Alan Moore Biography

Fast Facts

• His series "Watchmen" became the only comic to win a Hugo Award in 1988, in the specially-created one-time category "Best Other Forms․"
• Had early success writing and illustrating "Maxwell the Magic Cat" for Northants Post, which he worked on for seven years before leaving the newspaper in 1986 after it ran a negative editorial about homosexuals
• Some of his first creations were for alternative magazines and fanzines, including "Anon E․ Mouse" for Anon and "St․ Pancras Panda," a Paddington Bear parody, for Back Street Bugle
• Worked as a tanner and in the office of a sub-contractor in Northampton before becoming a comics writer and illustrator
• Quote: "(On the use of "V for Vendetta" masks in protests): "I suppose when I was writing 'V for Vendetta' I would in my secret heart of hearts have thought: wouldn't it be great if these ideas actually made an impact?․․․It's peculiar․""
• Quote: "(On why comics are better than films): "I think the amount of work we contribute to our enjoyment of any piece of art is a huge component of that enjoyment․․․[Film] tells you everything, and you really don't need to do a great deal of thinking․""
• Best known as a comic book writer who created "Watchmen," "V for Vendetta," and "From Hell․"
• Joined Warrior magazine and debuted two of his best known works "Marvelman" and "V for Vendetta," in the magazine's first issue in March 1982
• Started the band The Sinister Ducks with Alex Green and Bauhaus's David J in the early 1980s and recorded a number of singles, including "This Vicious Cabaret," which is featured in "V for Vendetta․"
• Wrote several short stories for 2000AD's "Future Shocks" series as well as for "Doctor Who Weekly․"