Check out this link, comrades:
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/magazine/17-03/ff_moore_qa?currentPage=all
Alan Moore's interview with WIRED magazine on superheroes, Watchmen, comic book-film adaptations, etc. Some very interesting moments...
"Farmer Brown"
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That interview came from a really neat perspective, especially since we have discussed or thought about a lot of what Alan Moore made reference to. He related his definition of a superhero to political affairs of the United States. Prior to reading the interview, I was unaware that the superhero originated in the United States. When we discussed the topic, I don't think that we ever came to this conclusion.
And Orwell got his "Big Brother" idea from the prefects at his public school?! I had no idea! Speaking of the characters in 1984, it seems that Alan Moore has written three volumes of "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". The idea that the story is told in musical/play form using pre-existing (or non-existing, as Moore puts it) characters amazes me. He really is committed to the revolution of comic books. He insists that comics are education tools, forcing us to connect the two scenes and fill in the blanks with our own interpretations, rather than having a certain vision imposed on us, as in films.
Is it me, though, or does Alan Moore not seem as passionate about graphic novels/comic books as you thought he would be? He admits that he has grown older, yet has this had an impact on his work?
(Sam Maliha)
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