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George Khoury is a journalist and a screenwriter who resides in New Jersey, USA. He has spent two years writing and editing the upcoming Kimota!-The Miracleman Companion published byTwoMorrows Publishing.
No matter what dictionary you look in, there are no words that can capture either who Alan Moore is or what he means to comics. But it doesn't mean we aren't going to give this the old college try.
Alan Moore did something to comics that was wonderful, magical and beautiful. He brought a renaissance - a revolution to the art form, armed only with his vision and pen. Moore brought a cerebral edge to comics, the like of which have never been seen, making innovations and bringing back imagination.
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He expanded the boundaries and destroyed any limitations with his storytelling. His writing gained the love of the fanboys and the respect of the
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mainstream because he is a great writer in any medium. The British six-foot-two resident of Northampton has earned a well-deserved place in comics folklore alongside Jack Kirby and Harvey Kurtzman. His work on Swamp Thing, Watchmen, From Hell and other classics will forever stand as a testimony to the kind of greatness comics can achieve.
And every month, a whole new generation of readers continue to get dazzled by his work on America's Best Comics.
[From the intro to the Alan Moore's interview appeared on The Jack Kirby Collector #30]
[september 2001]
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