Alan Moore

For more than 30 years, from his earliest work in underground Arts Lab projects, through theFrom Helland America's Best Comics period, to the current and controversialLost Girls,Moore has pushed the perimeter of the comic's medium. Moore's work crosses genre boundaries like few others, ranging from farce and high comedy to the dark, grim work that epitomized the graphics novel and comics revolution of the late 1980s. This book examines recurring themes and how Moore's work has evolved over the years from his early comic work inCaptain Britainand2000 AD, through milestone series likeV for Vendetta, Miracleman, Swamp Thing, andWatchmen, to the genre-stretching worksLost GirlsandThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. As well as an introductory essay, this book is a comprehensive survey of the many faces of Alan Moore's careerMoore the pop icon, Moore the performance artist and magician, Moore the novelist and, above all, Moore the writer who helped change the face of comics forever. It also contains a complete list of his works, including projects that never saw the light of day.

Lance Parkin is the author of Ahistory and Dark Matters.