2 stars

As many of the other reviews have said, I thought the concept was very good but the execution just didn’t come through. As someone who had not seen the movie, I had no idea what to expect. Things started off well. I enjoyed trying to figure out who everyone was. But there was just something missing from the pages of this book. I can’t quite place it. The entire time I was reading, I felt passive and apathetic. I really didn’t care if the group succeeded or failed. Perhaps it was because none of the characters are relatable or really even very good people, which made it hard to actually care about them. The whole storyline of Griffin at Coote’s Academy really turned me off from the story (especially since it was agreed he could get a pardon for his crimes if he cooperated with the team.)

As far at the artwork goes, it was okay. I think there was a lot of senseless unnecessary blood and gore that didn’t really fit with the story or was just overdone. Pretty much anywhere Griffin and Hyde went, I was ready for some ridiculous unmatched “fight” scene (or massacre).

I also really wasn’t impressed by Hyde/Jekyll. Like many of his more recent representations, Hyde was horribly over-exaggerated. He was turned into a kind of Hulk figure that needed to kill absolutely everything (but could still rationally communicate).

And while I realize it is The League of Extraordinary “Gentlemen”, I cannot help but hate everything about Miss Murray’s role. I felt like most of the time the guys were just complaining about how much they hated Miss Murray. Maybe it wouldn’t be so irradiating if she was actually a good character. But she kept going back and forth between telling people off and then needing to be saved from something or other. She talked tough but was made into kind of a wimp. Also, while she does complain about how the men treat her, she didn’t really do much about it. And the repeated sexualizing scenes were quite annoying.

So for the most part, I was not impressed by this book. Good idea, but everything sort of fell apart from there.

“Allan and the Sundered Veil” was interesting, but felt very drawn out. It was difficult to read as a whole and is probably best read with breaks between chapters to recreate the time between comics. The story was okay, a little trippy at times, but an interesting idea.