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Christmas On Depravity
Originally published in December 1981 in Sounds Magazine: with art by Alan Moore
(as Curt Vile) and written by Alan Moore and Steve Moore (as Pedro Henry). The
version here is the reprint from Warrior Magazine #16 published by Quality
Communications in December 1983.
This tale takes place 10 years after Laser Eraser and Pressbutton have gone
there separate ways, only to once again meet up for Christmas On Depravity. If
you’re on a Windows based computer please download and use the
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Promethea #32
This was originally posted on the Yahoo Groups Alan Moore Message Board
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/alanmoore/ By Jose Villarrubia and is reposted
here with his permission (thanks Jose).
“I just got off the phone with Alan and he gave me some advice on how to read
Promethea 32 that I would like to share with you:
First read the Promethea dialog only in all the pages in the order that they are
printed. When the pages are upside-down, just rotate the page and read the
dialog (monologue, really), left page first and then right and left side of the
page to the right and top to bottom.
After you are done, go back to the start and read the additional captions on
each page in the same order you read the dialog...
Then, take off the staples, and be careful with the bits of glue that hold the
pages together. Tape all the pages in the correct order, two new giant pictures
will appear and read each one of the sides again, this item in a slightly
different order from the first that according to Alan will make even more
sense... there are also paths of stars and ankhs connecting the captions that
define yet another sequencing...
Alan told me that he likes to make his readers work... no kidding”.
Jose Villarrubia
We are also posting the two lager images the book makes once disassembled, they
are too small to read but large enough to see the images they form.
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Promethea Poster 2...Click Here
Epic Illustrated #34
“Love Doesn’t Last Forever”: was originally published in February 1986 by Marvel
Comics, and is one of Moore’s few works for Marvel USA. Illustrated by frequent
Moore collaborator Rick Veitch, this is their first published story working
together. Please download and use the
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use the Comic Book Reader to view this story. If you are a MAC user you must
save the files to your hard drive and use a ZIP program to extract the files.
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Marvelman Special
“Saturday Morning Pictures”: was published by Quality Communications in 1984 and
was mainly a reprint of earlier (1960’s) Marvelman comics. Linking the reprints
together was a framing sequence (presented here) by Alan Moore and Alan Davis,
tying the story into modern Miracleman comics. This story fits into continuity
after Miracleman #3 and tells the tale of two cleaners sent to the Zarathustra
Bunker after Miracleman’s visit. Please download and use the
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2000 A.D. #209 (Lost Abelard Snazz Story)
“Abelard Snazz: The Return of the Two-Storey Brain”: was originally published in
2000 A.D. #209. This story was left out of Alan Moore’s Twisted Times, which
reprinted all the other Abelard Snazz stories. It is presented here in its
original black and white large 2000 A.D. format. I would also like to thank
‘Squarx dek Thargo from UK' for being kind enough to scan this lost story for us
to enjoy. Please download and use the
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2000 A.D. #176
“The Dating Game” published in 1980 and marks the first teaming of Alan Moore
and fellow Watchmen creator Dave Gibbons for this 4 page story. I would again
like to thank ‘Squarx dek Thargo from UK' for being kind enough to scan this
story for us to enjoy. If you’re on a Windows based computer please download and
use the
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2000 A.D. #170
“The Killer In The Cab”: was published in 1980 and was Alan Moore’s first work
for 2000 A.D. It is presented here in its original black and white large 2000
A.D. format. I would also like to thank ‘Squarx dek Thargo from UK' for being
kind enough to scan this story for us to enjoy. Please download and use the
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to view this story. If you’re on a Windows based computer please download and
use the Comic Book Reader to view this story. If you are a MAC user you must
save the files to your hard drive and use a ZIP program to extract the files.
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Special Executive First Appearance
These are 3 very early Alan Moore stories from Doctor Who Monthly, they were
reprinted only once (with slight revisions) in The Daredevils #5-7. The 2nd and
3rd stories have the first appearances of members from the Special Executive; a
group who would later show up in the pages of Captain Britain. I would like to
thank Eduardo Blake and Dan Fish at
Fish1000 for the use of his scans. If you’re on a Windows based computer please download
and use the Comic Book Reader to view this story. If you are a MAC user you must
save the files to your hard drive and use a ZIP program to extract the files.
