The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Vol. 2 (original 2002; edition 2011)

Another watered down affair - the same motley of fav-characters crew is at work. However, this time their role to prevent the calamity remained limited. Instead new things happen - Allan Quatermain and Mina Murray indulge themselves. Hawley Griffin assaults Mina and pays for it with his life. The calamity this time is the invasion of the aliens - an interest but too oft-repeated concept - leaves me cold. Except those few vivid scarlet, colourful illustrations and three-legged apparitions - there is nothing else I remember about the story. At the end of the book, only two (or, three? I can't remember what happened to Nemo.) of the crew remain - indicating a thankful end of a forgettable series.
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Just as good as the first. Maybe better. ( )

Because they are in danger of losing an intergalactic war on Mars thanks in part to the efforts of two Englishmen, aliens launch an invasion on Earth focusing on England. The invasion is very akin to H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds , and there is a subplot taken from The Island of Dr. Moreau. ( )

There are actually 3 parts to this graphic novel so I'll talk about each of them separately.

The comic. I thought the story was a cool idea and I LOVE the art. BUT... The aliens were super powerful and I really feel like the League was kind of useless against them except for Nemos advanced weaponry. Besides one fight scene they spent the entire story running or investigating. That said, there were some "interesting" things that happened between league members.

The extras. These were hilarious. I'm very glad they were included.

The travel log. This is the part I couldn't finish. It was basically an almanac of fantastic places and peoples. It must have taken a LOT of research because it was really long. My problem is that even with the amount of reading I've done (a lot) I was unfamiliar with many of the 1-2 line entries. As a result it was really boring.

So overall it was fun and the art was great but I could have done without the travel log thingy. ( )

Another great Moore book - I like the quirky humour of the League and ther is plenty of it here. Great illustrations too. I want more of the League but all of the other books appear to be one off specials. Are they worth it? ( )