Alan Moore’s Writing Process | Watchmen, V For Vendetta and Killing Joke Author (Part 2)

Join the legendary author of Watchmen, Jerusalem, and V For Vendetta for a journey into the fantastical underside of reality.
Few figures make such a seismic impact on their artistic medium that they transform its reputation from childish pulp entertainment to a vital and exhilarating creative form, capable of exploring the great mysteries of metaphysics, science, and the human spirit - but Alan Moore is one.
A modern-day alchemist who transmuted comic books into literary gold, his works not only inspired a later generation of authors who are now household names, from Neil Gaiman to Susanna Clarke, but filmmakers, artists, and storytellers in every medium. Alexandra Ocasio Cortez quotes him online; the Occupy and Anonymous movements adopt the mask of his hero V; and Time magazine honours Watchmen as one of the 20th century’s greatest works of literature.
Alan Moore, born in Northampton in 1953, is a writer, performer, recording artist, activist and magician. His comic-book work includes Lost Girls (2009) with Melinda Gebbie, From Hell (1991) with Eddie Campbell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (for which he won a Bram Stoker Award in 2000) with Kevin O’Neill. He has worked with director Mitch Jenkins on the Show Pieces cycle of short films and on forthcoming feature film The Show, while his novels include Voice of the Fire (1996) and his epic Jerusalem (2016). He lives in Northampton with his wife and collaborator Melinda Gebbie.
Robin Ince is the co-presenter of Radio 4’s multiple award winning The Infinite Monkey Cage. He spent 2019 appearing across the world in the Universal tour with Brian Cox - travelling from LA to Oslo, Wellington to Aberdeen and ending up in Reykjavik after shows at the 02 and Wembley Arena. Robin co-wrote How to Build a Universe (part 1) with Brian Cox and authored other works including The Importance of Being Interested - Adventures in Scientific Curiosity, and his most recent book, Bibliomaniac: An Obsessive’s Tour of the Bookshops of Britain.

[@matthewlawrenson7508]

Dear Alan, I was a theatre maker. Iam now a writer. Sincerely. Your a life saver. Life is not easy and you positively inspire and help my process. Most excellent and helpful. All my appreciation.

[@Mir_Aakib]

The quote about 'ideas being the product of writing not vice versa', really resonated with me. The thing that keeps me from writing is the fear of being disappointed by my own writing afterwards.

[@basqye9]

I understand that sentiment. Perhaps the more you write the less disappointed you will become.

[@sohara....]

By writing I discover what I think, and unclog the brain...

[@collincoyle3232]

I write things down that i think are good ideas and kind of forget about them. In the holy hindu text, Chrishna says something like "seperate yourself from the results of your actions." And i think he means flow, do, and lose all worries about what your producing or how it will turn out and you will then, most likely be doing the best you could possibly do. when i come back to my righting most of its great.

[@thecursedfish]

God, I hope Alan Moore lives forever !

[@Wingedmagician]

Push him to the front of the line when they develop the fountain of youth.

[@m1lst3r89]

He will. He will be reincarnated by his snake god.

[@bloke1348]

Agreed brother...He's the only thing between me and the river sometimes...

[@allourvice]

“People don’t have ideas, ideas have people.” - Carl G. Jung

[@odepoikanen]

Oh, Alan Moore, you are one of my many crushes :D And I just love the soft concept of cross pollination of ideas

[@quentinlewis1153]

Lots of love and respect for Moore and his body of work. That last part about Kevin O'Neill broke my heart, he was one of my favorite artists of all time. Something that I found very unique about his art was the way his style seemed completely untainted by the influence of American comics. I just bought Cinéma Purgatorio (which I recently discovered) and am very eager to read it but at the same time I can't help but feel that there's going to be something bittersweet about discovering it today. Anyway; thank you for the amazing interviews! I just subscribed to this channel and can't wait to discover the rest!

[@warlockofwordschannel7901]

Really enjoying this chat, soon I want to reread all of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Cinema Purgatorio. That's great to hear about the possibility of a posthumous Collab with B. Catling, I'll look out for more about that.

[@MrDiscobitch]

This is brilliant. Thanks for sharing 🙏🌞

[@johnirwin3276]

Same theory about creativity in music described by Brian Eno.

[@allourvice]

Both Moore and Eno, along with long-time Eno-collaborator David Bowie, have all expressed interest in the occult at one time or another during their careers. ♥️

[@haraldtheyounger5504]

6:10 The Stranglers did a good track (among other good and great tracks), The Second Coming

[@jrescobar4362]

Thank you

[@LCD72]

Did I read somewhere that Alan is writing a five book fantasy series called 'The Long London'?

[@warlockofwordschannel7901]

Yes, that's what he's working on now. Book one might even be out by next year!

[@christopherboggon9054]

“Melinda set the webcam so I can do my ominous down the barrel Alan Moore pose.”

[@nthnymartucci]

a brain in the wrists... X

[@nthnymartucci]

sticky ghosts