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Alan Moore

The author of such groundbreaking works as Watchmen, Miracleman, and much more, Alan Moore is considered by many to be the best writer in the history of the comic book form. Moore's 1986 epic Watchmen, along with Miller's Dark Knight are arguably the most important individual works of the modern comics era and have influenced subsequent generations of creators and their projects up to the present day.

Moore got his start in comics in the early 1980's, working for a variety of British publishers including Marvel UK (Captain Britain, The Daredevils, and others)and Fleetway (such as The Balad of Halo Jones for 2000 AD), and for Dez Skinn's Warrior magazine, where he created Miracleman and V for Vendetta.

Beginning with the January 1984 cover-dated issue #20 of fading DC title Saga of the Swamp Thing, Moore introduced his brand of sophisticated drama for adults to the mainstream American audience. The success of Moore's run on Swamp Thing ultimately led to the formation of DC's Vertigo imprint, which over the past decade has been one of the cornerstones of the modern comics scene.

With the 1986-87 DC series Watchmen, Moore established that level of sophisticated drama, complex characterization, and intricate plotting as the new face of comics. Written as sort of a capstone for the superhero comic, the project also provided the genre with a new beginning, forcing creators and publishers to look at their venerable heroes in new ways.

Moore has worked on a variety of other comics projects over the past 15 years, such as Big Numbers, A Small Killing, and From Hell (recently adapted in the Johnny Depp / Heather Graham film). In the mid-1990's Moore worked on a number of Image projects such as 1963, Spawn, and Jim Lee's Wildcats. He subsequently moved on to Rob Liefeld's Awesome universe with Supreme and many others, and currently has the ABC line at DC/Wildstorm which includes titles such as League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Avatar has published three issues (0, 1, and 2) of a project originated at Liefeld's Awesome, the highly-regarded Alan Moore's Glory. Avatar has also released Alan Moore's Magic Words, Alan Moore's The Courtyard, Alan Moore's Another Suburban Romance, Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures, and an updated new edition of Alan Moore's A Small Killing.

Avatar has a number of Moore and related projects coming in 2004, beginning with Nightjar, the continuation of a horror saga began by Moore and Bryan Talbot some 20 years ago (the original installment of which finally appeared in print for the first time in Yuggoth Cultures #1) and continued today by Antony Johnston and Max Fiumara.

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Alan Moore's Hypothetical Lizard preview  

Avatar is previewing a new Alan Moore project in April -- Moore's Hypothetical Lizard is adapted by frequent collaborator Antony Johnston with stunning art by newcomer Lorenzo Lorente.

Alan Moore's HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD Preview
Retail Price: $1.99 US
Cover: Lorenzo Lorente
Story: Alan Moore
Art: Loren Lorente
Readership: mature readers
Format: B&W, 16 pages

Alan Moore's most critically acclaimed novella is coming to comic book form with stunning art by new sensation Lorenzo Lorente. This multi-layered story is set in a fantastic world of wizards and magical creatures, but still a place where human desires motivate everything. This special preview book shows some of the amazing pages, character designs, and costumes from Lorente as well as the first few pages of Alan Moore's story. Don't miss out on this sneak peak of the biggest Alan Moore book of the summer. Adaptation by Antony Johnston.
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