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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

, Volume 1
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705 Reviews
DC Comics, Oct 1, 2002 - Comics & Graphic Novels - 192 pages
London 1898. The Victorian Era draws to a close and the twentieth century approaches. It is a time of great change and an age of stagnation, a period of chaste order and ignoble chaos. It is an era in need of champions. Allan Quartermain, Captain Nemo, Hawley Griffin, Dr. Henry Jekyll, Mr. Edward Hyde, and Mina Murray are those champions, and together they comprise the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Recruited by the enigmatic Campion Bond under orders from the mysterious "M", these six adventurers are pressed into service by their empire in its time of need. Now they must face the nefarious Doctor and his vile plan for world domination.

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Amazing art work, fascinating story. - Goodreads
However, the plot twist isn't really that unexpected. - Goodreads
Writing is pretty good, and some frames. - Goodreads
Perfect pace, perfect paneling, perfect scripting. - Goodreads
Enjoyable. It had a lot of plot twists. - Goodreads
LOVED the artwork in this one. - Goodreads

Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #1)

User Review  - Tony Calder - Goodreads

There is a good reason why Alan Moore is considered one of the best writers ever to grace the field of comic books, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is just one example. The only reason why ... Read full review

Review: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #1)

User Review  - Liam - Goodreads

Very fun, but not at the level of Moore's best. Read full review

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About the author (2002)

Allan Moore is Head of the School of Performing Arts at the University of Surrey, UK. He has written widely on popular music and is author of The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Cambridge University Press 1997), and Rock: The Primary Text (1993).

Kevin Lewis O'Neill is Assistant Professor in the University of Toronto's Department and Centre for the Study of Religion and the Centre for Diaspora and Transnational Studies. He is coeditor, with Alex Laban Hinton, of "Genocide: Truth, Memory, and Representation.

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