Most Popular Books by Alan Moore

"FOR THE MAN WHO HAS EVERYTHING..." It''s Superman''s birthday and Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman head to the Fortress of Solitude to celebrate. Legendary comic book writer Alan Moore pens a tale that asks readers the all-important question: what do you get for the man who haseverything?

Before WATCHMEN, Alan Moore made his debut in the U.S. comic book industry with the revitalization of the horror comic book THE SWAMP THING. His deconstruction of the classic monster stretched the creative boundaries of the medium and became one ofthe most spectacular series in comic book history. With modern-day issues explored against a backdrop of horror, SWAMP THING''s stories became commentaries on environmental, political and social issues, unflinching in their relevance. SAGA OF THESWAMP THING Book One collects issues #20-27 of this seminal series including the never-before-reprinted SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING #20, where Moore takes over as writer and concludes the previous storyline. Book One begins with the story ''The AnatomyLesson,'' a haunting origin story that reshapes SWAMP THING mythology with terrifying revelations that begin a journey of discovery and adventure that will take him across the stars and beyond.

From 1910 to 2009, Volume Three spans an entire century, but that may not be enough time for the League to defeat their newest threat. Alan Moore and Kevin O''Neill''s pulp adventure literary mash-up returns. The nineteenth century, expiring with a flourish of Moriarty and Martians, has left the Division of Military Intelligence commanded by Mina Murray in a state of disrepair. While she and her lover, Allan Quatermain, have achieved a measure of eternal youth and recruited new talents such as the trans-gendered immortal Orlando, the ghost-finder Thomas Carnacki, and the gentleman thief A.J. Raffles to replace their deceased or missing colleagues, former associate Captain Nemo has retired to his Pacific pirate island to decline in surly isolation. Now it is the early years of a new and unfamiliar century, and forces are emerging that appear to promise ruin for the Murray group, the nation, and, indeed, the world, even if it will take a hundred years for this apocalyptic threat to come to its disastrous fruition. From the occult parlours and crime-haunted wharfs of 1910, through the criminal, mystical, and psychedelic underworlds of 1969, to the financially and culturally desolated streets of 2009, the disintegrating remnants of Miss Murray and her League must combat not only the hidden hand of their undying adversary, but also the ethical and psychological collapse accompanying this new era. And a lot of things can happen in a CENTURY!

A frightening tale of the loss of freedom and identity in a chillingly believable totalitarian world, V for Vendetta stands as one of the highest achievements of the comics medium and a defining work for creators Alan Moore and David Lloyd. Set in an imagined future England that has given itself over to fascism, this groundbreaking story captures both the suffocating nature of life in an authoritarian police state and the redemptive power of the human spirit that rebels against it. Crafted with sterling clarity and intelligence, V for Vendetta brings an unequaled depth of characterization and verisimilitude to its unflinching account of oppression and resistance. V for Vendetta 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition collects DC Comics'' original 10-issue series in its entirety, including the "bridging" pages colored by David Lloyd, which originally ran between the issues'' story pages. This deluxe volume also includes Lloyd''s and Moore''s introductions to the series as well as Moore''s extended history of its creation, "Behind the Painted Smile," and an expanded sketchbook section by Lloyd. Collects V for Vendetta #1-10.

Continuing the collection of master comics writer Alan Moore''s award-winning run on THE SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING, this fourth volume brings Swamp Thing''s quest for self-discovery with the mystic John Constantine to its shattering conclusion. Aharbinger of doom has been released with the sole charge of waking an evil beyond comprehension, and Swamp Thing, John Constantine, Deadman, the Phantom Stranger, Etrigan the Demon, the Spectre and other masters of the occult must unite against thedark forces that threaten to eradicate Heaven''s light. Collecting SWAMP THING #43-50."

With each new technological advance, pornography has proliferated and degraded in quality. Today, porn is everywhere, but where is it art? 25,000 Years of Erotic Freedom surveys the history of pornography and argues that the success and vibrancy of a society relates to its permissiveness in sexual matters. This history of erotic art showcases the evolution of pornography over diverse cultures from prehistoric to modern times. Beginning with the Venus of Willendorf, created between 24,000-22,000 bce, it also contains a timeline covering major erotic works in several cultures. 25,000 Years of Erotic Freedom ably captures the ancient and insuppressible creative drive of the sexual spirit, making this book a treatise on erotic art.

Beyond grazing poltergeists and aspects of Heaven, Swamp Thing travels deeper and further than he ever has before on the most important mission of his life! This oversized issue guest-stars Deadman, The Spectre and more!

The acclaimed Alan Moore run of Supreme collected in paperback at last! This is the first of two volumes, and contains Moore''s groundbreaking ''The Story of the Year'' arc in its entirety. Featuring a never-before-published Alex Ross cover to create the supreme graphic novel of the season, this is a brilliant showcase of one of the universally acknowledged best writers in comics. Illustrated in full-colour throughout.

Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill steer their fifty-year-long Nemo trilogy to its pulse-pounding and heart-wrenching conclusion. In a world where all the fictions ever written coalesce into a rich mosaic, it’s 1975. Janni Dakkar, pirate queen of Lincoln Island and head of the fabled Nemo family, is eighty years old and beginning to display a tenuous grasp on reality. Pursuing shadows from her past — or her imagination — she embarks on what may be a final voyage down the vastness of the Amazon, a last attempt to put to rest the blood-drenched spectres of old. With allies and adversaries old and new, we accompany an aging predator on her obsessive trek into the cultural landscape of a strange new continent, from the ruined city of Yu-Atlanchi to the fabulous plateau of Maple White Land. As the dark threads in her narrative are drawn into an inescapable web, Captain Nemo leads her hearse-black Nautilus in a desperate raid on horrors believed dead for decades. Through the exotic spectacle of an imagined South America, Moore and O''Neil guide their readers through this epic final act, borne upon a River of Ghosts.

