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Alan Moore

UK  (1953 - )
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About Alan Moore
Alan Moore is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. He has also written a novel, Voice of the Fire, and performs "workings" (one-off performance art/spoken word pieces) with The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels, some of which have been released on CD.

As a comics writer, Moore is notable for being one of the first writers to apply literary and formalist sensibilities to the mainstream of the medium. As well as including challenging subject matter and adult themes, he brings a wide range of influences to his work, from the literary-authors such as William S. Burroughs, Thomas Pynchon, Robert Anton Wilson and Iain Sinclair, New Wave science fiction writers like Michael Moorcock and horror writers like Clive Barker-to the cinematic-filmmakers like Nicolas Roeg. Influences within comics include Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kirby and Bryan Talbot.
 
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Promethea: Bk. 4
Promethea: Bk. 4

Novels
Maxwell the Magic Cat (1986)
Watchmen (1987)
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (1988)
Captain Britain (1988)
V for Vendetta (1989)
Skizz (1990)
A Small Killing (1991)
From Hell: Being a Melodrama in Sixteen Parts (1993)
The Birth Caul (1995)
Lost Girls - Book One (1995)
Voice of the Fire (1996)
Lost Girls - Book Two (1996)
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (1997)
Superstar: As Seen on TV (1997)
Yuggoth Cultures (1997)
Voodoo: Dancing in the Dark (1999)
Promethea: Collected Edition (2000)
The Worm: The Longest Comic Strip in the World (2000)
Top 10: Collected Edition Book 1 (2000)
Promethea (2000)
Top Ten (Top Ten Series) (2000)
Top Ten Book 1 (2001)
Top Ten Book 2 (Top Ten) (2001)
     aka Top Ten Vol 2
Alan Moore's Magic Words Volume 1 (2002)
Mr. Majestic (2002)
Alan Moore's Magic Words (2002)
Supreme Vol. 2: The Return (2003)
Alan Moore's the Courtyard Companion (2003)
Another Suburban Romance (2003)
Judgment Day (2003)
Alan Moore's Another Suburban Romance (2003)
Alan Moore's America's Best Comics (2004)
Alan Moore's the Courtyard (2004)
America's Best Comics (2004)
The Mirror of Love (2004)
Terra Obscura (2004)
Smax (2004)
Promethea: Bk. 5 (2005)
Tom Strong's Terrific Tales: v. 2 (2005)
Lost Girls (2005)
Tom Strong's Terrific Tales: v. 1 (2005)
Promethea: Bk. 4 (2005)
Captain Britain: v. 1 (2005)
Tom Strong: Bk. 4 (2005)
The Ballad of Halo Jones (2005)
The League of Extraordinary Gentleman: Volume 2 (2005)
Tom Strong (2005)
Top 10: The Forty-Niners (2005)
Absolute League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: v. 2 (2005)
Tom Strong's Terrific Tales (2005)
Maxwell the Magic CatWatchmenCaptain BritainV for Vendetta
SkizzA Small KillingFrom Hell: Being a Melodrama in Sixteen PartsThe Birth Caul
Lost Girls - Book OneVoice of the FireLost Girls - Book TwoSuperman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Superstar: As Seen on TVYuggoth CulturesVoodoo: Dancing in the DarkPromethea: Collected Edition
The Worm: The Longest Comic Strip in the WorldTop 10: Collected Edition Book 1PrometheaTop Ten (Top Ten Series)
Top Ten Book 1Top Ten Book 2 (Top Ten)Alan Moore's Magic Words Volume 1Mr. Majestic
Alan Moore's Magic WordsSupreme Vol. 2: The ReturnAlan Moore's the Courtyard CompanionAnother Suburban Romance
Judgment DayAlan Moore's Another Suburban RomanceAlan Moore's America's Best ComicsAlan Moore's the Courtyard
America's Best ComicsThe Mirror of LoveTerra ObscuraSmax
Promethea: Bk. 5Tom Strong's Terrific Tales: v. 2Lost GirlsTom Strong's Terrific Tales: v. 1
Promethea: Bk. 4Tom Strong: Bk. 4The Ballad of Halo JonesThe League of Extraordinary Gentleman: Volume 2
Tom StrongTop 10: The Forty-NinersAbsolute League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: v. 2Tom Strong's Terrific Tales
 
Omnibus
 
Collections
Twisted TimesIt's Dark in LondonAcross the Universe: The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore
 
Graphic Novels
The Complete Bojefferies Saga
 
Series contributed to
Saga of the Swamp ThingLove and DeathThe CurseA Murder of Crows
Earth to EarthReunion
 
Batman: The Killing Joke
 
A Dream of FlyingThe Red King SyndromeOlympus
 
Anthologies edited
The Starry Wisdom: A Tribute to H.P. LovecraftTomorrow StoriesTomorrow Stories Book 2
 
Non fiction
Alan Moore's Writing for ComicsThe Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore
 
Anthologies containing stories by Alan Moore
The Year's Best Fantasy First Annual CollectionForbidden Acts
 
Short stories
A Hypothetical Lizard (1987)World Fantasy (nominee)
Light of Thy Countenance (1995)


Awards
World Fantasy Best Novella nominee (1988) : A Hypothetical Lizard
Prometheus Award Best Novel nominee (1991) : V for Vendetta
British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1997) : Voice of the Fire


Alan Moore recommends
What Lies Beneath the Clock Tower
What Lies Beneath the Clock Tower (2011)
Margaret Killjoy
"Decadence and absinthe along with delicious and dissolute fantasy."
Novahead
Novahead (2011)
Steve Aylett
"The most original and most consciousness-altering living writer in the English language, not to mention one of the funniest."



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