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";s:4:"text";s:24939:"[–]BananaJaneB 5 points6 points7 points 5 months ago (0 children), [–]Smoothw 2 points3 points4 points 5 months ago (0 children). [–]savvy_knee 0 points1 point2 points 5 months ago (0 children). His writing doesn't unnatural or cheesy. [–]NuPNua 2 points3 points4 points 5 months ago (2 children), [–]Mr_Cochese 10 points11 points12 points 5 months ago (1 child). Alan Moore has written dozens of excellent comics. Alan Moore said "The Killing Joke" isn't that good of a story. Just wasn’t for me. BTW, What's the book you've just finished? Requests for new flair image creation is closed. Time named it one of the best novels of the 20th century. [–]2b-ore-maybe-not 1 point2 points3 points 5 months ago (0 children). What does “to completion” mean to you? Another Suburban Romance and Graveyard Shift if I remember correctly. [–]mugenhunt 39 points40 points41 points 5 months ago (11 children). Regarded by some as the best comics writer in the English language, he is widely recognized among his peers and critics. Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. After that it's Miracleman or Top Ten. That was dreadful. Blew my mind but haven’t read again (yet): From Hell, [–]scoopthereitis1990 2 points3 points4 points 5 months ago (0 children). I'm close to finishing my first book from Alan Moore and I think he's quite genius. There are also V For Vendetta, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and Tom Strong, all of which are great. Best run I have ever read. Watchmen speaks for itself, it works well on every level. Promethea. I also have absolutely zero interest in ever reading The Lost Girls because highly literate and artistic porn starring pre-teen children’s characters is still a pretty gross concept, no matter how literate and artistic it is. [–]GugletaTranslejtovic 15 points16 points17 points 5 months ago (2 children). Alan Moore's 12 Best Answers to the Internet's Questions By Jason Rhode April 17, 2017 | 9:47am Comics We're Excited About for 9/14/2016 By The Temporarily Reduced Paste Comics … Swamp Thing is excellent but I'm going with Miracleman as well. Keen to check out more from ABC, and Top Ten sounds to be one of the best of the best. From Superman’s origin story to his biggest fights to the legendary Kingdom Come and Elseworlds book Red Son, comics greats like Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, Mark Waid, and … Though the movie flopped anyway, so what do I know? The five Alan Moore comics you must read Show. I love most of his work (saying most there as I haven't read all of it), but From Hell is one of the most impressive, incredible comics ever written. All this material was collected into trades. It’s not pure Alan Moore, but it’s sloppy, amazing, wondrous Alan Moore and it’s the number one All-Time Best. But it's a magnificent achievement as a story. Promethea #1-32 (August 1999 – April 2005) The final entry on this list, Promethea is … [–]TypingLobster 7 points8 points9 points 5 months ago (0 children). Wow! Still need to read Swamp Thing and Promethea, though. REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc. π Rendered by PID 27799 on r2-app-0b589500f1ee148ad at 2021-03-06 11:24:02.517073+00:00 running b0724a4 country code: UA. What is your favorite from him and why? 2.) It's definitely his most ambitious work as well. Before deciding who is the best comic-book author, let's revisit the most interesting works from Miller and Moore. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy. Instructions for Creators and Previous AMAs, List of websites maintained by /r/comicbook redditors, Use >!spoiler!< format to hide parts of your comment, it will appear as. 6.) For people who didn't respect comics as a medium, the series, a mature exploration of superheroes and 1980s American culture, is "the moment comic books grew up." [–]Grimmview 14 points15 points16 points 5 months ago (4 children), [–]Consideredresponse 17 points18 points19 points 5 months ago (2 children). So many Alan Moore series, so little time!Join us on Patreon and take part in our monthly giveaways!https://www.patreon.com/TheHardcoverComicDr. An iconic hero who represents the nation itself. A parable and allegory for both comic book storytelling, and society and culture in general, it would also inform future works by Alan Moore such as Top Ten. Also Swamp Thing is probably more experimental, but I would still say Watchmen has the edge over both. Impeccably well researched, brimming with ideas that are brilliantly executed, and Moore's writing works so well with Eddie Campbell's art. He wrote them for UK reprints, not for DC proper, so there's a good chance that DC doesn't actually have the rights to them. Watchmen creator Alan Moore claims that Adam West is the best Batman.Moore is also not a fan of comic book movies, noting that he hasn't seen … 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. Top 10 Alan Moore graphic novels. EDIT: Oh, actually, Violator. