Have you ever wanted to own the iconic cover from Watchmen #1? Well that piece and more from Dave Gibbon’s work on Alan Moore’s Watchmen could soon be hanging in your Nerd Room of Doom if you come out on top of a bidding war.
Category Archives: Alan Moore
DC officially announces Before Watchmen
It’s been rumored for years, and hinted that it was really happening over the last month or so, but this morning DC Comics made it official – Alan Moore’s Watchmen is getting a prequel.
MOVIE: The Mindscape of Alan Moore
If you’ve ever wanted to check out the documentary The Mindscape of Alan Moore, here’s your chance. Snagfilms.com has the entire flick online.
Major Spoilers Podcast #314: Top Ten Podcast
This week on the show: Alan Moore, superheroes, The Goon, Hellboy, Glaudio Sanchez, and no more writing for the trade!
Show Notes after the Jump!
On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast: Top Ten
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, Rodrigo, Matthew and Stephen take a look at Top Ten from Alan Moore.
Top Ten Volume One
Writer: Alan Moore
Artist: Gene Ha, Zander CannonThe story revolves around the day-to-day lives of the police officers at the 10th Precinct Police Station and is similar in tone to classic television police dramas like Hill Street Blues, which Moore has described as an influence. The book also addresses a wide range of prejudices and issues, but with a science-fiction twist; monsters, robots and fantasy creatures often face the bigotry and problems faced by real-world human minorities.
The series is noted for its comic-book references and visual “sight gags” relating to the genre. For example, a caped street-corner watch-vendor uses a cardboard sign advertising “signal watches”, and a hot-dog vendor cooks his wares with heat vision. One plotline involves a boy-band called Sidekix whose hit single was called “Holy Broken Hearts”. Likewise, most advertising, signage and graffiti in the Top 10 universe contains references to the world of comic books and super powers (e.g. a clothing store called “The Phonebooth”) and crowd scenes usually feature many characters from sci-fi and comic books.
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On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
It looks like DC is getting ready to reboot the entire DC Universe (Again), and it got us thinking to one of the previous times DC attempted to clean up the continuity mess created from years of storytelling. This week, the crew takes a look at Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow by Alan Moore, Curt Swan< George Perez, and Kurt Schaffenberger.
Imagine that, somehow, the adventures of Superman were drawing to a close, never to begin again. This is that final tale: one of the most dramatic Superman stories ever, in which the Man of Steel makes a last stand against Lex Luthor, Brainiac, and other foes, with allies including Supergirl and Krypto at his side. Written by Alan Moore, the Hugo-Award Winning author of Watchmen.
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Halo Jones returns, and gets some nice extras
Press Release
Twenty-five years to the day since Alan Moore’s stunning space opera, The Ballad of Halo Jones, came to an end, American audiences can now enjoy this all-time classic from an indisputable comic book legend – along with extra material exclusive for the US.
A must-have in Moore’s oeuvre, Halo Jones represents one of the most human, profound and complex tales the Watchmen and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen writer ever produced.
On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast: Saga of the Swamp Thing
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew take a gander at Alan Moore’s Saga of the Swamp Thing, Book 1.
From 1983 through 1987, a young British writer named Alan Moore revolutionized the American comic book. His groundbreaking tenure on DC Comics’ SWAMP THING set new standards for graphic storytelling and touched off a revolution in the medium that is still expanding today. Building on the title’s framework of gothic horror with a remarkably intuitive narrative style and an unprecedented depth of characterization, Moore’s vision was realized through the hauntingly beautiful artwork of such collaborators as Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Dan Day and Rick Veitch. The result is one of comics’ most enduring masterpieces.
Now, for the first time, Moore’s entire run — including his never-before-reprinted debut issue — is available in archival hardcover editions. This first volume, collecting issues 20-27 of THE SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING, also features a foreword by famed horror author Ramsey Campbell and a new introduction by Swamp Thing co-creator and original series editor Len Wein.
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Alan Moore Sings! Again!
In case you thought yesterday’s Alan Moore song was a one shot moment, here’s another song of Moore singing with Downtown Joe & The Retro Spankees.
Alan Moore Sings!
Here’s something I bet you never thought you’d see in your life – Alan Moore breaking out in song with The Retro Spankees.
I say let the weirdness continue through the rest of the week!
MSP#93: The League of Extra Ordinary Podcasters
Featuring, in this issue: Everything from merchandise to chicken fills you up this issue, and for dessert, a sampling of one Alan Moore’s League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
Show Notes after the Jump!
TwoMorrows Auctions Alan Moore Book to Aid Hero Initiative
TwoMorrows Publishing is auctioning off a limited edition hardcover copy of their new book, The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore: Indispensable Edition, autographed by “Watchmen” and “V For Vendetta” author Alan Moore. All proceeds from this auction go to THE HERO INITIATIVE, a federally chartered not-for-profit corporation dedicated to helping comic book creators in need. The auction can be found on eBay.