Alan Moore Archives

Alan Moore, on DC and Watchmen, from one of today's trending topics: "They have a whole battery of lawyers who could continue to fight this case for decades And it's not like I'm after money It's always been about the dignity and integrity of the work I just want them not to do something[...]

FastCoCreate has a new interview with Alan Moore talking about Watchmen – accompanied by the first art from Darwyn Cooke from the Minutemen book It seems an odd article for DC Comics to have agreed to provide such artwork for, as negative as it is, including such paragraphs as; More recently, Moore says some lawyers involved[...]

Gary Friedrich, Tony Moore, Before Watchmen, there's a lot of unrest going on in comics at the moment. Even Ken Penders' case against Archie Comics may

Alan Moore has written an article for the BBC about the history and impact of the Guy Fawkes and the mask from V For Vendetta, including recent anti-Scientology and Occupy protests. He writes, regarding the re-emergence of the mask. It would seem that the various tectonic collapses deep in the structure of our economic and political systems[...]

This weekend, Alan Moore engaged in his first mass webchat, to help promote the Kickstarter appeal to raise money for a tribute statue to the late Harvey Pekar. The two-and-a-half hour video has been made available on Vimeo, and those who enjoy it are asked to consider making a Paypal donation towards the fundraising effort (below,[...]

Dirk Manning writes for Bleeding Cool when he's not writing comics for Image Comics/Shadowline, crafting columns at that other place, or doing a million other things. If you enjoy the video below, and you think it's appropriate, you can make a Paypal donation to HPekar@aol.com towards the Harvey Pekar statue tribute, to help with the cost[...]

In yesterday's webchat (referred to earlier), Alan Moore revealed that the next League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen project to follow the conclusion of Century this summer, is to be called Nemo: Heart Of Ice, and that forty of the forty-eight pages involved have been written so far… and that we'll see it before the end of[...]

Alan Moore is engaging in a videochat with 58 people who paid $99 as part of a Kickstarter effort to raise money for a Harvey Pekar tribute statue He talks about it below. Expect fuller coverage later, but amongst the many gems the man is dropping – including stating that he is the new god of[...]

Only passed because I'm not Alan Moore, sadly If I was Alan Moore, I'd be all over it As Kevin Smith, I'd likely just make Bubastis "big pussy" jokes and have Rorschach wet himself Hurm." Shame, I think I would have enjoyed Veidt And Silent Bubastis And as we now know, Len Wein is now writing[...]

But should they? Here are a few thoughts worth considering. The Contract Alan Moore definitely argues the ethics behind the original contract he signed with DC Comics over the rights to the publication of Watchmen and V For Vendetta They allowed the company to publish the work for a reasonable amount of time while it stayed in[...]

Alan Moore wrote Watchmen with Dave Gibbons And that was that. Or was it? Because, as well as making suggestions about writing a Minutemen prequel or a Tales Of The Black Freighter spinoff with Joe Orlando, he also helped out with the Watchmen DC Heroes Role Playing games from Mayfair, in both Who Watches The Watchmen,[...]

Leah Moore, co-writer of the medium-redefining webcomic The Thrill Electric – and also one of Alan Moore's daughters – had something to say about the announcement today of Before Watchmen. I have to say I find it hard to disagree. Leah Moore, co-writer of the medium-redefining webcomic The Thrill Electric – and also one of Alan[...]

They include; (UPDATE: USA Today confirms the artists) Rorschach by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo Comedian by Brian Azzarello and JG Jones) Minutemen by Darwyn Cooke Silk Spectre by Darwyn Cooke and Amanda Conner Doctor Manhattan by J Michael Straczynski and Adam Hughes Nite Owl by Joe Michael Strazynski (and presumably Andy and Joe Kubert) Ozymandias by Len Wein and Jae Lee. The last[...]

Channel 4 News last night interviewed Alan Moore, and took him to meet the Occupy London demonstrators for the first time at St Paul's Cathedral And he came away "amazed, I'm very impressed and I'm rather touched The people here are amazing, I think that this is the best organised, most forward thinking protest that[...]

