Alan Moore, writer and creator of the most classic cartoon bubble stories in history, for some the “god of comics” has depreciated his work so far and has stated that he will not return to the comic book.
Alan Moore needs no introduction, he is one of the greatest commission makers in the world. It was he who wrote the scripts for many timeless hits.
Born in 1953, the author began by drawing and writing speech bubbles for Roscoe Moscow. Then he concentrated on scripts, among others to Doctor Who Weekly, followed by V for Vendetta and Marvelman. In the 1980s, he started working for DC Comics as well as Marvel. It was then that the series The Swamp Monster Saga, Tales of the Green Lantern Corps, B atman Annual, Superman and the most famous Guardians were created. His work was so good that he contributed to the popularization of comic book art. At the end of the 1980s, he broke up with these publishing houses, believing that he did not get enough money for his scripts. He worked independently, but was not successful. After many turmoil, he finally founded the ABC publishing house, where he published Ligę Niezwykłych Dżentelmanów, czy Prometheę. Jest też pisarzem, w 2016 wydał pt. Jerusalem, pisane przez 10 lat dzieło swojego życia, mające prawie 1300 stron.
Currently, the artist is promoting his latest project entitled The Show, set in the birthplace of Moor himself, in the industrial city of Northampton. You can see the trailer at this address:
https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/08/the-show-official-trailer
In an interview with Deadline, Moore stated, among other things:
I’m not interested in comics anymore, I don’t want to have anything to do with them.
I’ve been doing comics for 40 years when I finally retired. When I entered the comic book industry, the great attraction was that it was a medium that was vulgar; it was designed to entertain working-class people, especially children. The way the industry has changed to now become “graphic novels” is entirely conceived for a middle-class audience. I don’t mind middle class people, but it wasn’t meant to be a medium for middle-aged hobbyists. It was supposed to be a medium for people who don’t have a lot of money.
He also said that superhero movies have “tainted culture.” He does not watch any, and even refrains from adapting his own comic books.
It cannot be denied that the commission, in the more noble name of the “graphic novel”, was lifted from the basement to the ground floor of the building called culture. Is it wrong? What do you think about it?