My impression is that the number of people who are interested in a novel about the comic book industry written by Alan Moore far exceeds the number of people who are aware that such a book is buried in "Illuminations". I mean, I think that the release of a new novel about the comic book industry written by Alan Moore would have been a pretty big event in the world of comics, but since it was part of Illuminations, surprisingly few people talked about it. And I think this could still be "rectified" by publishing it as a separate book.

Agree or disagree?

I’m having a hard time getting into Promethea. Do you need a good understanding of mythology, antiquity, and ancient religions to appreciate Promethea?

These are from a Watchmen promotional package given to comic shops. There are several more posters, Rorschach's is my favorite.

EDIT: Here's the rest of the package:

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Is the video of Alan Moore's appearance on the British TV show Holy Smoke generally available? I've just acquired a (pretty lousy) copy but I'm happy to upload to YouTube or somewhere similar if it's not online anywhere else.

The concept of an invisible man has always been disturbing, and those implications were explored in HG Wells' seminal novel.

Of course, Alan Moore took it a step further and really showed just how animalistic and psychopathic Griffin was.

Even when sharing the company of someone like Hyde, he still manages to be more creepy and disgusting (thankfully Hyde gave him a taste of his own medicine).

How this is drawn just adds to the horror of what is taking place and how frightened all those poor women are. Many no doubt trying to convince themselves this is something miraculous as opposed to something perverted.

This panel has always stayed with me. Just gives me the creeps.

Alan Moore’s Promethea puts a huge emphasis on Kabbalistic principles, but considering that he practices hermeticism, I’m unsure if he’s engaging with genuine Kabbalah or the cherry-picked and appropriated Hermetic Qabalah. I’m becoming more and more interested in Kabbalah and want to love this book as being an inspiration to begin that journey, but considering the various ethical questions surrounding Hermetic Qabalah, I’m worried Moore isn’t engaging in good faith and/or is inadvertently misinforming and appropriating

Hey does anyone know some legit websites to buy this from? It’s around $150 on Amazon. Comics Calvadade and Barnes & Noble both say they have it in stock, but I’ve been disappointed by B&N in the past.

Found this from Facebook:

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I’ve just watched The Show and I’m left quite baffled by it. Not so much the plot (apart from the librarian in the superhero mask), but by the… well, by the existence of it, I suppose.

I’m a big fan of (some of) Alan Moore’s comics, and I’ve just finished a re-read of Providence, which the early parts of The Show felt quite akin to. From a narrative perspective, I thought it was okay.

But why does the film look so amateurish? I was surprised to see so many people involved in the credits, because it looked like a student film. Was it made extremely quickly and cheaply?

The acting, apart from a handful of solid to great performances (Tom Burke in the lead, Moore himself, the voodoo gangster, the cockney gangster and the Jimmy’s End guy) were pretty atrocious. The club doorman was perhaps the worst acting I’ve ever seen in a “professional” film, and the ginger housemate wasn’t much better.

I’m just confused as to how, and why, it was made so amateurishly. They did the shorts years earlier, but seemed to learn nothing from them (I’ve only seen Jimmy’s End, which had some of the same issues). Was it all just a big messabout? There are dodgy burlesque performers/cosplayers/enthusiasts all over the shop that I’m assuming were mates of the director or Moore.

Did something go wrong or was this what the film was supposed to be from the start?