Alan Moore's work

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Permalink Reply by AcE! on January 23, 2009 at 5:13pm

I fucking hated The Killing Joke, but then again I hate The Joker too. So, meh.

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Permalink Reply by MDS on January 23, 2009 at 5:30pm

As far as I know, the Killing Joke backstory was more of a 'one-off' than anything Cannon. While I could be 100% wrong, I don't think that they ever really went anywhere with the backstory of The Killing Joke, and instead went with the 'Main' story and worked on that one.

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Permalink Reply by Booster Gold on January 23, 2009 at 6:47pm

Hurm, that post under there should've been a replay.

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Permalink Reply by Booster Gold on January 23, 2009 at 5:57pm

Well, it is at least a "little" canon, what with Barbara being crippled and all.

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Detfink on January 23, 2009 at 7:07pm

I don't know if this thread is the appropriate one to pimp this but if you get a chance collect Alan Moore/Alan Davis team up on Captain Britain, which is kind of been the inspiration behind the current Captain Britain and MI13. Check it out if you get a chance. It's about as mainstream as Moore will get.

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Permalink Reply by Costa_K on January 23, 2009 at 10:59pm

If you can find it, Promethea is really interesting. I got if from the library one time. I'm a fan of Top 10 as well.

Surprisingly, he had an interesting run on Wildcats of all things and even did something on Youngblood. I know, fucking YOUNGBLOOD!

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Permalink Reply by Derrick D on January 24, 2009 at 2:28am

Well the man is insane.

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Permalink Reply by Costa_K on January 24, 2009 at 1:11pm

See I honestly never thought that. If anything he's more canny than people think. Moore just has very clear ideas about how he wants to work, who he wants to work with, and what he wants to work on. And the fact that he didn't and still doesn't jump at what are seen as "surefire" opportunities, like adaptations of his work, confuses people.

When people make an assumption like "oh he's that crazy guy", it's sort of demeaning to the general concept of wanting to work and create art for the sake of art, which what Moore's standing up for. He's not crazy, he's a bit of a weirdo but he's an artist first and foremost.

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Permalink Reply by Rawshark on January 24, 2009 at 11:30am

Thank you. People don't praise Top 10 enough. It's a really fun read.

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Permalink Reply by Costa_K on January 24, 2009 at 10:40pm

I hear the non-Moore second volume is good too, though I haven't had a chance to catch up on it.

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Permalink Reply by Rawshark on January 25, 2009 at 9:15pm

Neither have I. I'm waiting till it comes out in a trade. I know the artist, Gene Ha, is still on board.

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Permalink Reply by Rawshark on January 24, 2009 at 11:28am

What's great about the Killing Joke was that it set up many of the character elements of Batman's psychology that following writers would later expand upon (like Morrison's Arkham Asylum). It really sets up the idea that Batman is just as crazy as the villains that he faces. The comic doesn't even end with a huge fist fight like most comic book's do, instead it ends with a simple joke told by the Joker. What makes this joke brilliant is the fact that it completely explains the bizarre connection that the Joker and Batman share.

Plus, Brian Brolland's iconic drawings will always be the first thing I think of when someone says The Joker. Sorry, Heath Ledger. You captured the Joker's character perfectly but I wasn't happy with the visual design The Dark Knight makeup artists selected.

How do you guys feel about the color change done in the new hardcover edition of the comic? I personally preferred John Higgins wild original color choice.

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