My grandmother, whom we lived with, was unwavering in her insistence that since this was a night in which malevolent and destructive supernatural forces were abroad and roaming freely, this was also a night when sensible people, particularly children, should stay indoors. Influences within comics include Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Kirby and Bryan Talbot.Īlan Moore You have to understand that I’m from an English, not to say a Northampton, working-class background, and that the way that we traditionally regarded H …more You have to understand that I’m from an English, not to say a Northampton, working-class background, and that the way that we traditionally regarded Halloween over here before we had the America re-imagining of the phenomenon imported, was as a serious and ominous event that was part of the witches’ calendar.

Burroughs, Thomas Pynchon, Robert Anton Wilson and Iain Sinclair New Wave science fiction writers such as Michael Moorcock horror writers such as Clive Barker to the cinematic–filmmakers such as Nicolas Roeg.

As well as including challenging subject matter and adult themes, he brings a wide range of influences to his work, from the literary–authors such as William S. He has also written a novel, Voice of the Fire, and performs 'workings' (one-off performance art/spoken word pieces) with The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels, some of which have been released on CD.Īs a comics writer, Moore is notable for being one of the first writers to apply literary and formalist sensibilities to the mainstream of the medium. Burroughs, Thomas Pynchon, Robert Anton Wilson and Iain Sincla Alan Moore is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell. As a comics writer, Moore is notable for being one of the first writers to apply literary and formalist sensibilities to the mainstream of the medium.

He has also written a novel, Voice of the Fire, and performs 'workings' (one-off performance art/spoken word pieces) with The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels, some of which have been released on CD. Alan Moore is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell.

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