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EW’s “More from Moore”

March 9th, 2009
Author Troy Brownfield

Entertainment Weekly’s Jeff Jensen, always ready to do his part for comics culture, posted a handy guide for civilians titled “More from Moore”, intended to guide people that enjoyed Watchmen to the next thing.  Jensen addresses all of the usual suspects and some of the smaller (”A Small Killing”).  What adds a level of interest for discussion here is how Jensen tags each entry: Essential, Recommended, or For Completists Only.  Both Killing and Lost Girls receive the For Completists Only, which is sure to rankle somebody.  Weigh in here: what, in your estimation, is the Essential Moore?

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10 Responses to “EW’s “More from Moore””
  1. rwe1138 Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 9:42 am

    Gorram it, I wanna read Miracleman!

  2. Kevin J. Smith Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 10:03 am

    I actually just posted a blog on this myself! For my money, the DC Universe trade is awesome, as is his Captain Britain stuff with Alan Davis. I kept my list limited to what people could actually get their hands on for relatively cheap…sorry Miracleman : (

  3. Zoom Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 10:15 am

    re: miracleman

    see, this is where “much frowned upon piracy” actually benefits people… ;)

    having said that… i want a miracle man trade… and want to see gaiman finish his arc. :(

  4. William O'Brien Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 10:44 am

    Essential:
    V for Vendetta
    Swamp Thing
    Top Ten
    From Hell
    Miracleman (if you can get it)

    Recommended:
    Promethea
    Captain Britain
    League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
    DC Universe Stories

    For Completists Only:
    Wildcats
    Other Image Work

    Haven’t Read So I Don’t Know:
    Tom Strong
    Lost Girls
    Supreme

  5. Aqualad Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 11:16 am

    Coughcoughbittorrentcough

  6. Alexa Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 11:41 am

    Well, I’m at least glad that they called “Top 10: The Forty-Niners” essential, even if they only Recommended Top 10 proper.

  7. Alex Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

    My usual recommends:

    Promethea
    Ballad of Halo Jones

    In general, everything I’ve ever read by Moore is good, but I like the two above because Promothea is Moore at the height of his powers, and Ballad shows how excellent storytelling can be applied to what might well be considered a filler series in a British pulp SF comic.

  8. D. Peace Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 10:19 pm

    The ABC line was brilliant in its entirety. It’s an ironic choice to recommend to anyone who has recently seen and enjoyed the WATCHMEN movie because it’s a philosophical and conceptual contrariety to all of Moore’s earlier, deconstructionist work.

    The man himself had a great quote (that I’m not recalling off the top of my head) about the mission of the ABC line and it was something along of the lines of wanting to put fantasy-adventure back together again after originally taking it apart. I think Moore initially wanted WATCHMEN to spur the mainstream comic book industry towards intellectually stimulating material. That it didn’t go quite the way he wanted and instead, everyone began producing increasingly darker and more artificially “adultified” superhero comics frustrated him. He wanted to create something with more charm and elegance and imagination, so what he came up with were the ABC books.

    I’d give any of them to any comics fan, young or old. They’re fantastically written, enjoyable, smart and boundary-pushing. I wish more comics were like them.

  9. Jamie Coville Says:
    March 9th, 2009 at 10:25 pm

    Smax (Top 10 Spin off mini) was also good.

  10. Fanboy Menace Says:
    March 10th, 2009 at 8:01 am

    Well said, D. Peace.

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