Once upon a time, DC Comics planned to publish the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier with a vinyl record, as recorded by Alan Moore and friends.
Then they decided that one of the songs sounded too much like the theme from Fireball XL5 and changed their minds.
Tey also changed their mind about selling the[...]
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From an interview with Alan Moore, talking about the Black Dossier and DC Comics.
we planned this spectacular 3-D section for the finale We thought originally there was only one person who could accomplish this, let alone understand this, and that is, of course, Ray Zone We'd approached Ray He was very eager and interested in[...]
From the new Dial H, out this week… looking at previous Dial H incarnations and inhabitants.
In 2007, DC Comics published League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier, which featured the Golliwog Which caused quite the fuss.
Could that have been… a dig from Dial H writer China Mieville? Did his editor, and previous editor of Alan[...]
While at NYCC, I gave an old aquaintance a copy of the vinyl record from the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier, released by Knockabout Comics in the UK and given away free with purchase at Gosh Comics (still) in London An essential purchase for any comic book fan visiting London.
An enterprising young fellow seems[...]
So I picked up the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier in its reissued version from Gosh Comics today (they are having a Fatale signing and launch with Sean Phillips, as well as an exhibition of his original art) and indeed it comes with a vinyl single record, recorded by Alan Moore and Tim[...]
Instead, it will be published in just a week's time instead, in both the US and the UK.
I understand that UK journalist Laura Sneddon has had an advance copy to read and both her review, and a news piece concerning the comic, will see publication in The Independent On Sunday on the 17th of June. [...]
Which appears to show Prospero reaching out to Orlando from his red/blue glasses 3D Blazing World, with Hyde and Peter Pan, as seen in The Black Dossier.
And you can get both the newly-distributed-in-the-UK LOEG: Black Dossier and all three of the Century volumes signed at Gosh Comics in London , where Alan Moore and Kevil[...]
It was one of the more odder publishing decisions.
Despite The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier passing through DC's legal department with only a few nips and tucks before being cleared, Paul Levitz, decided to overrule them and declared that the volume would not be distributed in the UK for what DC called "international[...]