Alan moore welcome to the another installment of our countdown of the top 10 most influential writers of all time. My top 10 lesbian characters by spiderbat700 on deviantart. I mentioned the other day that i came to comics via alan moore, so i read his run on swamp thing pretty early on. This week im focusing on top 10, a comic he did with gene ha and zander cannon about the police force. Alan moore is perhaps the most acclaimed writer in the graphic story medium, having garnered countless awards for works such as watchmen, v for vendetta, swamp thing and miracleman. Top 10 is a rambunctious demonstration of moores silver age. The way he tortures other characters is extremely dark and deeply effective. Hes literally the only true badass of watchmen despite his violent and crazy behavior. While moore has become one of the most revered names in comics history by. The top 20 nods, cameos and easter eggs in alan moores top.
A combination police drama and ode to comics of the past, the story and characters are wellwritten, and has many. Its a gritty, mostly serious cop drama with complex characters and some quite dark. He is also the mastermind behind the americas best comics line, through which he has created along with many talented illustrators the league of extraordinary gentlemen, promethea, tom strong. Top 10 is a supergroup under alan moores americas best comics imprint. The top 20 nods, cameos and easter eggs in alan moores. All characters were created by alan moore unless otherwise stated. For a more different type of alan moore story, fans should try out the series, smax. With bad blood on them, they commit crimes and killings, but some did good or become good later in their stories. Oct 19, 2016 alan moore has been one of the most popular and critically acclaimed writers working in the comic book industry in the last 30 years. Top 10 last updated by corey undeadpool schroeder on jul 17, 20 00. Im sticking with the alan moore canon from last week, looking back at some of his projects that have never been brought to the screen. Possibly the great lost alan moore comic, halo jones ran three series in the 1980s in 2000ad, as moore and artist ian gibson told the story of an ordinary woman in.
The group is a police force of heros in the city of neopolis, a city made up of citizens. Alan moore is one of the greatest comic book writers fo all time, and we ranked his 10 all time best works. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Top 10 by alan moore and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Alan moore was born on november 18, 1953 in northampton, england. Jan 25, 2020 here were going to explore the new and reinterpreted characters as they appeared on the hbo watchmen series rather than the original incarnations from the alan moore and dave gibbons graphic novel. Even if you have never heard of alan moore, you have most likely come across some of his works, this including watchmen and v for vendetta.
Access a version of the below that includes illustrations on my blog. Alan moore s watchmen is the reason why i got into comics, and since then ive gradually filled my bookshelf with his creations. In 1993, alan moore moved back to the mainstream comic industry. A combination police drama and ode to comics of the past, the story and characters are wellwritten, and has many tongue in cheek moments, especially the smax solo story.
Watch comic book legends bring iconic characters to life. We have shorlisted some of the best alan moore comics. Gene has character designs are perhaps the biggest delight to look at as every single. Alan moore is truly one of the greatest writers in comic book history and top 10 proves it once again. Top 10 is a superhero comic book limited series published by the americas best comics imprint of wildstorm, itself an imprint of dc comics. Alan moore is a widely renowned writer best known for his work on some of the best comic book titles and graphic novels in the industry.
My top 10 dc and marvel characters hannah reads books. Heres the alltime alan moore top 10, as determined by me, the guy. He first debuted in the graphic novel watchmen, published from 19861987. Jan 21, 20 tim callahan would like to thank everyone who has been reading the great alan moore reread each week, and hes curious to see what your alltime alan moore top 10 list would look like. This week im focusing on top 10, a comic he did with gene ha and zander cannon about the police force in a city populated entirely by superheroes. And as expected with alan moore in the helm, top 10 gets full marks for this. Top 10 is surprisingly hilarious as moores sense of humor is super biting and dives deep into the jokes of beat cops everywhere. Absolute top 10 by alan moore, gene ha, hardcover barnes.
The 7 essential alan moore stories syfy wire youtube. Smax is one of moore s more comical stories, and it features excellent illustrations by zander cannon that fits well with the humor of the story. I mentioned the other day that i came to comics via alan moore, so i read his run on swamp thing pretty early on, and that led me into my love of swamp thing in general. Expect to see some of your favourites such as marvelman. If you had told me when i began the great alan moore reread that top 10, alan moores superheroesascops comedymelodrama would not crack my all. Another comic which moore created for his americas best comics imprint was top 10, the story of a superpowered police squad in a world where pretty much everybody has weird powers. Hyde from strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde and mina harkness from dracula are examples of heroes found in the series. He is a writer and actor, known for the league of extraordinary gentlemen 2003, from hell 2001 and watchmen 2019. Son of a bitch knows when a baddies gotta pay, and pay he shall. Alan moores supreme run issues 41 thru 56, plus supreme. With works from the likes of grant morrison, neil gaiman, and alan moore appearing along the way. Jan 15, 2018 the 10 best comics written by alan moore. Nov 18, 2017 watch comic book legends bring iconic characters to life. The throwaway characters are better than the protagonists in other books.
