I was going to use this for a square. But since I skimmed the last 200 pages, I'm not really comfortable using it. (Undoubtedly because I have so many books that qualifiy for squares). Moore's story telling is good and I love the historic notes. So why two stars to this good look at the Ripper? ...
This graphic novel combines chicken scratch artwork and uneven lettering with lacklustre storytelling. It was confusing and boring at the same time. I cannot recommend it at all. The only reason I wasn’t completely lost at the start was because I’d seen the movie years ago. The artwork made it almos...
Ripperology is a mess of theories and conspiracies, an impossible puzzle which obsessive writers turn into narratives that tell us more about the author than about crime or murder. Moore knows this as well as anyone, pointing out in his afterward that the whole thing has become a silly game, a mastu...
Jack the ripper story. Interesting.
Both the artwork and the story were elaborate and interesting, but neither was good for a comic book.The artwork was ink on paper and it was masterfully executed, but in many frames I couldn’t differentiate characters and it made me confused. By the way, I think that Campbell managed to portray 19th...
The story of Jack the Ripper (and all the conspiracy and speculation surrounding it) is fascinating. I read the appendix along with the graphic novel itself (I'd read a few pages, then flip to the back). It was not a very effecient way to read, but the clarification of what was pure fiction, what wa...
Oh, the shark, has, pretty teeth, dear....and he shows them, pearly white Just a jackknife, has macheath, yeah.....and he keeps it, out of sight When the shark bites, with his teeth, dear....scarlet billows start to spread Fancy gloves, though, wears macheath, yeah..so there's not a trace, hmmmm of ...
Um, I didn't really like it. Actually, I didn't even finish it, which is really rare for me. But I couldn't figure out what was going on, and the writing was hard to read, and i just...got bored. So I stopped.
There is so much to this book (graphic novel) that I really did need a few days to digest it as well as a chance to reread a few of the notes at the end.I do realise that it's one of the repudiated theories of who the Ripper was but it's still a compelling read and the somewhat indistinct art lends ...
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