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From Hell

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"I shall tell you where we are。 We're in the most extreme and utter region of the human mind。 A dim， subconscious underworld。 A radiant abyss where men meet themselves。 Hell， Netley。 We're in Hell。"

Having proved himself peerless in the arena of reinterpreting superheroes， Alan Moore turned his ever-incisive eye to the squalid， enigmatic world of Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel murders of 1888。 Weighing in at 576 pages， From Hell is certainly the most epic of Moore's works and remarkably and is possibly his finest effort yet in a career punctuated by such glorious highlights as Watchmen and V for Vendetta。 Going beyond the myriad existing theories， which range from the sublime to the ridiculous， Moore presents an ingenious take on the slaughter。 His Ripper's brutal activities are the epicentre of a conspiracy involving the very heart of the British Establishment， including the Freemasons and The Royal Family。 A popular claim， which is transformed through Moore's exquisite and thoroughly gripping vision， of the Ripper crimes being the womb from which the 20th century， so enmeshed in the celebrity culture of violence， received its shocking， visceral birth。

Bolstered by meticulous research that encompasses a wide spectrum of Ripper studies and myths and coupled with his ability to evoke sympathies in such monstrous characters， Moore has created perhaps the finest examination of the Ripper legacy， observing far beyond society's obsessive need to expose Evil's visage。 Ultimately， as Moore observes， Jack's identity and his actions are inconsequential to the manner in which society embraced the Fear: "It's about us。 It's about our minds and how they dance。 Jack mirrors our hysterias。 Faceless， he is the receptacle for each new social panic。"

Eddie Campbell's stunning black and white artwork， replete with a scratchy， dirty sheen， is perfectly matched to the often-unshakeable intensity of Moore's writing。 Between them， each murder is rendered in horrifying detail， providing the book's most unnerving scenes， made more so in uncomfortable， yet lyrical moments as when the villain embraces an eviscerated corpse， craving understanding; pleading that they "are wed in legend， inextricable within eternity"。

Though technically a comic， the term hardly begins to describe From Hell's inimitable grandeur and finesse， as it takes the medium to fresh heights of ingenuity and craftsmanship。 Moore and Campbell's autopsy on the emaciated corpse of the Ripper myth has divulged a deeply disturbing yet undeniably captivating masterpiece。 —Danny Graydon

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Evione ，

Bár messze nem vagyok ripperologist， a Hasfelmetsző-féle gyilkosságokat elég részletesen ismerem， tekintve， hogy a világ leghíresebb sorozatgyilkosával kapcsolatban több könyvet is olvastam， valamint szép számban néztem dokumentumfilmeket és hallgattam podcastokat。 Azt nem mondanám， hogy van kedvenc teóriám azzal kapcsolatban， hogy ki lehetett Jack; van néhány lehetséges jelöltem， de nincs egy， akire azt mondanám， hogy biztosan ő volt az elkövető és más nem jöhet szóba。Nos， a From Hell pont egy Bár messze nem vagyok ripperologist， a Hasfelmetsző-féle gyilkosságokat elég részletesen ismerem， tekintve， hogy a világ leghíresebb sorozatgyilkosával kapcsolatban több könyvet is olvastam， valamint szép számban néztem dokumentumfilmeket és hallgattam podcastokat。 Azt nem mondanám， hogy van kedvenc teóriám azzal kapcsolatban， hogy ki lehetett Jack; van néhány lehetséges jelöltem， de nincs egy， akire azt mondanám， hogy biztosan ő volt az elkövető és más nem jöhet szóba。Nos， a From Hell pont egy olyan teóriát vesz alapul， amit az egyik legvalószínűtlenebbnek tartok az összes általam ismert közül， így még talán azt is lehetne mondani， hogy nem indult túl jól nálam a kötet， amikor rájöttem， hogy Alan Moore a From Hell-ben kit is tesz meg Hasfelmetszőnek， és hogy pontosan melyik teóriára alapozza a képregényt。 Ettől függetlenül már az első oldalaktól elvarázsolódtam。 Na， nem a gyilkosságoktól， hanem Alan Moore zsenijétől és felkészültségétől。 Mindenkinek ajánlom， hogy a képregényt olvasva folyamatosan kövesse azt is， hogy Moore mit ír a könyv végén lévő függelékben az adott oldalról， mert rengeteget tesz hozzá az élményhez。 Igaz， hogy továbbra sem tartom nagyon lehetségesnek， hogy （view spoiler）[ Sir William Gull volt a tettes egy szabadkőműves/királyi összeesküvés részeként （hide spoiler）]， viszont ettől függetlenül is úgy gondolom， hogy Alan Moore remek munkát végzett， teljesen jól játszadozott a valós és kitalált elemekkel， sőt ezeket sikerült egy nagyon hatásos eleggyé gyúrnia。 Ami külön tetszett， hogy mennyire pontosan és milyen érzékenységgel mutatta be a londoni East End lakóinak mindennapjait， és hogy nem csak az elkövetőre， hanem az áldozatokra is fókuszált。Persze， ahhoz， hogy a történet jól működjön szükség volt Eddie Campbell rajzaira is， melyek stílusa nagyon jól illeszkedik a történethez。 A rajzok a kötet elején még kicsit furcsának tűntek， de aztán egyre jobban tetszettek， a végén meg már kifejezetten rajongtam értük*。*Mielőtt valaki félreértene: nem a hentelős részekre gondolok。 。。。more