Three Eyes McGurk and His Death Planet Commandos
Originally appearing in the London-based rock magazine Dark Star #22-25, and
later reprinted in Rip Off Comix #8 as Alan Moore’s first work published in the
U.S. This 4 page story is also notable for the 1st appearance of Axel
Pressbutton, which also serves as his last appearance as well. ‘Curt Vile’ (Alan
Moore) art and ‘Pedro Henry’ (Steve Moore) story. If
you’re on a Windows based computer please download and use the
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view this story. If you are a MAC user you must save the files to your hard
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Captain Airstrip One
This is a rare treat for all Alan Moore fans; the fallowing is from Mad Dog #10
published in 1985, and contains a 5 page solo story of Captain Airstrip One. The
good Captain appeared in Mighty World of Marvel #13 and ties into the Captain
Britain mythos. I would also like to send out a big thank-you to Dave Weir for
sharing his scans with all of us.
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Old Gangsters Never Die
This story originally appeared in 1983 as the inner sleeve for The Sinister
Ducks 7” single record released by Moore and his band. The sleeve folds out into
an 8-page comic, “Old Gangsters Never Die” with Lloyd Thatcher art. This was
recently redone in Alan Moore’s Another Suburban Romance with all new art, here
is your chance to see the original.
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Daredevils #8 (Moore Parodies Frank Miller)
In the UK magazine The Daredevils #8 Alan Moore wrote a 4 page story called
“Grit!”, in it he parodies Frank Millers Daredevil with art by Mike Collins &
Mark Farmer. Could it get any better than Moore riffing on Miller, I don’t think
so.
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Heartbreak Hotel Magazine
Alan Moore contributed 2 stories to this seldom seen magazine published by
Willyprods/Small Time Ink. If you’re on a Windows based computer please download
and use the Comic Book Reader to view this story. If you are a MAC user you must
save the files to your hard drive and use a ZIP program to then extract the
files.
“A Letter from Northampton” written and drawn by Moore and was published in
Heartbreak Hotel #1 January 1988.
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“I Can Hear the Grass Grow” also written and drawn by Moore and was published in
Heartbreak Hotel #3 April 1988. This story is meant to be viewed as a Circular
Frieze, but was originally published as 8 segments printed sideways on the
magazine page. We have combined all 8 segments into a single strip to closer
emulate the way it is to be viewed.
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TEXT
3 Ultra Rare UK Only Text Stories
Superman "Protected Species": with illustrations by Bryan Talbot.
Originally appeared in the hard to find 1984 The Superheroes Annual published in
the UK.
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"I was Superman's Double": with illustrations by Bob
Wakelin. This story originally appeared in the hard to find 1985 UK Superman
hardcover Annual.
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Batman “The Gun”: with illustrations by Gary
Leach, also included is the cover illustration by Bryan Talbot. Originally
appeared in the very rare Batman 1985 Annual published in the UK in hardcover
format.
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The Importance of Being Frank
This 6 page article originally appeared in The Daredevils #1 in 1983, and has
never been reprinted. Moore talks in-depth about Frank Miller and his work on
Daredevil, and why he admires his writing ability. Please download and use the
Comic Book Reader to view this story. If you’re on a Windows based computer
please download and use the
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The World Of The Watchmen
This essay originally appeared in the Watchmen game module “Taking Out The
Trash” published by Mayfair Games in 1987. While trying to write the story for
the game module, Ray Winninger (the module writer) had several conversations
with Alan Moore about the Watchmen and their world. This essay is a result of
those conversations and is credited to both Ray Winninger and Alan Moore. If
you’re on a Windows based computer please download and use the
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Night Raven: Snow Queen
This text story originally appeared in The Daredevils #7-10 in 1983, and has
never been reprinted since then. Another great read from the classic creative
team of Alan Moore and Alan Davis. Please download and use the Comic Book Reader
to view this story. If you’re on a Windows based computer please download and
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Reader to view this story. If you are a MAC user you must save the files to
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Alan Moore Interview from Comic Book Rebels
This interview originally appeared in the book “Comic Book Rebels: Conversations
with the Creators of the New Comics” by Stanley Wiater and Stephen Bissette,
published by Primus in 1993. It is a collection of interviews with the top
creators of "new" comics -- Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Dave Sim, Frank Miller,
Scott McCloud, Moebius, Dave MicKean, Todd McFarlane, and others. I would like
to thank Damien Lamshed for transcribing the interview for us all to enjoy.
