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Book written by George Khoury
The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore is a book written by
George Khoury , published by
TwoMorrows Publishing in 2003. An updated "Indispensable Edition" was released in 2009.
Contents
The book contains a long interview of Alan Moore about his life and comics career. It includes tributes by
Neil Gaiman and
Mark Buckingham ,
Rick Veitch ,
David Lloyd ,
John Totleben ,
Dave Gibbons ,
Brian Bolland ,
J.H. Williams III ,
Ian Gibson ,
Garry Leach ,
Hilary Barta ,
Chris Sprouse ,
Scott Dunbier ,
Sam Kieth ,
Todd Klein , and
Kevin O'Neill . There is an extensive bibliography.
It contains the following full works by Moore:
"Shrine of the Lizard" (a prose story reprinted from the 1971 fanzine Weird Window #2)
three strips from Roscoe Moscow
five strips of
Maxwell the Magic Cat
"Nutters Ruin" (a 1979 strip, reprinted from Speakeasy #43)
"The Avenging Hunchback" (reprinted from Darkstar #19)
"Kultural Krime Komix" (reprinted from Darkstar #20)
"Old Gangsters Never Die" (a short comic adaptation of the song included with the 45-rpm record with art by Lloyd Thatcher)
a never realised Judge Dredd script
The Halo Jones page from 2000 A.D. #500
"Lust" (reprinted from Seven Deadly Sins )
a one-page strip reprinted from Heartbreak Hotel #1
"Dr. Omaha presents Venus in Fur" (reprinted from Images of Omaha #2)
"Bob Wachsman Tummler" (reprinted from American Splendor #15)
"Belly of Cloud" (never realised script)
"I Can Hear the Grass Grow" (reprinted from Heartbreak Hotel #3)
"In Pictopia" (recolored by
José Villarrubia and reprinted from Anything Goes #2)
The 2009 "Indispensable Edition" replaces "In Pictopia" with the story "The Riddle of the Recalcitrant Refuse" from Mr. Monster #3
Publication
See also
References
External links
Early British works DC Comics Image Comics / Awesome Comics America's Best Comics Avatar Press Miscellaneous Comics based on Moore's prose Books Spoken word CDs Other Related people