Brad ，

All the stuff speculating about the Jack the Ripper case is interesting， though it took some pages to find my footing。 There's also a lot of filler， some of it heavily stylized and some of it just boring stuff。 It's interesting to imagine other popular names from the time （the Elephant Man， Oscar Wilde， etc。） intersecting with the story， but it didn't add much for me。 Just my opinion。 All the stuff speculating about the Jack the Ripper case is interesting， though it took some pages to find my footing。 There's also a lot of filler， some of it heavily stylized and some of it just boring stuff。 It's interesting to imagine other popular names from the time （the Elephant Man， Oscar Wilde， etc。） intersecting with the story， but it didn't add much for me。 Just my opinion。 。。。more

Marco Bermudez ，

Loved the original edition， but this colored edition just takes it to a whole new level。 My favorite graphic novel ever。As esoteric， intellectual， mystical and confounding as a piece of （non？）fiction could be。 Moore is an absolute genius。

Rhys Causon ，

I did not finish this and so can only judge the first 200 pages。You'd think being 200 pages into a story something would have actually happened that was worth talking about。 Yet the only thing I can think of is one murder of a character that I knew was going to happen because I knew a bit of the story this was （very loosely） based on。 I expected Alan Moore writing about the Jack the Ripper murders to be similar to how he wrote Rorschach in Watchmen， gritty but at least you can enjoy the way the I did not finish this and so can only judge the first 200 pages。You'd think being 200 pages into a story something would have actually happened that was worth talking about。 Yet the only thing I can think of is one murder of a character that I knew was going to happen because I knew a bit of the story this was （very loosely） based on。 I expected Alan Moore writing about the Jack the Ripper murders to be similar to how he wrote Rorschach in Watchmen， gritty but at least you can enjoy the way the story was told。What I read was a lot of talking about stuff that I did not care for and have no idea if it would pay off because the story is too much of a pain to get through to find out。Usually when I'm not enjoying the story of a comic I can at least enjoy the art in the book but the art was as bad to look at as the dialogue was to read in places。So I can understand why people may like this one but it is certainly a book that has defeated me and I will not be going back to it anytime soon。 。。。more

Roy Dee ，

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Ivan ，

Pročitavši ovo nisam se mogao ne zapitati， koliko li je samo stotina sati utrošeno u istraživanje prije nego li je Moore krenuo pisati ovo djelo？！Količina povijesnih detalja， osoba， događaja， imena ulica， spomenika， zgrada i svega ostalog je upravo nevjerojatna i autor vješto koristi sve te činjenice ne bi li nam dočarao London 19-og stoljeća i ispričao svoju teoriju o identitetu i motivima Jacka The Rippera。Campbellov crtež koji na početku odbija od čitanja s vremenom sjeda sve bolje i ubrzo sa Pročitavši ovo nisam se mogao ne zapitati， koliko li je samo stotina sati utrošeno u istraživanje prije nego li je Moore krenuo pisati ovo djelo？！Količina povijesnih detalja， osoba， događaja， imena ulica， spomenika， zgrada i svega ostalog je upravo nevjerojatna i autor vješto koristi sve te činjenice ne bi li nam dočarao London 19-og stoljeća i ispričao svoju teoriju o identitetu i motivima Jacka The Rippera。Campbellov crtež koji na početku odbija od čitanja s vremenom sjeda sve bolje i ubrzo savršeno dočarava jjad i bijedu s vrha Moorova pera。Obavezno pročitati bilješke pisca。 。。。more

George ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The graphic by Alan Moore is good。 Better than V for Vendetta but worse than Watchmen。 It concerns the story of Jack the Ripper and Moore’s own spin on a story that separates it from what we normally think about。 Individually the separate chapters work quite well， but when taken together it is disjointed and confusing。 Also Alan Moore indulged way too much in his occult fantasies。 The general pull of the novel is that the royal family ordered the murders of the women because the women knew about The graphic by Alan Moore is good。 Better than V for Vendetta but worse than Watchmen。 It concerns the story of Jack the Ripper and Moore’s own spin on a story that separates it from what we normally think about。 Individually the separate chapters work quite well， but when taken together it is disjointed and confusing。 Also Alan Moore indulged way too much in his occult fantasies。 The general pull of the novel is that the royal family ordered the murders of the women because the women knew about an illegitimate child that was conceived by a prince。 So， the royal family hires a doctor to kill them all。 It then contrasts him with a cop and a psychic trying to solve the murders。 All of that stuff is fine。 It’s pretty interesting and the characters are fun to follow。The difficulty comes is that Moore doesn’t string them together well。 Their individual stories are good， but don’t end up coalescing well with one another。 Moore also tried to tie freemasonry and other weird occult stuff into it and it just didn’t work。 It really didn’t have any affect on the story and I assume Moore just wanted to talk about it because he does that stuff and is into it。 But there was basically a whole chapter that was wasted on it。The art is great and the lettering is great。 The dialogue is also really good and written in British dialect so sometimes I had difficulty understand some things unless I read it out loud。 It was cool though。 I also appreciated how he would tie in Victorian era big names like Oscar Wilde for instance into the story。 It was fun。Overall， good。 Not great。 But it has a fun take on Jack the Ripper。 I’d also recommend reading the appendix at the end where Moore explains a lot of his choices。 It helped me appreciate it more。 。。。more

Caleb Abel ，

This was painfully boring so I quit a hundred pages in。

Lisa ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I hated this but I loved how much I hated it。 I prefer books that really give me things to hate over books that are just boring。 Give me ammunition and I’m happy！ Reading the Wikipedia page for the real William Gull was more interesting than From Hell。 Actually， considering he was very likely innocent， it’s a bit shitty to write this whole story about it when he seemed like a decent man who was interested in helping women in the medical profession。 Which is something Alan Moore would not do。 If I hated this but I loved how much I hated it。 I prefer books that really give me things to hate over books that are just boring。 Give me ammunition and I’m happy！ Reading the Wikipedia page for the real William Gull was more interesting than From Hell。 Actually， considering he was very likely innocent， it’s a bit shitty to write this whole story about it when he seemed like a decent man who was interested in helping women in the medical profession。 Which is something Alan Moore would not do。 If Alan Moore could write a female character that is actually respectful to women and not about their sexuality， that would be stunning to me。 Everything I’ve read by him points to him hating women。 I think you need to hate women to constantly write them this way。 Please don’t tell me how I’m wrong because idgaf。 I’ve read enough by him to be frustrated with his writing of women。 Don’t tell me how to feel or how I’m wrong to interpret art the way I do。 🙂From Hell paints women and prostitutes so badly。 They do not matter。 They make the sex and the pee-pee and that’s that。 Seriously， every scene with a woman was either them weeing， having sex， lying around with their minge hanging out or talking total crap。 I don’t think a women would be talking about “a lovely fuck” when two acquaintances of hers have been brutally murdered and it appears she could be next。 Also， it’s lovely that you have to read the （long） annotations to understand most of what’s happening。 Two of my friends who are more into comics than I am were going to read along with me but they gave up somewhere around chapter 2。 I soldiered on and shared the experience with them and got a lot of “wtf”s。 That was my favourite part and what got me through it， sharing my misery with them。 I’m sorry if you idolise Alan Moore， maybe you should get better idols。 I will be ignoring any comments on how I didn’t get it。 Art is subjective and there are different ways of looking at the same thing。 Hence reviews。 Anyone who would get upset about a bad review of something is pretty weak， imo， get a better hobby。 （Only saying this as this is the type of book I can see white males mansplaining to women， don’t do it！ 🙃）My friend said “Wow I didn't think they meant this comic was literally from hell。” 。。。more

