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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2016 21:09:59 GMT -5
I knew it would happen eventually, but man...props to him for everything he's done, truly the most subversive and inventive writer I've ever had the pleasure of reading work of.
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mrassbillygunn
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Post by mrassbillygunn on Sept 9, 2016 21:24:49 GMT -5
I remember watching a seminar video he did on Youtube and he stated he was disillusioned with the comic book industry so Im surprised he didnt retire sooner. The saga of the swamp thing is my fave Alan Moore stuff.
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Post by punksnotdead on Sept 18, 2016 20:03:17 GMT -5
I remember watching a seminar video he did on Youtube and he stated he was disillusioned with the comic book industry so Im surprised he didnt retire sooner. The saga of the swamp thing is my fave Alan Moore stuff. Totally agreed. At first, in the mid 90s or so, he started to show some ambivalence, but the last several years have seen him go full blown disenchanted with the industry as a whole. The guy is a brilliant writer. V for Vendetta and Watchmen are magnificent works of art. From Hell as well, really. Constantine is also one of my favorite characters ever, so bonus points for that. I get it. Every writer has a limit on what they're trying to say. Not every writer is as self aware to know when they've hit that point though. If he's out of gas and doesn't have a new theme to explore then so be it. I think the movie adaptions really upset him though and ruined his perspective. But then, I don't know if even a perfect film would have made him happy. I'll definitely pick up his last go round on TLOEG. It's a shame he's done but he's left a legacy rivaled by so few.
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Post by TurboEddie on Oct 22, 2016 18:30:38 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of his. Love Batman: The Killing Joke and Swamp Thing. I'm sad that he's retiring but he's earned it.
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