Upon first reading Jeff Lester's review of the new League of Extraordinary Gentlemen:Black Dossier Original Graphic Novel by Alan Moore i thought that the author was giving Mr. Moore too much credit. After all, would literary critics throughout history really want to read a "comic book" written by a drugged out philosopher. Perhaps they might. The hypothetical "pastiche" that Mr. Lester refers to is an adequate way to establish the world of The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and the tone of the review.
The review, like all reviews of Alan Moore's work quickly collapses into unabashed praise for his genius and creativity and sheer audacity. But in this fawning there are several actual revelations of what may very well be his genius, creativity and audacity. Perhaps this is to due with the fact that Mr. Lester was not impressed with the work, which leads to objectivity.
The review is also long. It is almost a literary criticism though, in the Mr. Lester's own words he lacks the skills of his colleagues. The problem in this critical approach is that details are revealed that would have been nice to encounter during the reading of the actual book. But that is the only real drawback to the review. It is very thorough and thoughtful and easily able to keep up with Alan Moore.

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