Znów trochę na przekór notorycznym utyskiwaniom na to, że Moore nie lubi komiksów sh i jak mogą go nie wzruszać skoro muszą wzruszać, postanowiłem trochę poszperać. Zaintrygowało mnie, które komiksy Moore czyta i ceni. Bo przecież jakieś czyta i coś mu przypada do gustu. Akurat mnie nie zaskoczyło, że czyta i rekomenduje głównie literaturę a nie komiksy, ale trochę tytułów komiksowych też udało się wyszperać.
Komiksy, które lubi Alan Moore:
What current comic series are you reading? And who are your favorite writer/s in today's comic industry?Alan Moore: I confess I don’t read many comics these days, chiefly those by my current Avatar stable-mates. So that would be
Garth Ennis’s always-powerful
War Stories along with anything else that the man happens to put out;
Si Spurrier’s excellent and reinvigorated
Crossed + 100 and his forthcoming
Cry Havoc from Image;
Kieron Gillen’s spectacular
Mercury Heat, Phonogram, The Wicked + The Divine and, whenever he gets his lazy arse into gear, the next run of the exemplary
Über; and, as mentioned earlier, the incredible
Brian Vaughn’s concept-crammed
Saga. As far as being given the chance to write any comic-book character, no matter what the inducements, can I say that I really wouldn’t want that in any circumstances? I genuinely have no further interest in any of the characters that the comic industry keeps in its massive police-auction horde of stolen property: for one thing, I’m sixty-two in a couple of weeks, and for another thing, how could I ever accept ‘full rights’ to a character that was created by some cheated creator of the past, and where those rights are not in the company’s gift from any ethical point of view? I have never had a real interest in Superman since I was around twelve years old, saving for when I was called upon to resurrect that interest for the Superman stories which I was offered. Even when offered the opportunity to write one of the only American comic characters that I retain affection for and interest in – this being
Ogden Whitney and Richard Hughes’ sublime
Herbie, the only comic character that is mentioned or discussed in Jerusalem, incidentally – I turned it down because I’m only interested in reading Hughes and Whitney’s Herbie, and have no interest at all in reading my own ‘take’, or ‘tribute’, or ‘homage’ to the character, which would add nothing new or interesting to already unique and fascinating work, and would at best amount to a fannish tribute which I’m sure that both of the original creators could have done without.
Of all the current books and graphic novels today, do you have any personal favorites that you feel deserve more attention by the public? Any books or graphic novels from the past? Thank you for everything you have written and given to the world to enjoy!Alan Moore: I’m afraid that being a little out of touch with the contemporary comic scene, while there is some exemplary work out there I am probably not the best person to point it out, and a list of the writers that I’m currently reading most would look suspiciously partisan, in that it’s
Garth Ennis, Si Spurrier, Kieron Gillen and the rest of my Avatar associates. I have only recently become belatedly acquainted with the remarkable work of
Brian Vaughn, and I’m sure you don’t need me to recommend
Saga, surely one of the most remarkable and inventive pieces of science-fantasy ever to emerge from the comic medium. As far as the ‘graphic novelists’ of the past go, one of the only people ever to produce work that was inarguably deserving of that term would be the unsurpassable
Lynd Ward, author and artist of such sophisticated wordless narratives as
God’s Manand Madman’s Drum amongst others. Anyone interested in the form should investigate Ward, a great American original whose work still has a great deal to teach us all these decades later.
Which is the most scarying comic book you've ever read?Alan Moore: For sheer impact, at the time when I was actually reading them, the most frightening comics I’ve ever read would still have to be the best of E.C.’s horror line, with the brilliant
Archie Goodwin’s exemplary work on
Warren’s Creepy and Eerie running a very close second.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/3961.Alan_Moore/questionsI’ve had the good fortune to work with Davey Jones quite a bit recentlyOh,
Davey Jones is a genius. I’ve only ever had brief contact with him, back in the 80s when he was working with an anarchist concern called, I think, Blast and I was briefly in touch with them and then I noticed his work coming out in
Viz where he’s the author of so many of my favourite strips. I’m genuinely impressed that there’s such an incredible standard of craftsmanship throughout Viz, blinding cartoonists, writers, and creators on that book. I must admit that the only problem I have with Jones’ work — and it’s not any fault of his, it’s purely me — it’s Tin Ribs; the ghastly physical torture that is visited on Mr Snodgrass. Every issue he’s having slices of his skin ripped off [laughs] it’s a bit rich even for my blood!
https://seamas.medium.com/fantasy-must-be-sharper-an-interview-with-alan-moore-883d4b8196aa
