the league of extraordinary gentlemen volume ii

They are villains whom we delude ourselves into thinking are heroic they’re not heroes.SPOILER OVER And even calling them anti-heroes seems too kind. It is a unsavoury piece typical of Alan Moore’s work, His heroes are nowhere near as heroic as heroes are supposed to be. Interesting, then, that her rape (if that is indeed what it was) is withheld, but we are given a clear view of Hyde raping Griffin for revenge. What to say? I wasn't convinced that Griffin actually raped Mina, although there seems to be some implication of that in her diary response after the Invisible Man's attack, but since the only violation from Griffin we actually see is Mina's severe beating, the question of rape remains up in the air. Together they show an interesting shift back and forth between Mina in control and Quartermain trying to regain the control he's lost, and it is nice to see that his attempt to regain control is Moreauvians (I just like hearing that name in my head).

I liked the first sex scene in the Inn, but I didn't care much for the outdoor sex scene that is intruded upon by the Moreauvians.

Mina is in control of who she and Quartermain are. Quartermain's control begins to slip, and it is banished entirely once Mina takes him to bed. I see now that Moore is trying to show us a strong woman in a Victorian England which completely frowns on strength in a woman.

Big fan of Wilhelmina Harker in the second volume.

And there were plenty of extra references to children's lit that I liked.

It turned out well though, and I think it really suited the general aesthetic. The art is bizarre, almost comical, and I had trouble getting into it to begin with. Moreau and all his 'Moreauvians' (thanks for the new word, Amber), all of whom live in a forest. It creates a sense of the people surrounding Alan Moore's anti-heroes, which isn't something you always get in comic books. Another cool bit of pencilling is when O'Neill places the League in the background and foregrounds the people of England, fleeing from the cities, getting drunk in alleys, whatever. The way he exaggerates features through understatement is difficult to describe, but there is a sort of Victorian reality that he captures that is really effective. One of my favourite parts of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol 2 are Kevin O'Neill's pencils.

And because of that you get point form adapted from a discussion I've been having about the comic while reading it. I don't know why, but I don't much care to write a review, yet I feel compelled to do so.

The league of extraordinary gentlemen volume ii