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This page contains a listing of all known appearances of Alan Moore. This only includes appearances where a DC Comics contracted writer, artist or editor makes an appearance in the comic issue itself.
Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Swamp Thing, Batman: The Killing Joke, and From Hell. [1]
- History
- Personal Life
- Unrealized Projects
Early Career
Alan Moore started writing in the late 1960s, but it wasn't until the 1970s that he began producing work professionally. In 1977 he created the tales of Anon E Mouse and St Pancras Panda for the Back Street Bugle, a local counter-culture paper. His initial work for the Bugle was unpaid, and his first professional sales were to the famous rock magazine NME, which actually bought several of his drawings. Moore followed his work for NME with his private detective series Roscoe Moscow for NME's r...
Rise to Prominence
In the 1980s, Moore began refining his storytelling ability, and building up a great deal of respect with various publishers. He continued to produce work for 2000AD, writing short stories for their Future Shocks and Time Twisters series, as well as creating Skizz, DR and Quinch, and The Ballad of Halo Jones. His steady output of work at 2000AD led to Marvel UK accepting several of his short stories for Doctor Who Weekly, and ultimately recruiting him to write their Captain Britain series. In...
Independence Part 1
Having sworn to never again work for DC, and still sore at Marvel over the Marvelman/Miracleman debacle, Moore went independent in the late 1980s. He established his own publishing company Mad Love, alongside his wife Phyllis and their girlfriend Deborah Delano. Mad Love marked a shift from Moore's usual subject matter, focusing more on stories drawn from real life. His first publication with this company was an anthology work produced with a number of other popular writers and artists, entit...
Moore was born and raised in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, spending most of his early life in a poverty-stricken region of that city. An avid reader, Moore attended school until he was expelled for dealing drugs in 1970. He worked a number of different jobs before entering comics. He has received dozens of awards for his work, including s...
Twilight of the Superheroes (DC Comics)1963 80-Page Annual (Image Comics)New Men (Awesome Comics)Maximage (Awesome Comics)List. The character the Swamp Thing has appeared in seven American comic book series to date, including several specials, and has crossed over into other DC Comics titles. The series found immense popularity upon its 1970s debut and during the mid-late 1980s under Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, and John Totleben.
- Swamp Thing. Artist: Steve Bissette, John Totleben, Others. Publisher: Vertigo/ DC Comics. We have difficulty with the word “adult.” We use that term to mean “serious,” but nothing is less serious than an adult.
- Watchmen. Artist: Dave Gibbons. Publisher: DC Comics. You’re reading a ranked list in the comics section of an online magazine, so I’m almost positive you’ve read Gibbons and Moore’s era-defining superhero murder mystery.
- From Hell. Artist: Eddie Campbell. Publisher: Top Shelf. This is Moore’s best comic, but not his best work. The Moore-Campbell working marriage is probably the choicest professional relationship the author ever engaged in, and it shows.
- The Ballad of Halo Jones. Artist: Ian Gibson. Publisher: 2000 AD. “Halo Jones was my first love,” novelist Lauren Beukes wrote in her introduction to one of the serial’s collections, “or maybe my first role model.
Dec 8, 2012 · - Saturday, December 8, 2012. Hey! It's A Four Color Alan Moore! (Moore's appearances in his own comics) It’s always fun to find little unexpected Easter Eggs in your comics. It’s extra fun when it’s one of your favorite comic writers the way Alan Moore is mine.
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TV appearances: For Alan Moore's 54th birthday the Simpsons aired the episode Husbands and Knives, which he was a character in the show along side Art Spiegelman and Daniel Clowes. Creator of...
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