Hellblazer 212, 220
Henkin, Hilary 305
Henry, Lenny 98, 207
Heroes for Hope 174
Higgins, John 185
The Highbury Working 274
Highsmith, Patricia 16
Hill, Ros 265
Hitch, Bryan 237
Hodgson, William Hope 362, 375
‘Holiday in Hell’ 71–74
Honk 3
Hooplife 7, 8
horror 33, 145–50, 152, 155, 186, 219–20, 249, 251, 255
House of Hammer 147
The House on the Borderland 362–3
Howarth, Walter 76, 128
Hughes Brothers 309, 311
Hulk 17, 18, 83
Hulk Comic 79, 83
Hulk Weekly 133, 168
Ideaspace 281, 282–6
Image Comics 124, 259, 260, 261, 263, 264–5, 355
Inside Mad 16
intellectual property 107, 171, 222, 259
internet piracy 352
IPC 59, 77, 78, 79, 103, 134, 135
Iron Man 17, 18, 264
ironic counterpoint 91, 92
Jack B Quick 186, 187, 296
Jack O’Lantern and the Sprite 26
Jack the Ripper murders 13, 249, 268, 270, 308–7
Jaye, Bernadette 79, 80, 107, 135, 138–9, 140, 165, 176
Jenkins, Mitch 376
Jerusalem 299, 368, 376–8
Jimmy Olsen 54
Jimmy’s End 299, 376
Jodorowsky, Alejandro 255
John Cage: Atonal Avenger 7
John Constantine 212, 272, 286
Johnny Future 29
Johns, Geoff 10
Johnson, Curtis E. 265, 266
Johnston, Antony 364
Johnston, Rich 224
Joker 2, 121, 166, 184, 194, 201, 235, 240, 288, 330, 339, 340, 359
Jones, Gerard 24
Judge Dredd 59, 59, 61, 77, 86, 101, 107, 133, 137, 143, 156, 166, 188–9, 257, 302, 306
Judgment Day 129
Justice League of America 149, 150, 155, 192
Justice League of America 180, 358–9
Ka-Pow 29–30
Kahn, Jenette 155, 163, 178, 228
‘Killer in the Cab’ 71
The Killing Joke 3, 111, 119–22, 127, 128, 176, 184, 186, 189, 193, 194, 196, 210, 226, 230, 235, 238, 240–1, 244, 256, 339, 359
King, Stephen 147
Kirby, Jack 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 54, 117, 127, 169, 175, 221, 302
Kirby Awards 175
Kitchen Sink 334, 343
Klein, Todd 338
Knave 2
Knight, Jill 243
Knockabout 352
Kultural Krime Comix 64, 187
Kurtzman, Harvey 13, 14–15, 21, 22, 250
L Miller and Co 20
Larkhill 3
Larsen, Erik 258, 259
Laser Eraser and Pressbutton 64, 102, 141, 173
Laserson, Lillian 317
Laurie Jupiter 113, 195, 198, 203–4
Leach, Garry 74, 87–8, 99, 103, 118, 136, 159, 160, 161, 162, 164, 177, 180, 244
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen 41, 127, 186, 196, 295–6, 298, 299, 301, 307, 311–13, 314–15, 317, 318, 320, 328, 329, 333, 340, 350–1, 362, 374
Leary, Timothy 38
Lee, Jim 258, 259, 264, 294, 297, 298, 350
Lee, Stan 16–18, 19, 29, 83, 87, 117, 127, 141–42, 217
Lethem, Jonathan 54
Letter from Northampton 3
Levitz, Paul 143, 155, 169, 214, 231–32, 297, 298, 317, 351
The Liberators 172
Liefeld, Rob 124, 129–30, 131, 258, 259, 264, 289–90, 293, 294, 295, 296
Lindsay, David 363–4
Little Annie Fanny 14, 250
Lloyd, David 11, 31, 69, 74, 75, 81, 82, 83, 84–5, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 94–5, 106, 125–6, 128, 133, 136, 161, 169, 170, 210, 244, 246, 302, 321, 329, 371
Look-In 75
Lost Girls 111, 130–1, 250–1, 254, 255, 263, 266, 300, 314, 318, 337–8, 341, 342–5, 347, 348–9, 350, 355, 358, 359
‘Lounge Lizards’ 47–8
Lovecraft, H.P. 170, 280, 291, 363, 364, 365
LSD 37, 38, 39, 154, 306
Lud Heat 273
Lynch, David 241, 260, 376
McCarthy, Brendan 65, 143
McFarlane, Todd 131, 217, 258, 259, 261, 355
McGregor, Don 220–1
McKean, Dave 74, 244, 255, 257
McKenzie, Alan 71
McKeown, Charles 304
Mackie, Howard 115
McLaren, Malcolm 174–5
McManus, Steve 76
MacManus, Steve 107, 156
McTeigue, James 319, 320, 322, 325
Mad 13, 14, 16, 20, 28, 31, 190
Mad Love 244, 248, 249, 254, 264, 265, 367
