| The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen | |
|---|---|
_(cover_art).jpg) Cover of Volume I | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | ABC/WildStorm/DC Comics (1999–2007) Top Shelf and Knockabout Comics (2009–2019) |
| Genre | Alternate history Steampunk Horror Science fiction Metafiction Superhero |
| Publication date | 1999–2019 |
| No. of issues | 21, plus one original graphic novel |
| Main character(s) | Mina Murray Allan Quatermain Hawley Griffin Dr. Henry Jekyll/Mr. Edward Hyde Captain Nemo Orlando |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Alan Moore |
| Artist(s) | Kevin O'Neill |
| Letterer(s) | Bill Oakley |
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (LoEG) is a multi-genre, cross-over comic book series co-created by writer Alan Moore and artist Kevin O'Neill which began in 1999. The comic book spans four volumes, an original graphic novel, and a spin-off trilogy of graphic novellas. Volume I and Volume II (released as two six-issue limited series) and the graphic novel Black Dossier were published by the America's Best Comics imprint of DC Comics. After leaving the America's Best imprint, the series moved to Top Shelf and Knockabout Comics, which published Volume III: Century (released as three graphic novellas), the Nemo Trilogy (a spin-off of three graphic novellas centered on the character of Nemo), and Volume IV: The Tempest (originally released as a six-issue limited series). According to Moore, the concept behind the series was initially a "Justice League of Victorian England" but he quickly developed it as an opportunity to merge elements from numerous works of fiction into one world, in a matter akin to the shared fictional universes of Marvel and DC Comics.
Elements of Volume I were used in a loosely adapted feature film of the same name, released in 2003 and starring Sean Connery in his last live-action role.