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Kevin O’Neill’s artwork on this bad boy is incredible. From his character work in the numerous crowd scenes, too some of his most lovingly fetishised gore since his work on Marshall Law. His ability to pair grotesquery with genuine tenderness, often in a single panel, is one of his calling cards, and what makes him a logical successor to Hogarth. It should also be pointed out that Ben Dimagmaliw’s colours are a perfect fit and that their Folies Bergere style ending, all high-kicking dancing girls and tangoing sailors, almost makes the whole musical experiment worthwhile.
Mat Colegate on The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.