Comments on: The Honest Alan Moore Interview – Part 2: The Occupy Movement, Frank Miller, and Politics

By: deadhead fred

deadhead fred — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 20:28:50 +0000

Moore is looking at Millers work as a mirror of Millers cognitive processes. Though I’m not as well read in eithers work as most of you may be, I have to agree with Moores assesment. What I’ve seen of Millers work can be summed up as senseless violence, never felt moved by it, not thought provoking, just alot of blood. Moore’s work however has moved me and made me think. Just read Millers letter about OWS, LULz now I fully agree with Moore. Miller seems to be working from the headspace of 6 yr old pulling wings off flies, not that I haven’t been there I just didn’t get stuck. Moore has a social awareness that Miller will never aquire.

By: twoo

twoo — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:16:22 +0000

Hello Honestpublishing,
I know what you mean, Superlatives can sometimes be given carelessly, and can lose meaning. When one thinks of the ultimate deconstruction of the superhero genre, however, there is one piece that lives up to that superlative. For the past two decades, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ Watchmen has captivated comic book fans and the uninitiated alike. This work paved the way for later writers to write what we think of as the modern graphic novel. It also helped people to see how serious superheroics can be, and how imperfect these larger than life people actually are.
Thx.

By: Frank Miller Vs. Alan Moore of the Day - TDW Geeks

Frank Miller Vs. Alan Moore of the Day - TDW Geeks — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:15:07 +0000

[...] You can read more of his interview here, and more about his thoughts on Frank Miller and the Occupy Wall Street Movement here. [...]

By: Camron Wiltshire

Camron Wiltshire — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:49:47 +0000

Fantastic! Thank you Alan Moore.

By: oliver clothesoff

oliver clothesoff — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:10:26 +0000

For that matter – I suppose Moore is a racist because he had a character (My Hyde) in one of his comics say racist slurs

Do you see how ridiculous this gets

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:58:26 +0000

Question: Who would win in a fight, Alan Moore or God? Answer: It’s a trick question, Alan Moore is God.

By: oliver clothesoff

oliver clothesoff — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:52:04 +0000

Butch – because there is not link – if anything, it is a contradiction. Family Values – the entire book – is about a lesbian family. It juxtaposes the republican’s “family values” mantra at the time versus a family that consists of 2 female partners. And, as I already said, Hell and Back had a major character who was gay.

Furthermore, there was nothing homophobic about 300. Having a character say something bigoted does not make the author a bigot. Unless you want to argue that Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, and many others were glowing racists. I’m surprised that Alan Moore is unable to see this.

By: Butch Audacity

Butch Audacity — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:50:16 +0000

Dear Oliver, what is wrong with showing the links between Frank Miller’s writing and his messed up political views? As for Moore being one sided, he is far more articulated and thoughtful than Frank Miller could ever hope to be.

By: Kari

Kari — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:45:50 +0000

I’m a fan of both Moore’s and Miller’s work, as many of us are. Their off-the-page spat is childish and lame, but expected when you’re dealing with such massive egos. I appreciate Moore’s articulate explanation of his viewpoint, but it no less convinces me he’s as self-absorbed in his own perceived wisdom as Miller may be (I think the OWS use of the “V” mask has thrown gasoline on Moore’s ego, even if it’s appropriate). His blunt jabs at Miller’s work is fine as it’s his opinion – not shared by me however. As for politics and economics…he speaks the truth on some self-evident aspects but frankly, I’m not going to turn to a self-wise graphic novelist for advice on how to fix the global political and economic systems.

By: oliver clothesoff

oliver clothesoff — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 17:00:28 +0000

He starts by criticizing Miller’s comic work – what does that have to do with Miller’s OWS stance? Guess a chance to take a shot at Miller’s comics can’t be passed up

He describes Sin City as misogyny . Yeah, I guess depicting gay heroes, depicting lesbian families in a positive light, and more, is misogyny.

As far as his criticism of Miller’s OWS letter – Moore is as one-sided on OWS as Miller. One guy depicts them all as miscreants and pond scum, the other guy gives them all the credit for their goals, while ignoring their faults.

Moore may have come off as more level-headed – but it appears Miller has paid more attention to the facts about OWS than Moore has.