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© Pocket Essentials 2012


Alan Moore

the pocket essential guide
Lance Parkin

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ISBN: 978-1-84243-284-6
extent: 160pp
binding: paperback
price £6.99
pub. date March 2009

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featuring:

Voice of Fire
Watchmen
The Killing Joke
Tom Strong
From Hell
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Warrior
America's Best Comics
2000AD
Swamp Thing
Birthcaul
Maxwell The Magic Cat
Supreme
V for Vendetta
Halo Jones
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For nearly forty years, from his earliest work in underground Arts Lab projects to his latest work as author of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Lost Girls, Moore has pushed the boundaries like few others, ranging from farce and high comedy to the dark, grim work that epitomised the comics revolution of the late eighties. This book examines the recurring themes and how Moore's work has evolved over the years from his early comic work in Captain Britain and 2000 AD, through milestone series like V for Vendetta, Marvelman, Swamp Thing and Watchmen, to his current genre-stretching work. On the way Moore has written definitive stories of America's greatest superheroes Batman and Superman, penned some of the most widely read graphic novels of all time, and helped turn comics into an indispensible art form.

In this Pocket Essential you'll meet Moore the pop icon (everyone from the Simpsons to Transvision Vamp have hung out with Halo Jones), Moore the performance artist and magician, Moore the novelist, and above all Moore the writer who helped change the face of comics forever. As well as an introductory essay, this book is a comprehensive survey of Alan Moore's career. It also contains a complete list of his works, including projects that never saw the light of day.

Alan Moore's Watchmen movie released March 2009

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