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| + | "Ideas enter our above-ground [[culture]] through the '''underground'''. I suppose that is the kind of function that the underground plays, such as it is. That it is where the dreams of our culture can ferment and [[strange]] notions can play themselves out unrestricted. And sooner or later those ideas will percolate through into the [[mainstream|broad mass awareness of the broad mass of the populace]]. [[Occulture]], you know, that seems to be perhaps the last [[revolution]]ary bastion." -- [[Alan Moore]] | ||
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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 novel]]s ''[[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. | '''Alan Moore''' (born [[November 18]], [[1953]] in [[Northampton]]) is an [[English writer]] most famous for his influential work in [[comics]], including the acclaimed [[graphic novel]]s ''[[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. | ||
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"Ideas enter our above-ground culture through the underground. I suppose that is the kind of function that the underground plays, such as it is. That it is where the dreams of our culture can ferment and strange notions can play themselves out unrestricted. And sooner or later those ideas will percolate through into the broad mass awareness of the broad mass of the populace. Occulture, you know, that seems to be perhaps the last revolutionary bastion." -- Alan Moore |
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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
See also
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, World of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Characters in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen timeline, Alan Moore on the underground
- List of comic creators
- List of Comics Journal interview subjects
- List of English writers
- List of Eisner Award winners
- List of Harvey Award winners
- List of occultists
- List of postmodern authors
- List of science fiction authors
