Alan Moore

"The year is 1949, the city London. Amidst the smog of the capital stumbles Dennis Knuckleyard, a hapless eighteen year-old employed by a second-hand bookshop. One day, on an errand to acquire books for sale, Dennis discovers a novel that simply does not exist. It is a fictitious book, a figment from another novel. Yet it is physically there in his hands. How? Dennis has stumbled on a book from the Great When, a magical version of London beyond time...

In his first-ever short story collection, which spans forty years of work, Alan Moore presents a series of wildly different and equally unforgettable characters who discover - and in some cases even make and unmake - the various uncharted parts of existence. In "Hypothetical Lizard," two concubines in a brothel of fantastical specialists fall in love with tragic ramifications. In "Not Even Legend," a paranormal study group is infiltrated by one of...

"In the half a square mile of decay and demolition that was England's Saxon capital, eternity is loitering between the firetrap housing projects. Embedded in the grubby amber of the district's narrative among its saints, kings, prostitutes, and derelicts a different kind of human time is happening, a soiled simultaneity that does not differentiate between the petrol-colored puddles and the fractured dreams of those who navigate them. Fiends last mentioned...

"The precursor to Jerusalem. In a story full of lust, madness, and ecstasy, we meet twelve distinctive characters that lived in the same region of central England over the span of six thousand years. Their narratives are woven together in patterns of recurring events, strange traditions, and uncanny visions. First, a cave-boy loses his mother, falls in love, and learns a deadly lesson. He is followed by an extraordinary cast of characters: a murderess...

"Alan Moore takes on some of DC's most classic characters, offering his unforgettable version of the disturbing relationship between the Dark Knight and his greatest foe, the Joker. In this groundbreaking work, Moore creates a twisted tale of insanity and human perseverance. Looking to prove that any man can be pushed past his breaking point to madness, the Joker attempts to drive Commissioner Gordon insane. Refusing to give up, Gordon struggles to...

Winner of the Eisner, Harvey, and Ignatz Awards for Best Graphic Novel.

A New York Times Bestseller!

"Remarkable." — Leo Carey, The New Yorker

" ... dark, fearsomely complex ..." — Douglas Wolk, Publishers Weekly

"My all-time favorite graphic novel ... an immense, majestic work about the Jack the Ripper murders, the dark Victorian world they happened in, and the birth of the 20th century." — Warren Ellis, Entertainment

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A powerful story about loss of freedom and individuality, V For Vendetta takes place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet. In a world without political freedom, personal freedom and precious little faith in anything, comes a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask who fights political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts in this gripping tale of the blurred lines between ideological...

«Una delicia». Mariana Enríquez «No sé si Dios existe, pero le doy las gracias por Alan Moore». Entertainment Weekly «Alan Moore es una de las grandes mentes de su generación». Rolling Stone Corre el año 1949 en Londres. Entre la niebla tóxica de la ciudad deambula Dennis Knuckleyard, un joven librero especializado en el negocio de segunda mano. Un día, en uno de sus encargos, Dennis descubre un libro que no existe. Es una obra ficticia,...

Best-seller do The New York Times, do mesmo autor de Do Inferno, Watchmen e V de Vingança. Saudado como uma das obras mais importantes da literatura inglesa contemporânea, Jerusalém fez Alan Moore ser comparado a escritores dos mais diversos, de Leon Tolstoi e James Joyce a Charles Dickens e Tolkien, de Stephen King a T.S. Eliot. "Ele é o gênio inovador e barbudo de nossos tempos", diz a NPR. Alan Moore faz de sua cidade, Northampton, a protagonista...

Featuring the stories and artwork by Spawn creator, Todd McFarlane, that laid the groundwork for the most successful independent comic book ever published. Spawn Origins Volume 2 includes classic Spawn stories written by Alan Moore and Frank Miller, as well as the introduction of memorable characters into the Spawn universe. Collects Spawn #7-9 & #11-14.