Sep 12, 2014 moore s daughter leah moore announced the feat on moore s facebook page then dryly noted, now theres just the small matter of copy editing a morethana million word document, and its all done. David foster wallaces infinite jest, a colossus among books, comes in at 484,001 words thats almost half as lo. Alan moore finishes millionword first draft of jerusalem. Moore, who is best known as the author of v for vendetta, watchmen, and constantine has been hard at work on the novel since 2008. One visionary salutes another as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the prisoners u. After eight years, alan moore has completed the epic first draft of his longdiscussed novel jerusalem, which clocks in at more than 1 million words. New york times bestseller fierce in its imagining and stupefying in its scope, jerusalem is the tale of everything, told from a vanished gutter. The novel is divided into three books, the boroughs, mansoul, and vernalls inquest. Theres been a lot of hubbub this weekend over an interview published on bleeding cool, where adi tantimedh, a writer of comics and film, interviewed alan moore, a writer of a great many. Moore, revered for creating comics including watchmen and v for vendetta, has been working on. Jim valentino, one of the original image comics founders, contacted alan moore to see if moore would write a few issues of shadowhawk. Alan moore was born in northampton, england in november 1953. See all books authored by alan moore, including watchmen, and v for vendetta, and more on.
Alan moore born 18 november 1953 is an english writer known primarily for his work in comic books including watchmen, v for vendetta, the ballad of halo jones, swamp thing, batman. Alan moore s longawaited, mindexpanding novel is more than one million words long. Bbc culture alan moore and the millionword meganovel. Sep 10, 2014 alan moore finishes millionword novel jerusalem this article is more than 5 years old watchmen and v for vendetta author has previously said i have doubted that people will even be able to. Alan moore has been one of the most popular and critically acclaimed writers working in the comic book industry in the last 30 years. Sep 11, 2014 moore s daughter leah announced via facebook on tuesday that the first draft of the book was done, and that finishing it was now simply a small matter of copy editing a morethana million word document. In the first part of our interview, we picked his brains on the shape of publishing, writing as a fulltime occupation, and his take on the kindle. If you wanted to play a fun seek and find, id look for a devil made out of carpet kidnapping a child, a dude giving someone a naked shoulder ride, and a leprechaun.
Heres the alltime alan moore top 10, as determined by me, the guy who has reread all of the alan moore comics over the past yearandthreemonths and written about 100,000 words on the topic. Alan moores new novel, which tops out at just over a million words, has a cover. Regarded by some as the best comics writer in the english language, he is widely recognized among his peers and critics. Aug 21, 2005 directed by dez vylenz, moritz winkler. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle. Amazon music stream millions of songs amazon advertising find, attract. Jerusalem is a novel by british author alan moore, wholly set in and around the authors home town of northampton, england. Alan moore books list of books by author alan moore. This volume included all the stories from dc universe. Sep 11, 2014 after eight years, alan moore has completed the epic first draft of his longdiscussed novel jerusalem, which clocks in at more than 1 million words. Alan moores finished a one million word epic novel. Out of curiosity, are there any other published novels than run that long. Alan moore is preparing a sixpart finale for extraordinary gentlemen the tempest, coming out next june, is the concluding part of the league of extraordinary gentlemen comic book series by. Sep 08, 2016 alan moore confirms he is retiring from creating comic books this article is more than 3 years old the author of watchmen, v for vendetta and the killing joke plans to focus on film and literary work.
Watchmen writer alan moore has completed work on the first draft of an epic novel that has now spiraled into an enormous story totaling over one million words. The second of four interviews that were recorded for the channel 4 documentary comic tales with alan moore. The killing joke, from hell, and the league of extraordinary gentlemen have become cultural landmarks. The word novel is kind of empty anyway, because i mean ulysses is a novel and so is jilly coopers riders. Cover reveal for alan moores million word novel litreactor. Watchmen writer alan moore has finished a 1 million word. Alan moores longawaited, mindexpanding novel is more than one million words long. Alan moore finishes first draft of million word novel. From the dream team of alan moore watchmen, promethea and alan davis avengers, miracle man comes a supremely deranged duo. The first british writer to work for an american comic book company, moore is also responsible for creating adult audiences for comics. The killing joke by alan moore, from hell by alan moore, swamp.
