Info and FAQ (Please read before sending asks)
What is this?
This is the League of Extraordinary Gentlefolk, a comic project based on the premise of Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Think The Avengers, but with characters from Victorian lit.
If you’re familiar with the Alan Moore comic, or the 2003 movie, don’t expect this project to look much like either one. I’m keeping the name, the basic premise, and most but not all of the core cast, and going my own way with all the rest.
Where can I start reading?
Click here to read the whole comic from the beginning, click here to view non-canonical bonus material, or consult the list below for links to specific chapters.
Episode 1 Interlude 1 Episode 2 Interlude 2 Episode 3 Interlude 3
Who’s working on this thing?
The LXGF team consists of:
Chicken (@mayhemchicken-artblog): Project leader, artist, blog owner, part-time writer
linguisticparadox (@linguisticparadox): Writer, blog admin
Dathen ( @dathen, @datheneth on Twitter, Dathen on AO3): Editor, image description writer
L. Spooner (@fruitviking): Writer
@see-arcane: Writer
Mr. Pinniped (@mrpinniped, Mr_Pinniped on AO3): Writer, image description writer
Rosie C. (@absolutely-and-always13): Writer
Lemur (@drowninginaseaoflemurs): Writer
The Collector of the Whimsies (@pop-goes-the-weasel): Writer
Jesterbells (@jesterbells): Writer
Luna: Editor
Drakontissa (@thegoatsongs): Writer, image description writer
@cattuladaily: Writer
@severedfeetpics: Writer
@kouvei: Writer
@the-constellation-collective: Image description writer
Hiri (@hirilelfwraith): Image description writer
Jade (@riseofthesea): Image description writer
Do I need to read all the books and stories this is based on?
We’re aiming to make the comic accessible to people who have never read the original works. Reading the stories will enrich your experience with the comic, but it is by no means necessary.
If you’re interested in reading the original works, @linguisticparadox compiled a fantastic Google doc with links to all the texts we’re using as inspiration. (at least, all the ones we can currently share without giving away future spoilers... :3c)
How will you be handling [insert issue/plot point/character portrayal from either LoEG or one of the source texts here]?
Hopefully, in a respectful and nuanced fashion. One of the cornerstones of this project is my desire to present the characters more faithfully to their original book incarnations than LoEG did, while at the same time avoiding uncritically reproducing the prejudices present in those texts. The characters may be from the 19th century, but I am not, and I would like LXGF to be fun fantasy escapism more than a gritty depiction of Victorian attitudes. I don't aim to pretend such issues don't exist, but an in-depth exploration of 19th-century bigotry is beyond the scope of the story I wish to tell.
What are the guidelines for sending in asks?
Be respectful. This is the “goes without saying” rule, but this is Tumblr, so I’ll say it anyway. Trolls, hate, bad-faith questions, and exclusionism will be deleted.
Read the FAQ. If your question is covered in this post, odds are I’m not going to answer it.
Be patient. I’m only one person, and I’m not always going to be able to answer asks in a timely fashion - or at all. This is my first time running a blog that receives this level of interaction, and I’m still figuring a lot of things out as I go.
Are you looking for guest artists/writers?
Not currently. We’ve talked about this possibility for the future, but as of right now we’re not accepting submissions for new writers. I’ve also had a couple people offer to help with inking/backgrounds, and while I appreciate the offer, I would like to clarify that I do not intend to do either. The comic will remain black and white and sketchy indefinitely.
Will the comic ever have its own website?
Someday, I swear. It's on the to-do list. I recognize that a standard Tumblr blog is not the ideal format for a webcomic, and I'd love to have a website with a proper archive and better navigation and all that good stuff, but creating one is a fairly involved undertaking and I have very little coding/web design experience. As such, getting an LXGF website underway will take time.
Will there ever be a print version of LXGF?
Er...probably not, sorry. At least, not anytime soon. The way I draw the comic is not well formatted for print, and I have no idea how one even goes about producing a physical comic book. For now, LXGF will remain online-only.
What characters are part of this?
There are a LOT of characters planned to appear in this thing. I’m working on a separate cast list page, but in the meantime, the core League by the end of Episode 2 will consist of: Mina and Jonathan Harker, Irene Norton (better known as Irene Adler), Dr. John “Jack” Seward, Arthur Holmwood, Quincey Morris, Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde, Ashley Griffin, and Captain Nemo. Additionally, expect to see a wide variety of supporting cast members in roles both large and small, including more official League members to be added down the road.
Hey wait a minute, [character] is from way earlier in the 19th century than this comic is set, what gives?
For the sake of Making All The Blorbos Interact, some hand-waving has been done with regards to timelines. I've used Dracula as the cornerstone for the time period of the comic, and everything else has been fudged a little to fit. My general approach to the passage of time in LXGF is "don't think about it too hard".
Why is Jonathan Harker here?
I'm going to be real with you. LXGF was founded on the concept of Jonathan Harker being here. The spark that started this fire was "How did Alan Moore pass up the opportunity to put a knife-wielding vampire-slaying possibly-supernatural cryptid solicitor in his Victorian superhero comic?" (Yes, I know most of the "Jonathan Harker is supernatural" stuff came from Dracula Daily. Even without that, though, he was still done dirty by LoEG.)
Bottom line, we're here to have a good time with the characters we love. That's why Sherlock Holmes is here, it's why Basil Hallward is here--it's why everyone is here. And in this house, we love Jonathan Harker.
Where can I learn more?
Join the Discord server! We’re discussing the comic, the works that inspired it, Alan Moore’s uhh...questionable creative choices, and more! There’s some bonus art in there, too.
