We all know Watchmen, V For Vendetta, Swamp Thing, The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Killing Joke – Alan Moore’s contribution to the world of comics has been nothing short of legendary. So when he announced last week that he will no longer be writing comics, the world suddenly felt a little bit colder.
The mark of a great comics writer isn’t just writing stories, but also creating characters that a reader wants to read more about. Moore’s rich imagination gave birth to some of the medium’s most iconic characters over the years, with some of them going on to become major players in their respective publishers’ universes.