George Khoury

The meat of this book is a long extensive interview with Alan Moore taking us from his childhood and through his career, up until the current state-of-play in 2008. (The bulk of the interview was conducted for the previous 2002 edition and there is an extra chapter bringing it up to date.) All stages of his career are discussed in detail with many examples of both well-known and more obscure works. There are also lots of extras which really make this a great read, some unpublished - comic strips, scripts, photos and even an early short prose story from when he was just 17. There is also a detailed bibliography of his work and some short tribute strips contributed by collaborators and associates. (e.g. Neil Gaiman, Kevin O'Neill etc.)

I've always enjoyed reading interview books with Alan Moore and this is one of the best. Excellent.… (plus d'informations)

I'll confess that this is a purely personal reaction to the book, not necessarily an objective opinion.

I'd give this book two stars if I were simply commenting on the 1/2 - 3 page chunks and random articles that make up the bulk of the book. The only coherence among them is the time period.

That said, the waves of nostalgia that came from more than a dozen of those particular articles would have make this six stars, so that's where the four star average comes in.

If you read comics reading anywhere between 1975 and 1989, this book covers so much you'll remember and treasure from those days. Great info and remembrances on New Teen Titans, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Hostess Fruit Pie ads, GRIT, ROM Spaceknight, Superman vs Spider-Man (or Muhammad Ali), and more!… (plus d'informations)

This a fun book. My god, the memories it brought back.

If you were a comic book reader from the mid-70s to mid-80s, you'll likely dig this book.

If I have any complaint at all, it's that every entry seems to be a little bit on the fluffy side, always accentuating the great stuff and really downplaying any of the conflicts or in-office politics that often sabotaged great story runs or great partnerships (such as DC's Crisis event or the Claremont/Byrne breakup).

Still, there's so much of my teen life between these pages, I couldn't help but love it.… (plus d'informations)

An extended interview, but probably the closest we're going to get to an autobiography of the man the mainstream has unaccountably been unable to identify as the finest writer of imaginative fiction working in the English language. -Plus, it's hilarious! Check out his top five tips for would-be comics writers. "1: Don't. 2: No, really don't. 3: DEFINITELY don't – I mean it. 4: Whatever you might be imagining about a life of writing, it's not like that. 5: OK, if you're going to anyway, if you're going to be a writer of any quality, you will have to..." –Nope! Read it for yourself! ;p Unmissable.… (plus d'informations)