“If you look at that incredible burst of fantastic characters that emerged in the late 19th century/early 20th century, you can see so many of the fears and hopes of those times embedded in those characters. Even in throwaway bits of contemporary culture you can often find some penetrating insights into the real world around us.”

English author

Alan Moore is an English author best known for his work in comics. His name is tied to titles including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Swamp Thing, Batman: The Killing Joke, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? and From Hell. He is widely regarded by peers and critics as one of the strongest comic book writers in the English language. Moore has also used several pseudonyms, including Curt Vile, Jill de Ray, Brilburn Logue and Translucia Baboon, and some reprints have been credited to The Original Writer at his request.