From Hell: Master Edition #8

From Hell: Master Edition #8

by Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell (Artist)

“The Unfortunate Mr Druitt.” London is desperate to solve its most notorious crime — and one school teacher will pay the price. Five unsolved murders. Two of the greatest creators in the history of comics. One sprawling conspiracy, one metropolis on the brink of the 20th century, and one bloody-minded Ripper ushering London into the modern age of terror. The award-winning bestseller FROM HELL, often ranked among the greatest graphic novels of all time, takes on haunting new dimensions in FROM HELL: The Master Edition, enhanced with impressionistic hues by Eddie Campbell himself. This volume contains Chapter 11, as well as all the original annotations.

68 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 27, 2019

About the author

Alan Moore is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. He has also written a novel, Voice of the Fire, and performs "workings" (one-off performance art/spoken word pieces) with The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels, some of which have been released on CD.

As a comics writer, Moore is notable for being one of the first writers to apply literary and formalist sensibilities to the mainstream of the medium. As well as including challenging subject matter and adult themes, he brings a wide range of influences to his work, from the literary–authors such as William S. Burroughs, Thomas Pynchon, Robert Anton Wilson and Iain Sinclair; New Wave science fiction writers such as Michael Moorcock; horror writers such as Clive Barker; to the cinematic–filmmakers such as Nicolas Roeg. Influences within comics include Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kirby and Bryan Talbot.

Reviews

[Sébastien · Rating 4 out of 5]

Livraison articulée autour du personnage de Druitt et du complot policier qui aurait fait de lui un bouc émissaire. Le dessin de Campbell devient brusquement plus net et plus inspiré - la scène de la soirée chez Oscar Wilde est un morceau de bravoure, brillamment dialogué mais aussi soigneusement mis en image. Pour aller et venir avec la version en noir et blanc, force m'est enfin de constater l'élégance de celle-ci par rapport aux planches colorisées, qui galvaudent presque toujours les originales. La montée et amertume de Freddy Abberline, orchestrée progressivement sur des centaines de pages, est remarquablement composée ; les vie et mort de Druitt sont, quant à elle, pathétiques et bouleversantes. Appareil de notes toujours aussi irréprochable, intime du travail de création et passionnant.