The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore is a book written by George Khoury

George Khoury (author)

George Khoury is a writer and interviewer in the field of comic books. Khoury's most notable works focus on UK comic book writer Alan Moore. Khoury is based in New Jersey.-Biography:...

, published by TwoMorrows Publishing

TwoMorrows Publishing

TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of magazines about comic books, founded in 1994 by John and Pam Morrow out of their small advertising agency in Raleigh, North Carolina...

 in 2003. An updated "Indispensable Edition" was released in 2009.

Contents

It contains a long interview of Alan Moore about his life and comics career. It contains tributes by Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman

Neil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...

 and Mark Buckingham

Mark Buckingham

Mark Buckingham is a British comic book artist. He is better known for his work on Marvelman and Fables.-Biography:Born as Mark John Buckingham May 23, 1966 in Clevedon, United Kingdom...

, Rick Veitch

Rick Veitch

Richard "Rick" Veitch is an American comic book artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground, and alternative comics.-Early career:...

, David Lloyd, John Totleben

John Totleben

John Totleben is an American illustrator working mostly in comics.-Biography:After studying art at a vocational high school in Erie, Totleben attended The Kubert School for one year...

, Dave Gibbons

Dave Gibbons

Dave Gibbons is an English comic book artist, writer and sometime letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries Watchmen and the Superman story "For the Man Who Has Everything"...

, Brian Bolland

Brian Bolland

Brian Bolland is a British comics artist, known for his meticulous, detailed linework and eye-catching compositions. Best known in the UK as one of the definitive Judge Dredd artists for British comics anthology 2000 AD, he spearheaded the 'British Invasion' of the American comics industry, and in...

, J.H. Williams III, Ian Gibson

Ian Gibson (artist)

Ian Gibson is a British comic book artist, best known for his 1980s black-and-white work for 2000 AD, especially as the main artist on Robo-Hunter and The Ballad of Halo Jones, as well as his long run on Judge Dredd.-Biography:...

, Garry Leach

Garry Leach

-Biography:Garry Leach studied Graphic Design at St. Martin's School of Art. He was first noted for his early work for 2000 AD, which was mainly on one-off stories featuring Dan Dare and M.A.C.H. 1. He then became a fan-favourite for his work on the series The VCs.In 1981 he joined Dez Skinn's...

, Hilary Barta

Hilary Barta

Hilary Barta is an American comic book writer and artist.-Biography:Barta was born on June 17, 1957. His first comics work came in June 1982, when he helped legendary Marvel inkers Al Milgrom, Joe Sinnott and Sal Trapani provide inks for the pencils of Don Perlin on The Defenders #108...

, Chris Sprouse

Chris Sprouse

Chris Sprouse is an American comic book artist.-Biography:Chris Sprouse was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. At the age of 3 he moved with his family to New Delhi, India where he first discovered comics as he was unable to play outside due to the dangerous amount of snakes in the house yard...

, Scott Dunbier, Sam Kieth

Sam Kieth

Sam Kieth is a New York Times best-selling American comic book writer and illustrator, best known as the creator of The Maxx and Zero Girl.-Comics career:...

, Todd Klein

Todd Klein

Todd Klein is an American comic book letterer, logo designer, and occasional writer, primarily for DC Comics.- Early career:Todd Klein broke into comics in the summer of 1977, hired by DC Comics as a staff production worker...

, and Kevin O'Neill

Kevin O'Neill (comics)

Kevin O'Neill is an English comic book illustrator best known as the co-creator of Nemesis the Warlock, Marshal Law , and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen .-Early career:...

. There is an extensive bibliography.

It contains the following full works by Moore:

• "Shrine of the Lizard" (a prose story reprinted from the 1971 fanzine Weird Window #2)

• three strips from Roscoe Moscow

• five strips of Maxwell the Magic Cat
  Maxwell the Magic Cat
  Maxwell the Magic Cat was a comic strip written and drawn by Alan Moore under the pseudonym Curt Vile , with a friend Steve Moore under the pseudonym 'Jill de Ray' ....
  
  

• "Nutters Ruin" (a 1979 strip, reprinted from Speakeasy #43)

• "The Avenging Hunchback" (reprinted from Darkstar #19)

• "Kultural Krime Komix" (reprinted from Darkstar #20)

• "Old Gangsters Never Die" (a short comic adaptation of the song included with the 45-rpm record with art by Lloyd Thatcher)

• a never realised Judge Dredd script

• The Halo Jones page from 2000 A.D. #500

• "Lust" (reprinted from Seven Deadly Sins)

• a one-page strip reprinted from Heartbreak Hotel #1

• "Dr. Omaha presents Venus in Fur" (reprinted from Images of Omaha #2)

• "Bob Wachsman Tummler" (reprinted from American Splendor #15)

• "Belly of Cloud" (never realised script)

• "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" (reprinted from Heartbreak Hotel #3)

• "In Pictopia" (recolored by José Villarrubia
  José Villarrubia
  José Antonio Villarrubia Jiménez-Momediano – known professionally as José Villarrubia – is a Spanish artist and art teacher who has done considerable work in the American comic book industry, particularly as a colorist....
  
   and reprinted from Anything Goes #2)

• The 2009 "Indispensable Edition" replaces "In Pictopia" with the story "The Riddle of the Recalcitrant Refuse" from Mr. Monster #3

Publication

• The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore (by George Khoury
  George Khoury (author)
  George Khoury is a writer and interviewer in the field of comic books. Khoury's most notable works focus on UK comic book writer Alan Moore. Khoury is based in New Jersey.-Biography:...
  
  , 224 pages, TwoMorrows Publishing
  TwoMorrows Publishing
  TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of magazines about comic books, founded in 1994 by John and Pam Morrow out of their small advertising agency in Raleigh, North Carolina...
  
  , 2003, ISBN 978-1893905245)
• The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore - Indispensable Edition (by George Khoury
  George Khoury (author)
  George Khoury is a writer and interviewer in the field of comic books. Khoury's most notable works focus on UK comic book writer Alan Moore. Khoury is based in New Jersey.-Biography:...
  
  , 240 pages, TwoMorrows Publishing
  TwoMorrows Publishing
  TwoMorrows Publishing is a publisher of magazines about comic books, founded in 1994 by John and Pam Morrow out of their small advertising agency in Raleigh, North Carolina...
  
  , 2009, ISBN 978-1605490090)

External links

• Publisher profile for The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore