Alan Moore

[eternalchampion86]

Does anybody know if Alan Moore runs a comic shop somewhere in Northhamptonshire? or is that just a rumor?

[Wils]

IIRC, the rumours about the beared one running a comic shop are pure hearsay, but he *does* own a chippie in Long Buckby and a taxi firm in Daventry.

[petemaskreplica]

Yes, but it's a magic comic shop, and when you open one of the comics in it you're transported to a realm of adventure and wonder....

Oh, hang on, I'm mixing him up with Mr Benn, aren't I?

[Buttonman]

I heard he owned the chippy until the Health & Safety told him to remove the tomato shaped ketchup dispensers. He then disowned the chippy and signed it over to the counter assistant, whilst being in a big beardy huff.

[Rosso]

He wrote a great 'comic shop' story for the eagle years ago. In which an unscrupulous comic shop owner who rips off a customer is punished by being sucked into a horror comic by a huge tentacle.

[Funt Solo]

There's a beardy wizard man that runs Future Shock in Glasgow.

I can't figure out his pricing system, though.  The 1979 2000AD annual is under a fiver, whilst one of the Titan Nemesis books is priced at ?60.

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On the topic of Moore, I've just finished reading the first two collections of Top 10, and he's a genius.

Special mention to Galactpuss, and the crisis crossover continuity sub-plot.

[TordelBack]

Sadly Funt, those are also the *last* two Top 10 collections (that are worth reading...), and while I would heartily recommend 'Smax' and 'The '49ers', they just aren't quite as good. And DO NOT touch the recent non- Moore 'Beyond the Farthest Precinct' book.  It tastes of vomit.

[Satanist]

"There's a beardy wizard man that runs Future Shock in Glasgow."

GOD how I hate that shop! He stuffs all his comics into ill fitting shelves and then charges a bomb for them.

And don't get me started on the man himself!

[+rufus+]

He's running guns fer the Taliban last I heard.
 He's a fanatic y'know.

[Funt Solo]

I did think it started to coast a bit after the climactic battle that closed the drug-dealing investigation in the second collection.

[Funt Solo]

"GOD how I hate that shop! He stuffs all his comics into ill fitting shelves and then charges a bomb for them."

He he.  Yeah, he prices something at ?60 and then leaves it on the floor to be trodden on.  A true disciple of Khaos!

When I was a sprog, he used to give me a row for browsing for too long.  "Are you actually going to buy something?"  Snooty arse.

[Grant Goggans]

I heard he shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die.

[Devons Daddy]

i heard he had bought rebellion,saying something about finally being able to get rid of that bloody comic.
he is a fantastic writer isnt he.

[Devons Daddy]

word is.  he will be playing Hagred in the next harry potter movie.

the watchmen is still one of the finest graphic novels ever written.

[eggonlegs]

Devons dad the voice of reason