Ville-markus Nevalainen ，

From Hell has been nagging me with its existence for years now。 Works that I had read from Alan Moore were always brilliant， so I was intrigued by that alone， but there was something ominous seething from the cover art。 The first few pages that I had leafed through had been drawn in a messy black and white， two men on the beach， a dead seagull （the significance that I only now realize as I write it down， though I think some subconscious part of me had always thought of it as a bad omen， just as From Hell has been nagging me with its existence for years now。 Works that I had read from Alan Moore were always brilliant， so I was intrigued by that alone， but there was something ominous seething from the cover art。 The first few pages that I had leafed through had been drawn in a messy black and white， two men on the beach， a dead seagull （the significance that I only now realize as I write it down， though I think some subconscious part of me had always thought of it as a bad omen， just as intended）。I had never started it however， even if I had loaned it from my library once or twice already。 It's big and bulky， the characters talk in accents， the art style is messy throughout the story， and it just seems too highbrow for someone like me， no matter how hard I'd try。And that was exactly how I felt after reading the first chapter， lost and confused。 I had barely any idea what had happened in that chapter， who the characters were， why they were doing what they were doing， damn， I couldn't even differentiate the characters。 Everyone seemed to have the same name and the art was really incomprehensible when it came to seperating different people。 Surely， this was a mistake。Then I read the second chapter and though I was still more or less confused， it was all so damn well written and paced。 I didn't know where it was going， where it had even begun， but I was still enjoying it。 I loved the idea of it， how it was so meticulously crafted， and even in my confused state， I couldn't deny the craftsmanship。Then the end of the chapter brought it all together and everything clicked， not just the second but the first chapter， and after that， I was simply hooked。 Yes， there are some chapters （especially the fourth one with the city-tour） and segments that are really difficult to understand and make you want to give it up， but even then， it works。 You begin to understand more and more and see that everything is chosen because of specific purpose。I completely understand that this is not for everyone and there's rare few readers that I'd even recommend it。 Though I learned to love （most of） the artstyle， it is simple and crude。 Even if I think the story is beautifully told， there are problems in it and sometimes you just have to trust that it is leading to somewhere。One of the weirdest thing with this collection， is that the Appendix with notes and references is almost a must read for everyone who decides to read the text。 I felt that they might've spent some time doing their research but only there do you realize how insanely they researched everything in the collection。 It's not that the houses look something like that， it is a depiction of THE house。 And sure， there's a lot of speculation， no one really knows who Jack the Ripper really is， but it is a convincing story and the more out-there scenes really benefit the story。After struggling for years to start this， I understand where my own hesitation came from， but I really have to say that this is a beautiful graphic novel - just not for everyone。 。。。more

Meg ，

Utterly horrific and incredibly well-written， which makes it even more horrific because it feels True。 I need something hopeful to read now， this has brought me low！

Brendan ，

There is clearly a lot to like in this。 The beautiful， visceral artwork and the wonderful layout and interweaving of time sing， but I just can't get over my supreme indifference of Ripperology。 I have this problem with the majority of the true crime genre， but in this one I never felt a connection to anyone。 The story was told with an omniscient perspective that left me cold and unfeeling。 Perhaps that was the point， but I find it a struggle to enjoy a book that emotionally removes the reader fr There is clearly a lot to like in this。 The beautiful， visceral artwork and the wonderful layout and interweaving of time sing， but I just can't get over my supreme indifference of Ripperology。 I have this problem with the majority of the true crime genre， but in this one I never felt a connection to anyone。 The story was told with an omniscient perspective that left me cold and unfeeling。 Perhaps that was the point， but I find it a struggle to enjoy a book that emotionally removes the reader from the story while presenting murders I'm already not interested in。Unfortunately， two things I'm simply not interested in: Jack the Ripper and the true authorship of Shakespeare's plays。 。。。more

