English writer Alan Moore (Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Swamp Thing, Batman: The Killing Joke, From Hell) has written a new series of short stories and speculative novels to be auctioned at his behest by literary agency Watson, Little Ltd.
Literary agent James Wills mentioned the news in an interview with The Bookseller. If you care to know more on the subject of publishing schedules amid a pandemic and Wills’ affinity with book fairs, click the image link below for a good, light read:
What makes this news exceptionally cool is the fact that Moore, having retired from comics as of mid-2019, now has a literary agent. His first in fact.
Although Long London was not intended to be a graphic novel, it is a story scribed by what many have regarded as being the best comics writer in the English language. My mind so wanted to contest that, if only in a moment to relive the great stories I have read, but honestly no names sprung to the challenge. And believe you me, I have/do read a fair share of comics. Moore has great ideas and does an exemplary job at executing them, should you be so bold to explore (as I still am).
The acclaimed Watchmen is a must if you wish to know the best of what comics can be, but if you are familiar, perhaps look into Alan Moore’s Mircleman series, as English author Neil Gaiman would probably agree:
Miracleman (née Marvelman) began as a ripoff of Shazam – the original Captain Marvel – created for UK readers in the mid-1950s. The character faded away in the 1960s but stuck in the imaginations of kids from that era. In 1982, a revival led by Alan Moore changed the course of superhero comics forever. Neil Gaiman was handpicked by Moore to continue the series after he left.
This meet-and-greet in St James Library, Northampton, is the best personable version of the man-legend I’d like to leave you on:
Advice to unpublished authors
Alan Moore visits on SAVE OUR LIBRARY DAY which involved talks about the closure of local libraries and the loss this will cause for the community. In this clip Alan Moore has some great advice for those who are trying to break into publishing.
And one more because his voice carries an undeniable gravitas, and you should hear it:
The most importing thing is the writing itself
Sage advice.
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