I liked this a lot more in the second half for some reason.

Quite enjoyable. As a fan of 19th century adventure novels, I thoroughly enjoyed this graphic novel. I wish I could read Arabic and Chinese to fully understand what happened. I also just recently saw the film version and enjoyed it as well. I think both versions highlight the strengths of their respective media. I will say that the comic version of Nemo's sub is slightly more believable than the cinematic version plus I have to give credit to the graphic novel remembering the sequel The Mysterious Island which is by far my favorite Jules Verne book.

What is *not* to like about this book:)

Man, the first book was all right, this one plain sucked. I don't understand why Moore had to go and make it so grotesque, like the amount of graphic scenes was absolutely not necessary and the ending was just plain abrupt. Like what? How did they survive? And there are so many problematic takes in these books, especially with the way Mina is treated. Like, is half the cast in love with her because she is a woman? Only respectable character is Nemo. At least he backs out and retires after this shitty turn of events. It would appear that the League, for being a collection of so many protagonists, is always being manipulated, by someone or the other. I did not like it. Maybe my tastes are different but I thought I liked epic crossovers like this.

I had heard a lot of rave reviews about this book, because of which I decided to pick it up. While to a reader who is familiar with all the classic characters mentioned above, such as 2000 leagues under the sea, Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, Invisible Man, Dr Jekyll & Hyde, among the plethora of classical literature or literature set in Victorian Era that have cross-overed, it can be quite a treat, I imagine. I personally had to look up many characters because I haven't read much. There are however some plotholes. The Invisible Man's death's explanation for example, I wasn't very convinced. So there were a few other inconsistencies like that and somehow Dr Jekyll & Hyde, seems like a cheap version of Hulk, so that's a little, meh. The art work suitable to the steampunk style of story it takes, however, I am personally not a huge fan. I will be reading the sequel though.

Great fun but not more. I admire their commitment to the bit: there are 6 pages of authentically cracked Victorian ads in the back of each issue, everyone's having a great time being haughty and obsequious in the letters page... Moore is a master of flimflam and persiflage, of words like "flimflam" and "persiflage" and sentences like If man ye be and not some craven dog of Flanders, then G..'s name do not miss our profuse climax! The key to seeming Victorian is hauteur and censoriousness, especially on race and sex, and it takes nerve to do that now, as Moore does.

As this series has progressed Moore has moved away from what I loved about the first two Volumes of LoEG (i.e. taking classic characters and slamming them together to see what happens) and moved towards creating an experimental, warped dreamscape that also serves as a did-you-spot-it game of obscure cultural references. It's still brilliant and thrilling, but while I'll happily pick up and re-read the first two Volumes cover to cover, the rest of the series will probably leave my shelf far more rarely.

Not bad, just very graphic. while i loved all the references to classic lit, i'm not too fond of graphic violence and sex...

The Victorian Age saw the creation of some of the most famous characters in Western literature: Captain Nemo, usually found in his mythical ship 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; Allan Quartermain, the adventurer who discovered King Solomon’s Mines; Mina Murray, the heroine who barely escaped from Dracula; Hawley Griffin, the original Invisible Man himself; Henry Jekyll and his alter ego, better known as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Comics genius Alan Moore collects them all here and turns them into team of superheroes who use their unique capabilities, powers, and experiences to save England from the clutches of a mysterious madman. The year is 1898, and the heroes have been gathered together in London from all corners of the globe by the head of the Secret Service. They’re a rough-and-tumble bunch, flawed and washed-up, but when a criminal mastermind threatens to firebomb London’s East End and bring down the British Empire, these 19th century characters come to life and rally to the rescue. The illustrations are as bright and action-packed as anything out of Superman, Batman, Spiderman, or Moore’s own comic masterpiece The Watchmen. Originally published as individual comic book issues and then collected into two volumes, Moore and his team of artists at DC Comics created two additional adventures, The Black Dossier and Century 1910. Together, the series is as chock-full of superhero-style action, danger, gore, and derring-do as it is of historical detail, literary references, and Victorian flair. A League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is another genre-buster that proves just how much mystery and adventure can be packed into one fantastic era.

Magnífico. Me ha gustado más que el primero. Una historia bastante sencilla, llena de referencias victorianas y alguna posterior. Muy entretenido.

I liked Volume 2 more than Volume 1; but, really, you can't read volume 2 on its own. The main storyline was stronger than in the first one - War of the Worlds - but there was also more character development. Hyde is particularly disturbing and turns out more complex than I would have expected and, as brutal and vicious as he was, I kind of liked him (but would never cross him.

Reread this and re-evaluated my intial reaction. It is a great concept - gathering famous and infamous literary characters who have, in most cases, gone to seed and sending them off on new adventures. It was interesting - but I felt that the author and artist were at times trying to hard to be clever and I found myself a bit too distracted from the storylines, trying to catch all the literary character references. The artwork was not my favourite style and that may be part of my reaction to the series. I liked the choice of characters and the rather seedy condition that most of them were in long after their "literary" life was done. All that backstory and "missing years" to play with would have made for a more fascinating read, but the focus of the stories was more on the plot than the characters and the plots weren't as strong as the characters in this volume.