Oct 19, 2016 in 1980, alan moore was one of the many authors who got his chance to write for future shocks, a series of selfcontained scifi short stories published in 2000 ad best known for judge dredd that was often used to test out new writers. What books did you read while working on your new novel. Sep 09, 2016 the legendary alan moore revealed to the guardian that he is more or less retiring from the world of comic books, during a press conference promoting his latest novel, jerusalem. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Alan moore writer, artist and performer is the worlds most critically acclaimed and widely admired creator of comic books and graphic novels.
Alan moore finishes millionword first draft of jerusalem cbr. He has also written a novel, voice of the fire, and performs workings oneoff performance artspoken word pieces with the moon and serpent grand egyptian theatre of marvels, some of. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. First of all, do not judge moores stuff from the movies which have been based on his books. Published in 2016, jerusalem took a decade to write. Alan moore finishes first draft of million word novel, jerusalem. Alan moore is a widely renowned writer best known for his work on some of the best comic book titles and graphic novels in the industry. Notorious angry wizard alan moore has a lot of thoughts on superhero fiction. Alan moore confirms he is retiring from creating comic books. The cover has just been revealed for jerusalem, alan moores long, long brewing novel about 6000 years in the life of his hometown northhampton.
In the epic novel jerusalem, alan moore channels both the ecstatic visions of william blake and the theoretical physics of albert einstein through the hardscrabble streets and alleys of his hometown of northampton, uk. Watchmen writer alan moore has finished a 1 million word novel. My first novel voice of the fire, released in the u. Watchmen by alan moore, v for vendetta by alan moore, batman. Alan moore born 18 november 1953 is an english writer known primarily for his work in comic books including watchmen. The rights to his early work were owned by the comics companies, who sold them to moviemakers against moores will, and he has disavowed any connection t. Alan moore and the millionword meganovel the weeks best arts and culture reads including alan moore s massive new work, the secret of schuberts songs and the story of wikipedia. In 2012, a hardcover entitled dc universe by alan moore 464 pages, isbn 1401233392 was released. Combining elements of historical and supernatural fiction and drawing on a range of writing styles, the author describes it as a work of genetic mythology. Alan moore on the most important book he has written.
Aug 10, 2018 one visionary salutes another as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the prisoners u. This is a list of the novels over 500,000 words published through a mainstream publisher. Alan moore confirms he is retiring from creating comic books this article is more than 3 years old the author of watchmen, v for vendetta and the killing joke plans to focus on film and literary work. Jerusalem is a novel by british author alan moore, wholly set in and around the authors home. Titan books is proud and should be ashamed to present d. Twenty years in the writing and set to clock in at over 1 million words, jersualem, the second novel from from legendary comics writer alan moore, will be published in.
Alan moore, author of watchmen, v for vendetta, and the league of extraordinary gentlemen is unquestionably prolific. You know, these literary terms, theyve probably got more to do with well, genres. Oct 28, 2014 alan moore and the millionword meganovel the weeks best arts and culture reads including alan moores massive new work, the secret of schuberts songs and the story of wikipedia. He has occasionally used such pseudonyms as curt vile, jill. Alan moore has 722 books on goodreads with 2267964 ratings. Alan moore on the magic of fiction and imagination. The legendary alan moore revealed to the guardian that he is more or less retiring from the world of comic books, during a press conference promoting his latest novel, jerusalem. Moores daughter leah announced via facebook on tuesday that the first draft of the book was done, and that finishing it was now simply a small matter of copy editing a morethanamillionword document.
