I suppose it's fitting that Alan Moore has a new book out amidst the
Before Watchmen event DC is putting out. Apparently, DC told Alan Moore that if he came back to write a new
Watchmen book that they would give him back the rights to it. Either Alan Moore is a cantankerous old man or he's the world's last great, true artist. I think he's a bit of both...and while his latest book, the final part in the third part of the
LOEG series, is mostly mediocre, it's still very readable and enjoyable albeit very, very sad. Harry Potter and Mary Poppins show up in this book (sort of), and Alan Quartermain and the Anti-Christ perish...so if you're looking for "big" happenings, I suppose you'll find them here. Kevin O'Neill's artwork is sloppy in parts but really, that's how he draws, and I've grown to like his work for this series as he's been there since day one (the gorgeous colors certainly help). I have said that the second part of this epic, the one with martians attacking London and Mr. Hyde raping the Invisible Man, was the best thing Alan Moore has ever written. Most would say
Swamp Thing or
Watchmen...but I love his characterization of Mina and the adventure of it all. The problem with the 2.5 book,
The Black Dossier, and this 3rd part, is that a lot of the best characters are gone (namely...Dr. Jeckyl and the Invisible Man) AND the books have veered into LSD territory. But even when Moore is writing a book not as good as his masterpieces they're still intriguing, still entertaining, filled with special things, and odd but interesting. And hell, it's a lot better than
Before Watchmen. **1/2
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