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ALAN
MOORE'S SONGBOOK |
| by Alan Moore and specially selected artists |
Paperback: 64 pages
Caliber Comics
ISBN: 0941613658 |
$5.95
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| From the most
acclaimed writer in comics who revitalized and redefined characters such
as Batman and Superman is this insightful and jagged look at the world
via his song lyrics. Alan Moore was the man responsible for catapulting
the comics industry into thoughtful and provoking stories and this collection
of his lyrics features art contributions from some of the biggest names
in the industry. |
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fully illustrated by one of the top illustrators in this graphic novel.
Joining Alan are Art Adams, Richard Case, Terry Moore, Dave Gibbons, Colleen
Doran, Neil Gaiman and many more.
About the Author
Alan Moore revolutionized
comics with his work on such acclaimed titles as Watchmen, Dark Knight,
Miracleman, and V for Vendetta. He has set a lofty goal for other writers
to aspire to and with his efforts, he moved comics from a medium of superheroics
to insightful and thought provoking literature. |
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THE
KILLING JOKE |
| by Alan Moore & Brian Bolland |
Paperback
DC Comics
ISBN: 0930289455 |
$4.95
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| A Murderous
Killing Spree Which Redefined the Batman's Universe!
One of many possible origins
for the Joker is revealed in this tale that explores the parallels between
the Batman and his arch-enemy... arriving at the conclusion that, quite
possibly, one could not continue to exist without the other. |
| This is a no-holds-barred
take on a truly insane criminal mind, masterfully written by British comics
writer Alan Moore. The art by Brian Bolland is so appealing that his depiction
of the Joker became a standard and was imitated by many artists to follow.
THE KILLING JOKE stirred a bit of controversy because the story involves
the Joker brutally, pointlessly shooting Commissioner Gordon's daughter--up
to that point known as the heroinne Batgirl-- in the spine, making her
a wheelchair-bound cripple. |
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BRITAIN |
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| by Alan Moore & Alan Davis |
Paperback: 208 pages
Marvel Books
ISBN: 0785108556 |
$19.95
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| Dimensions (in inches): 0.37 x 10.02 x 6.64 |
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| ALAN
MOORE & EDDIE CAMPBELL |
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FROM
HELL |
| by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell |
Paperback: 572 pages
EDDIE CAMPBELL
ISBN: 0958578346 |
$35.00
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Amazon.com:
The mad, shaggy genius of
the comics world dips deeply into the well of history and pulls up a cup
filled with blood in From Hell. Alan Moore did a couple of Ph.D.'s worth
of research into the Whitechapel murders for this copiously annotated collection
of the independently published series. The web of facts, opinion, hearsay,
and imaginative invention draws the reader in from the first page. |
| Eddie Campbell's
scratchy ink drawings evoke a dark and dirty Victorian London and help
to humanize characters that have been caricatured into obscurity for decades.
Moore, having decided that the evidence best fits the theory of a Masonic
conspiracy to cover up a scandal involving Victoria's grandson, goes to
work telling the story with relish from the point of view of the victims,
the chief inspector, and the killer--the Queen's physician. His characterization
is just as vibrant as Campbell's; even the minor characters feel fully
real. Looking more deeply than most, the author finds in the "great work"
of the Ripper a ritual magic working intended to give birth to the 20th
century in all its horrid glory. Maps, characters, and settings are all
as accurate as possible, and while the reader might not ultimately agree
with Moore and Campbell's thesis, From Hell is still a great work of literature.
--Rob Lightner
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The
LEAGUE of
EXTRAORDINARY
GENTLEMEN |
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Volume
One |
| by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill |
Hardcover: 176 pages
DC Comics
ISBN: 1563896656 |
$24.95
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From Library
Journal:
In the waning days of the
Victorian era, a cast of five agents is instructed to save England. Each
agent had been a respected member of society, but for various reasons (divorce,
drug addiction) they have all dropped out of public favor. Whom they work
for is uncertain; the group's leader, Miss Murray, believes that it is
the famed detective Sherlock Holmes, back from the dead. Against an atmosphere
that is both exciting and repressive, Moore and O'Neill have superimposed
a drama that is inventive and suspenseful. |
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full of wit and literary references at one point a seaman instructs his
captain ("Nemo") to "Call me Ishmael" and the illustrations charm. Highly
recommended for public libraries.
