The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Book

Written by Alan Moore, the creator of comics classics like Watchmen and V for Vendetta, and illustrated by Kevin O'Neill, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a near perfect literary mix of high adventure, twisted science fiction and a wonderful reimagining of classic [anti]heroes. As Alan Moore sees it, London in 1898 was a time of great change as well as an age of stagnation. As the Victorian era was drawing to a close and the twentieth century approached, England was in great need of champions. Borrowed from classic novels of the time, Allan Quatermain, Captain Nemo, Hawley Griffin, Doctor Henry Jekyll, Mister Edward Hyde and Mina Murray are those champions and together they comprise the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Summoned to London from all over the globe and recruited by the enigmatic Campion Bond under the orders of the mysterious "M", these six famed adventurers are called into the service of their country at a time when the British Empire is in dire straits. British Intelligence has learned that the nefarious Doctor has a diabolical plan for world domination and so the League are dispatched to deal with him. But things are not what they seem and the members of the League soon discover that other factors, both cryptic and corpuscular, are at play. With the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Alan Moore has combined his love and knowledge of 19th century adventure literature with his mastery of the 20th superhero phenomenon and has produced a beautifully illustrated triumphant tale of suspense, mystery and intrigue. Remember to keep your eyes peeled whilst following the League's adventures, just about every panel contains references, obscure or otherwise, to famous works of literature ranging from Oliver Twist to Sherlock Holmes.

Comics scriptwriting supremo Alan Moore's incredible reinvention of classic heroes and villains - now available in an eagerly-anticipated paperback. What if some of the best loved literary characters in history were to band together to fight crime? What if Captain Nemo Allan Quatermain Dr Henry Jekyll (together with his brutish alter ego Edward Hyde) and The Invisible Man were brought together by a Miss Mina Harker (who once had a dalliance with a certain Count from Transylvania) to fight the menace of Fu Manchu? Enter the extraordinary world of Alan Moore with this fantastic collection to find out!