Alok ，

From Hell is an intense book depicts a theory about Jack the Ripper killings （featuring the British Royalty， Freemasons etc。） in a manner that pushes the boundaries of what a comic book or a graphic novel is meant to be。To start off with， it's clear that Alan and co （based on the notes， it appears Gaiman was involved too。）， spent a significant time researching every small detail around the time when the murders occurred。 There is an incredible amount of detail in the main plot， the minor charact From Hell is an intense book depicts a theory about Jack the Ripper killings （featuring the British Royalty， Freemasons etc。） in a manner that pushes the boundaries of what a comic book or a graphic novel is meant to be。To start off with， it's clear that Alan and co （based on the notes， it appears Gaiman was involved too。）， spent a significant time researching every small detail around the time when the murders occurred。 There is an incredible amount of detail in the main plot， the minor characters are fleshed or talked about （guest appearances by Yates， Wilde etc。）， the footnotes and it generally presents a good view of the Victorian society at the time。However， It is a piece of work。 It has a fair amount of uncomfortable moments （read excessively detailed murders）， which is compounded by pages of dull text。 For instance， there is a chapter where the killer goes around town explaining his actions or madness （？）。 Its supposed to a be dialogue between the driver and the killer， but the driver appears to have dozed off midway， which leaves us with some lengthy （boring） exposition。 That said， what truly cripples the book， is the artwork and the lettering。 In the pursuit of building a gritty， muddy world suitable to the story / time period， the artwork fails to make its characters recognisable - I often found myself searching for a speech bubble where a character's name is mentioned to identify someone。 I find myself wondering if this would have been better suited to a regular book rather than a graphic novel。I expected a bit more to be honest。 A bit glad that this wasn't my first Alan Moore graphic novel。 。。。more

Tom Kirkbright ，

From Hell is one of the finest works by Alan Moore that I have ever read。 I absolutely loved this book。 Before going into it forget everything about the dodgy Johnny Depp film （if you’ve seen it）。The book follows one of the more enduring Ripper theories， that Queen Victoria’s surgeon， Sir William Gull， was responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888 on behalf of the Freemasons and the Crown。Of course if you know Alan Moore then you can expect it to be far more abstract and complex than I hav From Hell is one of the finest works by Alan Moore that I have ever read。 I absolutely loved this book。 Before going into it forget everything about the dodgy Johnny Depp film （if you’ve seen it）。The book follows one of the more enduring Ripper theories， that Queen Victoria’s surgeon， Sir William Gull， was responsible for the Whitechapel murders of 1888 on behalf of the Freemasons and the Crown。Of course if you know Alan Moore then you can expect it to be far more abstract and complex than I have laid out above。 It took me a while to finish but this was due to me breaking it down into weekend sessions when I could as there is so much to process （for me）。Couple Moore’s fascinating and obsessively researched writing with Eddie Campbell’s unhinged and mesmeric artwork and you have something very special indeed。 5/5 。。。more

Jonathan Lee B。 ，

From Hell is a glacier。

Emily ，

This was a good graphic retelling of the history， as accurately as we are possibly able to， of Jack the Ripper。 It goes into the lives surrounding the 5 women who were murdered as well as the motives behind the man Jack the Ripper， and the police investigation。 It does take some liberties and assumptions。 Most of it is based off of the research of other Ripper scholars， and either deep knowledge or using the appendix to understand some of the pages of the text。 If you are interested in Jack the This was a good graphic retelling of the history， as accurately as we are possibly able to， of Jack the Ripper。 It goes into the lives surrounding the 5 women who were murdered as well as the motives behind the man Jack the Ripper， and the police investigation。 It does take some liberties and assumptions。 Most of it is based off of the research of other Ripper scholars， and either deep knowledge or using the appendix to understand some of the pages of the text。 If you are interested in Jack the Ripper， this is definitely a good， deep， source for further information。 。。。more

Laura ，

This book was horrifying and utterly intriguing。 It has the typical Alan Moore technique of causing the reader literary whiplash in the best way possible。 I struggled initially with the pen art but grew to appreciate it。 The amount of historical research that went into this book appears astronomical。 Definitely a book I'd love to revisit。 This book was horrifying and utterly intriguing。 It has the typical Alan Moore technique of causing the reader literary whiplash in the best way possible。 I struggled initially with the pen art but grew to appreciate it。 The amount of historical research that went into this book appears astronomical。 Definitely a book I'd love to revisit。 。。。more

Joseph Lopez ，

From Hell by Alan Moore & Eddie CampbellI’ve never been a big fan of Jack the Ripper， however， I am a fan of Alan Moore and really enjoyed Watchmen。 This one started fairly slow， slow enough and disjointed that I thought for sure I would give up on it but being the completionist I am I had to see it to the end。 And boy am I glad I did， I ended up really enjoying this one。 Once the proverbial ball got rolling， things escalated to the point that by the end even I felt a sigh of bitter sweet relief From Hell by Alan Moore & Eddie CampbellI’ve never been a big fan of Jack the Ripper， however， I am a fan of Alan Moore and really enjoyed Watchmen。 This one started fairly slow， slow enough and disjointed that I thought for sure I would give up on it but being the completionist I am I had to see it to the end。 And boy am I glad I did， I ended up really enjoying this one。 Once the proverbial ball got rolling， things escalated to the point that by the end even I felt a sigh of bitter sweet relief。 Give a read。 。。。more

