Talk:Alan Moore/Archive 2

Work in other media: Magic
"Magic" shouldn't really be a subheading under "Work in other media", as one, magic itself isn't a media. Two, Moore's practices and spiritual thinking are actually a huge part of his life and all his work. He releases media based work solely expressing these ideas (see The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels) but they are also present in most of his work and almost all of his newer works.

From what I've gathered by reading interviews, he sees magic and art as intricately linked. However, he doesn't use magic to create art (which would thus qualify it under the heading media), but rather uses art to express his mystical beliefs.

Moore's spirituality, for lack of a better word, and magic should really be separated into it's own section and significantly fleshed out.24.190.34.219 (talk) 03:57, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

Oswald?
Alan Oswald Moore? I've never seen that middle name before in any biographies. Is there a source available? 83.250.138.115 (talk) 02:27, 20 January 2010 (UTC)MooreFan547

The Burroughs
The link to "The Burroughs" from the section on Moore's early life links to a page about "The Burroughs", Hendon. Northamtpon is a town in the county of Northamptonshire, whereas Hendon is in Middlesex, and is wholly distinct from Northampton. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.105.190.140 (talk) 17:55, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Moore's Pseudonyms: Venus Lounge and Sherlock Blue ?
Someone has added to the introduction the information that Moore has also used the pseudonyms of Venus Lounge and Sherlock Blue; now I have never seen anything stating this before, where is the reference ? Could it be that someone added them in jest ? (Midnightblueowl (talk) 16:42, 4 September 2010 (UTC))
 * The only references I can find to them + Alan Moore are mirrors of this article. I've removed them. -Jason A. Quest (talk) 13:41, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Mangled quote?
The article contains the following sentence, including a cited quote, but the quote doesn't work grammatically ("not" instead of "nor"?), and the tense is wrong to use as a sentence fragment verbatim ("he's" instead of "he had"). Can someone confirm the quote?
 * 'Aiming to get an older audience than 2000AD, their main rival, they employed Moore to write for the regular strip Captain Britain, "halfway through a storyline that he's neither inaugurated not completely understood."'

-Jason A. Quest (talk) 00:24, 23 September 2010 (UTC)

Neonomicon
Any chance of some info on that? I'd be nice. 202.49.0.2 (talk) 19:56, 23 January 2011 (UTC) I would look myself, but I don't know what sort of sources would be considered reliable, especially some of the borderline ones 202.49.0.2 (talk) 20:43, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

...Lovecraft?
Just wondering, how is H.P. Lovecraft one of Alan Moore's influences? As a fan of both, I don't really see where the connection is, except for allusions in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cryptic Cloud (talk • contribs) 21:45, 4 April 2011 (UTC)

Stewart Lee
Alan Moore appeared on Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle last night and guided Lee to the secret bunker where Churchill (who was actually a pig from a cigar advert) lived during WWII. http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/06/01/alan-moore-to-join-stewart-lee-on-bbc2-in-an-hour/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.86.77.100 (talk) 09:06, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Vegatarianism
Is Alan Moore vegetarian? In many lists of sites pro-vegetarianism there is his name. --93.43.226.22 (talk) 19:02, 12 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes. It's in the third paragraph.--Oneiros (talk) 20:04, 12 January 2012 (UTC)

Use of the Rp template
This article is noting pages within sources using Rp. That is a valid method.

At present, it is using the syntax "rp|page=7" which outputs [1](p7)

rather than the syntax "rp|7" which outputs the shorter [1]:7

I don't personally recall seeing another page opting for that syntax.

So, this look is by choice, rather than by accident?

Varlaam (talk) 19:28, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

Wizard?
I notice that the article says Moore is a wizard, but does not link the term. How is being a "wizard" distinct from being a "ceremonial magician"? john k (talk) 00:41, 28 June 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree. "Neo-pagan" is also redundant and not cited. After looking through many interviews with him on the topic, I can no where find him referring to himself as a "neo-pagan" or "wizard," but only a magician.  I am planning on removing these words.  I also may remove "occultist," as it is implied by "magician," for which there are verifiable sources. Wiki.correct.1 (talk) 12:59, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 December 2014
This is a really straight-forward request: In | Alan Moore's short bio on the top-right side of the page, it lists his occupations as: "Comics writer, novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, musician, cartoonist,magician" and there just needs to be a space before the last entry on that list.

