Tag Archives: League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

COMICS CAN BE AWESOME (8 February 2021)

Posted on February 8, 2021 by I.M. Baytor

Your explosive reminder that comics can be awesome: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (v2) #1 Tartarus #1 God Is Dead #3

Posted in GLIMPSES INTO AWESOMENESS | Tagged Ben Dimagmaliw, Di Amorim, God Is Dead, Jack T. Cole, Jim Campbell, Juanmar, Kevin O'Neill, Kurt Hathaway, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Tartarus | Leave a comment

Expanding The War of the Worlds – part 2

Posted on July 23, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

If you read last week’s post, you know I’ve been discussing comics that expanded H.G. Wells’ classic novel The War of the Worlds. Today I want to start with The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Alan Moore’s and Kevin O’Neill’s fun … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Moore, Cold War, D'Israeli, Emma Beeby, H.G. Wells, horror, I.N.J. Culbard, Ian Edginton, Kevin O'Neill, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, politics, Scarlet Traces, science fiction, War of the Worlds | 2 Comments

10 Alan Moore short stories in others’ sandboxes

Posted on March 6, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

The conversation in the comments section of The Tempest’s post back in January got me thinking about how much of Alan Moore’s career was spent playing with other creators’ toys, providing some of the greatest gun-for-hire work in the medium… … Continue reading →

Posted in FANTASTIC ADVENTURES | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Davis, Alan Moore, Ben Dimagmaliw, Bill Willingham, Bob Lappan, Bryan Talbot, C.D. Alexandar, Carl Gafford, Dan Mishkin, Facundo Percio, Gene D'Angelo, God Is Dead, Hernan Cabrera, Jenny O'Connor, Joe Orlando, John Costanza, John Higgins, Jonathan Hickman, Kevin O'Neill, Kurt Hathaway, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Melinda Gebbie, Michael Zulli, Mike Costa, science fiction, Star Wars, Stephen Bissette, Stephen Murphy, Steve Dillon, Steve Potter, Terry Austin, Todd Klein | 1 Comment

2019’s book of the year

Posted on January 9, 2020 by I.M. Baytor

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, Gotham Calling’s 2019 book of the year is The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Tempest. There were other strong contenders, most notably the first volume of Chris Ware’s Rusty Brown, with its geometric … Continue reading →

Posted in BOOKS OF THE YEAR | Tagged 2000 AD, Alan Moore, Ben Dimagmaliw, Chris Ware, Damon Lindelof, James Bond, Kevin O'Neill, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Todd Klein | 4 Comments

Spotlight on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – part 2

Posted on December 26, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

If you read the last post, you know what’s going on. This time around, let’s look at the set of volumes of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen dealing with the last hundred-years-or-so, starting with the bleak Century trilogy. Century: 1910 … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Alan Moore, Ben Dimagmaliw, Kevin O'Neill, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, movies, politics, science fiction, World War II | Leave a comment

Spotlight on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen – part 1

Posted on December 23, 2019 by I.M. Baytor

If Master Race and other stories was Gotham Calling’s 2018 book of the year, this time around that questionable honor goes to The Tempest, the collection that marks the ending – twenty years after the first issue came out – … Continue reading →

Posted in WEBS OF FICTION | Tagged Alan Moore, Ben Dimagmaliw, Bill Oakley, Cold War, Ian Edginton, Kevin O'Neill, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, politics, science fiction, Todd Klein | Leave a comment