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ORIGINAL SCRIPT EXCERPTS
Judgment Day Script Excerpts
These six pages originally appeared in the Judgment Day Sourcebook, and were not
reprinted in the trade paper back. Along with excerpts from Alan Moore’s
original script are some Rick Veitch and Chris Sprouse original character
designs. Please download and use the Comic Book Reader to view this story. If
you’re on a Windows based computer please download and use the
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Nightjar Original Script Excerpt
These are the first 6 pages of Alan Moore’s original script from the first
episode of Nightjar. It was originally planned to run in Warrior Magazine in the
80’s but it never came to be, and the art by Brian Talbot remained unfinished
until 2003. I would like to thank William Christensen from Avatar Press for
allowing us to post the script.
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Miracleman Chapter 1 Cover Letter
This is a cover letter from Alan Moore to Dez Skinn (the publisher of Warrior
Magazine) regarding his script for the first chapter of Marvelman/Miracleman. We
all know how Miracleman wound-up; here is your chance to see how it all started.
I would also like to thank Dave Weir for supplying us the scan.
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Fashion Beast Screenplay Excerpt
The only screenplay Alan Moore ever wrote but the movie was never made. We have
retyped it to make it more monitor friendly (readable), but due to limitations
in html formatting we were not able to exactly duplicate Alan Moore’s original
formatting. Also the copy of the script we have was missing a word from time to
time on the right hand margin of the page. Rather than guess at what the word
might be we have just left it omitted, it sucks I know but thankfully it doesn’t
happen that often.
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Big Numbers #3 Original Script
Excerpt
We are posting for the first time anywhere the first 50 script pages for the
unpublished Big Numbers #3. It details the first 8 pages of the comic and I hope
you enjoy it. We have retyped it to make it more monitor friendly (readable),
but have not corrected/changed anything from its original form. All the
mistakes, formatting choices and everything else are just as Alan Moore
originally put it upon the page.
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The Killing Joke Original Script
Excerpt
For the first time anywhere we are posting the first 40 pages of the classic
Alan Moore script The Killing Joke. It details the first 12 pages of the comic
and I hope you enjoy it. We have retyped it to make it more monitor friendly
(readable), but have not corrected/changed anything from its original form. All
the mistakes, formatting choices and everything else are just as Alan Moore
originally put it upon the page.
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Watchmen script pages
These 6 script pages original appeared in the Graffiti Designs Limited Edition
Watchmen hardcover in the “Minutes” section. These are the only published script
pages from Watchmen ever released, and definitely a must read for all
Moore/Watchmen fans.
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The Mirror of Love
This is the original script from The Mirror of Love story published in 1988 by
Mad Love. It originally appeared in a book called AARGH! (Artists Against
Rampant Government Homophobia) with art by Rick Veitch and Stephen Bissette,
soon to be re-released with art by José Villarrubia from Top Shelf.
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Watchmen Movie 1989
The link below is to the Watchmen movie script written by Sam Hamm, he also
wrote the first Batman movie if I am not mistaken. It was written in 1989 and
shows us what Hollywood had in mind for our heroes.
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Twilight of the Superheroes
The link below is to the most famous Moore story never done, Twilight of the
Superheroes. This was a story proposal he made to DC after Watchmen, it tells
the story of the end of the DC universe as we know it. You owe it to yourself to
read this fascinating story of what could have been.
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MISCELLANEOUS
The Comic Book Reader
In an effort to give you the best reading experience in the Free section we have
decided to include this nifty little program. It is a Windows based program
that is specifically designed to read comic books. It will load all the files at
once allowing you to scroll through the comic much like a PDF file, only with
better quality. The program is 1 Meg in size and we will be using this format
from now on in the Free section for all our multiple page postings. If you are a
MAC user you must (Windows based also can) save the files to your hard
drive and use a ZIP program to extract the files.
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the Reader...Click Here
Miracleman Gold
Equal parts informational piece and history lesson, we track down the elusive
Miracleman Gold (2 different versions??) and Blue editions. If you have never
seen or even heard of these it’s not surprising, they are among the hardest Alan
Moore books to find. Click the link below to see them all, including their
Certificates of Authenticity.
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Old Gangsters Never Die MP3 Full Version
This was originally a 7” single released in 1983 by Alan Moore and his band ‘The
Sinister Ducks”. Side A is the song “March of the Sinister Ducks” and Side B is
“Old Gangsters Never Die”. The inner sleeve folds out into an 8-page comic “Old
Gangsters Never Die” with Lloyd Thatcher art (posted below).
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Listen...Click Here
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
These two character model sheets done for the first League of Extraordinary
Gentlemen mini series were supposedly done by artist Adam Hughes. I can not
attest they are genuine, but they are very well done, and offer a glimpse of a
League that might have been.
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