November 18, 1953 (1953-11-18) (age 55) Northampton, England, UK
Pen name
Curt Vile Jill de Ray Translucia Baboon
Occupation
comics writer, novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, musician, cartoonist, magician
Nationality
English
Genres
comic book, science fiction, fiction, non-fiction
Notable work(s)
Watchmen, V for Vendetta, From Hell, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Miracleman, Swamp Thing
Influences
William Burroughs,[1] Thomas Pynchon, Robert Anton Wilson, Michael Moorcock, H. P. Lovecraft, Will Eisner,[2] Jack Kirby[3]
Influenced
Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, Joss Whedon,[4] Kurt Busiek, Brian Azzarello, Brian K. Vaughan, Mark Millar, Grant Morrison, Geoff Johns, Damon Lindelof[4]
Alan Moore (born November 18, 1953[5] in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell.[6] He has also written a novel, Voice of the Fire, and performs "workings" (one-off performance art/spoken word pieces) with The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels, some of which have been released on CD.
As a comics writer, Moore is notable for being one of the first writers to apply literary and formalist sensibilities to the mainstream of the medium as well as including challenging subject matter and adult themes.[citation needed] He brings a wide range of influences to his work, such as William S. Burroughs,[1] Thomas Pynchon, Robert Anton Wilson and Iain Sinclair, [7] New Wave science fiction writers like Michael Moorcock and horror writers like Clive Barker.[8] Influences within comics include Will Eisner,[2] Harvey Kurtzman,[9] Jack Kirby[3] and Bryan Talbot.[10][11][12]
