news.bbc.co.uk - 3/21/2008
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Comic book writer Alan Moore is revered across the world as being one of the most creative forces in the industry. Books such as Watchmen, From Hell, League of Extraordinary Gentleman and V for Vendetta show that some comic books must be placed on the high table of literature. But despite his fame, Moore still lives in his home town of Northampton, in a three-bedroom mid-terrace home similar ...
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Largehearted Boy —
... BBC News profiles comics legend Alan Moore.
His 1987 graphic novel Watchmen, with artist Dave Gibbons and multi-layered story-telling, was seen by some as redefining what a comic could actually do.
The novel, described by film visionary Terry Gilliam as a "masterpiece" which should be "left alone in its original form", has been turned into a film due for release next year.
Moore is not interested in the adaptation, however, and has insisted his name should not be attached to the movie.
He believes most modern films are not only ...
Watchmen Creator Moore Talks Comics
Thompson On Hollywood —
... Long revered as a writer of graphic novels (V for Vendetta, From Hell, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), British writer Alan Moore is going to continue to get more attention as the Warner Bros. movie Watchmen heads for the big screen. ...
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