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. Miracleman feels so surprising and tight, brutal and unflinching. Artists: Steve Dillon, Others. On an opinion. The entirety of Lost Girls had little girls acting like their sexual assault was their sexual awakening as adults. Mr. Hyde admits to wanting to rape Mina and gets pissed when she shies away from him but she still isn’t scared enough to avoid him like the plague. 3.) Outside of maybe his Superman stories, I can’t think of anything he’s done that doesn’t have a sexual assault. Chris Sprouse is brilliant. [–]Peoples_Park 3 points4 points5 points 5 months ago (0 children). I just re-read Watchmen and loved it. Should say that Promethea isn't for everyone. I’m yet to read the Neonomicon, though I want to. Best-From Hell-just because I think it's his most ambitious comics work that was actually finished Moore’s first superhero work, now thirty years old, … Think it was something he had to do for DC after Image), [–]lkjdsafhgh 3 points4 points5 points 5 months ago (0 children). A ton of the credit should go to Dave Gibbons because he's every bit as important to the work as Moore, but it is truly a great work of the comic book medium and really shows some of the best that it can do, I think V for Vendetta and his Swamp Thing are also excellent and worth mentioning because they certainly do similar things. Although Supreme was originally a violent, egotistical Superman archetype, he was retooled by Alan Moore as a tribute to Mort Weisinger's Silver Age Superman. Honestly, you want to prove my credibility to an opinion about something that is pretty uncomfortable to a lot of people and a lot of people don’t like him because of this. We're … Publisher: Vertigo/ … Only somewhat related: does anyone know why DC refuses to reprint his DC prose? Literally the original Silk Specter is shown smiling when recounting how it was “a long time ago”. 1.) )Evie Hammond is threatened with rape, but isn’t enough to affect her or shown any repercussions past the initial scene. Originally published in January 2013 as part of The Alan Moore Reread. Every page, every panel, every word balloon is in perfect place to drive the larger story forward. Very quickly climbed into my top 10. A lot of writers in comics have issues that show up when they do work, their tropes etc. In honor of this week's Kanto Legendary presence in Pokémon GO, let's take a look back at some of the most iconic Zapdos cards from the Pokémon … [–]Jay_R_KayBatman 12 points13 points14 points 5 months ago (0 children). [–]gangler52 11 points12 points13 points 5 months ago (0 children). Love Alan Moore's work but the only ABC stuff I've read so far is Promethea, which was unbelievable. New Comics Line: A Proposal. His Supreme run is really really good. V for Vendetta. © 2021 reddit inc. All rights reserved. - What are his best works? That's weird! America's Best Comics, as created and conceived by Alan Moore and friends. Watchmen is as fantastic as made out to be. This volume included all the stories from DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore and Alan Moore: Wild Worlds except for Batman: The Killing Joke and the Spawn/WildC.A.T.s miniseries. [–]diewithyourmaskon 30 points31 points32 points 5 months ago (8 children). The Invisible Man rapes Rebecca and she maintains the upbeat non-traumatized personality. Next level storytelling, incredibly unique and super interesting stuff. Like The Killing Joke, Batman didn’t even ask Barbara’s opinion on what she wanted for justice. TCG Spotlight: Some Of The Best Articuno Pokémon Cards The Unreleased Hoenn Shinies In Pokémon GO – Part Five Publish An Alan Moore Comic Without Saying It's An Alan Moore Comic Have to echo /u/ChickenInASuit’s words. Anything to avoid like the devil? Twilight of the Superheroes was a series proposal for DC Comics by Alan Moore, written around 1985 and 1986. Avatar comics turned some of his poems into Graphic stories. Like I dunno. Differences between Moore and … Captain Britain, by Alan Moore and Alan Davis. Everything Alan Moore related is welcome here. [–]mugenhunt 2 points3 points4 points 5 months ago (1 child). I know Alan Moore has an unmatched reputation in comics, so I’m wondering: [–]zeichman 1 point2 points3 points 5 months ago (2 children). What a line! Hellblazer Cover Art by Glenn Fabry. Moore is too fond of rape as a plot device, but I don't think you could say that the Invisible Man or Kid Miracleman found it "motivating", or that his female characters have a record of saying "tee hee, it wasn't that bad". [–]NuPNua 6 points7 points8 points 5 months ago (0 children), [–]Grimmview 13 points14 points15 points 5 months ago (4 children). The two Violator series at