And chose Alan Moore to deliver an Alternative Thought For The Day You can find it at 1 hour 22 minutes in… British comedian Stewart Lee guest edited BBC Radio 4's Today Programme this morning And chose Alan Moore to deliver an Alternative Thought For The Day You can find it at 1 hour 22[...]

In January, The Lass pub in Manchester will be debuting a stage play version of the Alan Moore/Ian Gibson 2000AD comic strip, The Ballad Of Halo Jones. Halo and her friends live on the Hoop – a repository for the unemployed in the 50th century, but she won't be beaten She dreams of getting out and[...]

Alan Moore presented one of the lessons at the Nine Lessons And Carols For Godless People, held at the Bloomsbury Theatre this Christmas He's interviewed back stage about what he spoke about, and brings in Doctor Dee, the origins of the universe, religion vs science all while wearing a marvellous t-shirt that seems to echo[...]

It was partially my fault, in that I'd approached Alan Moore on behalf of the BBC's Today programme several years ago. Lost Girls was to be published, Alan Moore's magnum opus with his new wife Melinda Gebbie, that told sexualised stories for classic children's literature And naturally the moral guardians were outraged Moore and Gebbie were[...]

ArchieWatch: ABC looks at changes at Archie Comics - both gay and digital... video platform video management video solutions video player It is not of

Courtesy of Gosh Comics, London, who are part and parcel of Knockabout Comics, the UK publisher of the League Of Extraordianry Gentlemen. Kevin O'Neill is

As Elke Pollard was painting Alan Moore's portrait, they reached an arrangement in which she could take his old computer keyboard (he was upgrading), signed by Alan, and sell it on eBay. And so that's what's happened It's currently at £51 (I bid £50) , and there's no guarantee it will actually work, but if you[...]

For the Occupy Comics volume, two days away from the completion of their fundraising campaign. Alan Moore and David Lloyd have not worked together since V For Vendetta, the imagery of which has been seen throughout the Occupy campaigns And while divorced professionally, they will both contribute to the Occupy Comics volume. Alan will be "contributing a[...]

 On the home front, a big site upgrade is about to commence, so keep your fingers crossed for me…. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Alan Moore Reacts To Frank Miller – "We Have Diametrically Opposing Views" "Well, Frank Miller is someone whose work I've barely looked at for the past twenty years I thought the Sin City stuff was[...]

That's a full day. Most-Read Comic Stories Today: Free Comic Book Day – The New 52 To The Old Avengers 12.1 Free Comic Book Day have announced the 2012 Gold level of free comic books, that will be available in all participating stores on May the 5th next year. Alan Moore Reacts To Frank Miller – "We Have Diametrically[...]

Laura Sneddon conducted an interview with Alan Moore for the Independent newspaper that was a little on the short side Thankfully she's transcribed the whole hour long conversation and uploaded it to her website And she mentioned to me that I might like to mention it on Bleeding Cool And I did. As well as revealing[...]

It wouldn't be the first time that iconography associated with Alan Moore has escaped into the wild The blood splattered smiley face image, created by Moore and Dave Gibbons was used as advertising for the Watchmen comic by Forbidden Planet on the London Underground Leading to on one occasion, image after image of a smiley[...]

Stephan Burn writes for Bleeding Cool; Irrespective of whatever differences they may have, Grant Morrison and Alan Moore, what they do have in common is that they are both British luminaries of comics with a keen interest in esoterica and magic More than that, they both pursue theories of a meta-fictional cosmology that has threads running[...]

The fools. Alan Moore Offers an Evening's Video Conference to Kickstarter Supporters of Harvey Pekar Library Statue on Vimeo In exchange for your $99 pledge, he's offering a several hour– by invitation only– video conference from his home in the UK Viewers may ask impertinent questions To keep this affordable, split the costs with your friends and[...]

The foundations for the Vertigo line came from Swamp Thing, with the writing of Alan Moore and, later, Rick Veitch pushing the boundaries of what could be done within a superhero title progressively farther with each issue, until Veitch was fired over his plans to introduce Jesus Christ into his time travel story, with Swamp[...]

While British people of late have found a number of opportunities to get their comics signed by Alan Moore, Americans… haven't Alan shows no sign of getting a passport again and seems content to stay in Northampton, with occasional forays to London Some people have even travelled from America to London for an Alan Moore[...]