Alan Moore

[Kaiju]

Moore is a genius. I love WATCHMEN, FROM HELL, V FOR VENDETTA and all that stuff. I also really enjoy reading his DC Universe stories, especially KILLING JOKE and FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING. And his work on SUPREME was just amazing.
On the other hand, I loath movie adaptions of his works. At least, the movies that have been shown. They never seem to get it right, FROM HELL was told from the wrong perspective and the characters were hugely altered, V FOR VENDETTA was simply to adjusted and *gah* colored, and don't even get me started on LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN. Also, judging by the footage released of the new WATCHMEN movie, it just is too damned "cool"-looking. I mean, take a look at Nite Owl, he looks like Batman or something, when he should be a middle-aged guy, slightly over-wheighed and in a silly spandex costume.
Oh, well, there's always the real thing to read.

[transjen]

He wrote a lot of good stuff but haven't seen anything new in awhile oh and Killimg Joke was the best BATMAN story ever i just hate what he did to BATGIRL i still haven't forgiven him yet

[CreativeMind]

Originally Posted by transjen

He wrote a lot of good stuff but haven't seen anything new in awhile oh and Killimg Joke was the best BATMAN story ever i just hate what he did to BATGIRL i still haven't forgiven him yet

Yes, but think of it this way, Transjen: that's what makes THE KILLING JOKE so brilliant. The fact that he did something so eye-popping and jaw-dropping to any comic fan that it made the story truly unforgettable. Not to mention, in one story Moore helped to redefine the Joker for being the sick bastard criminal that he is. And he helped to resuscitate and revamp Barbara Gordon into a more viable character, too, despite what happened to her.

And while we're praising THE KILLING JOKE and Alan Moore's script, let's also show a little love for Brian Bolland's art which took him ages to complete given the painstaking detail he puts into everything!

[transjen]

Originally Posted by CreativeMind

Yes, but think of it this way, Transjen: that's what makes THE KILLING JOKE so brilliant. The fact that he did something so eye-popping and jaw-dropping to any comic fan that it made the story truly unforgettable. Not to mention, in one story Moore helped to redefine the Joker for being the sick bastard criminal that he is. And he helped to resuscitate and revamp Barbara Gordon into a more viable character, too, despite what happened to her.

And while we're praising THE KILLING JOKE and Alan Moore's script, let's also show a little love for Brian Bolland's art which took him ages to complete given the painstaking detail he puts into everything!

Thats true but i still wish he didn't do it to BATGIRL and your right about the Bolland art the best drawn BATMAN second only to Neal Adams Jennifer