The Madman 102, 136
The Magic Island 26, 271
magic mushrooms 276–7
The Man of Steel 234
The Mandelbrot Set 247, 248
Marsh, Graham 86
Marshall Law 237
Martian Manhunter 144
Marvel Bullpen 18, 19, 117
Marvel Comics 17–19, 28–9, 30, 54, 78, 117, 162, 163, 174, 180, 221, 237, 255, 258, 264, 360
‘Marvel method’ of writing comics 115, 117
Marvel Superheroes 139
Marvel UK 71, 72, 76, 79, 80, 81, 83, 107, 134, 135, 138–9, 158, 164–5, 171, 172–3
Marvelman 2, 16, 20, 21, 78–9, 80, 81, 82, 86, 87–8, 96, 99, 102, 103, 111, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 157–8, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163–4, 165, 171, 172–3, 176, 177, 180, 186, 202, 236, 245, 246–7, 339, 360
masks, comics’ convention of 92–3
Mason, Hollis 9
Maus 207, 359
Maxwell the Magic Cat 67–8, 68, 72, 98, 132, 165, 171, 186, 188, 210, 272
The Maxx 261
Mayer, Robert 191–93
Meltzer, Brad 359
merchandising rights and licensing deals 155, 168, 213–14, 224, 257
Meyjes, Memno 175
The Mighty World of Marvel 139
Millar, Mark 237, 360
Miller, Frank 54, 55, 113, 116, 139, 170, 175, 189–90, 206, 209, 212, 217, 221, 225, 226, 228, 229, 234, 237, 244, 247, 259, 359
Milligan, Pete 60, 65, 143, 236
Mills, Pat 59, 61, 75, 77, 101, 107, 132, 236, 237
The Mindcsape of Alan Moore 286–7
Minutemen 191, 303
Minutes to Midnight 191
Miracleman 162
Miraclemen 125, 173, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 186, 210, 225
Mirror of Love 244, 245, 251, 286, 318
Moebius 255
Monsters, Maniacs and Moore 208
The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic 299, 374
The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels 280–84, 289
Moorcock, Michael 28, 305, 363
Moore, Alan
Alan Moore’s Exit Interview 352
all-or-nothing approach to personal and professional relationships 354–8, 360–1
alleged reclusiveness 335, 354
allegedly difficult to work with 127
American breakthrough 145–81
anarchist philosophy 11, 90
apocalyptic themes 187, 366
begins professional creative career 60
‘Blinded by the Hype’ article 141–42, 143
business dealings, distaste for 218, 356
censorship, opposition to 226–7, 233
children, births of 62, 74
Clause 28 battle 243–4
comedy, relationship to 195–6
comedy writing 186–7
comics ‘manifesto’ 77–8, 109, 353
on the creative process 271
cult figure/celebrity status 207–9, 239, 265
‘Curt Vile’ pseudonym 65, 66, 68, 69, 102, 116
dispute with Alan Davis 176–80
dispute with DC Comics 211, 213–1
4, 217, 218, 219–20, 222–5, 229, 232–3, 234, 237
dispute with Dez Skinn 176, 178–9, 180
drugs 37–9, 40, 42, 46
Eagle Awards 137
early employment 39–40, 41, 59
early life 2, 3, 19–21, 22–3, 25–6
early reading habits 16, 19, 20, 25–6, 28
Eisner Award 251, 293
end of first marriage 248
expulsion from school 37–8, 39
fanzine contributions 33, 55–6, 140
financial security 242, 361
first published work 32
focus of scholarly attention 349–50
as interviewee 5–6, 347–8
‘Jill De Ray’ pseudonym 67
journalism 69
Kirby Awards 175
limited drawing skills 65, 67, 126
magical belief system 253–4, 267, 271–95, 299, 362–6, 374
marries Melinda Gebbie 338
marries Phyllis Dixon 48
on the money motive 263, 361
Monsters, Maniacs and Moore 208
Moore the Magus 254, 288, 335
movie adaptations, attitude to 301–302, 319, 328, 332, 335
musical projects 53, 54, 132, 265–6
at Northampton School for Boys 24, 26–8, 33, 34–5, 37–8, 39
On Writing for Comics 108, 109, 111, 131, 134, 158–9, 271
performance art 51–3, 54, 280–84, 300
