One of the most distinct features of Watchmen is artist Dave Gibbons’s use of a strict nine-panel grid layout. I always thought the grid layout was inspired by Steve Ditko, whose Objectivist politics and characters The Question and Mr. A informed Alan Moore’s portrayal of Rorschach. But in a 2007 interview, Dave Gibbons revealed a … Read more
We dive into the remainder of Warrior magazine and discuss: The lasting legacy of Alan Moore’s Marvelman and V for Vendetta Warrior‘s successors (including… Boom! Studios?) A surprising influence from Warrior on Watchmen that WASN’T by Alan Moore. Find Warrior Magazine part I here. Subscribe to the podcast feed or find it on Spotify, Apple … Read more
Once There Were Daemons: From Warp Wizards to Warpsmiths The core idea behind Alan Moore’s Marvelman run came to him when he was just 13 years old. According to Lance Parkin’s biography of Alan Moore, Magic Words, Moore picked up an old issue of the Mick Anglo Marvelman series on the same summer day that … Read more
We can’t talk about the Dark Age of Comics without talking about Alan Moore, so today we’re diving into Warrior Magazine, the anthology that first published Alan Moore’s groundbreaking V for Vendetta and Marvelman comics. Previously, Moore had worked mostly on humor strips comics and short sci-fi stories. Warrior gave Moore his first shot at … Read more
The Secret Origins of Avatar Press, The Last Outlaw Publisher I’ve long been puzzled by Avatar Press’s origins. It appeared seemingly out of nowhere in the mid-90s to publish a staggering number of titles that had previously been published elsewhere. Most of these were “Bad Girl” comics, like Widow (London Night Studios), NiraX (Entity), Hellina … Read more