A Magician from Northampton

Alan Moore was born in Northampton England and has remained there.   Many of his works are inspired by the area, particularly an area called the Boroughs that was heavily instilled in poverty during Moore’s youth and adult life (“Alan Moore”).  By observing the way the Boroughs were treated by others and the government in his lifetime, his newer writings reflect the anger that he not only feels for that treatment, but the anger the citizens of the borough feel (Lamont).  He is currently married to his second wife Melinda Gebbie whom he created Lost Girls with.  Moore is a self-professed magician and believes strongly in the body’s ability to respond through meditation—not by curses or voodoo.  Moore made his break in the industry with his unforgiving Halo Jones from 2000AD and since then, has had many of his graphic novels move from press to reel but in doing so he has a growing resentment for Hollywood (Knight).  It is well known that Alan Moore is an individualistic man that is passionate about protecting his writings from degradation after his recent experiences with V for Vendetta and Watchmen.  However, even early in his career Moore had multiple run-ins with collaborators, including Ian Gibson, who worked on Halo Jones with him.  The problems range from author rights to royalty rights (Knight).  Moore often makes light of the immense amount of money missing from his coffers as a result of those fights and has taken on much of his own publishing and production in recent years.

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