least has Violator's brothers being idiots and The Admonisher. it's sad but it's real, [–]pjl1701 2 points3 points4 points 5 months ago (0 children). I couldn't find any reason to continue reading The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen after a few issues. To be fair, I also can’t really read Lovecraft stories anymore. His best works? That's just nonsense. And I've got a soft spot for League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and I really enjoy it a lot, even the volumes other people don't seem to enjoy (Black Dossier etc). It's one is the few things I've read that has actually given me the creeps. So that might top the list. I agree with you on the rape. I can see why you'd get a bit edgy over this, as DC and Marvel have put ads out recently in their comics from the CBCDF highlighting the dangers of customs looking for "inappropriate" content. It manages to be magical realist while leaving the supernatural entirely ambiguous and tying documented history, fictionalised drama and conspiracy theory into a coherent story that is both grand and squalid. Oh yeah, Alan Moore looooves rape. I have to question whether you've actually read any of the things you claim to. Been on a little Moore run recently: Miracleman is one of my favorite comic books, definitely one of his best. That said, Watchmen is obviously a tremendous feat in terms of storytelling and the techniques used within it. Moore's comics, books, magazines interviews, review, essays and even things that he might not have direct relation to but that you feel deep in your heart captures the essence of Alan Moore's mythos. His worst works? Neonomicon gets the nod for worst book from me. I do agree with Moore himself that Killing Joke is kind of a mean spirited and unpleasant work that hasn’t aged all to well. 5. I've read just about every book he's ever made.Most of it is still unique even when it's not great. V for Vendetta (1982 - 1989) ... One of Moore's best known comic series, The League of Extraordinary … His worst would only be on the other spectrum of his best because he’s never done a bad book. Sad that some of these titles aren’t more easily available. He did some other work for DC which was collected in a trade called "Across the Universe: The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore"; I'd recommend it. Reading this atm. I'd say most of the image issues he wrote in the 90s are quite weak and probably not worth reading. 5.6k I don’t think I’ve read a Moore book that I think is truly awful. [–]tanukihimself13 6 points7 points8 points 5 months ago (0 children), [–]justintheplatypus 6 points7 points8 points 5 months ago (0 children). Batman is DC Comics biggest superhero, we sifted through 80 years of the Dark Knight to give you the best graphic novels to read to understand the Caped Crusader’s appeal. If you like him, that is fine but it is kinda a shitty move for you to try to determine if people’s opinions live up to your degree of criticism because honestly I don’t think it would matter if I had spent years studying it, you are going to tell me I am wrong. Illustrated by David Lloyd; Marvelman / Miracleman (1982–1984). Least favorite: Providence. In Pictopia by Alan Moore and Don Simpson It's great literature. [–]BertrandsMateIceman 3 points4 points5 points 5 months ago (0 children). V for Vendetta deserves a spot on the all-time greatest Alan Moore story list for its … About a piece of art. I'm super surprised that no one has mentioned his run on Supreme. Keen to check out more from ABC, and Top Ten sounds to be one of the best of the best. They are still children being sexualized. Or just from the 1st issue? Hellblazer. Spawn/WildC.A.T.s was just meh. [–]NotQuitePorterRocketeer 0 points1 point2 points 5 months ago (0 children), Worst: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Vol 3 Century, [+]underseaagent comment score below threshold-10 points-9 points-8 points 5 months ago (0 children). Probably the Spawn spin-off stuff he did in the early 90s, like Violator. Neonomicon is a very nasty story, but probably worth reading as part of his wider Lovercraft adjacent work. In the comic they find The Invisible Man hanging out in a convent raping nuns who think they're experiencing immaculate conception, and it's just kind of treated like "Oh that rapscallion. Moore's reputation as a curmudgeon is based off one interview from almost a decade ago where he railed on modern comics and came across as a pompous ass, also for the way he had his name taken off adaptations of his work after how atrocious League of Extraordinary Gentlemen turned out (understandably) and the way he has reacted to Watchmen's rights not being given back to him and … Publish An Alan Moore Comic Without Saying It's An Alan Moore Comic Shiny Landorus, Thundurus, Tornadus, & Nosepass Come to Pokémon GO The Unreleased