Alan Moore

Alan Moore (born 1953) is an English comic-book writer and author. He began his career in the British comics market, writing for the science-fiction magazine 2000 AD and for titles including Miracleman and Captain Britain. He became internationally known for works such as WATCHMEN (with Dave Gibbons), V FOR VENDETTA, FROM HELL, BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE, SUPERMAN: WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE MAN OF TOMORROW?, PROMETHEA and THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN. For the America’s Best Comics imprint, he created titles including TOP 10 and TOM STRONG. Moore also wrote novels, short fiction, poetry and songs; LOST GIRLS was created with the artist Melinda Gebbie. His honors include multiple Eisner Awards, the World Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award and the 2008 Max and Moritz Award for lifetime achievement.