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His interpretation of the "Death of Holmes" scene was fucking GENIUS, by the by by Damocles 07/11/2003, 3:46pm PDT
Bill Dungsroman wrote:

In League, Sherlock is supposedly dead (he faked it). Mycroft is still around, in fact he has a hand in League's creation. Hell, Moriarty is the villian of the first volume.

I like Moore's decision to leave him out of the spotlight, for your reasons, and he's just too much. The other guys have their strengths and weaknesses, but Holmes would make it too easy for the gang.


Seriously. The exchange between Holmes and Moriarty didn't carry the emotional resonance of "break her fucking neck, son", but it was still perfect anyway. It was Just So Goddamned English.

"To the death then?"
"Oh yes".

The Holmes inclusion was brilliant in general- it did a great job of not only creating some backstory for the league (references to the good Detective abound), but also set up one HELL of a twist that, like most of the League, you can't understand unless you know Victorian genre and non-genre fiction pretty damned well.
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AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT'S EXCITED FOR THIS PIRATE MOVIE? NT by mrs. johnson 07/08/2003, 4:41pm PDT NEW
    IT'S RATED ARRRRR NT by Please, someone shoot me 07/08/2003, 4:48pm PDT NEW
        Holy fuck NT by Entropy Stew 07/08/2003, 4:55pm PDT NEW
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    WHY NOT? IT'S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED! by Damocles 07/10/2003, 1:51am PDT NEW
        "LXG" by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/10/2003, 2:23am PDT NEW
            Fucking ouch by SBDMT 07/10/2003, 3:43am PDT NEW
                Re: Fucking ouch by Lizard_King 07/10/2003, 11:10am PDT NEW
                my favorite quote by FABIO 07/10/2003, 12:18pm PDT NEW
                    mine too, that will now and forever be my default way of referring to Connery NT by Choson 07/10/2003, 4:18pm PDT NEW
                Shame of it is they cut the best part of the comic by jeep 07/10/2003, 4:28pm PDT NEW
                    League vs. Top Ten (Shameless ass-waving fanboyism ahoy. Also, OMG spoilers) by Damocles 07/10/2003, 7:17pm PDT NEW
                        Re: League vs. Top Ten (Shameless ass-waving fanboyism ahoy. Also, OMG spoilers) by foogla 07/11/2003, 7:47am PDT NEW
                            READ EVERYTHING BY MOORE by Bill Dungsroman 07/11/2003, 12:07pm PDT NEW
                                Holmes & LoEG by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/11/2003, 12:29pm PDT NEW
                                    Re: Holmes & LoEG by Bill Dungsroman 07/11/2003, 2:14pm PDT NEW
                                        His interpretation of the "Death of Holmes" scene was fucking GENIUS, by the by by Damocles 07/11/2003, 3:46pm PDT NEW
                                Re: READ EVERYTHING BY MOORE by already old joke guy. 07/11/2003, 1:32pm PDT NEW
                                    Re: READ EVERYTHING BY MOORE by Bill Dungsroman 07/11/2003, 2:18pm PDT NEW
                                        Re: READ EVERYTHING BY MOORE by Forensic 07/11/2003, 4:46pm PDT NEW
                                            Ennis' Preacher and Bendis' Alias and Powers are all great. NT by jeep 07/11/2003, 6:47pm PDT NEW
                                                CHUCK AUSTEN MUST DIE A TERRIBLE DEATH!!!!!! A POX ON COMICS!!! NT by TheVacillator 07/11/2003, 6:49pm PDT NEW
                                                Re: Ennis' Preacher and Bendis' Alias and Powers are all great. by Bill Dungsroman 07/12/2003, 12:50pm PDT NEW
                                                    Re: Ennis' Preacher by Lizard_King 07/12/2003, 2:38pm PDT NEW
                                                        Re: Ennis' Preacher by Damocles 07/14/2003, 10:59am PDT NEW
                                                            I guess. I think I only really liked his fucked up family. by Lizard_King 07/14/2003, 8:07pm PDT NEW
                                                    Re: Ennis' Preacher and Bendis' Alias and Powers are all great. by Moab 07/14/2003, 8:24pm PDT NEW
                                                        Re: Ennis' Preacher and Bendis' Alias and Powers are all great. by Bill Dungsroman 07/15/2003, 3:14pm PDT NEW
                                                Speaking of Powers by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/12/2003, 8:29pm PDT NEW
                                        You would like Neil Gaiman by obviously 07/11/2003, 7:06pm PDT NEW
                That was a classic review by Damocles 07/10/2003, 7:02pm PDT NEW
                    Re: That was a classic review by Oscar Wilde 07/13/2003, 3:28am PDT NEW
    Pity the previews tell the whole story. by Lizard_King 07/10/2003, 11:10am PDT NEW
    3d remake of "Pirates!" Sweet! by Fullofkittens 07/15/2003, 12:16pm PDT NEW
 
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