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Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Swamp Thing, Batman: The Killing Joke, and From Hell.
Alan Moore is a British comic book writer and filmmaker, known for Watchmen, From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. He has won several awards and has a distinctive long beard.
- January 1, 1
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- Northampton, England, UK
Jun 26, 2024 · Alan Moore, British writer whose works included some of the most influential books in comics history. Among his most notable comics are V for Vendetta, Swamp Thing, Watchmen, From Hell, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Learn more about his life and career in this article.
- Swamp Thing. Artist: Steve Bissette, John Totleben, Others. Publisher: Vertigo/ DC Comics. We have difficulty with the word “adult.” We use that term to mean “serious,” but nothing is less serious than an adult.
- Watchmen. Artist: Dave Gibbons. Publisher: DC Comics. You’re reading a ranked list in the comics section of an online magazine, so I’m almost positive you’ve read Gibbons and Moore’s era-defining superhero murder mystery.
- From Hell. Artist: Eddie Campbell. Publisher: Top Shelf. This is Moore’s best comic, but not his best work. The Moore-Campbell working marriage is probably the choicest professional relationship the author ever engaged in, and it shows.
- The Ballad of Halo Jones. Artist: Ian Gibson. Publisher: 2000 AD. “Halo Jones was my first love,” novelist Lauren Beukes wrote in her introduction to one of the serial’s collections, “or maybe my first role model.
Oct 10, 2022 · The Genre-Shattering Fictions of Alan Moore. With his first story collection, “Illuminations,” the British writer and comic-book titan works his subversive power on a smaller scale. Will Sweeney....
Sep 15, 2016 · No, the half-mile square patch of working-class Northampton known as the Boroughs (conveniently, also Moore's home) is the only character in Jerusalem that actually matters. It has the plot....
Oct 19, 2022 · Alan Moore, who is perhaps the greatest comic book writer to ever live, does not give many interviews. “No offence, but I am unused to publicising my own work,” he told me from his...