Dec 20, 2024

The Illuminist Moore

Above, cover of The Illuminist book: a collection of essays on Moore's work by Kristian Williams published by eMERGENCY heARTS.
The Illuminist: Philisophical Explorations in the work of Alan Moore

Alan Moore changed the way we think about heroes, monsters, and the stories we tell about them. From Swamp Thing and Watchmen to Promethea and Neonomicon, he has continuously subverted genre conventions and expanded the range of the comics medium.

He has also, as Kristian Williams argues in the essays collected here, given us in these stories important tools for re-examining the possibilities for justice, the nature of our society, and the sources for value and meaning in our lives.

You can order a copy here and here. Read a review here.

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