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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Volume 1 Free FREE THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: VOLUME 1 PDF Kevin O'Neill,Alan Moore | 192 pages | 15 Mar 2004 | DC Comics | 9781563898587 | English | La Jolla, CA, United States League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol 1 | DC Database | Fandom London, The Victorian Era draws to a close and the twentieth century approaches. It is a time of great change and an The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Volume 1 of stagnation, a The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Volume 1 of chaste order and ignoble chaos. It is an era in need of champions. In this amazingly imaginative tale, literary figures from throughout time and various bodies of work are brought together to face any and all threats to Br. In this amazingly imaginative tale, literary figures from throughout time and various bodies of work are brought together to face any and all threats to Britain. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Volume 1 See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. Kevin O'Neill Illustrator. In this amazingly imaginative tale, literary figures from throughout time and various bodies of work are brought together to face any and all threats to Br London, Get A Copy. Paperback1st editionpages. More Details Original Title. Mina HarkerDr. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Does anyone know if the scripts in the Absolute Editions contain the original english of the arabic and chinese portions? Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jun 29, Brad The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Volume 1 it it was amazing Shelves: hyperrealitygraphic-novelcounter-fantasticalcomic-booksadventure. It doesn't smack you in the head with a puddle of blood and a happy face pin like The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Volume 1. Nor does it open with a girl about The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Volume 1 be raped in a post-apocalyptic Neo-Fascist London like V for Vendetta. It doesn't open with extreme gravitas. Instead, we get a fun variation of the classic spy mission opener: Mina Murray nee Harker, nee Murray is ordered on a mission by Campion Bond grandfather of to It's easy to see The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. Instead, we get a fun variation of the classic spy mission opener: Mina Murray nee Harker, nee Murray is ordered on a mission by Campion Bond grandfather of to collect members for MI5's "Menagerie. It looks, feels and reads like a summer blockbuster too bad it was such a flop on-screen. But this is Alan Mooreand he always has a purpose beyond entertainment. Too much to talk about here. But one of Moore's most important purposes is his need to challenge our conception of heroes and heroism. It's a theme he tackles in all of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Volume 1 best works, but it takes on a special significance in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol. Captain Nemo is a pirate, Allan Quartermain is an opium addict, Jekyll-Hyde may very well have The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Volume 1 Jack the Ripper, the Invisible Man is a multiple rapist, and Mina Murray is a disgraced woman at least according to the conventions of her time who doesn't seem to like men much anymore. None of these heroes seem as ugly as Rorschach or Comedian, nor are any as ruthless as V, so we enjoy their adventure, cheer them on as they cross swords with the first M who turns out to be the granddaddy of villainous geniusesand overlook behaviours that are little better than the nastiest behaviour of some of Moore's more easy to disdain protagonists. What Moore wants us to consider is in the contrast between his characters and the established characters. He wants to challenge our affinity for these heroes. He wants us to ask questions about them and ourselves: why do we overlook the behaviour of the League? Why are we on their side? Why do we support -- and why do they support -- a nostalgic view of Blighty's colonialism? Why do we give The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Volume 1 heroes a pass? His answer is that we do it because they are familiar. We know them. We know of their exploits, either through first hand experience or through hearsay, and we are ready to embrace their "greatness" before we even start reading about them in the League. We're steeped in their mythologies from the original books to film adaptations to stage plays to comic strips to animation, and having already accepted them as "heroes" we accept them as versions of us. They are us, and we can't see ourselves as anything other than likable, so we cut the "Menagerie" considerably more slack than we'd cut for Moore's other heroes -- and Moore wants us to see that our willing delusion when it comes to these characters is wrong. All the way through this story I couldn't help thinking about The Three Musketeers. It's one of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Volume 1 favourite novels, though I haven't read it for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Volume 1 while, and I don't know anyone who doesn't love d'Artagnan. Hell, I love d'Artagnan. What's not to love? Well, plenty if one takes the time to really consider his behaviour. He's a murderer, a rapist, and a purveyor of myriad nasty little vices. Yet we all or most us love him. Moore wants us to think about that for a while. He wants us to think about why we love the characters we love, then apply that knowledge to the way we see ourselves and the world around us. I think he succeeds, even though its manifestation is so subtle it can be easily missed. The fault, dear Reader, is not in Moore's writing, But in our reading. That is why we are underlings. View all 6 comments. Mar 23, Lyn rated it really liked it. Great good fun! Jekyll and Mr. View all 4 comments. Dec 14, Tina Haigler rated it really liked it Shelves: graphic-novel. While I liked this, it did take me at least three chapters to get into it, or care about the characters. We have a group of rather strange characters, whom most will recognize from some of the classic horror and sci-fi tales, working for a man they don't know really know anything about, and of course, the true boss, hiding in the shadows. The stories are interesting, and kept my attention, but I wasn't truly into it until the characters started forming bonds and being emotionally invested. One t While I liked this, it did take me at least three chapters to get into it, or care about the characters. One thing I didn't like was speech bubbles in foreign languages that weren't translated. I get not everyone speaks English, and that's fine, but if you aren't going to translate text into the language it's published in, then just leave the speech bubbles out. The art is good, and keeps a dark, muddy tone throughout, with a splash of bright color here and there, which I found very fitting. I would recommend this for fans of classic horror and sci-fi, mashups, Sherlock Holmes, the Victorian Era, or England. While it is a good story, it is overly wordy, and repeats itself, using slightly different words or viewpoints, at the beginning of every chapter. It could've easily been a third shorter, just by getting rid of that. I would say read it or skip it, it's up to you, unless you are an H. Lovecraft fan. If you are a fan, I recommend reading it. Sep 30, Sud rated it really liked it Shelves: comics. This was much better than I thought it would be. Well done Alan Moore! A mysterious head of British Intelligence Mr. M wants to put together a League to combat extraordinary threats to the Empire. This first volume has Mina Murray from Dracula- Harker's wife acting as the recruiting agent. The first few stories show how each member was recruited from opium- This was much better than I thought it would be. The first few stories show how each member was recruited from opium-addict Alan Quartermain to Dr. [PDF] The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 1 Book by Alan Moore Free Download ( pages) It is the first story in the larger League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series. The story takes place in in a fictional world where all of the characters and events from Victorian literature and possibly the entirety of fiction coexist. Wells and Robert Louis Stevenson. Inone year after her encounter with DraculaMina Murray has divorced her husband and now works for the British government. She meets with MI5 agent Campion Bond the grandfather of James Bondwho gives her the task of gathering selected members for the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, a secret task force whose job it will be to protect the British Empire from potential threats. Captain Nemo escorts Mina to Egypt, where she finds a heavily intoxicated Allan Quatermain in an opium den. Two Arab men enter the den and attempt to rape Mina, but Allan intervenes and kills one of them.
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