traitor in their midst!
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Original Title: | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume 2 |
ISBN: | 1401201180 (ISBN13: 9781401201180) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #2, La Ligue des Gentlemen Extraordinaires #3-4 |
Characters: | John Carter, Dr. Moreau, Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray Harker, Rupert Bear, Dr Henry Jekyll, Lieutenant Gullivar Jones, Hawley Griffin, Captain Nemo, Mycroft Holmes |
Setting: | Mars,1899 Horsell,1899(United Kingdom) British Museum, London, England,1899 …more London, England,1899(United Kingdom) …less |
Literary Awards: | Bram Stoker Award Nominee for Best Illustrated Narrative (2003), Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards for Best Limited |
Series: | (2003) |
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It was entertaining in its own way, but not really my taste. (view spoiler)[If you think you would enjoy seeing the wrinkled ass of Allan Quartermain while he humps Mina Murry, then this is the book for you. As an added bonus, you will also get to witness Mr. Hyde butt-rape the Invisible Man to death. Yes. You read that right. Also, in case you are a huge fan of animal/human hybrid-making mad scientists, Dr. Moreau makes a cameo appearance.The actual story going on in the background involves anI was hoping that, as with some of the other graphic novels I've read, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen would get better as it went on. I was sorely disappointed. The mashing up of different classic novels felt forced, there was little character development, and, to be perfectl honest, I found some of the content disturbing and repellent. I'm not really into rape. At all, actually.
So Alan Moore hates women. I guess having read V for Vendetta and Watchmen should have made me aware of that, but call me slow.While the story and art were as interesting as in the first book, the details were mostly gross. First of all, two whole sex scenes between Mina and Allan, which I could have tolerated if not for the mutual professions of love. Then there is an assault on Mina where she doesn't vamp out and fight back. Lastly, someone is raped to death. Oh yeah, and Martians are
Whew, the travelogue at the end was rather tedious even if it did have some interesting bits to it. One of the weaknesses of late-Moore is his tendency to over-written expansive prose. The clean poetry of his earlier years has given away to long-windedness. The illustrated comic parts were fun and the plotting is enjoyable and the art is a treat. I'd trade all the end papers nonsense for six more pages of illustrated adventure where Moore's word count is more curtailed.
Not as good as the first book, but it's such a brilliant concept, one barely notices the difference.
Wow. Uhm. Yeah, so what to say here. This is one of those things that I sort of loved but will never, ever recommend to anyone. Ever. Moreso even than Game of Thrones. I actually really liked it, but... wow. It had these great bits in it where Hyde only listens to Mina, and they have this lovely moment, and I was like AWWWW. And even the part where Griffin attacks Mina was so heartbreaking and awful but wonderful because you knew Hyde was going to come back and save her. But then when Hyde did
I don't understand the point of this one, either, though it's vaguely more interesting than the first volume.
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