Series: From Hell
Alan Moore (Watchmen) and Eddie Campbell (Bacchus), grandmasters of the comics medium, present a book often ranked among the greatest graphic novels of all time:From Hell.From the squalid alleys of the East End to the Houses of Parliament, from church naves to dens of the occult, all of London feels the uniquely irresistable blend of fascination, revulsion, and panic that the Ripper offers. The city teeters on the brink of the twentieth century, and only the slightest prodding is necessary to plunge it into a modern age of terror.Moore and Campbell have created a gripping, hallucinatory piece of crime fiction about Jack the Ripper. Detailing the events that led up to the Whitechapel murders and the cover-up that followed, From Hell is a modern masterpiece of crime noir and historical fiction.
About Artists & Writers:
Alan Mooreis widely regarded as the best and most influential writer in the history of comics. His seminal works includeMiraclemanandWatchmen, for which he won the coveted Hugo Award. Never one to limit himself in form or content, Moore has also published novels,Voice of the FireandJerusalem,andan epic poem,The Mirror of Love.Four of his ground-breaking graphic novelsFrom Hell,Watchmen,V for Vendetta, andThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemenhave been adapted to the silver screen. Moore currently resides in Northampton, England.