Stephen
Weiner, Maynard P.L., MA
Copyright 2001 Cahners
Business Information, Inc.
From Publishers Weekly:
Acclaimed comics author
Moore (Watchmen) has combined his love of 19th-century adventure literature
with an imaginative mastery of its 20th-century corollary, the superhero
comic book. This delightful work features a grand collection of signature
19th-century fictional adventurers, covertly brought together to defend
the empire. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen comprises such characters
as Minna Murray (formerly Harker), from Bram Stoker's Dracula; Robert Louis
Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll (and his monstrous alter ego, Mr. Hyde); and Jules
Verne's Captain Nemo, restored to the dark, grim-visaged Sikh Verne originally
intended. There's also Hawley Griffin, the imperceptible hero of H.G. Well's
The Invisible Man, and Allan Quartermain, the daring adventurer of King
Solomon's Mines and other classic yarns by H. Rider Haggard. It's 1898,
and these troubled adventurers are spread around the globe, in the midst
of one pickle or another. Quartermain is found near death, delirious in
a Cairo opium den; the perverse Griffin is captured terrorizing an all-girls
school (leaving behind a series of mysterious pregnancies); and the gruesome
Mr. Hyde is rescued from the mob set to kill him at the end of Stevenson's
classic novel. This collection of flawed and gloomy heroes is recruited
to fight a criminal mastermind (a notorious 19th-century literary villain)
intent on firebombing the East End of London. The book also includes "Allan
and the Sundered Veil," a rip-snorting, prose time-travel story starring
Quartermain and written in the manner of the 19th-century "penny dreadful."
Moore and O'Neill have created a Victorian era Fantastic Four, a beautifully
illustrated reprise of 19th-century literary derring-do packed with period
detail, great humor and rousing adventure.
Copyright
2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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| LOST
GIRLS |
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Book
One |
| by Alan Moore & Melinda Gebbie |
Paperback: 32 pages
Kitchen Sink Press
ISBN: 0878164065 |
$5.95
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Fantasy Erotica
In LOST GIRLS, Alan Moore
does with sex what he did with violence in FROM HELL (its companion piece
in TABOO): that is, he uses it to explore facets of it you'd never considered..
The Lost Girls is the story of three women (grown up versions of heroines
you already know) who have come to an expensive mountain resort hotel on
the eve of WWI. In Book One (the collected chapters 1-3 from TABOO), each
has a specific sexual encounter that relates to her individual childhood
fantasy world. Being more specific would give away the game. |
The writing
is the usual complex, layered, rich style you've come to expect of Moore,
but with the added fun of lots of sex. Melinda Gebbie's illustrations are
intense and often unsettling in their choice of color and the juxtaposition
of her personal style with the art deco ornamentation, but always highly
expressive, beautiful and, amazingly, both erotic and non-idealistic (i.e.,
no balloon breasts. REAL anatomy!)
This book isn't for everyone.
It probably isn't for you if you're unfamiliar with some Edwardian children's
book classics, and/or literary erotica (E.g., Beardsley, Cleland and the
like), because the allusions are the heart (or, I suppose, in this case,
genitals) of the matter. Also, this is blue fiction, not yellow. Stick
with LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN if you need the pulp/sensationalist
element. And if you're offended by sexually explicit pictures you probably
shouldn't buy it either. |
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| LOST
GIRLS |
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Book
Two |
| by Alan Moore & Melinda Gebbie |
Paperback: 32 pages
Kitchen Sink Press
ISBN: 0878164375 |
$5.95
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| Moore and Gebbie's
lost erotic classic from TABOO continues. |
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