Will ，

Though it's oversized， Moore's intellectual， experimental storytelling kept me compelled， despite the medium of graphic novels being new to me。 At its finest， 'From Hell' transforms schlocky， sleazy material into a philosophical examination of class-politics， the psychology of evil， and the brutal patriarchy of 19th century shit-hole England。That trio of themes is what hit the hardest。 Without sounding like too much of a conspiracy-theorist， Moore shocks you with the rigged infrastructure of nin Though it's oversized， Moore's intellectual， experimental storytelling kept me compelled， despite the medium of graphic novels being new to me。 At its finest， 'From Hell' transforms schlocky， sleazy material into a philosophical examination of class-politics， the psychology of evil， and the brutal patriarchy of 19th century shit-hole England。That trio of themes is what hit the hardest。 Without sounding like too much of a conspiracy-theorist， Moore shocks you with the rigged infrastructure of nineteenth century politics， then encourages you to inspect your own century。 It affected me greatly， honestly。If you， like me， are unacquainted with the comic medium， this is a recommended place to start， as the moody illustrations elevate the well-researched narrative and precise prose appropriately， producing an enveloping tone that is grim and dark。 I found it effortlessly readable， despite the final few chapters necessitating a skim-read。（It does， however， have far too many subchapters， characters [who are visually indistinct and tricky to recognise a lot of the time]， and scenes; therefore， quite a bit of it feels redundant， often frustratingly so。）An ardent four out of five。 。。。more

Christian ，

it is very great。 unique style。I found the lettering sometimes hard to read。you can read this multiple times and discover something new。

Megustabooks1 ，

Book was boring and 95% uneventful there was only 2 storylines I cared about。 And like all Alan Moore novels he spends pages going on and on about human philosophy。 This book was like an interpretation of Jack the Ripper。I expected more from this graphic novel and was let down

Nacho Cuadrado ，

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Jack ，

4。5This is genuinely disturbing stuff because it’s more about evil in the grander sense than just the murders。 All of the sillier elements like the Masonic conspiracy stuff still somehow work because they’re mostly ancillary details handled in a “truth is stranger than fiction” way。 This feels like the comics equivalent to the movie “Cure”。 My only gripe is that I wish the art had been more polished at times because the sparse， scratchy look to most of this makes it hard to tell characters apart 4。5This is genuinely disturbing stuff because it’s more about evil in the grander sense than just the murders。 All of the sillier elements like the Masonic conspiracy stuff still somehow work because they’re mostly ancillary details handled in a “truth is stranger than fiction” way。 This feels like the comics equivalent to the movie “Cure”。 My only gripe is that I wish the art had been more polished at times because the sparse， scratchy look to most of this makes it hard to tell characters apart。 That’s kind of important when you’re doing a sprawling story with dozens of characters。 。。。more

Ian O'Donnell ，

You will never think of London in the same way again。 Moore brilliantly unfolds events from inside the heads of the principal characters， at times leading us through the hinterland between reality and delusion， at times immersing us in the sickening brutality of Victorian street life， taking us down various blind alleys， but always keeping us gripped as his take on the identity of Jack the Ripper unfolds。 The real monster turns out to be the city itself， a terrible， arcane machine for shredding You will never think of London in the same way again。 Moore brilliantly unfolds events from inside the heads of the principal characters， at times leading us through the hinterland between reality and delusion， at times immersing us in the sickening brutality of Victorian street life， taking us down various blind alleys， but always keeping us gripped as his take on the identity of Jack the Ripper unfolds。 The real monster turns out to be the city itself， a terrible， arcane machine for shredding humanity， the Hell that spawned the Ripper。 If you get the chance to visit any of Hawksmoor’s churches when you’re in town， you’ll feel it。 Oh， and Eddie Campbell’s scratchy pen captures the inky gloom of Victorian London to perfection。 。。。more

