The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Omnibus
by Alan Moore
by Alan Moore
by Alan Moore
Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English writer
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.[1] Regarded
by some as the best comics writer in the English language,[2][3] he
is widely recognized among his peers and critics. He has occasionally used such
pseudonyms as Curt Vile, Jill de Ray, and Translucia
Baboon; also, reprints of some of his work have been credited to The
Original Writer when Moore requested that his name be removed.[4]
Moore started writing for
British underground and alternative fanzines in the late 1970s before achieving
success publishing comic strips in such magazines as 2000
AD and Warrior.
He was subsequently picked up by the American DC Comics,
and as "the first comics writer living in Britain to do prominent work in
America",[3](p7) he
worked on major characters such as Batman (Batman: The Killing Joke) and Superman (Whatever Happened
to the Man of Tomorrow?), substantially developed the character Swamp
Thing, and penned original titles such as Watchmen.
During that decade, Moore helped to bring about greater social respectability
for comics in the United States and United Kingdom.[3](p11) He
prefers the term "comic" to "graphic novel".[5] In
the late 1980s and early 1990s he left the comic industry mainstream and went
independent for a while, working on experimental work such as the epic From
Hell and the prose novel Voice
of the Fire. He subsequently returned to the mainstream later in the
1990s, working for Image Comics, before developing America's Best Comics, an imprint through
which he published works such as The League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen and the occult-based Promethea.
In 2016, he published Jerusalem: a 1266-page experimental
novel set in his hometown of Northampton, UK.
Moore is an occultist, ceremonial
magician,[6] and anarchist,[7] and
has featured such themes in works including Promethea, From
Hell, and V for Vendetta, as well as performing avant-garde spoken
word occult "workings" with The Moon and
Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels, some of which have been released
on CD.
Despite his own objections,
his works have provided the basis for a number of Hollywood films,
including From Hell (2001), The League of
Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), V for Vendetta (2005), and Watchmen (2009).
Moore has also been referenced in popular culture, and has been recognised as
an influence on a variety of literary and television figures including Neil
Gaiman,[8] Joss
Whedon, and Damon Lindelof.[9] He
has lived a significant portion of his life in Northampton, England, and he has
said in various interviews that his stories draw heavily from his experiences
living there.
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