From Hell by Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell, 0958578346, Lowest Book Price Finder

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Good...

I read this book over the course of one week,yes it was gripping,yes it was good but lets not get too excited it wasnt great. 2 chapters were so dialogue heavy that I wondered why moore bothered making this a comic and didnt just write a novel. Waaaaaay to much of the book requires you to read the appendix at the back to make any sense of and I'm sorry but I find that both irratating and unimpressive,if the book was really well written I wouldnt need clarification of anyhting. Moore has an obsession with making people see comics as art and make them respected like any great novel or film and it causes him to forget why people read comics in the first place,fun! The art is good,very fitting to the period piece nature of the book. I would recommend this book to try but try and sneak a read in a book shop or borrow a friends before investing,its not for everyone.

Excellent

Heavy on craft jargon and historic detail. This is good and bad. Footnotes necessary. Disturbing subject matter unsuitable for youngsters.
An interesting story. Quality of the artwork is not the best at times.

Monumental

Alan Moore's stated aim was to solve in fiction, that which could not be answered by conventional analysis or enquiry and my word, did he succeed.

A giant tower house of a thing, it must be one the most engrossing reads ever - part examination of the crimes, part critique of Victorian society, part history lesson and part mythical analysis. In some instances even one page can take ages to properly read and understand, but in each an every case it is well worth it. The epilogue `Dance of the Gull Catchers' should be required reading for anyone even remotely interested in history of any sort.

Eddie Campbell's black and white ink-style is wonderfully complimentary to the narrative; you simply couldn't imagine it any other way.

Well done to Topshelf for going all out with this edition - good quality paper (unlike other versions) and a good size and well bound. The only sadness for me was the lack of inclusion of Campbell's cover-paintings for each issue, but no doubt it was the financial consideration - I recommend seeking out the individual editions if you can, or have a look at Eddie Campbell's blog spot for more background and info.

Everyone always talks about `Watchmen' but this powerhouse beast of a thing must rank among Moore's best work, if only because it transcends it's own medium and genre to become something of real relevance way, way beyond what it's initial appearance suggests. I'm not even that curious about the case, but that is almost irrelevant because of the amount of insight this work has in a broader context.

I strongly urge anyone with even a passing interest to check this out - you are unlikely to be disappointed. And if you can, treat yourself to the hardback edition.

From Hell The Compleat Scripts

All the other reviews are for From Hell the Graphic Novel whilst this book is From Hell the Compleat scripts . This is a book that prints Alan moores Scripts for the comic book series and gives the reader an idea of the detail that alan moore invests into his work. A great book for potential script writers or like myself an admirer of this authors work who is much under rated in the modern literary world. Comics is still regarded as a substandard art form by those who are unfortunately in control of weak minded fools.

A WORK OF ART

What makes FROM HELL such an extraordinary example of sequential art is the fact that both the script and the art work are faultless and fantastic on their own but even better when combined. Moore's superb story and Campbell's incredible black and white are a match made in heaven. The novel is essentially a piece of "Victoriana" peppered with artistic, historical and literary references to the period creating an overall reality effect ( the voices of the characters sound real and genuine) that contrasts greatly with the fantastic aspects of the work ( the masonic conspiracy and the introduction of a whole cast of period personalities such as Wilde, the Elephant man and Queen Victoria herself). The art work is sensational and so appropriate that it makes one wonder if Moore and Campbell are not twins separated at birth. Campbell's style is sketchy (I believe that he worked in the fashion industry) which allows him to create a whole world of characters and urban landscapes in an energetic and very dynamic way. The characters are so well defined and yet on occasion they are nothing more than impressionist etchings. And Campbell's visual representation of Victorian London and its architecture is simply formidable.

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