"If only a few of our modern writers were as brilliant as Philip José Farmer, then I think the world of culture would be a much better place." - Alan Moore
“One of the finest and most original talents ever to emerge from the comic industry.” – Alan Moore, from his introduction.
Silent Pictures by Kevin O’Neill is the capstone to an extraordinary career in comics – two ferocious new books that flicker through the very dreams of art and imagination. Without words, O’Neill conjures an astonishing pair of feverish stories, brimming with detail on every page, packed with some of the most exciting, twisted artwork ever put to paper. Gorgeously painted in luminous colour, no fan of his work can afford to miss out.
In Feartreland we tag along as the son of Dick Whittington flits through a series of pantomime tableaus, splash pages and tortuous punning images. Crocodiles gambol with giant apes, and genies promise adventures on the high seas. An explosive entertainment, bright and bold as the stage that it draws its inspiration from. Meanwhile, The Balaclava Kid invites us into the dreams of the artist’s youth, as his imagination gives him escape from the bullies of a bombed-out London into a dreamscape built of Wild West iconography and Tex Avery action. Demonic cowboys and infernal machines populate shimmering mesas and haunted mines. An adventure like no other!
Presented as a slipcased set of two luxurious hardback volumes, each with a new introduction by frequent collaborator and friend Alan Moore, a total of 800 copies of this stunning duo of books are available from both Knockabout’s retail website, and Gosh! Comics of London, online and in store, kicking off a year of celebrations for the shop’s 40th anniversary.
With King Sorrow, Joe Hill gloriously resurrects the doorstop horror blockbuster for a startling new century - ALAN MOORE, author and creator of WATCHMEN
Project Alan Moore 70: update 15 DONATION DONE
Dear friend and contributor,
We are pleased to announce that we recently donated €1,000 to the Italian branch of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières. This is the result of the sale of roughly 300 copies of our Moore book - each copy generated approximately €3 in royalties. The donation was rounded up, excluding some additional expenses we incurred.
You may see the attachments for details. In Italian, sorry. [Attachments not included in this post, sm]
We are aware that this result is far from what we expected, but it must be acknowledged that our book was a self-published initiative to which, for various and, I believe, easily understandable reasons, we were able to devote limited marketing and promotional efforts. Despite everything, we believe and hope that this small donation, like all donations, large or small, will be useful to the cause.
For this reason, we thank you again for your generous contribution. Grazie mille.
Over the next few weeks, the book will be removed from the store and will no longer be available.
We take this opportunity to wish you Happy Holidays.
We remain at your disposal.
Angelo & smoky man
