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| Apr 19th, 2008 09:05 PM | ||
| Kybo Ren | Once you've been around for awhile, there's nothing but fucking and fighting. The black dossier was the best book i've read so far this year (second: dead names, simon). Any league fans should watch sherlock holmes: the golden years. besides Mycroft, Aj Raffles shows up. | |
| Apr 6th, 2008 09:19 PM | ||
| Nick |
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| Apr 6th, 2008 05:41 AM | ||
| Fat_Hippo | At least that part of it is realisitc! | |
| Apr 6th, 2008 02:36 AM | ||
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| Mar 22nd, 2008 12:06 PM | ||
| Protoclown |
I'm disappointed to hear this. I picked it up back when it came out but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet (you should see my stack of unread comics, it's fucking ridiculous), but I flipped through it, and I do like the design of the book. I like all the different styles and the bizarre short pages and everything. I guess I should have expected it to not be a proper story because of the "dossier" bit. I guess I'll have to wait and see for myself, but this doesn't give me much hope. |
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| Feb 9th, 2008 01:58 AM | ||
| Zbu Manowar | I was just kidding about the 21st Century part. That I made up. But still, including old American Pulp characters isn't a deal breaker. It's cool to see Gulliver of Mars and John Carter meeting up. Just needs more Tars Tarkas to really kick ass. | |
| Jan 31st, 2008 12:55 AM | ||
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| Jan 14th, 2008 10:19 AM | ||
| Zbu Manowar |
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That said, I should pick this up to see just what it's about. I dig the whole idea of intertextuality and the fantastic and think Moore could hold his weight with these. Granted, I don't see how he could do a 21st Century one of these but hope springs eternal....that, and seeing the lead characters of American Psycho and Prozac Nation leading a League of their own just makes me laugh. 
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| Jan 14th, 2008 04:07 AM | ||
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| Jan 14th, 2008 12:58 AM | ||
| Tadao | How was the first volume btw? Was it just kind of blah with hopes that the next one would be better? | |
| Jan 14th, 2008 12:55 AM | ||
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| Jan 14th, 2008 12:32 AM | ||
| Tadao |
Both, plus the horrible ending in 3d. It's actually not all that often that a real train wreck happens. Yeah there are shitty comics, but when something with potential turns into such a mess... you'll wish you had an unopened copy. |
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| Jan 14th, 2008 12:23 AM | ||
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| Jan 13th, 2008 11:41 PM | ||
| Tadao | Now I'm intrested in reading it. | |
| Jan 13th, 2008 06:07 PM | ||
| Nick |
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier I was originally going to rant about horrible this graphic novel was, but at the end I figured none of you would want to read three paragraphs of what exactly is wrong with this new installment of the LXG series. I've decided to just sum it all up. 1. A clusterfuck of characters from the early 1900's comics, novels, and television trying to piece together a decent story. 2. Over 50% of the novel is boring back story to characters from novels who are equally boring. Normally this would be fine, but it's presented through case files, and not actually comic pages. 3. The main characters have somehow become ugly shells of their former selves, without any explanation. 4. This graphic novel just seems like an excuse for Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill to include as many sex scenes as they possibly could, honestly every two pages includes tits and ass. 5. The conclusion of the story is presented in 3D, and ends in a speech about the human imagination. One of the most unpleasant endings to a story I have ever had the misfortune to read. It not only rapes your brain, but also makes your eyes bleed. In conclusion, I hate this book, and do not look forward to third volume The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which is coming out later this year. |
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