He is a purist of the form - a true pioneer that brought the inaccessible to the mainstream. I found it, in the mid 80s, preferable to concentrate on those things that only comics could achieve.” His love for the medium is clear. Moore isn’t keen on film adaptations of comics, stating that, “If we only see comics in relation to movies then the best that they will ever be is films that do not move. The look of ‘V’, illustrated by David Lloyd, became a popular culture icon and, like The Watchmen, went on to be adapted for the big screen. The comic followed the exploits of ‘V’, as he looked to get revenge on his former captors, take down the fascist state and inspire a grassroots revolution. For this symbol, they don't really have Guy Fawkes to thanks - this one's on Moore.īefore it was a film, V for Vendetta (1988) was another of Moore’s creations. Their defining feature, visually anyway, is their adoption of the Guy Fawkes mask. Two of the most prominent, although maybe not the most obvious, are hacker group Anonymous and the Occupy protest movement.

Not bad for the self-taught artist that was once expelled from school for selling LSD.Ĭontemporary culture has been defined by many movements. It found itself listed in Time Magazine’s best 100 novels published since 1923 (and up to 2005). It's not only famous, but highly ground-breaking. Watchmen (1986), is probably Moore's most famous work. With nothing to prove, he doesn’t require a title to denote that his pursuit is of the highest artistic merit – his work does all the talking. Moore is completely comfortable with the title of ‘comic book writer’. The title of comic doesn’t mean they can’t be important though. The thing is, they are comics, no matter how you dress them up. If it has literary and artistic value, it’s elevated to a ‘graphic novel’. He works in the medium of the graphic novel - a term that really reflects the content of a comic.

Graphic novel by alan moore