The Streetwise Investor is no ordinary personal finance guide. It fills the reader with the confidence to make sensible, profitable investment decisions based on common sense. It helps investors understand the problems they''re facing and deal with them, and gives them the guidance they need to earn better returns without risking it all.

FROM HELL occupies a monumental place in the history of the graphic novel: a Victorian masterpiece of murder and madness which has won numerous awards, spawned a major Hollywood film, and remained a favorite of readers around the world for over two decades. Now, Top Shelf Productions and Knockabout Comics present THE FROM HELL COMPANION, an astonishing selection of Alan Moore''s original scripts and sketches for the landmark graphic novel, with copious annotations, commentary, and illustrations by Eddie Campbell. Here for the first time are a set of pages, including some of Moore''s greatest writing, which have never been seen by anyone except his collaborator. Joining them are Campbell''s first-hand accounts of the project''s decade-long development, complete with photos, anecdotes, disagreements, and wry confessions. Arranged in narrative order, these perspectives form a fascinating mosaic, an opportunity to read FROM HELL with fresh eyes, and a tour inside the minds of two giants of their field.

Sophie Bangs was a just an ordinary college student in a weirdly futuristic New York when a simple assignment changed her life forever. While researching Promethea, a mythical warrior woman, Sophie receives a cryptic warning to cease herinvestigations. Ignoring the cautionary notice, she continues her studies and is almost killed by a shadowy creature when she learns the secret of Promethea. Surviving the encounter, Sophie soon finds herself transformed into Promethea, the livingembodiment of the imagination. Her trials have only begun as she must master the secrets of her predecessors before she is destroyed by Promethea''s ancient enemy. Collects issues #1-6.

Features the adventures of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen set in a dark version of swinging London, as Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray, and Lando deal with the possible return of Haddo and the moon-child cult.

The epic maxiseries by legendary comics creator Alan Moore and acclaimed artist Dave Gibbons comes to its stunning conclusion! What is the final fate of Rorschach, Nite Owl, Dr. Manhattan, Silk Spectre and the world itself? Find out here as the Doomsday Clock finally strikes midnight!

London, 1898. The Victorian Era draws to a close and the twentieth century approaches. It is a time of great change and an age of stagnation, a period of chaste order and ignoble chaos. It is an era in need of champions. In this amazingly imaginative tale, literary figures from throughout time and various bodies of work are brought together to face any and all threats to Britain. Allan Quatermain, Mina Murray, Captain Nemo, Dr. Henry Jekyll and Edward Hyde and Hawley Griffin, the Invisible Man, form a remarkable legion of intellectual aptitude and physical prowess: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

DER ELEMENTARE KLASSIKER DES EDLEN COMIC HORRORS Alan Moore ist ein Ausnahmeautor des 20. Jahrhunderts. Seine Geschichten über Swamp Thing erneuerten die Mythologie des Sumpfdings und das gesamte Horror Genre. Moore und seine Mitstreiter erhoben klassischen MonsterGrusel auf ein völlig neues Niveau zwischen Grauen, Tradition, Anspruch, Tragik und Innovation. In einer ihrer in diesem Band enthaltenen Storys debütierte zudem der Okkultist John Constantine, der das Elementarwesen aus dem Sumpf auf eine Tour de Force durch Amerika, durch das kollektive Bewusstsein aller Pflanzen und durch die Finsternis schickt. Der zweite von drei Prachtbänden mit dem düsterfantastischen Meilenstein von WATCHMENAutor Alan Moore, Stephen R. Bissette, John Totleben, Rick Veitch und anderen Legenden, in neuer Kolorierung und mit üppigem Bonusmaterial. ENTHÄLT: THE SAGA OF THE SWAMP THING 35–38 & SWAMP THING 39–50

Moore reflects on his life and work in an insightful and candid fashion through an extensive series of interviews about his entire legendary career, including new interviews covering his career since the original edition of this book was published in 2003. From Swamp Thing, V For Vendetta, and Watchmen, to the future of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and beyond - all of his most important works and major themes are discussed. Within this tome, readers will find rare strips, scripts, artwork, and photographs of the author, most never published elsewhere. Also, best-selling author Neil Gaiman headlines a series of tribute comic strips featuring many of Moore''s closest collaborators elaborating on their relationship with the great writer!

"Presented for the first time with stark, stunning new coloring by Bolland, Batman: The Killing Joke is Alan Moore''s unforgettable meditation on the razor-thin line between sanity and insanity, heroism and villainy, comedy and tragedy. According to the grinning engine of madness and mayhem known as The Joker, that''s all that separates the sane from the psychotic. Freed once again from the confines of Arkham Asylum, he''s out to prove his deranged point. And he''s going to use Gotham City''s top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and his brilliant and beautiful daughter Barbara to do it. Now Batman must race to stop his archnemesis before his reign of terror claims two of the Dark Knight''s closest friends. Can he finally put an end to the cycle of bloodlust and lunacy that links these two iconic foes before it leads to its fatal conclusion? And as the horrifying origin of the Clown Prince of Crime is finally revealed, will the thin line that separates Batman''s nobility and The Joker''s insanity snap once and for all? Legendary writer Alan Moore redefined the super-hero with Watchmen and V for Vendetta. In Batman: The Killing Joke, he takes on the origin of comics'' greatest super-villain, The Joker-and changes Batman''s world forever"--