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Link to Post Back to Top Post by coke & comics on I consider Alan Moore the single greatest writer in comics. I'm curious what people think his strongest work is.



I'm letting everybody choose 2 because I can never decide between his best 2 works.



If you mean something narrower or more expansive than something I listed above, vote for it and clarify in the comments. If you want to vote for something not listed, tell me why in the comments.



I listed everything I ever heard somebody describe as one of his best works.



I'm very curious what great works of his I haven't read.



I know 26 entries is a lot for a poll, but they are really all great works of the medium.



People who find choosing only 2 painful can tell me all their favorite Alan Moore works in the comments. Your personal rankings are also acceptable comments.



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Link to Post Back to Top Post by tingramretro on I find it difficult to narrow this down to two, as I think most of Moore's work, his early stuff in particular, is outstanding. However, I think I'd have to say V for Vendetta is about the most powerful thing he's ever written, and from a purely personal point of view, I have to go with Captain Britain for the number two slot, even though Marvelman, Watchmen, Swamp Thing, Skizz or The Ballad of Halo Jones could have taken it just as easily.

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Link to Post Back to Top Post by Icctrombone on He is certainly in the top five of writers but I hesitate to give him the top spot because most of his work is Reboots or reimaginations of other peoples work. Saying that, I voted for "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow ?" I have a soft spot for the way he honored the SA and the beautiful Curt Swan art. The only thing missing ( for me) was Murphy Anderson's inks.

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Link to Post Back to Top Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Promethea and Lost Girls.



Some missing choice works of his :



Big Numbers

Neonomicon

Providence

Brought To Light

Judgment Day

The Bojeffries Saga

And if Pictopia was named, many of his other short stories deserve as much



Icctrombone said:

most of his work is Reboots or reimaginations of other peoples work.

That seems to be the ongoing myth, but here's a list of Alan Moore's original creations not using pre-existing characters :



1963

Maxwell the Magic Cat

Neonomicon

Anything Goes!

The Ballad of Halo Jones

Big Numbers

The Birth Caul

The Bojeffries Saga

Brought to Light

Critters

D. R. & Quinch

Fashion Beast

From Hell

It's Dark In London

Miracleman

Neonomicon

Promethea

Providence

The Puma Blues

Real War Stories

Scream!

Seven Deadly Sins

Skizz

A Small Killing

Smax

Snakes and Ladders

Tom Strong

Tomorrow Stories

Top 10

V for Vendetta



And that's not taking in account the huge library of short stories.



But if the fact that one writer uses pre-exsting characters should be judged upon the fact whether we buy/read it because of our love for those characters or the writer : The Nemo series of GN are appreciated because of the creative team, since Captain Nemo isn't even featured in those stories!



I should also add that within the comic world I think it is quite seldom one writer is as strong with his own creations as with corporatly owned ones, so he should be lauded for this, since we all love many of those characters he worked on and love his creations as well.



Having read all the material listed in the poll at least once, I voted forandSome missing choice works of his :Big NumbersNeonomiconProvidenceBrought To LightJudgment DayThe Bojeffries SagaAnd if Pictopia was named, many of his other short stories deserve as muchThat seems to be the ongoing myth, but here's a list of Alan Moore's original creations not using pre-existing characters :1963Maxwell the Magic CatNeonomiconAnything Goes!The Ballad of Halo JonesBig NumbersThe Birth CaulThe Bojeffries SagaBrought to LightCrittersD. R. & QuinchFashion BeastFrom HellIt's Dark In LondonMiraclemanNeonomiconPrometheaProvidenceThe Puma BluesReal War StoriesScream!Seven Deadly SinsSkizzA Small KillingSmaxSnakes and LaddersTom StrongTomorrow StoriesTop 10V for VendettaAnd that's not taking in account the huge library of short stories.But if the fact that one writer uses pre-exsting characters should be judged upon the fact whether we buy/read it because of our love for those characters or the writer : The Nemo series of GN are appreciated because of the creative team, since Captain Nemo isn't even featured in those stories!I should also add that within the comic world I think it is quite seldom one writer is as strong with his own creations as with corporatly owned ones, so he should be lauded for this, since we all love many of those characters he worked on and love his creations as well.

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Some missing choice works of his :



Big Numbers

Neonomicon

Providence

Brought To Light

Judgment Day

The Bojeffries Saga

And if Pictopia was named, many of his other short stories deserve as much



Icctrombone said:

most of his work is Reboots or reimaginations of other peoples work.



1963

Maxwell the Magic Cat

Neonomicon

Anything Goes!

The Ballad of Halo Jones

Big Numbers

The Birth Caul

The Bojeffries Saga

Brought to Light

Critters

D. R. & Quinch

Fashion Beast

From Hell

It's Dark In London

Miracleman

Neonomicon

Promethea

Providence

The Puma Blues

Real War Stories

Scream!

Seven Deadly Sins

Skizz

A Small Killing

Smax

Snakes and Ladders

Tom Strong

Tomorrow Stories

Top 10

V for Vendetta



And that's not taking in account the huge library of short stories.



But if the fact that one writer uses pre-exsting characters should be judged upon the fact whether we buy/read it because of our love for those characters or the writer : The Nemo series of GN are appreciated because of the creative team, since Captain Nemo isn't even featured in those stories!



I should also add that within the comic world I think it is quite seldom one writer is as strong with his own creations as with corporatly owned ones, so he should be lauded for this, since we all love many of those characters he worked on and love his creations as well.



Having read all the material listed in the poll at least once, I voted forandSome missing choice works of his :Big NumbersNeonomiconProvidenceBrought To LightJudgment DayThe Bojeffries SagaAnd if Pictopia was named, many of his other short stories deserve as muchThat seems to be the ongoing myth, but here's a list of Alan Moore's original creations not using pre-existing characters :1963Maxwell the Magic CatNeonomiconAnything Goes!The Ballad of Halo JonesBig NumbersThe Birth CaulThe Bojeffries SagaBrought to LightCrittersD. R. & QuinchFashion BeastFrom HellIt's Dark In LondonMiraclemanNeonomiconPrometheaProvidenceThe Puma BluesReal War StoriesScream!Seven Deadly SinsSkizzA Small KillingSmaxSnakes and LaddersTom StrongTomorrow StoriesTop 10V for VendettaAnd that's not taking in account the huge library of short stories.But if the fact that one writer uses pre-exsting characters should be judged upon the fact whether we buy/read it because of our love for those characters or the writer : The Nemo series of GN are appreciated because of the creative team, since Captain Nemo isn't even featured in those stories!I should also add that within the comic world I think it is quite seldom one writer is as strong with his own creations as with corporatly owned ones, so he should be lauded for this, since we all love many of those characters he worked on and love his creations as well.



Overall, real tough decision to narrow it down to 2.



I think I'm going to be boring and pick V for Vendetta and Watchmen, but enough deserving entries on that list.

Miracleman should not be in that list of not-using preexisting characters. Others like DR and Quinch are inspired by pre-existing characters, but tweaked enough to be original.Overall, real tough decision to narrow it down to 2.I think I'm going to be boring and pick V for Vendetta and Watchmen, but enough deserving entries on that list.