From Hell
Alan Moore (Watchmen) and Eddie Campbell (Bacchus), grandmasters of the comics medium, present a book often ranked among the greatest graphic novels of all time: From Hell.
From the squalid alleys of the East End to the Houses of Parliament, from church naves to dens of the occult, all of London feels the uniquely irresistable blend of fascination, revulsion, and panic that the Ripper offers. The city teeters on the brink of the twentieth century, and only the slightest prodding is necessary to plunge it into a modern age of terror.
Moore and 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 is a modern masterpiece of crime noir and historical fiction.
From the squalid alleys of the East End to the Houses of Parliament, from church naves to dens of the occult, all of London feels the uniquely irresistable blend of fascination, revulsion, and panic that the Ripper offers. The city teeters on the brink of the twentieth century, and only the slightest prodding is necessary to plunge it into a modern age of terror.
Moore and 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 is a modern masterpiece of crime noir and historical fiction.
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Community Reviews
This is a graphic novel that theorizes who Jack the Ripper was and why he committed the murders. And, yes, the film with Johnny Depp was loosely based on this story!
This is absolutely for mature audiences as it depicts graphic sexual situations and violence/murder.
All in all, it was a very interesting take on who Jack the Ripper was. A good a theory as any!
One con is the font! If you have poor vision like I do, there are times when you’ll read a sentence and it won’t make sense because of one word that will look like it says something else. I would have to pick up the book, look up above from my glasses, and press my face close to make out various words.
However, I did enjoy the art! An awesome depiction of what I would think London looked like at that time. The dark and grimy feel was perfect for this story!
This is absolutely for mature audiences as it depicts graphic sexual situations and violence/murder.
All in all, it was a very interesting take on who Jack the Ripper was. A good a theory as any!
One con is the font! If you have poor vision like I do, there are times when you’ll read a sentence and it won’t make sense because of one word that will look like it says something else. I would have to pick up the book, look up above from my glasses, and press my face close to make out various words.
However, I did enjoy the art! An awesome depiction of what I would think London looked like at that time. The dark and grimy feel was perfect for this story!
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