Hoenn Shinies In Pokémon GO – Part Five Then there's Top 10 and Providence, both of which are great in different ways, the former for being ridiculously densely packed with information, jokes etc, and the latter for being a great slow-burn atmospheric piece. I also believe that Alan Moore's defense on it that it's purely an artistic creation and should only be used for that purpose. Swamp Thing is an amazing run of creativity, with defining moments everywhere. Love Alan Moore's work but the only ABC stuff I've read so far is Promethea, which was unbelievable. [–]serendipitouswaffle 1 point2 points3 points 5 months ago (0 children). It's much more upbeat and optimistic than MiracleMan. Get over here and be a hero now.". She was just reduced to the catalyst. We have shorlisted some of the best Alan Moore comics: V for Vendetta (1982–1985). To me, his big classics are Watchmen, V for Vendetta, Swamp Thing and Miracleman, and while Promethea was an ambitious project I personally found it unreadable. Yes. Next level storytelling, incredibly unique and super interesting stuff. Captain Britain. In 12 issues he does more than some people have done in 30 issues as far as character work, engaging stories, and meta commentaries. [–]yukicola 0 points1 point2 points 5 months ago (0 children). The Overall Picture. Rendered by PID 27799 on r2-app-0b589500f1ee148ad at 2021-03-06 11:24:02.517073+00:00 running b0724a4 country code: UA. Can't imagine he'd be willing to sell them the rights now, if he owned them! His Superman story called "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow" is really good. Promethea, Top Ten, and the America's Best Comics line from the late 90s/early 00s at Wildstorm. Get an ad-free experience with special benefits, and directly support Reddit. For me it's a tie between Watchmen and Swamp Thing. I couldn’t get into Moore because of the handling of sexual assault, but The Lost Girls kinda makes me ill. In 12 issues he does more than some people have done in 30 issues as far as character work, engaging stories, and meta commentaries. Moore's (and Dave Gibbons') Watchmen isn't just a graphic novel. I love Tom Strong, it's just so much goddamn fun. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It’s really fun to read. Normally I'm all for staying true to the text but I have a hard time getting shocked that they thought this one might need to be cleaned up a bit before they made a blockbuster video out of it. I'd recommend the superman collection as well, some of the best single shot stories. The 2016 animated feature adapts Alan Moore's famous and influential comic, ... (Alan Moore has gone so far as to disavow the comic entirely), but thanks to Netflix and Reddit… A ton of the credit should go to Dave Gibbons because he's every bit as important to the work as Moore, but it is truly a great work of the comic book medium and really shows some of the best that it can do Some fans don't like that The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen movie took creative liberties with the comic. Supreme is a fictional superhero created by Rob Liefeld and published by Image Comics (1992–96 and 2012), followed by Maximum Press (1996–98), Awesome Entertainment (1999–2000), and Arcade Comics (2006). Captain Britain was Moore's entry into the American … and join one of thousands of communities. Promethea, in my opinion, is very overrated - cool concept, beautiful art, but halfway through it stops being interested in telling a story and starts being an essay on Moore’s kooky magic theories and it gets so much less interesting. [–]Aspiring_Sophrosyne 0 points1 point2 points 5 months ago (0 children). So anyway I've decided to gather every one of his works. Is there a place to start Swamp thing? In 2012, a hardcover entitled DC Universe by Alan Moore (464 pages, ISBN 1-4012-3339-2) was released. Swamp Thing is my favorite comic of all time, it's a goddamn masterpiece. - Has he done anything truly bad? From Hell is, in my opinion, the best comic book ever written. Stephen Fry lets slip his role in Netflix's adaptation of The Sandman (Vertigo/DC), The Punisher by 94 year old Ramona Fradon (she still takes commissions! ), Miles Morales The Ultimate Spider-Man by Fiona Staples, Here's a preview of the comic ive been workin on. From Hell is my favorite of his. Marvelman was born first, but Watchmen is the slightly younger child who learned from his sibling and turned out even… [–]leoschotGreen Lantern 5 points6 points7 points 5 months ago (0 children), Silk spectre II says something in the neighborhood of that, but that's later revealed to just be a facet of human nature, I mean silk spectre and comedian's relationship is just about the most fucked up thing in the book, but it's also the most human. A proper masterpiece. Just started Miracleman, so far very good but only though the first volume. I feel like anyone who doesn’t pick the Spawn/WildCATS miniseries as worst probably hasn’t read it. [–]zeichman 0 points1 point2 points 5 months ago (0 children). Ah yes, the book where it's pages upon pages of talking about how weird and fucked up HP Lovecraft is, interspersed with pages upon pages of a woman being systematically raped and falling in love with a fish monster, without a single scrap of irony. (self.comicbooks). I share that opinion. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. In even shorter, Alan Moore is class craic. 4.) He does use sexual assault as a theme in his comics repeatedly, which can be a problem for many people. He did a few short stories, like a cab driver claiming to be Superman that were charming, but I've only ever found them as pdfs and never in reprints. Perennially correct comics crank Alan Moore gave a rare interview to Deadline this week where he bemoaned the state of the comic book industry while seeming excited about its ... Best … I love what it does with the hero genre. Swamp Thing is a classic Moore character reinvention (something he is clearly excellent at, Miracleman etc). You should have a fascination for magic or at least curious enough about his ideas that you don't mind that the story kind of becomes secondary at times. Just getting into swamp thing, how many of the collected volumes do you recommend I get? The heroes of Alan Moore’s Watchmen gather in their headquarters Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, DC Comics Without spoiling much more, Watchmen … Avoid them. use the following search parameters to narrow your results: To set your flair please use the flair picker. What's fine in a comic going out to ten thousand people doesn't always play the same when they're trying to get this movie in every household in America. From Hell is a literary labor of love, but fantastic and still overlooked. [–]lkjdsafhgh 1 point2 points3 points 5 months ago (1 child), Worst: Voodoo (I think that was the name. No, not Captain America. If you are a creator who is interested in setting up an AMA please see the AMA instructions in the FAQ. Favorites: The ABC books. Moore's comics, books, magazines interviews, review, essays and even things that he might not have direct relation to but that you feel deep in your heart captures the essence of Alan Moore's mythos. The response from comics fans is an interesting combination of grudgingly affectionate respect for Alan Moore, and a lack of respect for the interview itself. Really trashy. V for Vendetta is over the top, theatrical and great. The site may not work properly if you don't, If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit, Press J to jump to the feed. It's not an easy read. I also have a soft spot for The Ballad of Halo Jones, although it’s very much a rough early work and probably doesn’t deserve to be as highly regarded as those others. All so different, but feel like masterworks of their comic genre. I agree with this, and I found it bizarre to see that the most upvoted comment recommends Wildstorm books and Promethea as Moore's best works. Worst-Yeah his stint writing various image comics in the 90s is pretty forgettable, Violator probably being the worst of them. [–]KanyevsLeloucheUltimate Spider-Man 7 points8 points9 points 5 months ago (1 child), Neonomicon is probably the worst comic I’ve ever read to completion, [–]Goldbera1 2 points3 points4 points 5 months ago (0 children). And if I was in a writing group with someone who wrote this and had us read it, it would still be the same complaint. [–]ChickenInASuitSecret Agent Poyo 22 points23 points24 points 5 months ago* (1 child). Captain Britain in Daredevils, a UK Anthology. It isn’t that rape is used, it is just that the female victims are like “tee hee, it was a long time ago and wasn’t -that- bad” or it is used to motivate the males. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is what pushed it over the edge for me: the whole Invisible Man storyline was disgusting. Also yup thats the worst. Basically, our proposal is a fairly simple one: I … His revamp of Youngblood was good too, which was preceded by a story called "Judgement Day". Please wait for further announcements about voting for new flair images. In short, I don't know if I could pick one favourite, there's lots of impressive, entertaining work in his catalogue. I love the family aspect and the pulpy feel. They literally invite the rapist to join the team in League I need to check out more of his work, I think Watchmen is my favorite because the craft put into it is truly incredible. Alan Moore’s best and worst comics? A parallel universe Nazi version of Brian tries to rape his twin sister, which is wrong on so many levels. I've known women to forgive their abusers, especially when they have a child together. 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