personal worldview 2, 154, 200, 201–202, 203
polyamorous relationship 208, 243, 248, 251
pornography, approach to writing 345–6
publishers, relations with 158–60, 163, 164–5, 257
on quality in comics 235–6
rapid rise in the comics industry 132–3, 140–1
‘R.E. Wright’ pseudonym 76
research, immersion in 245, 267–8
self-publishing 245, 247, 248–9, 252, 254, 360
The Simpsons appearance 2–3
Society of Strip Illustration interview 75, 104, 128
socio-political views 10–12, 25, 31–2, 49, 202, 203, 245–6, 322, 325, 370, 371
underground comix roots 66–7, 82
work planning and writing method 107–14, 118–26, 130–1, 134–5, 245
working relations with artists 123–31
writing abilities 72–80, 141
Moore, Amber 74, 208, 248, 265
Moore, Ernest 22, 25, 207
Moore, Leah 62, 208, 248, 253, 265, 277, 349, 379
Moore, Phyllis 48, 59, 108, 175, 208, 244, 248
Moore, Steve 4, 29, 30, 54, 59, 60, 61, 64, 69–70, 71, 75, 80, 81, 93, 102, 103, 112, 132, 134, 141, 147, 158, 159, 235, 236, 254, 272, 275, 276, 277, 280, 290, 354, 357, 373–4, 379
Moore, Sylvia 22, 25, 34, 292
moral ambiguity 188
Morrison, Grant 60, 99, 113, 115, 164, 172, 194, 236, 255, 257, 259, 264, 339, 352–3, 360
Mortimer, John 342
Mullaney, Dean 179
Murphy, Don 216, 307, 309, 311, 314, 315, 350–1, 358
Myra 3
Near Myths 99
Neary, Paul 102, 138
Negative Burn 266
Nemesis the Warlock 77, 133, 137, 249
Nemo: Heart of Ice 358, 376
Neonomicon 299, 340, 364–5
New Musical Express 41, 62–2, 253
New Towns policy 36–7
New Worlds 28
Newsarama 10, 317
Next Men 255, 256
Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD 28–9
Night-Raven 83
Nightjar 99, 101, 249, 272
Nite Owl 193, 194, 195, 197, 303, 331
Nolan, Christopher 185, 330
Norman, Barry 308
Norrington, Stephen 312, 329
Northampton 2, 7, 12, 22, 23–4, 25, 36–7, 335, 368, 370, 376, 379
Northampton Arts Group 46–8
Northampton Arts Lab 42, 44–5, 46, 62–3
Northants Post 67, 68, 132, 187
Nutter’s Ruin 67
OC & Stiggs 156
‘Occupy’ movement 370–74, 373
Odhams Press 29, 61
‘Old Gangsters Never Die’ 48, 51, 52, 132
Olympus 246
Omega Comics 26, 28
The Omega Men 165
Omega the Unknown 54
On Writing for Comics 108, 109, 111, 131, 134, 158–9, 271
O’Neill, Dan 341
O’Neill, Denny 166
O’Neill, Kevin 31, 43, 77, 101, 133, 165, 237, 244, 295, 307, 314, 318, 328, 329, 338, 350, 352, 367, 374
Orphans of the Storm 376
Orpheus 59
Oz obscenity trial 341–42
Ozymandias 9, 194, 199, 202, 203, 331
Pacific Comics 143, 168–9, 171
Painted Doll 48
Paradox Press 241
Parker, Sarah 265
Parkhouse, Steve 30, 61, 73, 75, 76–7, 80, 83, 95–6, 98, 102, 132, 136, 236
Pasko, Marty 148
Pekar, Harvey 3, 4, 244
Penguin 242
Perkins, Tim 5, 265, 277, 280, 281, 282, 292–3
Peterson, Brandon 295
Phillips, Zara 89
Piranha Press 241
Poll, Martin 313
pornography 2, 225, 226, 319, 337, 341, 344, 345, 348
see also Lost Girls
Portman, Natalie 321, 326
power fantasies 24–7
Power Man 143
Pressbutton, Axel 64, 80, 81, 82, 102, 103, 133, 136, 163, 164, 171, 172, 173
Prestige Format 230–1
Price, Vincent 84, 89, 93
Principal Edwards Magic Theatre 45
Promethea 48, 112, 122, 186, 272, 277–8, 283–4, 285, 286, 288, 289, 295, 296, 299, 300, 346, 359, 362, 366
psychedelia 32, 38, 112, 154, 346
psychogeography 272–5, 281, 373
Puzo, Mario 16
Pynchon, Thomas 45, 191
Qabalah 273, 277, 284, 289, 290, 297, 374
Quality Communications 80, 103, 134, 161, 163, 168, 171, 172, 180
Quality Periodicals Inc 180
The Question 168
Radioactive Man 3
Ragnarok 101, 132
