Talk:Alan Moore

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Moore's regrets for encouraging people to vote

In a later communique, Moore expressed regret for his decision to encourage voting and apologized, claiming that "my call made dozens of anarchists cast their vote for the Labor Party, and precisely at all those polling stations, they have had the worst defeat since the Falkland War".

I think this should be removed. The article cited is pretty clearly either a parody or a forgery, for reasons including the following: it's in Spanish, Moore writes in English, and no original English version can be found online (although you can find English-language versions with mangled Google Translate grammar). The clearest sign is the last sentence, which cites a number of characters: "Sister Night, Looking Glass, Red Scare" that were created for the Watchmen TV show and are not in the original comic. Anyone who has followed Moore's career knows that he refuses to watch adaptations of his work. He certainly wouldn't be dropping an approving reference to one into an article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patabongo (talk • contribs) 03:52, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Is Hellblazer a notable work?

Hellblazer has been removed from the "Notable works" section with the rationale that Moore hasn't written it, therefore it isn't notable. I dispute this, as Moore was a creator, so that does make it a notable work, even if he hasn't written for it.

I invite discussion, but also remind Nicknack009 of WP:BRD - bold, revert, discuss. Once a change is reverted, it should be discussed - not simply re-inserted.

So - Please put forward any arguments as to why it isn't notable? Thanks. Chaheel Riens (talk) 07:30, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

He created John Constantine as a supporting character in Swamp Thing, but he never wrote the book Hellblazer. Therefore Hellblazer is not a notable work by Alan Moore, because it is't a work by Alan Moore. This isn't complicated. A character is not the same thing as a series. --Nicknack009 (talk) 16:35, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

Also, I did not reinsert a disputed change, I removed it. The bold insertion was made by User:Honky Tonkin. I reverted it. You reinserted it. By your own words, you're the one in breach of WP:BRD. --Nicknack009 (talk) 17:42, 11 January 2022 (UTC)

OK, it's been 24 hours since my last comment, and no response. I'm going to remove it again. --Nicknack009 (talk) 19:50, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

You know, if you'd pointed that out right at the beginning, this could have all been avoided. Why didn't you? Seems weird. Incidentally, waiting a mere 24 hours and considering discussion to be over after that is pretty poor behaviour. Based on that, I agree, and have reverted - despite your above comment which I highly disagree with. In short - I agree with your assesment, but not how you went about it.

To put forward the argument that Hellblazer is notable is because without Contantine, Hellblazer would not exist. That makes the two linked - Hellblazer = John Constantine, and John Constantine = Hellblazer. Chaheel Riens (talk) 20:53, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for coming back. But your argument is like claiming that The Force Awakens is a notable work by George Lucas because he created the setting and some of the characters. Or, more relevantly, that Before Watchmen is a notable work by Moore because he created the characters. They're linked, sure, but it's not his work and the article shouldn't claim it is. --Nicknack009 (talk) 21:04, 12 January 2022 (UTC)

Hm, valid points. Fair enough - I agree, and won't contest the inclusion any more. Chaheel Riens (talk) 11:08, 13 January 2022 (UTC)

Have it be a complete list of works, not a "selected" list

It's an encyclopedia, not a magazine with opinionated/curated feature articles. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.97.225.204 (talk) 04:44, 13 June 2025 (UTC)

Does he have too many notable works listed?

Having so many notable works listed diminishes their impact. Obviously he's a huge figure, but how many works deserve an equal spot with Watchmen and V for Vendetta? Obviously some do, but I think there may be a few too many currently. Kappameme420 (talk) 09:57, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

Do you mean in the Selected Bibliography? Maybe too many. Which would you drop? Rick Norwood (talk) 13:28, 31 December 2025 (UTC)

No, sorry. I meant in the infobox at the top. Currently, the notable works section has Batman: The Killing Joke, From Hell, Jerusalem, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Lost Girls, Marvelman, Promethea, Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, Voice of the Fire, Watchmen, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, and For the Man Who Has Everything.

This is more separate works than almost any author on all of Wikipedia, and is likely excessive. I would suggest dropping all but Batman: The Killing Joke, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, and Watchmen. Happy to compromise, of course. Kappameme420 (talk) 08:09, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

I agree with you about removing some, but all the ones you list are major. How about removing For the Man Who Has Everything and Voice of the Fire? Rick Norwood (talk) 14:30, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

We can cut Jerusalem, Lost Girls, Voice of the Fire, Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, and For the Man Who Has Everything -- these works have not made an impact in popular culture to the same degree as the others. GimmeChoco44 (talk) 17:35, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

We each have our personal opinion. I think "Lost Girls" is important work, but it is naughty. Rick Norwood (talk) 19:36, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

We can identify the works which have received more attention through the quantity of news articles and professional criticism. The category in question is "notable works", defined by works for "for which they are well known". (ref:Wikipedia:Notability) This section certainly needs trimming. GimmeChoco44 (talk) 01:46, 5 January 2026 (UTC)