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'''Alan Moore''' (born [[18th November]] [[1953]]) was the writer of a number of [[Back-up Comic Strip Stories]] for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. Moore rose to fame in the late 1980s with his groundbreaking work for DC Comics, most notably ''Swamp Thing'', ''Watchmen'' - which is credited with redefining the graphic novel format - and ''V For Vendetta''. He later created ''From Hell'', ''League of Extraordinary Gentlemen'', ''Tom Strong'', ''Promethea'', ''Top Ten'' and the controversial ''Lost Girls''.
'''Alan Moore''' (born [[18th November]] [[1953]]) was the writer of a number of [[Back-up Comic Strip Stories|back-up features]] for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' during the earlier phase of his career. Now regarded as the most acclaimed comic book writer of all time, he profoundly influenced late [[1980s]] ''[[Doctor Who]]'' era [[Script Editor]] [[Andrew Cartmel]], who asked him to submit story ideas to him. Cartmel ended up saying no to his proposals. Scenes from Moore's ''[[Wikipedia:The Ballad of Halo Jones|The Ballad of Halo Jones]]'' had an influence on the ''Doctor Who'' stories ''[[Paradise Towers]]'', ''[[Dragonfire]]'' and ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'' as Cartmel had shown ''Ballad'' to script writers as an example of the style of story he wanted to, in part, emulate.  


==Bibliography==
His daughter, [[Leah Moore]], has co-scripted ''[[Doctor Who: The Whispering Gallery]]'' for [[IDW Publishing]].
 
==Selected credits==
===Writing===
====[[Doctor Who Weekly]]====
*[[Black Legacy]]
*[[Black Legacy]]
*[[Business As Usual]]
*[[Business As Usual]]

Revision as of 19:59, 9 January 2009

For other uses of Moore, see separate article.
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Alan Moore (born 18th November 1953) was the writer of a number of back-up features for Doctor Who Magazine during the earlier phase of his career. Now regarded as the most acclaimed comic book writer of all time, he profoundly influenced late 1980s Doctor Who era Script Editor Andrew Cartmel, who asked him to submit story ideas to him. Cartmel ended up saying no to his proposals. Scenes from Moore's The Ballad of Halo Jones had an influence on the Doctor Who stories Paradise Towers, Dragonfire and The Greatest Show in the Galaxy as Cartmel had shown Ballad to script writers as an example of the style of story he wanted to, in part, emulate.

His daughter, Leah Moore, has co-scripted Doctor Who: The Whispering Gallery for IDW Publishing.

Selected credits

Writing

Doctor Who Weekly

Alan Moore