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In the grim cold of February surfaces a thrilling new League of Extraordinary Gentlemen book: NEMO: HEART OF ICE, a full-color 56-page adventure in the classic pulp tradition by the inestimable Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill.
It’s 1925, fifteen long years since Janni Dakkar first tried to escape the legacy of her dying science-pirate father, only to accept her destiny as the new Nemo, captain of the legendary Nautilus. Now, tired of her unending spree of plunder and destruction, Janni launches a grand expedition to surpass her father’s greatest failure: the exploration of Antarctica. Hot on her frozen trail are a trio of genius inventors, hired by an influential publishing tycoon to retrieve the plundered valuables of an African queen. It’s a deadly race to the bottom of the world — an uncharted land of wonder and horror where time is broken and the mountains bring madness. Jules Verne meets H.P. Lovecraft in the unforgettable final showdown, lost in the living, beating and appallingly inhuman HEART OF ICE.
A 56-page full-color hardcover graphic novel!
Story by Alan MooreArt by Kevin O'Neill
Price: $14.95
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Nemo’s daughter is one cold woman. What a fitting title. Looking forward to this very much.
Cthulhu + Tom Swift = Sign me up!
Ive missed any Cthulhu references by Moore. Or was the green destroyer monster that was also the guy (yeah I can’t recall his name right now if you can’t tell. I’ll probably remember the second after I press submit) who kept trading bodies supposed to be it? Is “he” in this story? I’m just looking forward to seeing in panels more of Janni’s story. She’s a very interesting character. Her falling in love and all that.
I had never heard of Cthulhu. After a little research, I think I get it. Thanks for prompting me to explore.
I didn’t think this was coming out this week.
Anyone know for sure if this will be out digital the same day as print? Or will we have to wait for the softcover edition?
Turns out it is avalible same day as print. For $10 less to boot. $5 on ComiXology is a much more practical price point then $15 for 55 pages.
Do we need to know about Cthulhu? Why are comic-folk obsessed with Cthulhu ?
Lovecraft seems to be really big with this crowd, he’s referenced alot in different Horror books like Hellboy.
I would consider Cthulha as on its way to being more of an archtype than an actual character these days.
cool, thanks for the information. I have never read any of Lovecraft’s stuff, but just keep seeing him in comics, by Brubaker, Moore, etc etc …
Probably because he was such a massive influence to the horror genre. And since LoEG always deals with literary references, it was only a matter of time that Lovecraft’s canon got its LoEG riff.
Does anyone know how Sally Kidd was still alive in the text story at the end? I thought she died in the main story and the text story took place after that.
Sally Kidd is different from the Mistress Kidd in the main story, just like Tobias Ishmael is different from the Ishmael in the main story.