Vertigo Essentials: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen #1

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume I #1

by Alan Moore

This special edition of the best-selling LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN features a sample chapter from the acclaimed tale by legendary writer Alan Moore plus related pages from the 2014 DCE Essential Graphic Novels catalogue!

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics

56 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Alan Moore is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. He has also written a novel, Voice of the Fire, and performs "workings" (one-off performance art/spoken word pieces) with The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels, some of which have been released on CD.

As a comics writer, Moore is notable for being one of the first writers to apply literary and formalist sensibilities to the mainstream of the medium. As well as including challenging subject matter and adult themes, he brings a wide range of influences to his work, from the literary–authors such as William S. Burroughs, Thomas Pynchon, Robert Anton Wilson and Iain Sinclair; New Wave science fiction writers such as Michael Moorcock; horror writers such as Clive Barker; to the cinematic–filmmakers such as Nicolas Roeg. Influences within comics include Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kirby and Bryan Talbot.

Reviews

[Tawfek · Rating 4 out of 5]

a whole series of stories based on the most famous of characters from many literature works of fiction
and it looks like i will love this

[m. k. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gosh, I had such high expectations for this, but alas 😕

[Jedhua · Rating 4 out of 5]

ABSOLUTE RATING: {3.5/5 stars} (Rounded Up)

STANDARDIZED RATING: <4/5 stars>

[Samira · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best thing ever

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[Dreamylove · Rating 5 out of 5]

It has a good plot and ideology.

[Pantherguio Yah · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Jesse Patts · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 stars just cause I can hardly remember a dang thing that happened in this book. Maybe it's better than I rated, but I certainly remember more about the other comics I read in that era of my life.

[Ortiz NTN aiv7yuj · Rating 4 out of 5]

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