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From Hell - New Cover Edition (Paperback)

by Eddie Campbell (Artist), Alan Moore (Author) "There, two pennorth on the nail ..." (more)

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Paperback: 572 pages
Publisher: Top Shelf Productions; New edition edition (Feb 23 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0958578346
ISBN-13: 978-0958578349
Product Dimensions: 25.4 x 19.3 x 3.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (70 customer reviews)

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The mad, shaggy genius of the comics world dips deeply into the well of history and pulls up a cup filled with blood in From Hell. Alan Moore did a couple of Ph.D.'s worth of research into the Whitechapel murders for this copiously annotated collection of the independently published series. The web of facts, opinion, hearsay, and imaginative invention draws the reader in from the first page. Eddie Campbell's scratchy ink drawings evoke a dark and dirty Victorian London and help to humanize characters that have been caricatured into obscurity for decades. Moore, having decided that the evidence best fits the theory of a Masonic conspiracy to cover up a scandal involving Victoria's grandson, goes to work telling the story with relish from the point of view of the victims, the chief inspector, and the killer--the Queen's physician. His characterization is just as vibrant as Campbell's; even the minor characters feel fully real. Looking more deeply than most, the author finds in the "great work" of the Ripper a ritual magic working intended to give birth to the 20th century in all its horrid glory. Maps, characters, and settings are all as accurate as possible, and while the reader might not ultimately agree with Moore and Campbell's thesis, From Hell is still a great work of literature. --Rob Lightner

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Legendary comics writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell have created a gripping, hallucinatory piece of crime fiction about Jack the Ripper. Detailing the events that led up to the Whitechapel murders and the cover-up that followed, From Hell has become a modern masterpiece of crime noir and historical fiction.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely amazing, April 26 2004

By	C. Fletcher (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I was absolutely amazed by the depth and quality of Alan Moore's FROM HELL. I've been reading graphic novels for a little over a year now, and in terms of subtlety, nuance, and overall storytelling, FROM HELL is head and shoulders above anything else I've read. I'm currently reading Moore's WATCHMEN, which also seems to be of equal quality.

I've never experienced anything close to what FROM HELL delivers in the admittedly short time that I've been reading comics. Alan Moore writes with the ear of a novelist and the eye of a portraitist. He packs this well-researched story of the Jack the Ripper murders with a wide and observant representation of life.

This graphic novel isn't just a retelling of the facts of the Jack the Ripper case (though it does an extraordinary job of that). It takes it all to the next level, and examines the reasons for examining such things.

It's not so much a suspense story (you know who the killer is right from the beginning) but rather one of internal discovery. A fascinating work of art and work of literature that should be read by anyone who wants to see just what comics are capable of.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Stellar, April 2 2004

By	Kay A. Ching (Singapore) - See all my reviews

The pages can get quite ugly; ink splotches, grotesque dissections et al. All this was very necessary, but the story, however, was homogenous- it was a dark and intelligent epic, and one that has numerous elements of realism, so this doesn't step in that "fantasy" category with truculent elves and other Dei ex Machina. In short, I loved the book. Here was a story which dared to stick it's thumb up at the comics establishment (published in the '80s, wot.) and it did it remarkably well.

Truly, this book told its tale like a movie, and the numerous mises-en-scene were deftly handled, and the royal chaps were masterfully portrayed. It had a fine start, and good closure too, quite unlike many money-churning comics you see on the shelf today with issues running into the hundreds. Definite start, definite end, definite masterpiece.

'Tis a shame pop culture so mangled the movie, and if you hated the film (as I did) and want to read the book nonetheless, please do.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, Feb 9 2004

By	Ellen Pellnat "Not really Ellen, she's my wife" (Stuyvesant, NY, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Alan Moore's incredible "From Hell" is wonderful for many reasons. The first is Alan Moore, who all of this can be blamed on. His great ear for the harsh dialogue of england is awe-inspiring, and as is his symbolic story-telling (which is oddly non-pretentious, considering how easily this stuff could become a preachy dissertation on human decency and madness and all sorts of other things; instead it stays true to its absolutely human roots and delivers its messages subtly enough that you can barely feel them penetrate, rather than have it be spoken by one of its characters in a heart-straining moment. He realizes that those moments rarely occur, and almost certainly wouldn't under these conditions. Hm, i should an end paretheses around here somewhere. Maybe i'll just hide it elsewhere in the review nad make you hunt for it. no, that would be rude. Damn you, ADD, i got off topic...again....). The second thing is Eddie Cambell. His gritty reaslism (a term used far too often in the description of comic art, but it certainly does apply here) and the feel of his scratchy (and professionally unfinished) linework perfectly carries out Moore's story. The third thing is the sense of how the story should be told that really endears itself to the reader. By that i mean that the amount of research and pure, unfiltered time and effort that went into this book shines on every page. Everything is perfectly in place and all, even if you don't agree with Moore's theory on the Ripper, it all seems to fit together. The last thing that makes this book great is the Ripper himself. The utterly believable characterization and the sense of self righteousness that flows from this terrifying man are amazing. His fanaticism and controlled madness are astounding. This is one of the greatest characters i have ever read, and his final scene, the end of the book, is positively breathtaking. With his final words of
"As I become
God
And then..."
resonate with the reader for months to come. This story is chilling, frightening, dark, bleak, funny, romantic, desperate, sickening, appalling, insomnia-inducing, morbid, original, classic, complex, confusing, simple, harsh, symbolic, entertaining, sad, hopeful, hopeless, unflinching, unwilling to pull punches, fictional and real. That and everything more. The book is one of the greatest books (not just comics) that i've ever read, and the entire overall story seems to come barrelling right into your chest the instant you've finished it, and despite its morbid, violent and sexist characters and events, you can't help but be glad it has. Buy it, read it, think about it, and read it again and again. You'll find it hard to put down.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Credit to whom credit is due ...
In light of the applause given to this particular author, the Freemason research - "a couple of Ph. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Comic books aren't literature?....Bah!
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