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In a league of its own
Those brought up on a diet of Superman and Batman
might find this comic book somewhat bizarre. But the graphic novel finds Alan
Moore perhaps at his best (not counting From Hell that is). The story is
set in 1898 with characters and events from Victorian era adventure literature.
The British government decides to form a league to protect the country. Mina Murray
from Bram Stoker?s Dracula is told to assemble the strange group comprising
Captain Nemo (Jules Verne?s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea), Allan Quatermain
(the hero of H. Rider Haggard?s King Solomon?s Mines), Henry Jekyll/Edward
Hyde from Robert Louis Stevenson?s novel and Hawley Griffin (H.G. Wells? Invisible
Man). Other characters from literary works of the period flood the book. Mina?s
inclusion makes you wonder how it?s a league of gentlemen, but that?s typical
Moore-ian humour. Illustrations by Kevin O'Neill are stunning. The film version,
with Naseeruddin Shah as Nemo, may have been a flop, but the book is a hit.
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Pint-sized star
Hannah Dakota Fanning was born in Conyers, Georgia,
on February 23, 1994. The family moved to LA so Dakota and sister Mary Elle (born
on April 9, 1998), could pursue careers in Hollywood. Dakota began at age five.
A year later, she was starring opposite Sean Penn in I Am Sam. By the time
she was eight, the youngster with TV appearances in high-profile shows like Ally
McBeal, ER and Spin City was the youngest person to be nominated
for the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Four awards and widespread acclaim later,
Dakota is still going strong, with roles in Steven Spielberg?s mini-series Taken,
and the 2003 Dr Seuss: The Cat in the Hat. Her recent accomplishments
include working with Denzel Washington and Christopher Walken in Man on Fire.
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