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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is a series of comic books written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Kevin O'Neill. They contain an eclectic combination of public domain characters in various historical times and locations.
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What does the Phantom's ring mean?
Watching "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" , at the start when the tank busts through the banks walls we first see the Phantom.
When he gets out the camera is focused on the Phantom's ring,
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What do the Arabic dialogues in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen say?
At the very beginning of Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, there is this scene where Miss Murray goes to Cairo and there we have some dialogues in Arabic, with no translation. I can work ...
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Why did Dorian Gray react like this to his portrait?
In "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde, Dorian could look upon his portrait as much as he liked until it eventually drove him mad and he killed the painter; Basil Hallward
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Who are the people in the portraits in M's meeting room?
At the beginning of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" movie, Alan Quartermain is meeting with M. in a room.
As M. reveals, ""There have been other times when a danger upon the world required ...
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Does Alan Moore hate Harry Potter?
I finally got around to reading The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century 2009 and I still puzzling over some of it.
Warning! Major Spoilers ahead!
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Are the space captains names meaningful?
In the Black Dossier we see a reference to Britain's space industry restarting, referencing Morgan, Dare and Logan. Is Dare meant to be Dan Dare? I figure that's a reasonable assumption, given the ...
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Why doesn't Nemo notice the dampness of the tablecloth in LXG?
In How is the tablecloth getting covered in blood in LXG? I was wondering why blood suddenly appeared on the tablecloth in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, vol. 2, before realising it was there ...
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Who is Dr Moreau's nephew?
In the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, vol 2, Murray and Quartermain meet Dr Moreau in a wood in England. Upon their farewell, he references his nephew visiting him occasionally who paints images ...
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How is the tablecloth getting covered in blood in LXG?
In the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, vol 2,
We see the tablecloth get increasingly covered in blood, and Hyde links that to
I feel like I'm missing something - if the body is in the library, ...
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What order should I read the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?
I want to read the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, but looking around it's managed to confuse me with the proliferation of volumes, chapters and timelines. What order should I read the various ...
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David Innes in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen?
Is David Innes or Pellucidar ever mentioned in the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comics?
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