5
1
Overview
This is a discounted bundle featuring Quicklets on 2 of Alan Moore’s most important works, including:
-Watchmen
-V for Vendetta
Here are brief product descriptions for each below. Buy them together and save over 50% off the combined price!
= = = = =
From the Quicklet on Watchmen:
Alan Moore is an English author, born in 1958, who is known for his work in graphic novels. While Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and From Hell remain his most recognizable titles, he’s also written for DC Comics and IPC.
Hailed by his peers as one of the best comic book writers of all time, Moore has won numerous Jack Kirby, Eagle, and Harvey awards. Despite his opposition, his books From Hell, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, V for Vendetta, and Watchmen have all been adapted to the big screen.
Watchmen was released by DC Comics in twelve installments during 1986 and 1987, and its initial popularity helped DC Comics momentarily overtake Marvel Comics in direct comic sales. The series quickly gained critical and commercial praise, and in 1988 it won a Hugo Award. Alan Moore eventually severed ties with DC due to disagreements about the ownership of the story, stating that he felt swindled by them. In 2009 Watchmen was released as a major motion picture by Warner Brothers. Despite Moore’s opposition to it, the film did well at the box office which led to a direct to DVD release of the Watchmen sup-plot story Tales of the Black Freighter and a video game.
= = = = =
From the Quicklet on V for Vendetta:
V for Vendetta first graced the pages of the British comics anthology series, Warrior, in its flagship issue in 1981. The series continued there until 1985 when Warrior ceased publication.
Left in limbo for three years, the series was eventually picked up again in 1988 by DC Comics, one of the world’s largest comic book companies, where the story was completed. Artist David Lloyd provides the art for the majority of the series, though artist Tony Weare contributed to a few issues. Originally in black and white, DC reprinted the original pages in watercolors, and continued to do so until the series came to fruition.
One of Alan Moore’s first attempts to pen a continuing series, V for Vendetta helped put Moore’s name on the map. Moore wrote the series as a response to Thatcherism, the form of conservative government in power in the England at the time of the story’s creation. The title’s popularity lead to Moore becoming more prominent across the pond, which opened the doors for other British comic writers to find new popularity in North America, such as the likes of Grant Morrison and Neil Gaiman, among others—all titans of the industry in their own right.
Today, the book enjoys a great deal of popularity and critical praise, especially in the wake of the 2006 film adaptation starring Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman, which has earned over $132 million. It has also gone on to have a deeper significance, with protesters donning the Guy Fawkes mask popularized by the title character, especially in the Occupy Wall Street movement.
-Watchmen
-V for Vendetta
Here are brief product descriptions for each below. Buy them together and save over 50% off the combined price!
= = = = =
From the Quicklet on Watchmen:
Alan Moore is an English author, born in 1958, who is known for his work in graphic novels. While Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and From Hell remain his most recognizable titles, he’s also written for DC Comics and IPC.
Hailed by his peers as one of the best comic book writers of all time, Moore has won numerous Jack Kirby, Eagle, and Harvey awards. Despite his opposition, his books From Hell, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, V for Vendetta, and Watchmen have all been adapted to the big screen.
Watchmen was released by DC Comics in twelve installments during 1986 and 1987, and its initial popularity helped DC Comics momentarily overtake Marvel Comics in direct comic sales. The series quickly gained critical and commercial praise, and in 1988 it won a Hugo Award. Alan Moore eventually severed ties with DC due to disagreements about the ownership of the story, stating that he felt swindled by them. In 2009 Watchmen was released as a major motion picture by Warner Brothers. Despite Moore’s opposition to it, the film did well at the box office which led to a direct to DVD release of the Watchmen sup-plot story Tales of the Black Freighter and a video game.
= = = = =
From the Quicklet on V for Vendetta:
V for Vendetta first graced the pages of the British comics anthology series, Warrior, in its flagship issue in 1981. The series continued there until 1985 when Warrior ceased publication.
Left in limbo for three years, the series was eventually picked up again in 1988 by DC Comics, one of the world’s largest comic book companies, where the story was completed. Artist David Lloyd provides the art for the majority of the series, though artist Tony Weare contributed to a few issues. Originally in black and white, DC reprinted the original pages in watercolors, and continued to do so until the series came to fruition.
One of Alan Moore’s first attempts to pen a continuing series, V for Vendetta helped put Moore’s name on the map. Moore wrote the series as a response to Thatcherism, the form of conservative government in power in the England at the time of the story’s creation. The title’s popularity lead to Moore becoming more prominent across the pond, which opened the doors for other British comic writers to find new popularity in North America, such as the likes of Grant Morrison and Neil Gaiman, among others—all titans of the industry in their own right.
Today, the book enjoys a great deal of popularity and critical praise, especially in the wake of the 2006 film adaptation starring Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman, which has earned over $132 million. It has also gone on to have a deeper significance, with protesters donning the Guy Fawkes mask popularized by the title character, especially in the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940014454148 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Hyperink |
| Publication date: | 05/15/2012 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 1 MB |
From the B&N Reads Blog
Page 1 of