Alan moore and artists gene ha and zander cannon overload this twelveissue series with characters and scenes and background details and. That work refers to the supreme stories written by alan moore, of course. The league of the extraordinary gentlemen, tom strong, top 10, and promethea belong to this period. Moore is a genuinely excellent storyteller who used these ideas that were completely new and unheard of back then that it became cliche. Top 10 is surprisingly hilarious as moore s sense of humor is super biting and dives deep into the jokes of beat cops everywhere. Marvelman, by alan moore, garry leach, alan davis, and friends. It shows jokers problematic psychology at its best. He started by killing captain britain and his elfin sidekick, and changing his origin to make his powers come from aliens instead of magicians.
Story of this graphic novel is considered one of the most controversial of all time. Buy top 10 book 2 01 by alan moore, gene ha, zander cannon isbn. No matter how well this film did or the kind of symbol it has become, alan moore requested that he not be credited for his work or paid the royalties thats conviction. Written by alan moore and illustrated by gene ha and zander cannon, the. The league of extraordinary gentlemen, by alan moore and kevin. His work on superhero comics such as superman and batman have made him a favorite among regular comic readers, but his experimental and more complex work has earned him a reputation among critics as an artist who elevates the medium. The group is a police force of heros in the city of neopolis, a city made up of citizens who all have super powers. The top ten most violent comic book characters 1 wolverine wolverine is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics, commonly associated with the xmen. Doctor manhattan was created by writer alan moore with artist dave gibbons. Written by alan moore and illustrated by gene ha and zander cannon, the series details the lives and work of the police force of neopolis, a city in which almost everyone, from the police and criminals to civilians, children and even pets, has super powers.
In 1999 morore created a new publishing brand called americas best comics, which soon after was acquired by dc comics. It was set up by alan moore in 1999 as an imprint of wildstorm, an idea proposed to moore by wildstorm. Simply, hes the greatest comics writer of all time. It was written by alan moore, drawn by gene ha, and colored by art lyon, with lettering, logos, and design by todd klein. Alan moores tenure in the swamps changed a lot of things in alec hollands life, but also introduced a character that has lasted the test of. This was also the first time when joker was shown as a tragic character as. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read top 10. Before deciding who is the best comicbook author, lets revisit the most interesting works from miller and moore. Nov 18, 2019 5 alan moore comics ready for the watchmen treatment the hbo series dazzling treatment of its source material suggests the world might be ready for fresh takes on from hell, top 10, and more.
Left to right and top to bottom, captain atom, blue beetle, lady nightshade, the. May 31, 20 possibly the great lost alan moore comic, halo jones ran three series in the 1980s in 2000ad, as moore and artist ian gibson told the story of an ordinary woman in the distant future who ended. Top 10 greatest marvel storylines ever written duration. I figured it was only fitting that both my top 10 gay and top 10 lesbian lists begin with a character from a series called top 10, especially when its such a good series. Jul 26, 2018 simply, hes the greatest comics writer of all time. Highly recommended for fans of the top ten, 1963 alan moore you know, the fun loving, goofy alan moore. If you cross the tv show law and order with marvels avengers, the result would be 1999s top 10. Top 10 is a supergroup under alan moore s americas best comics imprint. Besides, jack phantom is a sexy ghost superhero cop. The reason alan moore is not higher on this list is because i think, had it not been him, it would have been someone else.
Oct 24, 2019 alan moore created rorschach to dunk on randian superheroes. It is a prequel to the abc series top 10, a police procedural set in the city of neopolis, where superpowers, robots, monsters, and other comic fodder are the norm for all citizens. The main characters are a team of literary heroes including mina harkness from dracula, the adventurer alan. Alan moore created rorschach to dunk on randian superheroes. The 10 best alan moore comics of all time paste paste magazine. The return issues 1 thru 6 is his homage to superman and an absolutely fantastic read. Top ten was a 19992001 series by alan moore and gene ha. With tom burke, ellie bamber, christopher fairbank, antonia campbellhughes. He is also the mastermind behind the americas best comics line, through which he has created along with many talented illustrators the league of extraordinary gentlemen, promethea, tom strong, tomorrow stories. Alan moore paid tribute to the earlier character by giving him a cameo as a member of the parliament of trees. Top 10 best graphic novels of all time wonderslist. Mar 25, 2010 the top 20 nods, cameos and easter eggs in alan moores top 10 comics by t.
