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February 3, 2012
Great Moore Works
Lest people think I dislike Alan Moore's work, I have some favorites I am crazy about.
1) FROM HELL: My very favorite Alan Moore work and one of the best graphic novels ever written. It reach for the stars and hits them, in my opinion. A terrifically drawn and executed graphic novel revolving around Jack the Ripper.
2) SWAMP THING: My favorite mainstream work of Moore's. This stuff still holds up, and is a huge inspiration for what can be done in a single issue. Even the off issues are remarkable.
3) TOP TEN: My favorite of his Wildstorm comics. Sharp, funny, full of brilliant insight. It felt like Alan having fun in a way that many of his 'fun' books do not.
4) THE HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD: A prose story of Moore's, justifiably praised for being so damn brilliant it's impossible to forget.
5) BIG NUMBERS: Sadly unfinished, might have been my favorite Moore work ever had it continued. But what there is hints agonizingly at an amazing work. Alan's best female voice, as well.
6) V For VENDETTA: A classic. Again, the art rises to the task of a complex and lyrical story.
Those are my favorites. I enjoy the sheer pulp feel of the first League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and the art is remarkable, but some of the problems I had with Watchmen are here in spades, as well.
Curious about your favorite Moore works.
I'd be curious to know your thoughts on the glamorization of other abusive relationships in this medium as well, particularly DC's Harley Quinn. When I was growing up, the casual violence against her in Batman: The Animated Series horrified me, and to this
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Ack.
Well, I'll be honest, there are people out there who can speak to this with hugely more authority and expertise than I can. I simply am not aware of all the nuance between these characters.
I know that Harley means the world to a great many female readers in particular. There's something in her and in that relationship that they find compelling. I'd love to hear from them, but I don't really have enough of a POV on her and Mr. J together to say. My first thought is that they are symbiotic, but others may disagree.
I do know that Harley done well is one of the best characters in comics, and Harley done badly is absolutely excrutiating!
Would love to hear from Harley fans in this situation.
About the ongoing Alan Moore debate and in particular the "Female Falling in love with her Rapist" cliche: the Comedian attempted rape - he did not commit it. This relates to my point that there have been instances (of males) falling for their attempted ra
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I am not sure what you are trying to say here. My point was not that it was unprecedented in bad fiction, my point was that it was positively cliche in bad fiction. What makes me sad is that Watchmen ISN'T bad fiction, so seeing such a clunky bit of stuff in that regard is all the more painful.
And right, he did not commit it, because he was interrupted. But he beat the living shit out of her and ATTEMPTED it, only to be caught before he could complete the act.
I don't have a lot more to say about it, to me it seems the comic equivalent of a Magic Eye photo, where some see the boat and some do not. I'm not judging anyone for reading it differently, and I'm not saying my opinion is somehow authoritative. It's simply my take on the book, has been since the first time I read it.
February 2, 2012
Rape isn't just a problem in Alan Moore's early works. Neonomicon (2010) has the most unnecessary, disgusting rape scene Moore has ever done, imo (bad book overall, btw). It's a problem he always has had, and always will have, to the degree that I'm genuin
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I haven't read it, I've heard about it a little. I do tend to think Alan's later portrayals of females are better overall.
I'm also not saying you can't use rape in comics, or talk about it in fiction, or anything like that. I'm just saying it can be done well, or it can be done horribly, like anything.
Rape isn't just a problem in Alan Moore's early works. Neonomicon (2010) has the most unnecessary, disgusting rape scene Moore has ever done, imo (bad book overall, btw). It's a problem he always has had, and always will have, to the degree that I'm genuin
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I haven't read it, I've heard about it a little. I do tend to think Alan's later portrayals of females are better overall.
I'm also not saying you can't use rape in comics, or talk about it in fiction, or anything like that. I'm just saying it can be done well, or it can be done horribly, like anything.
ealperin:
A better shot of the book! YAY! :D
That's a...
A better shot of the book! YAY! :D
That's a really lovely book, I was proud to be part of it!
wonderwomanv2:
wonderwomanv2:
The awkward moment when the...
The awkward moment when the corset model you were drawing just absolutely has to be Jeannette from Secret Six and you just have to draw her and lovingly render her gorgeous face.
You drew this? It's lovely!
I did draw this! Jeannette fascinates me because everything about her is French (and when I hear her voice in my head it's very throaty and tinged with French), but her back-story never really touched on that aspect of her. (It was all barbarians and Bathory's, not that I mind at all.) So this gives me a chance to let her get a little bit of "La France Touche." Mua-ha-ha-ha!
Jeannette has lived many lives, but I think she would consider herself of French influence. It's mainly affected, however. :)
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