DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore - Softcover

Moore, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1401209270 ISBN 13: 9781401209278

Publisher: DC Comics, 2006

Synopsis

Presents a collection of classic comic book stories about superheroes by Alan Moore.

About this title

About the Author:

Alan Moore is one of the most respected and admired writers in comics today, with a host of industry awards and accolades. His credits include The Ballad of Halo Jones, Captain Britain, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Lost Girls, Promethea, Swamp Thing, V For Vendetta and Watchmen.

From Publishers Weekly:

While Moore was evolving the superhero story with his work on Swamp Thing and Watchmen in the '80s he was also taking smaller freelance assignments for DC Comics. The works in DC's newly assembled collection of these stories (all previously available in various collections and put together for the first time here) don't possess the same momentousness as those titles but still provide an interesting side of Moore's oeuvre. Many of the stories are superheroes tales told with such wit and imagination that they reach all the promise the genre offers. The best is "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?," a heartfelt sendoff to the Silver Age–era of Superman comics rendered by the greatest Superman artist, Curt Swan. Many of the shorter pieces feature Moore's knack for coming up with science fiction twist endings that always amuse. The Green Lantern back-up "Mogo Doesn't Socialize" is as inventive as it is brief. Other stories feel like a dated part of the grim 1980s."The Killing Joke," featuring Batman and stunning art by Brian Bolland, and a Vigilante story are both dark and serious tales but they lack both Moore's virtuoso storytelling tricks and the complexity and humanity of his best work. (Jan.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: DC Comics
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1401209270
• ISBN 13: 9781401209278
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304