Randall, Barbara 211, 224
Rapid Eye 275, 280, 282
rating system debate 225–30, 237
Ray Gun 26
Real War Stories 181
‘real world logic’ 21–2, 166, 193
Return of the Swamp Thing 305–6
The Reversible Man 133
Ridgway, John 136
right-wing extremism 10–11, 202, 226, 322, 324
rights reversion clauses 214–15, 234
Rip-Off Comics 64
‘The Rite of Spring’ 154, 340, 347
Ro-Busters 133, 143
Robinson, James Dale 312
Robo-Hunter 156
Robocop 242, 302
Rock Against Racism 11
The Rocketeer 169, 306
Rodriguez, Spain 55
Roeg, Nick 100, 333
Rogue Trooper 133, 143
Romita, Johnny 18
Ronin 212, 221, 234
Rorschach 9, 195, 196–8, 199, 200, 201, 304, 331
Roscoe Moscow 64–6, 66, 68, 69, 132
Ross, Alex 295
Rovel 44
Rowling, J.K. 215, 380
The Saga of the Swamp Thing 145, 146, 148, 153, 154
St Pancras Panda 62, 66, 187
The Sandman 220, 234, 236, 257, 259
Satanic Nurses 265
Saunders, Buddy 225, 227, 230
Sawdust Memories 2, 46
Sayle, Alexei 244
Schumacher, Joel 193
Schumacher, Michael 24
Schwartz, Alvin 292
Schwartz, Julius 167, 170, 176, 211
science fiction 4, 7, 17, 32, 51, 59, 59, 60, 65, 69, 70, 72, 81, 95, 99, 132, 134, 137, 139, 156, 165, 184, 202, 231, 241, 304, 332
Sea
brook, Jeremy 23–4, 25, 27, 36–7, 229
Sebastian O 220
second narrative of comics 15–16
‘self-liquidating promotional items’ 213–14
sex and sexuality 340–1, 346–7
see also pornography
sexual violence 2, 237, 339, 340
Shade the Changing Man 236
Shadowhawk 261
Shazam! 162
Shelton, Gilbert 64
Shooter, Jim 162, 173, 176
Shuster, Joe 80, 81, 217, 296
Siegel, Jerry 80, 81, 217, 296
Sienkiewicz, Bill 128–9, 244, 247, 254
Silk Spectre 9, 193, 194, 195, 303, 331, 339
Silver, Joel 228, 302–3, 304, 319–20
Silver Surfer 28
Silvestri, Marc 258
Sim, Dave 217, 221–22, 244, 248, 255, 259, 292
Simmonds, Posy 244
Simonson, Louise 169
Simonson, Walt 116, 169
The Simpsons 2–3, 231
Sin City 189
Sinclair, Iain 273, 274, 281, 309, 311, 338, 363
Singer, Marc 5
The Sinister Ducks 54, 102, 132
Situationist movement 274, 373
Sixties culture 32, 49, 341
Skaaren, Warren 304
Skinn, Dez 3, 31, 79, 80, 81, 82–3, 84, 86, 87, 95, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103, 107, 133, 135, 136, 139, 143, 147, 157–8, 159, 160, 161–66, 168–9, 170, 171, 172, 176, 177, 178–80, 229, 317–18, 354, 358, 371
Skizz 10, 138
Skroce, Steve 295
Slaine 101, 133
A Small Killing 6, 242, 251, 263
Smith, Alan 265
Smith, Paul 116
snake worship 275–84, 284–5, 300
Snakes and Ladders 286, 346–7, 366
Snyder, Zack 329, 331, 357
Society of Strip Illustration (SSI) 73–4, 75, 104, 128
‘Son of Sam’ 198, 199
Sounds 64–5, 66, 68, 72, 81, 82, 132, 135, 158, 171, 186, 187, 210
‘Southern Comfort’ 76, 128
Spare, Austin Osman 365
Spawn 259, 261, 264, 306
The Spectre 165
Spencer, Neil 62–3
Spider-Man 17, 18, 19, 258, 259, 308
Spiegelman, Art 55, 59, 65, 207, 244, 359
Spillane, Mickey 16
The Spiral Path 96, 102, 136
The Spirit 16, 29
Sprouse, Chris 295, 298
Stalin 55
Stam, Robert 308
Stardeath 128
Starlord 77
Staros, Chris 338, 343, 344, 348
The Starry Wisdom 280
The Stars My Degradation 64, 69, 98, 116, 186, 187
Steranko, Jim 29
Stevens, Dave 169
Stokes, John 128
Storyteller 128
Stracynski, J. Michael 332
Strip AIDS 250, 251
Strontium Dog 133
Summer Specials 20
Sun Dodgers 60
Sunburn 133
Super-Folks 191–94
‘Superduperman’ 13–15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 190
superhero genre 24–5, 54, 81, 113–14, 190, 193, 245, 260
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