In June, we will be reading The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen .
Please post your comments in this thread.
In June, we will be reading The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen .
Please post your comments in this thread.
Do we know if we're reading all three volumes or just volume 1?
I think the nomination was only for the Volume 1 but, if anyone happens to read the others too, I don't see why they should not be discussed as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by OrphanPip
How different it is from the movie!
I downoaded it but haven't cracked it open yet, I thought it was the graphis novel one and I saw words so I got confused.
There are short stories and fake victorian ads included with the graphic novel.
Soooooooo, have the six people who voted for LoEG even read it yet?
I was wondering that also. Sure been a quiet group this month.
I've read it lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi
Me too. It sure isn't like the movie. Copious quantities of violent rape, anyone?
Best ice breaker ever, "Hey guys! How 'bout that rape, eh?"Quote:
Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf
Hmm, if we want to speak about it seriously. We can talk about how Moore makes use of the metafictional aspects. His retooling of Victorian plots, characters, obscure references, and the use of a sort of fin de siecle art-deco style.