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Alan Moore

Alan Moore: Pioneer of Modern Comics

Alan Moore was born on 18 November 1953 in Northampton, England. His upbringing in a working-class family heavily influenced his political views, which leaned towards anarchism and anti-capitalism. He emerged as a prominent figure in the British comic book industry during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including groundbreaking work on '2000AD' and 'Warrior.' His most noticeable works include Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, all known for their complex narrative structure and darkly sophisticated themes.

Towards the late 80s, Moore increasingly became disillusioned with the comic industry’s corporate structure and the disregard for creator’s rights, leading him to publicly advocate anarchy. His works often depict an anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist ideology, reflective of his own beliefs. His characters are often seen challenging the prevailing socio-political norms of their fictional societies, subtly advocating his anarchist philosophies. His enduring influence on the comic industry and his potent blend of storytelling with political commentary make him an important figure in anarchist thought.


Date of Birth: 18 November 1953

Country of Birth: United Kingdom

Political Ideas: Anarchism, Anti-capitalism

Quotes Available: 15



Quotes by Alan Moore

Our masters have not heard the people's voice for generations and it is much, much louder than they care to remember.
Your pretty empire took so long to build, now, with a snap of history's fingers, down it goes.
Authority, when first detecting chaos at its heels, will entertain the vilest schemes to save its orderly facade.
I can't see coherent political structures in the traditional sense lasting beyond the next twenty years, I don't think that would be possible.
Fascism becomes less and less possible. We have to accept that we are moving towards some sort of anarchy.
Things tend to organise themselves. If there is any message from contemporary science, it is surely that.
Sexually progressive cultures gave us mathematics, literature, philosophy, civilization and the rest, while sexually restrictive cultures gave us the Dark Ages and the Holocaust.
Capitalism and communism felt like they were always going to be around, but it turns out they were just two ways of ordering an industrial society. If you were looking for more fundamental human political poles, you'd take anarchy and fascism, for my money.
No one wants a boss, to be a boss, to work under a boss. The people you like working with are the people you respect as individuals.
Admittedly, I do have several bones - whole war fields full of bones, in fact - to pick with organised religion of whatever stripe.
There is an inverse relationship between imagination and money.
Conspiracy theorists actually believe in a conspiracy because that is more comforting... the truth is more frightening, nobody is in control. The world is rudderless.
Class is massively underrepresented in literature. Most books are written for the middle class, and generally they only have two modes of talking about the working class. The first is a kind of lofty contempt at the vulgarity, the stupidity of those people. The second is a kind of patronizing concern, which paints the working class as nothing but victims.
Organised religion has corrupted one of the purest, most powerful and sustaining things in the human condition. It has imposed a middle management, not only in our politics and in our finances, but in our spirituality as well.
We need genuine democracy, the definition of which is "the people shall rule."


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