vi macdonald ，

4。5

David Carnero Perez ，

Pues vamos con algo ligerito después de Exhalación， pensé yo。 Voy a leer la que dicen es la mejor novela gráfica de la historia， que al tener dibujitos， se leerá fácil y rápido - me dije。 Craso error。 No recuerdo leer algo de tanta densidad en mucho tiempo。 La cantidad de referencias y datos que aparecen en el libro son ingentes （imprescindible leer las notas sobre las distintas viñetas que están al final del libro）。 Es cierto que no estoy acostumbrado a leer novelas gráficas y eso es algo que s Pues vamos con algo ligerito después de Exhalación， pensé yo。 Voy a leer la que dicen es la mejor novela gráfica de la historia， que al tener dibujitos， se leerá fácil y rápido - me dije。 Craso error。 No recuerdo leer algo de tanta densidad en mucho tiempo。 La cantidad de referencias y datos que aparecen en el libro son ingentes （imprescindible leer las notas sobre las distintas viñetas que están al final del libro）。 Es cierto que no estoy acostumbrado a leer novelas gráficas y eso es algo que seguro he acusado， lo que sumado al hecho de que me ha pillado a pie cambiado， ha hecho que el libro se me haya hecho cuesta arriba en ciertos pasajes， pero la historia contada por Moore y el formato que ha elegido no pueden ser mejores。 Me ha tenido horas y horas hipnotizado mirando cada detalle del libro。 Obra maestra de la literatura contemporánea （sí， li-te-ra-tu-ra）。 。。。more

Trapper King ，

With From Hell， Alan Moore fails to disappoint， despite this not being his best work。 He brings these characters to life with a fascinating take on the Ripper murders， and lovely poetic light。 Overall， Moore brings his usual flavor of magic， but only a sprinkling。 It is enthralling and compelling， but lacks the extra punch that Moore has shown elsewhere。 While the cameo appearances of some of my favorite Victorian figures （including the likes of Oscar Wilde and William Blake） were neat to see， i With From Hell， Alan Moore fails to disappoint， despite this not being his best work。 He brings these characters to life with a fascinating take on the Ripper murders， and lovely poetic light。 Overall， Moore brings his usual flavor of magic， but only a sprinkling。 It is enthralling and compelling， but lacks the extra punch that Moore has shown elsewhere。 While the cameo appearances of some of my favorite Victorian figures （including the likes of Oscar Wilde and William Blake） were neat to see， it did seem somewhat contrived and pandersome。 Meanwhile， Campbell’s illustrations could not have offered a more perfect rendering of Moore’s writing。 。。。more

Ryan ，

Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s ambitious graphic novel is electrifying， confusing， tedious， chilling and gross 。。。 it’s pretty gross。 But it’s also all of those other things I mentioned， too， and the reader is likely to feel rewarded for finishing this mind-bending brick of a book。 In 1880s London， Prince Albert falls for and impregnates a lower-class woman。 Motivated to conceal this embarrassment to the royal family， Queen Victoria calls upon her physician， William Gull， to send the unfortunat Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell’s ambitious graphic novel is electrifying， confusing， tedious， chilling and gross 。。。 it’s pretty gross。 But it’s also all of those other things I mentioned， too， and the reader is likely to feel rewarded for finishing this mind-bending brick of a book。 In 1880s London， Prince Albert falls for and impregnates a lower-class woman。 Motivated to conceal this embarrassment to the royal family， Queen Victoria calls upon her physician， William Gull， to send the unfortunate lady to an asylum。 Pinched for cash and threatened by landlords， her friends then blackmail Albert’s friend about the love child。 Victoria again asks Gull to intervene — and the ensuing terror creates the Jack the Ripper myth。 Blending historical fact with fiction， Moore crowds the story with familiar faces and landmarks — it’s a beautiful book。 （The non-mutilation scenes， anyway。） This mix of real and assumed events， existing and imagined worlds （we’re talking fourth dimension， people） and intricate storytelling and character development takes the novel far beyond a blood-dripping thriller。 As with Moore’s previous works， it has heavy implications about power and injustice， and the symbols reinforcing each。 。。。more

Dominik ，

Eine der besten Geschichten die ich je gelesen habe， dich sich zwischen Fantasie， Mythos und Realität bewegt und alles verschmilzt。 Das Artwork vonEddie Campbell ist atemberaurend， insbesondere wenn er Architektur order Regen darstellt。 Auf manchen Seiten möchte man am liebsten Den Schirm öffnen。

Shayda Abidi ，

Sooo cool。 Love the art too。

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=From Hell

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=From Hell&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,From Hell&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0