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Alan Moore is one of the best writers to ever work in comic books. His stories are always entertaining in their execution, and his characters are always well fleshed-out thru narration, dialog, and detailed back-stories. But in the case of “From Hell,” Alan Moore’s fictional, graphic novel account of the Jack the Ripper murders, there really is such a thing as “too much of a good thing.” At almost 600 pages, this book is a whopper of a read! The extensive research that went into making “From Hell” is obvious and appreciated, but overwhelming. At times, the written narration and dialog can engulf a panel. Fortunately, Eddie Campbell’s illustrations are still able to shine behind the numerous, conspicuous word-balloons. “Creepy” and “graphic” are the first adjectives that come to mind when describing “From Hell.” Campbell’s style has a simplistic, unembellished, old-world, sketchy quality that’s perfect for depicting The Victorian-era. And this is Moore’s most spine-tingling work since the British writer’s work on DC Comic’s “Swamp Thing” first introduced him to his legion of American fans. Extremely graphic depictions of sex and violence are littered throughout- which is entirely appropriate, considering the book’s subject. The easily-offended would do good to steer-clear of “From Hell.” But if you’re a fan of Moore, Campbell, Historically-relevant fiction, or suspense, AND you have a few days to spare, “From Hell” may be the book for you!Read full review
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This dark graphic novel written by Alan Moore (The Watchmen) explores the seedy underworld of 18th century London to shed the light of who Jack the Ripper truly was. While this is a crime drama book, it is much more than a who-dunit book, it probes into the human psyche. This book is not only a Graphic novel in it's format, but also literally a <u>graphic</u> novel (pardon the pun). Eddie Campbell's drawings are very moody and very detailed, and this is definitely not a book for the kids. None the less, if you liked the movie then you will most certainly love the book.
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