From Hell: Master Edition

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Above all, I wish a softcover version of this book would be available to buy for people who are not into electronic reading. I bought it because I wanted to spend a quiet fall evening reading it by my fireplace. That didn't happen. The hardcover version is extremely cumbersome to hold and read, just too heavy for comfort. It is also annoyingly glossy. I couldn't read it on my sunny desk -- the pages would glint too much. I couldn't read it under my usual lamp because the glossy print and writing would be lost in the reflected glare, no matter how I held the book (and it is a heavy book indeed). It took great effort to hold to read because of its weight. So all of these factors took the pleasure out of reading it. Even if this had been a thoroughly enjoyable book, its weight and gloss alone would have taken the joy out of reading it. When you read a book, you want to focus on the content and not on the physical form of the book itself or on the light falling on it at every turn of page...Then there's the content. What can I say. It is psychologically disturbing. The story zips past fast, in a few panels, and then intermittently slows down to a crawl and goes on and on page after page after page about some action of the main character. You see pages and pages relishing a single murder -- blood, gore, intestines, viscera, bloody panel after bloody panel until you ask yourself -- is this book really about Jack the Ripper or a release of the author's morbid interest in the act itself in the name of artistic portrayal? It is not a story for this reason -- it is a movie set in two dimesional pictures sequenced on paper. The general layout of the book, the colors etc are depressigly dark. The details are hard to see. Mostly dark colored panels throughout. Its almost as if there were no bright days in the 1800s, and everything was grisly and blackish, even the sky. This book is a very one-sided and very sickening portrayal of life, almost as if there is something psychologically not quite ok with the world it exists in. I can't put my finger on what that is.I nevertheless give it a 4 star because It is certainly a poignant whatever-it-is, and so probably deserves the awards it received. Also, creating a graphic novel is extremely difficult. It takes hard work and an immense amount of talent. Every graphic novel, and every graphic novelist out there is a force to be admired. I totally admire that aspect of the content in this book.But personally, I am sorry I bought this book. I am sorry I saw the morbid panels in it, I am sorry I let it into my life and mind. I am sorry I wasted precious time trying to justify it as I read it, and read it because I didn't find that justification, and felt cheated in the end. It did give me, and will give me those occassional nightmares for years to come. I once saw a deer hit by a car and it was alive, and I put that event in the same category as reading this book. It is not a book to pleasantly spend an evening with. It is not a companion, it is a sickness spilled on the cold stones of a dirty street in the 1800s., it is the blood gushing out of a fatal wound, it is the kind of force that draws a cult. It deserves an award for all of that, but I wouldn't wish it upon my world. I am sorry I read it.

I've had the physical copy of the original black and white book on my shelf for years. The print in that edition is too small, the layout too regular, visuals too difficult to discern detail.Color and the ability to focus on only one panel at a time has afforded me a new understanding of this crazy-ass, violent novel. Thank you comixology for making the piece so much more accessible for aging eyes. And now, to sleep and dream of horrors.

Having first read From Hell when it was being published as a limited comic book series, and having then re-read it as a collected edition, and now, having re-re-read the current colorized edition, I find this latest version to be my personal favorite. The colors are understated and, rather than overpowering the original line art, they merely accentuate it.The story remains a classic, but I found this edition a bit easier on the eyes from a reading perspective. The fonts are all hand-drawn and in the earlier edition the printing was not quite as crisp as in this new edition. So I found myself not having to squint to read some of the small text boxes, of which there are many.The paper quality is great. I thought I would dislike the glossy nature of it, but it actually helps make for a better reading and viewing experience. My only complaint is that the publisher didn't bother to issue the book with a dustjacket. A book of this scope and magnitude deserves as much. It's also a heavy book, but to those who find it too heavy to maneuver, I can only shake my head. I mean, it's not THAT heavy.So for now, this would, in my opinion, be the version to purchase. I suspect that within the next five years we'll see a new edition, most likely oversized. I'll likely purchase that version too, as I've always felt that the epic magnitude of the story as well as the detailed art, deserve much more than a standard comic book-sized publication. I guess we'll just wait and see.

The media could not be loaded.  Fisrtsly- This is NOT for kids (I would think that's fairly obvious, given the name and content). There is some very graphic artwork (full nudity and violence/gore) and language warnings....Again, I would think that is expected from a Jack the Ripper based story. I had to do my video 3x to make sure I didn't skim anything too graphic, lol. That being said,, I Love Love LOVE this! Grabbed this Used-Very Good copy to save a little money and received a like new copy, fully wrapped in cellophane. There was SMALL creasing/damage on one corner (shown in video) but nothing significant. Arrived before schedule, and in better condition than expected. Can't wait to start reading!

I've watched the movie but there is so much more in the book. I enjoy reading about Jack the Ripper and trying to figure out clues.

I read this back when the graphic novel was published. I like Jack the Ripper stuff, so I was interested. There is now a color added ebook version, which is really nicely done. There are a lot of layers in this book. The artwork tends to be very raw, almost unfinished pen and ink that evokes the names and lunacy of the story. But then, unexpectedly, there are a few panels done in soft pastels that have a dreamlike quality. We get a few info dumps, a geography and history of London, more about Freemasonry than they would probably like you to know, and some philosophical digressions. Unlike most comics, there are extensive endnotes, and a further comic about the confusion that is Ripperology and Ripperologists. Overall, its a good read. I won't go so far as to call it enjoyable, as a lot of it is designed to put the reader in a state of discomfort. But it is GOOD. Damned good, for being From Hell.

This is a classic graphic novel. The colour edition enhances what is already a brilliantly told story. The coloured panels add an extra layer of depth. I feel the colours used are within the time period as well.A superb graphics novel on all levels. A must-read for any graphic novel fan.

Opinion varies as to what is Moore's best work. For me it's From Hell. It's a work of real depth and intellect and rewards with each reading. I was dubious about colourising but it's been done very sympathetically and subtly.

I found this graphic novel to be too long and boring. It had an overly long beginning and end, and despite the fact that it is now in colour instead of black of white I found it to be disappointing, despite the 5 star reviews. Sure, there's sex, nudity, gore and violence. However, I didn't like the way it has been written to make most of the characters sound cockney. I feel there was too many characters in the story and found it difficult to follow. There is one thing though, it is nothing like the corny 2001 film starring Johnny Depp that it was based on. Inspector Abberline does not have visions and the killer is identified as Sir William Gull, Dr to Queen Victoria early on. Overall 3 stars.

A well done (colour) update to an already excellent graphic novel. However I'm slightly disappointed by the condition of the 'New' book supplied by Amazon (marks on the front cover and creases to a few pages inside which make it look 'Used') as such if it was a gift for someone else I'd be asking for a replacement.

What a difference some colour makes to this book’s contents.All sympathetically done in pale tints you can only gaze at the artwork more as you read.A beautiful hard bound volume.