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From Hell

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I've listed this article for peer review because this story about the Jack the Ripper legend inspired an eponymous film and has potential for GA if not even FA. I understand the lead needs expansion, and the article is way undersourced at the moment. Any suggestions you can provide would be helpful (where to look, any books you know of). Anything else you think this article needs to really help it shine, be bold and speak up.

Thanks, BOZ (talk) 15:26, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ruhrfisch comments: , here are some suggestions for improvement.

I agree that the lead needs to be expanded and that the article needs many more references.
Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale mentions this comic and is an FA, Jack the Ripper: The Final Solution is also a FA and is the basis of the comic book and should have some refs in it that are useful.
There is at least a free image of Moore that could be used here. A free photo of the origial letter is also available at File:FromHellLetter.jpg and there are numerous free images of the prince in his article. The The Ghost of a Flea article has the Blake image which could also be used in the plot.
I would read WP:IN-U when rewriting the plot section (which can just be called Plot, not plot overview)
If possible, I would add a section on composition - how Moore and Campbell came to create the work
The article also needs a section on critical reaction - some of this is already scattered through the article in the plot and other sections.
A model article is useful for ideas and examples to follow and Watchmen is a FA by Moore made into a film, so it seems like a good model.
Without refs much of this could be Original Research - it is important to look at what others have written about the work and use their comments.

Hope this helps. If my comments are useful, please consider peer reviewing an article, especially one at Wikipedia:Peer review/backlog (which is how I found this article). I do not watch poeer reviews, so if you have questions or comments, please contact me on my talk page. Yours, Ruhrfisch _><>°^° 11:29, 30 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]