Outrageous, unrestrained and heavily armed, college s. Magic and the band who burned a million pounds, by the immaculate john higgs, along with the same. If you were wondering why alan moores comics output has slowed in recent years, its in part because hes been busy writing a book. Alan moore finishes millionword novel jerusalem this article is more than 5 years old watchmen and v for vendetta author has previously said i. Now theres just the small matter of copy editing a morethanamillion word. For his latest work, moore turns in a sprawling, millionword saga blending fantasy and. There, he produced over 50 legendary stories over the course of the next three years. Sep 10, 2014 watchmen writer alan moore has completed work on the first draft of an epic novel that has now spiraled into an enormous story totaling over one million words. Moore, alan 126 alan moore 31 gibbons, dave oneill, kevin 12 moore, allan f. His work on superhero comics such as superman and batman have made him a favorite among regular comic readers, but his experimental and more complex work has earned him a reputation among critics as an artist who elevates the medium. Watchmen creator alan moore is finished writing comic books. Alan moore finishes millionword novel jerusalem this article is more than 5 years old watchmen and v for vendetta author has previously said i have doubted that people will even be able to. Alan moore is the eccentric genius who created some of the worlds most marvellous comic books and graphic novels.
If youve ever had a chance to see how moore scripts his comic books. He fundamentally transformed mainstream comic literature in the 1980s, and many of moores other titles v for vendetta, batman. Twenty years in the writing and set to clock in at over 1 million words, jersualem, the second novel from from legendary comics writer alan moore, will be published in the u. Has finished the first draft of his second novel, jerusalem, the writers daughter leah moore announced tuesday on facebook. Begging comparisons to tolstoy and joyce, this magnificent, sprawling cosmic epic guardian by alan moorethe genredefying, groundbreaking, hairy genius of our generation nprtakes its place among the most. Watchmen author alan moore pens 1 million word novel. Alan moore has drawn the cover to his 1 million word novel.
Alan moore remembers patrick mcgoohans the prisoner. For his latest work, moore turns in a sprawling, millionword saga blending fantasy and historical. Oct 17, 2014 moore has embarked on a potted summary of eternalism, the philosophical concept of time that ran through kurt vonneguts novel slaughterhousefive 1969, played a part in his own revolutionary superhero comic watchmen 198687, and is the central conceit behind jerusalem, the millionword meganovel the first draft of which he has now. Even if you have never heard of alan moore, you have most likely come across some of his works, this including watchmen and v for vendetta. Alan moore is preparing a sixpart finale for extraordinary. Jan 21, 20 heres the alltime alan moore top 10, as determined by me, the guy who has reread all of the alan moore comics over the past yearandthreemonths and written about 100,000 words on the topic. Alan moore finishes millionword novel jerusalem books.
For context, thats more than two lord of the rings, or about as long as the first three song of ice and fire novels. Moore has embarked on a potted summary of eternalism, the philosophical concept of time that ran through kurt vonneguts novel slaughterhousefive 1969, played a part in his own revolutionary superhero comic watchmen 198687, and is the central conceit behind jerusalem, the millionword meganovel the first draft of which he has now. Comic books icon and novelist alan moore has finished the first draft of his second novel which is called jerusalem. Alan moore finishes millionword novel jerusalem books the. Alan moore is an english writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels watchmen, v for vendetta and from hell. The longest novel is artamene ou le grand cyrus, originally published 164954 in ten parts, each part in three volumes.
Begging comparisons to tolstoy and joyce, this magnificent, sprawling cosmic epic guardian by alan moorethe genredefying, groundbreaking, hairy genius of our generation nprtakes its place among the most notable works of contemporary english literature. Nov 28, 2011 the second of four interviews that were recorded for the channel 4 documentary comic tales with alan moore. The new york times bestseller from the author of watchmen and v for vendetta finally appears in a onevolume paperback. Jul 20, 2017 alan moore is preparing a sixpart finale for extraordinary gentlemen the tempest, coming out next june, is the concluding part of the league of extraordinary gentlemen comic book series by. Jun 18, 2019 alan moore is an english writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels watchmen, v for vendetta and from hell.
Alan moores finished a one million word epic novel boing boing. To finish, heres an entertaining interview with alan moore where he discusses jerusalem, his 615,000 word novel about northampton or rather the tiny area of northampton he grew up in. His previous novel, voice of the fire, was also about northampton, and starts in 4,000 bc. John scalzi looks at what it takes to write a book like alan moores. Wed like to thank alan moore for his incredible generosity and for being very open and honest with us.