Alan Moore Archives

"Watchmen" Week: [INTERVIEW]
Alan Moore negotiated a contract that would grant him and co-creator Dave Gibbons ownership rights when the book went out of print In those days, there wasn't much of a graphic novel market so collected editions of comics didn't stay in print for long. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pt8f1OBoOUE [Ed Note: Check out Bleeding Cool's review of Lindelof's "Watchmen" to see[...]
"Watchmen": Why Does Nobody Say This about Adrian Veidt aka Ozymandias?
If you're unfamiliar with the name, he's the man who brought Alan Moore's Watchmen to life through his masterful illustrations Considering how big Watchmen is these days, I wanted to pick his brain about the various Watchmen-related projects released in recent years. Cully Hamner, co-creator of Red, the comic book that was adapted into two movies, which has been known to[...]
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They like how it confronts racism, corruption, and gun control — things that are all top of mind in 2019. So why does the audience think Watchmen is 50% worse than the average critic? HBO They Are Comic Book Purists Ever since press releases came out for Watchmen, a chunk of Alan Moore loyalists have canned responses to why the HBO[...]
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With HBO's "remix" of/pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and David Gibbons' celebrated comic book series Watchmen having had its world premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and time "tick-tocking" away until its October 20th premiere, we're rolling on with "Watchmen Week" with more insight on the series. As a wrap up to our[...]
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With HBO's "remix" of/pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' celebrated comic book series Watchmen having had its world premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and time "tick-tocking" away until its October 20th premiere, Bleeding Cool's been rolling out "Watchmen Week" with more insight on the series. We had the opportunity to[...]
A scene from Watchmen (Image: HBO)
With HBO's "remix" of/pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore and David Gibbons' celebrated comic book series Watchmen having had its world premiere at this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC) 2019 and time "tick-tocking" away until its October 20th premiere, we're kicking off "Watchmen Week" with some insight from none other than series writer/executive producer Damon Lindelof. First,[...]
Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's Cinema Purgatorio to be Collected in April 2020
And I end up finding out what they are publishing through a variety of sources, but rarely Avatar Press themselves, Such as the news that they are to collect the Cinema Purgatorio strips by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill from the Cinema Purgatorio anthology that ran for two years It was my favourite strip from this[...]
Watchmen Toilets: WB Finally Finds a Way to Top Those Toasters
And a toaster that burned Rorschach's mask into a piece of bread seemed like the pinnacle of humiliation via crass commercialization DC could attempt to inflict on Alan Moore for daring to co-create one of comics most seminal works, Watchmen, and then having the gall to stop working with DC after thew screwed him out[...]
Warner Bros. Releases a New Batch of "Joker" Promotional Images
He also was the artist for the launch of The Joker comic book with Dennis O'Neill – though Dennis does not get credited. Bolland is best known in Batman-circles for drawing The Killing Joke, which established Joker as a failing standup comedian – though its writer Alan Moore is not credited But then Moore has asked[...]
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With Damon Lindelof's "remix" of Alan Moore and David Gibbons' celebrated comic book series Watchmen making its way to HBO on October 20th, the cast and creative team are giving viewers a look behind the scenes at how the project both compliments and distinguishes itself from the classic original. In the following featurette, Lindelof explains how[...]
"Watchmen": On October 20th, "Everything Begins"… Again [TEASER]
With Damon Lindelof's "remix" of Alan Moore and David Gibbons' celebrated comic book series Watchmen making its way to HBO in October, it appears earlier reporting (and TV Guide's Fall Preview 2019 issue) was on-point: HBO has officially confirmed that Lindelof's series will premiere on Sunday, October 20. Here's a look at the official tweet that[...]
Alan Moore Writes William Blake in Today's Guardian Newspaper
It may be an understatement to say that Alan Moore is quite the fan of poet, artist, occultist and author William Blake He often quotes and alludes to Blake in his work, notably the titling of the symmetrical Rorschach story in Watchmen as Tyger Tyger, V quoting Blake's Jerusalem in V for Vendetta, is riven[...]
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With Damon Lindelof's fully authorized "remix" of Alan Moore and David Gibbons' celebrated comic book series Watchmen making its way to HBO some time this October, the cable giant is offering viewers a fresh look at the upcoming series via a trailer released through HBO Portugal (with screen caps below) While most of the trailer[...]