Mister Apoc
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I been thinking about Alan Moore alot recently, how will he be remembered
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Phunkydiabetic
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.....ok?
MudoSkills
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Grumpy genius madman.
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just another nihilist edgelord. admittedly he was one of the first. but the whole deconstructionism thing is starting to sour all of pop culture, and a lot of that can be laid at his feet imo. too many untalented writers and self serious "artists" want to emulate him.
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There's no comic book writer whose opinion demands greater respect in my eyes. His comics transcend the medium.
"I think the impact of superheroes on popular culture is both tremendously embarrassing and not a little worrying. While these characters were originally perfectly suited to stimulating the imaginations of their twelve or thirteen year-old audience, today’s franchised übermenschen, aimed at a supposedly adult audience, seem to be serving some kind of different function, and fulfilling different needs. Primarily, mass-market superhero movies seem to be abetting an audience who do not wish to relinquish their grip on (a) their relatively reassuring childhoods, or (b) the relatively reassuring 20th century. The continuing popularity of these movies to me suggests some kind of deliberate, self-imposed state of emotional arrest, combined with an numbing condition of cultural stasis that can be witnessed in comics, movies, popular music and, indeed, right across the cultural spectrum."
- https://alanmooreworld.blogspot.com/2019/11/moore-on-jerusalem-eternalism-anarchy.html?m=1
Funny, because that's almost precisely his criticism of modern comic book movies:
"I think the impact of superheroes on popular culture is both tremendously embarrassing and not a little worrying. While these characters were originally perfectly suited to stimulating the imaginations of their twelve or thirteen year-old audience, today’s franchised übermenschen, aimed at a supposedly adult audience, seem to be serving some kind of different function, and fulfilling different needs. Primarily, mass-market superhero movies seem to be abetting an audience who do not wish to relinquish their grip on (a) their relatively reassuring childhoods, or (b) the relatively reassuring 20th century. The continuing popularity of these movies to me suggests some kind of deliberate, self-imposed state of emotional arrest, combined with an numbing condition of cultural stasis that can be witnessed in comics, movies, popular music and, indeed, right across the cultural spectrum."
- https://alanmooreworld.blogspot.com/2019/11/moore-on-jerusalem-eternalism-anarchy.html?m=1
SafeOrAlone
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I love his work. Every once in a while, I'll bust open Watchmen and find myself lost in a couple of pages featuring John on Mars or Rorschach's journal. His writing is just that eloquent.
Also a fan of his Swamp Thing run, and I'll be reading "From Hell" for the first time next month, when the "Master Edition" comes out.
Not too concerned with his legacy.
Also a fan of his Swamp Thing run, and I'll be reading "From Hell" for the first time next month, when the "Master Edition" comes out.
Not too concerned with his legacy.
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BaneIsPain
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Rasputin Moore?
On serious note, I enjoyed his work. The Killing Joke, Watchmen and V for Vendetta are brilliant.
On serious note, I enjoyed his work. The Killing Joke, Watchmen and V for Vendetta are brilliant.
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