Alan Moore





Alan Moore

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born
in Northampton, England, The United Kingdom
November 18, 1953

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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. 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.

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. As well as including challenging subject matter and adult themes, he brings a wide range of influe...more


Average rating: 4.20 · 460,453 ratings · 16,010 reviews · 342 distinct works · Similar authors
Watchmen
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4.31 of 5 stars 4.31 avg rating — 194,871 ratings — published 1986 — 44 editions
V for Vendetta
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 85,989 ratings — published 1982 — 42 editions
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4.33 of 5 stars 4.33 avg rating — 43,404 ratings — published 1988 — 20 editions
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 27,027 ratings — published 2001 — 21 editions
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4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 15,425 ratings — published 1996 — 20 editions
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3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 10,575 ratings — published 2001 — 16 editions
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4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 8,441 ratings — published 1987 — 14 editions
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3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 5,189 ratings — published 1999 — 10 editions
Top 10, Vol. 1
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4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 4,906 ratings — published 1999 — 10 editions
Superman: Whatever Happened...
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4.13 of 5 stars 4.13 avg rating — 4,481 ratings — published 1985 — 9 editions
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V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta (1 book)
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4.234608946340556 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 86,024 ratings
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3.8529347253904196 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 45,592 ratings
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Swamp Thing (19 books)
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4.241846485128527 of 5 stars 4.24 avg rating — 22,291 ratings
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Swamp Thing Vol. II (9 books)
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4.2708598807278655 of 5 stars 4.27 avg rating — 19,619 ratings
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Saga of the Swamp Thing (6 books)
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4.279301745635911 of 5 stars 4.28 avg rating — 19,248 ratings
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“My experience of life is that it is not divided up into genres; it’s a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky.”
Alan Moore

“People shouldn't be afraid of their government. Governments should be afraid of their people.”
Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

“Behind this mask there is more than just flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea... and ideas are bulletproof.”
Alan Moore, V for Vendetta

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