Scott.uaf (talk) 01:00, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Stickee (talk) 01:54, 7 December 2014 (UTC)

"End of the world" quote
Regarding the unregistered user who has been trying for six months to insert a long, context-free quote into this article using a dynamic IP address, I have requested semi-protection for this article. --Nicknack009 (talk) 20:19, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Semi-protection has expired, and the IP is at it again. I have requested indefinite semi-protection. --Nicknack009 (talk) 23:45, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

khazarian ancestry
"Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953) is an English writer "

this is not true ...

corrigate it ...

"alan moore (born 18 november 1953) is an khazarian writer in great britain "

this is it ... he is not british ... he is khazarian ... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.77.93.23 (talk) 04:13, 11 December 2014 (UTC)


 * He was born in Britain, he's British, that's how it works. 188.29.165.168 (talk) 08:57, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

credited with the development of the term "graphic novel" over "comic book"
According to the article, Alan Moore "has subsequently been credited with the development of the term "graphic novel" over "comic book"." This may be true, he might have been credited with the development of the term, I cannot find the article in Time Out magazine. However, Moore has expressed a dislike of the term "graphic novel" in one of his documentaries (either Monsters, Maniacs and Moore or The Mindscape of Alan Moore). He specifically states a dislike of the term "graphic novel" and says they should be referred to as "comic books" as that is what they are. Being unable to find the article online, and uncertain of the protocol involving his being credited with it, I wasn't sure if I should edit the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.168.47.108 (talk) 03:58, 7 July 2012 (UTC)


 * He's since said, to paraphrase, that a novel has a beginning, middle, and end. So Watchmen is, and was always intended as, a graphic novel, even though it was first published in monthly installments. He used the example of a collection of Spiderman issues #512-525 (or something) as an example of something that ISN'T a novel (actually a Trade Paperback). Most superhero comics never end, and are never intended to. That makes them serials, not novels.


 * His main point was that there's nothing wrong with "comics", and that calling ordinary comics "graphic novels" seemed to sometimes be used as a pretentious tactic to add snob value.


 * Sadly I have no quotes on this, but they shouldn't be hard to find, there's lots of his interviews online now.
 * 188.29.165.168 (talk) 09:04, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

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"The Original Writer"
Just to pick a nit, I'm not sure this is a name he has used himself. Marvel used it on reprints of Miracleman, after Alan demanded they take his name off it, for the various dishonourable business transactions they'd had with him. Apart from that, has he used it anywhere else? 188.29.165.168 (talk) 08:59, 15 November 2015 (UTC)


 * Yeah, the word "used" in that passage implies that Moore deliberately chose the name, but I can find no evidence that that's the case; every article I can find that mentions the name change says that Moore told Marvel not to use his name, and then says that the comic is being credited to "The Original Writer" as a result, but no one seems to know whether the pseudonym was chosen by Moore or by Marvel (and if Moore had in fact chosen it, I can't think why Marvel would be coy about saying so, since not saying so makes it easy to assume that it was a somewhat cheeky choice on their part). Unless someone can find a clearer citation for this, I think it'd be best to describe it somewhat differently from the other pseudonyms that he definitely did choose. &#8592;Hob 02:36, 18 March 2017 (UTC)


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Toilet incident
I removed the following material: "at one UKCAC in London he is said to have been followed into the toilet by eager autograph hunters". The reason I gave was that the material is unencyclopedic, meaning that it is not the kind of material that ought to appear in an encyclopedia. The "he is said" part of the material I removed indicates that the truth of the claim is not properly established. I submit that if the truth of this incident has not been established, a proper encyclopedia will not report it. WP:UNDUE also applies here, as the importance of the supposed incident has not been established. To Nicknack009, who reverted me and restored the material, I will point out that the fact that something is "sourced material" does not mean that Wikipedia is obliged to include it. Rather, we include things that are important and encyclopedia worthy. This toilet rumor is not one of them. FreeKnowledgeCreator (talk) 21:20, 24 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Unsourced I'd agree it's not important. This is an oft-quoted example of what formed his attitude towards the mainstream comics industry (along with rights issues and the court case around LXG). An interview with Mr Moore giving the example and how it has shaped his following attitude would be encyclopaedic (if such an interview exists). sheridan (talk) 17:31, 10 July 2017 (UTC)

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