By: Chris Hero
So, there should never be any articles written about what influenced an author? And, as Ben Lipman said, there have been numerous accusations over the years Moore has stolen ideas wholesale from...
View ArticleBy: David D.
@William George- I know some people will never miss an opportunity to smugly make fun of superhero fans, but this debate about whether or not Moore stole some ideas really has nothing to do with the...
View ArticleBy: Don Murphy
But there’s NO QUESTION that he has stolen hundreds of ideas. None of his ideas is original. What he does with them is. So what is the point?
View ArticleBy: William George
There is no debate to be had. He applied the media he was consuming into his work. Kirby did the same thing. The difference is that Kirby didn’t tell the fights’n'tights industry/fan base to go get...
View ArticleBy: johnrobiethecat
Yes, its clear I have never read SuperFolks but I don’t doubt you that it must have been noticed or an influence on Moore for Watchmen, your panels & quotations make clear sense of that. It looks...
View ArticleBy: Pádraig Ó Méalóid
You’re wrong on the first part, as L Miller & Co Ltd never went bankrupt, but were would up in the 1970s. However, you’ll be glad to hear that we’ve finally found something to agree on in that...
View ArticleBy: Pádraig Ó Méalóid
Arse! That should be ‘wound up’, not ‘would up.’ It’s my big Irish fingers on this tiny keyboard, playing havoc with my spelling.
View ArticleBy: Silly but True
What’s Apple without Xerox? But then what’s Xerox without ARPA? What’s Lucas without Kurosawa? But then what’s he without the influence of Yamamoto? What’s Morrison without Kathmandu alien anal...
View ArticleBy: Synsidar
Isn’t it interesting to read a series of articles about how likely or unlikely that is? If someone is going to venture into lit crit by accusing someone of being unoriginal, he has to do at least some...
View ArticleBy: Silly but True
The Question vs. Rorschach is a different matter entirely. This isn’t a case of inspiration. Rorschach is The Question, as all the Watchmen are to their Charlton counterparts.
View ArticleBy: Ben Lipman
Don, There’s plenty of questions that he’s “stolen” hundreds of ideas. I’m not aware of him ever being seriously accused of it outside of message boards – the biggest smoking gun anyone has ever...
View ArticleBy: Ben Lipman
Is that why there’s been a renewed push from angry fans to label Moore as unoriginal – because he made fun of them for reading works derivative of his own, and made Jason Aaron cry?
View ArticleBy: Adam Farrar
I’m guessing you didn’t mention it because it’s just so obvious, but my main complaint about using “Thus Spake Zarathustra” as some sort of proof of theft is how it could be used in almost every work...
View ArticleBy: Alan Moore and Superfolks Part 3: The Strange Case of Grant Morrison and...
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View ArticleBy: Mark
I just want to put in a plug for THE KRYPTONITE KID, which I read as a much-too-young comics fan shortly after its publication. Gripping stuff, very 1970s if you are into that sort of thing. For the...
View ArticleBy: Morrison v Moore — the Comics Version
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View ArticleBy: Pádraig Ó Méalóid
Mark: Yes, I really like The Kryptonite Kid too. A strange melancholy book. Certainly deserves a place in the list of interesting responses to superhero comics.
View ArticleBy: News Review: November 2012 « Comics Forum
[...] Beat in three parts, including a case for the prosecution and the defense. Part 1 (25/10/2012), Part 2 (11/11/2012), and Part 3 (18/11/2012, English, [...]
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