*Miscellaneous 1960 Onwards: It’s quite rare that we stray into the 21st Century for our stock, but for Alan Moore, we’ll make an exception. Moore created, in conjunction with artist Kevin O’Neill, a Victorian era combination of characters from famous literary works: Captain Nemo, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Invisible Man and so forth. This unlikely and reluctant alliance faced down foes in two mini-series, then resurfaced periodically from various publishers in a number of one-offs, original graphic novels and spin-offs. The subject of a controversial film (which Moore publicly disavowed and condemned, and which is rumoured to have caused star Sean Connery to retire from acting!), the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comics and graphic novels are of a much higher quality. Even if, over the intervening years, Moore’s narrative techniques have become ever more esoteric and oblique, there is much entertainment to be had in his shameless plundering of popular culture. This week we feature The Black Dossier, an original graphic novel in its first printing. A handsome hardcover dust-jacketed edition complete with bound in bookmark ribbon and 3D glasses (for the 3D section at the end of the work – duh!). An unread, Mint copy. Unavailable in the UK on release due to copyright law (which is different in the US). 1950s Britain: a hotbed of spies and cold war treachery. Returned after a lengthy absence, two associates of the long-disbanded ‘Murray Group’ are seeking a top secret book known as the Black Dossier…
PICTURED: THE BLACK DOSSIER HC MINT £25 SOLD