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The
Pocket Essential |
| by Lance Parkin |
Paperback: 96 pages
Oldcastle
ISBN: 1903047706 |
$6.95
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| Pocket Essentials
is a dynamic series of books that are short, snappy, and easy to read.
Packed with facts as well as opinions, each book has all the key information
you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction,
politics, and more. In addition to an introduction to the subject, each
topic is individually analyzed and reviewed, examining its impact on popular
culture or history. There’s also a reference section that lists related
web sites and weightier (and more expensive) books on the subject. For
media buffs and students, these are great entry–level books that build
into an essential library. |
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and a lot of fun! Features a nice intro about Moore; nice overviews of
his work; and a pretty mean bibliography with details of the contents.
You'll be very surprised that this little book would be so informative.
Not bad at all. |
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ALAN
MOORE'S SONGBOOK |
| by Alan Moore |
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
Birth Caul |
| by Alan Moore, David J, & Tim Perkins |
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Charrm
ASIN: B000003SD6 |
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| On November
18th, 1995, his forty-second birthday, Alan Moore performed a lengthy autobiographical
poem entitled The Birth Caul. The work was accompanied by music from David
J. and Tim Perkins. Last spring saw the release of a graphic version of
the poem, illustrated by Eddie Campbell. The comic and the disc go together
nicely, a kind of darkly mutated version of those comic-book-and-record
sets that were ubiquitous in the 1970's. |
| Moore refers
to the work as "a shamanism of childhood." I'm wary of new-agey terminology,
and would prefer to characterize the piece as an honest stab at High Art.
While in the world of comics, he stands out merely by virtue of his having
an imagination, Moore himself has said that he would be considered a hack
if subjected to the critical standards of any other medium. This attempt
is a mixed bag, but Moore's still more talented than he gives himself credit
for. Fans will recognize the dark, brooding poetry of Watchmen and Swamp
Thing and the hidden landscapes of From Hell, but when torn away from any
mythical icons or comic-book-campiness, his influences are much more visible.
His vivid imagery of a damp, bleak English landscape is reminiscent of
T.S. Eliot, and his stream-of-consciousness wordplay reminds one of William
Burroughs. Moore's poetry doesn't really come anywhere near Eliot's, but
he's actually a much better writer than Burroughs. He is still, however,
more the consummate comic writer than he is a poet or performance artist.
The work is much more compelling and visual in the graphic novel than it
is on the CD. This may have something to do with Campbell, but I think
it's more likely that Moore is just used to working in a medium that's
half visual. Also, when placed in a comic, especially a superhero comic,
Moore's dark poetry is striking and insightful, but by itself it often
gets melodramatic and adolescent. This is too bad, because Moore's come
up with some of the best turns of phrase I've heard/read in a long time.
His study of the storybook banality of working-class English life is compelling
and often breathtaking-but can also be pretentious and humorless. The work
itself contains a certain gallows wit, but when Moore reads it, it unfortunately
gets lost. Still, the disc and the comic both are both worth having, and
worth enjoying separately from one another (I particularly recommend listening
to the CD in a darkened room). The music is brilliant at times, with an
especially haunting soundscape that recurs during the "Birth Caul" segments. |
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Brought
To Light |
| by Alan Moore & Gary Lloyd |
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The
Moon and Serpent
Grand
Egyptian Theatre
of
Marvels |
| by Alan Moore, David J, & Tim Perkins |
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Cleopatra
ASIN: B000001JUB |
$15.98
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| Alan Moore (WATCHMEN,
FROM HELL, V FOR VENDETTA) cuts loose with this album-length spoken-word
meditation/ritual encompassing Mystic London, the Kray twins, the magickal
correspondences within the wedding of Charles & Diana, Jack the Ripper,
and the entire freaking cosmos including Richard Nixon. It's an amazing,
mind-bending piece of work, with haunting music and sound by Bauhaus's
David J and friends. If you've read Moore's FROM HELL, you may remember
the tour of mystic London that Gull takes with his cab driver; by the end
of it, the driver is overcome as Gull reveals the grand mystical design
underpinning London and tying together all its landmarks. This album is
in the vein of that travelogue, with Moore as your holy-fool narrator.
Don't miss this gem!
--John Tynes
Pagan Publishing
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Playlist
for THE MOON AND SERPENT GRAND EGYPTIAN THEATRE OF MARVELS
1. Hair On The Snake That Bit Me
2. The Map Drawn On Vapour (I)
3. Litvinoff's Book
4. The Map Drawn On Vapour (II)
5. The Stairs Beyond Substance |
6. The Enochian Angel Of The 7th Aethyr (II)
7. The Demon Regent Asmodeus (III)
8. The Diety Glycon
9. The Book Of Copulation
10.
A Town Of Lights |
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