Alan Moore
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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)|New Wave]] science fiction writers like [[Michael Moorcock]] and [[Horror fiction|horror]] writers like [[Clive Barker]] – to the [[Film|cinematic]] – [[Film director|filmmakers]] like [[Nicolas Roeg]]. | 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)|New Wave]] science fiction writers like [[Michael Moorcock]] and [[Horror fiction|horror]] writers like [[Clive Barker]] – to the [[Film|cinematic]] – [[Film director|filmmakers]] like [[Nicolas Roeg]]. | ||
+ | ===Selected bibliography=== | ||
+ | ;Comics | ||
+ | * ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' (1982–1985) | ||
+ | * ''[[Watchmen]]'' (1986–1987) | ||
+ | * ''[[Batman:_The_Killing_Joke|Batman: The Killing Joke]]'' (1988) | ||
+ | * ''[[Lost Girls]]'' (1991–1992, 2006) | ||
+ | * ''[[From Hell]]'' (1991–1996) | ||
+ | * ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'' (1999–present) | ||
+ | |||
+ | ;Novels | ||
+ | * ''[[Voice of the Fire]]'' (1996) | ||
+ | * ''Jerusalem'' (forthcoming) | ||
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+ | ;Non-fiction | ||
+ | * ''[[Alan Moore's Writing for Comics]]'' (2003) | ||
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Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953 in Northampton) 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.
Selected bibliography
- Comics
- V for Vendetta (1982–1985)
- Watchmen (1986–1987)
- Batman: The Killing Joke (1988)
- Lost Girls (1991–1992, 2006)
- From Hell (1991–1996)
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (1999–present)
- Novels
- Voice of the Fire (1996)
- Jerusalem (forthcoming)
- Non-fiction