As he tends to do with existing characters, he completely turned the character upsidedown. King peacock meets up with his wife and children to say goodbye in front of a group of wheelchairbound characters demanding equal access. If watchmen is alan moores dystopian view of a future troubled by super heroes, then top 10 is the vision of the future where heroes are celebrated, even though they are just day to day folk living their lives. I cant believe the number of messages i see these days that say they dont see the big deal about watchmen, as if they really cant imagine a time when comics were not populated by such characters. Top 10 exists under the ownership and continuity of abc, americas best comics, an indepent publisher founded by alan moore in 1999, but later bought by wildstorm productions, a subsidiary of dc comics. A mans search for a stolen artifact leads him to the haunted town filled with voodoo gangsters, masked adventurers, depressionera private eyes and violent chiaroscuro women. The story is a mini spinoff series off his other work, top 10. Top ten most violent comic book characters thetoptens. Apr 21, 2015 if watchmen is alan moore s dystopian view of a future troubled by super heroes, then top 10 is the vision of the future where heroes are celebrated, even though they are just day to day folk living their lives. This book wraps up the original twelveissue top 10 series by alan moore, gene ha, and zander cannon, and its just as good as the first volume. The fortyniners is a graphic novel published by americas best comics in 2005.
Alan moores watchmen is the reason why i got into comics, and since then ive gradually filled my bookshelf with his creations. Alan moore is an english writer born in 1953 in the. What the world needs now is more of rob liefelds supreme. Top 10 is a cop drama where all the cops have super powers, all the villains have super powers, and all the citizens have super powers. Alan moores tenure in the swamps changed a lot of things in alec hollands life, but also introduced a. If you had told me when i began the great alan moore reread that top 10, alan moores superheroesas. The following list includes characters from the original twelve issue series that ran from 2000. The top 20 nods, cameos and easter eggs in alan moores top 10 comics. The adaptation of moores folk tale of anarchist revolution. It followed a rookie cop nicknamed toybox and her surly partner, smax, trying to solve crimes in the city of neopolis, a city where everyone the police, criminals, and even animals has. Alan moore, gene ha, and zander cannons top 10 is a superhero police procedural details the lives and work of the police force of neopolis, a city in which almost everyone, from the police and criminals to civilians, children and even pets, has superpowers and colorful costumes. Top 10 is one of the many works he produced for the americas best comics line.
Aug 15, 2019 dream casting is an imaginative look at the casting process of potential hollywood projects based on comics and other media. It was successful enough to get a few spinoff limited series mostly on strength of its quality, and moores name. Dietsch march 25, 2010 comics, daily lists 0 comment lets face it, pretty much everyone loves something alan moores written. Aug 15, 2017 alan moore is truly one of the greatest writers in comic book history and top 10 proves it once again. I was forgetting this, the very wonderful league of extraordinary gentlemen. He has been married to melinda gebbie since may 12, 2007. His powers and abilities include a healing factor and his signature adamantium claws and adamantium skeleton.
The title characterpopularly interpreted as a rebel working against a. Left to right and top to bottom, captain atom, blue beetle, lady nightshade, the peacemaker, the question, judo master, and sarge. My favorite part was probably what happened in the battle between the ultramice infecting dust devils mothers apartment and the atom cats brought in by an exterminator. Rorschach was created by writer alan moore and dave gibbons. It takes place in a strange megacity where almost everyone has some superherolike powers or assets, and the culture comes from living in a comic book world. Hes literally the only true badass of watchmen despite. With a grappling hook, cloak, fedora and mask that has ink. Tim callahan would like to thank everyone who has been reading the great alan moore reread each week, and hes curious to see what your alltime alan moore top 10. Top 10 is an entirely superherocomposed police force, which it must be to handle the entirely superpowered citizenry of the city it protects. Ive been doing an alan moore marathon lately, and top 10 has been my third in this wave, after providence and that awful terra obscura. Americas best comics abc is a comic book publishing brand. Swamp thing, by alan moore, steve bissette, john totleben, and friends. Probably the most widely recognised and arguably insane, although in that niftycreative howard hughes and orson welles way comic book writer of all time, alan moore was born in northampton, england, and got his start writing and drawing cartoon strips for. May 29, 2019 the top 10 swamp thing stories you should read.
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