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Is It 'Official Alan Moore Day' Or Something?

Published Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:00:27 -0600

Last updated Wed, 04 Mar 2015 14:04:30 -0600

This week sees the publication of Nemo: River Of Ghosts by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, the final chapter in the League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Nemo trilogy, from Knockabout in the UK.

It also comes on the same day that Marvel publishes the final issue of Moore's Miracleman, without his name being used, as requested.

Also as Bleeding Cool publisher Avatar Press publish Crossed +100 #3, the new chapter in Moore's latest monthly comic book series.

And also as DC Comics gives details on the previously Bleeding Cooled 75th Anniversary The Spirit hardcover , which will include Alan Moore's own Spirit story for Kitchen Sink's New Adventures series as well as others.

Along with Will Eisner'’s classic stories from the feature’s original run, the book will include recent tales by writer Alan Moore and artist Daniel Torres and writer Neil Gaiman and artist Eddie Campbell, originally published in The New Adventures of The Spirit. In addition, the collection will include the one-shot BATMAN/THE SPIRIT, written by Jeph Loeb with art by Darwyn Cooke and J. Bone.

The WILL EISNER’S THE SPIRIT: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS HC will be solicited in the April Previews catalogue. It a 480-page book scheduled to arrive in stores on July 1 with a cover price of $39.99 US.

DC didn't have the rights to reprint these when they were doing the Spirit Archives the first time around, leading Dark Horse to publish an unofficial final volume with a "copycat" trade dress to fit the DC volumes.

So once again, some of Alan Moore's work ends up at DC despite his intentions…

Not only that but the "Watchmen" issue of Multiversity by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely, Pax Americana, will replace the Multiversity #1 comic by Morrison and Ivan Reis in the upcoming Multiversity Directors Cut #1 edition. No reason has been given but the Pax Americana original edition did sell very well indeed, and was very much based on Moore's Watchmen.

And a version of Alan Moore appears to appear in today's final issue of Swamp Thing, published by DC Comics.