Talk:Alan Moore

Plagiarism?

A user called "L." has removed a passage I wrote in the section on From Hell which connected Gull's statement that he had "delivered" the twentieth century with the conception of Hitler depected earlier in the book, because the use of the phrase "simple arithmetic", unconsciously lifted from a source cited in the references, apparently constitutes "plagiarism". The connection between the two was an important part of my interpretation of the book, so I have reinstated it, rewritten to avoid the offending phrase. However I consider "plagiarism", for a matter of two words, to be an outrageous accusation and would appreciate a retraction. --Nicknack009 8 July 2005 17:37 (UTC)

I'm afraid I myself have been successfully accused of plagiarism for unconciously printing two words together that were also from another source (the words were "flabby weight" and, ironically, also concern Hitler). I'm afraid I had to agree with them - Wiki contributors must hold themselves to an extremely high standard. Moreover, there is no place here for hurt feelings and egos. --L. 9 July 2005 14:50 (UTC)

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Should there be mention of the sinister ducks? -FZ 21:44, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I've reworked the article a little to remove some redundancy. I don't think that Supreme or 1963 can be considered major works, and the sections on the "interim" and ABC duplicate earlier sections, so I've merged these parts into Career History. I've also added subheadings for From Hell and Promethea under major works, to be filled in when I (or anyone else) has the time. --Nicknack009 19:43, 7 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I disagree about Supreme not being a major work. It (along with the precurser, 1963, which I'll concede is not one of his major projects) introduced a completly new era in his writing style, and a brand new way to look at superhero books. It's one of his most innovative projects, and just as clever in its way as the grim and gritty books. I put it back in.

--Scott Dubin

Fair enough. I think its more notable in the context of the evolution of his work rather than a great piece of work per se, but maybe I'm a bit biased against superheroes. --Nicknack009 17:32, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I just stumbled on to this article, and I was shocked at its superb quality! I am nominating it for a Featured article. Good work everyone! Gkhan 17:41, Apr 16, 2005 (UTC)

I think that the Sinister Ducks are worth a brief mention, though I may be biased because it was my comment. It's not like it's mentioning an unimportant comic he wrote - musical work is a complete deviation from the rest of his body of work and hence worth a mention.

Yeah, but is his Sinister Ducks stuff professional quality, or just a hobby level thing? I'm not sure that a hobby project would rank. How many people have listened to it, have you? Scott Dubin

The Sinister Ducks are definately of professional quality. I have MP3s of both March of the Sinister Ducks and Old Gansters Never Die, and they're both songs which I would love even if they weren't related to Alan Moore.

I haven't decided upon how/where to add a mention to this article for The Sinister Ducks, but I think it definitely warrants inclusion. The band members were Alan Moore, Alex Green and David J, and it appears to have had an actual release as a 45rpm record. I have some other things to add to this article as well, when I have time, hopefully well-referenced.

Photo

Surely there's a photo that doesn't look quite so much like Ian Anderson on a bad day...?

Have you ever seen the pictures of himself that he puts on the books? I don't think Alan Moore is really that interested in looking like GQ cover.

Also, on the topic of David J, you should change that he is an "ex-member" of Bauhaus, as they (David and all of the original members) are currently on tour.

References and stuff

In response to the denial of featured article status, I've added some references and put more detail into the bibliography. There's not, as far as I know, a great body of critical writing about comics, so most of the information about his work comes from reading the comics themselves. In which case, publication details of the comics will have to be the bulk of our references. --Nicknack009 23:16, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Eyes & Ears

The article used to say that Moore is blind in one eye & deaf in one ear. I've heard this before, but it's now removed from the article. Is it true, and if so where should it go?

The only source I've seen for this is this interview, in which the man himself says he's "practically deaf" in one ear and "practically blind" in one eye. ←Hob 00:19, August 19, 2005 (UTC)

Anarchist?

Someone added Category:Anarchist. Can anyone back this up? Marc Mywords 07:28, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

Retirement

After he finishes promithea 34 hadn't he said he was done with ABC and would soon retire now thats he's 50?

Cool, maybe that way someone else will do a Watchmen sequel. Yeah Mr. Moore, please retire! 168.243.218.2

Occult

I seem to remember reading a number of rather odd pieces by Moore in which he refers to various occult practices he has performed. The article doesn't seem to cover this aspect of his life. Does anyone know anything about it? Leithp (talk) 14:44, 27 November 2005 (UTC)

He sure as hell is. His album The Highbury Working is all about performance of a ritual. A "working" is a magical ritual. Semiconscious 07:41, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

He worships a snake too, doesn't he?

St Pancras Panda?

I note no mention in the "early work" section of the 1970s "St Pancras Panda" series, written and illustrated by Moore for Oxfords's Back Street Bugle magazine. In its thirteen episodes, our cuddly hero was, in his own words, "shanghied by furriers, kidnapped by cultists, browbeaten by bears, got at by gangsters, abducted by aliens" before getting a dose of relgion and being sent to meet his maker. Alas the series was never completed - Moore was offered work that paid actual money - and the eponymous panda was thus abandonned over 25 years ago in "Northampton - an accident black spot - where there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth". The "Penultimate Panda, Panky's Inferno" never appeared. Nick Levine 19:57, 23 December 2005 (UTC)

External links

According to WP:EL external links are there to add authoritative data

• Alan Moore Portal
• LOEG review and artwork
• Transcript of an interview with Alan Moore on BBC Radio 4
• A flash-animated version of Moore's 'March of the Sinister Ducks'
• Interview with Alan Moore from The Onion, October 2001
• [[1]] Comic Book Awards Almanac
• Alan Moore Magic Site

It seems to me that a lot of the above are personal fansites which are not authoritative. I'd like to ensure that we keep below the Spam Event Horizon here. - Just zis  Guy, you know? ^[T]/_[C] AfD? 17:09, 31 December 2005 (UTC)

It's funny that he has all this beliefs about gnosticism and snake gods

Because his visions of anarchy, society and reality inspired me to finally decide to become a member of the Franciscan order. Thanks to Alan Moore I decided to get closer to Jesus and God and become a christian. 209.124.119.88