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Comics legend Alan Moore calls out 'reflexive belligerence' of pop culture fandom: 'Fan attitudes have toxified the world'

Moore, widely regarded as one of the great comic book writers of all time, shared some thoughts on the nature of fandom in a new essay.

PC Gamer

‘I was high, drawing my self-portrait in a toaster’: the thrilling return of graphic novelist Charles Burns

The comics artist’s book Black Hole made him a cult hero, revered for his horror-tinged tales of US teens. He talks about the memory that broke chronic writer’s block – and why his books haven’t been filmed

The Guardian - UK

39 Years Ago, an Iconic Duo Made a Shockingly Dark Superman Story — And Changed Superheroes Forever

One year before 'Watchmen,' Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons took on the most iconic superhero of them all.

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The Great When by Alan Moore review – a riotous tour of occult London

With bravura brilliance, the Watchmen author conjures up a hyperreal fugitive city, populated by rogues and reprobates

The Guardian - UK

Comics legend Alan Moore's new novel has only just been published – but we already know the title of its sequel

The second Long London novel is inspired by a classic '60s album

GamesRadar

7 best miniseries with 95% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes to stream this weekend

Here are the seven best miniseries with 95% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes to stream this weekend, from Netflix, Max and more.

Tom’s Guide

17 writers who despised adaptations of their work: ‘If you like my stuff, don’t watch that movie’

From Truman Capote’s problem with Audrey Hepburn in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ to Lois Duncan’s very personal offence over ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and Quentin Tarantino’s public beef with Oliver Stone, Annabel Nugent counts down 17 times writers hated adaptations of their work

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The New 'Watchmen' Movie Won't Repeat a Critical Zack Snyder Mistake

Has the best 'Watchmen' adaptation finally arrived? According to writer J. Michael Straczynski, the new animated movie doesn't change a thing from the Alan Moore comics.

Inverse

5 Years Later, DC's Most Mysterious Failure is Still Ahead of Its Time

With James Gunn rebooting the DCU, many of DC's recent failures are sinking even deeper into obscurity. But it's worth revisiting one of those forgotten projects before James Mangold makes a new movie starring one of the weirdest superheroes ever.

Inverse

Transformers, Wonder Woman, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, and more: The Eisner Awards 2024 nominations are here

It's a big year for Image and DC in particular

GamesRadar

Bloomsbury hint at something "very special" coming soon from Watchmen writer Alan Moore - and we think we know what it is

The publisher teases a big reveal on Monday

GamesRadar

“We were broke. We couldn’t even afford food or drink. That’s how bad things were”: how Judas Priest’s Sad Wings Of Destiny finally set them on the path to heavy metal immortality

Judas Priest’s landmark second album Sad Wings Of Destiny was released on this day in 1976

Metal Hammer

Watchmen co-creator Alan Moore's final comics will be published in October - in a grimoire

The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic has been in development for almost two decades

GamesRadar

Paul Neary, legendary artist, inker, and Marvel UK editor, has died at 74

Remembering a multi-talented icon of superhero comics

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Jason Aaron compares his Action Comics story to his iconic run on Thor: "I needed to, in my mind, make a similar statement with Superman"

Writer Jason Aaron opens up about his lifelong love of Superman and his goals for his Action Comics run

GamesRadar

Legendary 2000 AD and Halo Jones artist Ian Gibson dead at 77

His work also helped define the look of early Judge Dredd

Inverse

Netflix Just Quietly Released the Most Thought-Provoking Sci-Fi Epic of the Year

'Pluto' is by far one of Netflix's best original animes ever. But why is the streamer burying it?

The Independent UK

The comic-book movie so bad it made Sean Connery quit acting: ‘His passion had left him’

Twenty years ago, an adaptation of Alan Moore’s ‘The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen’ proved such a disaster that the original 007 never acted again. Tom Fordy speaks to stars Jason Flemyng and Stuart Townsend about the problem-plagued, money-losing mega-franchise that wasn’t

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Inverse

20 Years Ago, an Infamous Sci-Fi Flop Proved Influential for All the Wrong Reasons

As 'The Flash' should have learned, all the crossovers in the world can't fix a lack of style.

The Guardian - UK

Illuminations by Alan Moore audiobook review – mind-bending tales

The creator of From Hell’s first short story collection is marked by tales of revenge, a visit from the Messiah, and a swipe at the comics industry

Inverse

How To Make a Good Reboot — and Why the Bad Ones Are So Terrible

A good reboot is one that has something coherent to say about the original. It critiques the original, or builds on it, or extends to subjects the source text wasn’t able to reach.

The Guardian - UK

Don’t write what you know, write what you feel: bestselling authors offer tips on World Book Day

Malorie Blackman advises budding authors to pick up on news stories, but Julia Donaldson warns of pitfalls – and Alan Moore says you should read terrible books as well as good ones

Liverpool Echo

City-centre 'institution' where Liverpool shoppers 'could get everything'

It's still remembered fondly by all who went there

Inverse

Damon Lindelof's Star Wars movie could be the most divisive ever — and also the best

The 'Lost' co-creator can't resist taking on a classic franchise, but Star Wars provides a whole new level of challenge.

Los Angeles Times

'Watchmen,' a TV hit for HBO, was 'embarrassing' for the comic's creator Alan Moore

If HBO's "Watchmen" has even one hater, it's the original comic's creator, Alan Moore. Three years after the TV series debuted, the English writer said he rejected the Emmy-winning series as his own.

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