He did it 100% for the paycheck so I'm sure his level of interest was much less than on other projects.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 12 July 2012 13:43 (twelve years ago) link
It's funny. "The Courtyard" is a pretty neat little short story. Everything comicswise that's come from it, however, has been...not that great. But even Alan Moore is capable of phoning stuff in, I suppose.
― Matt M., Thursday, 12 July 2012 14:14 (twelve years ago) link
The only explanation I can think of is that Moore has some kind of a weird rape fetish
has Moore ever done a run on a comic that didn't feature a rape scene at some point? serious question.
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 12 July 2012 15:41 (twelve years ago) link
I mean I love him but I would say yeah dude unequivocally has a rape fetish.
Maybe MIRACLEMAN? It's been a long time, though.
― Matt M., Thursday, 12 July 2012 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
Johnny Bates gets raped by another boy in the orphanage? foster home? wherever it was -- prompts him to turn back into Kid Miracleman.
― Neil Jung (WmC), Thursday, 12 July 2012 16:08 (twelve years ago) link
Is there rape in Tom Strong?
I don't remember one in Supreme either. But it is weird that it's a go-to traumatic trigger for him.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 12 July 2012 16:13 (twelve years ago) link
Well, was thinking female rape, but yeah, there's that in...the first or second issue? Slipped my mind.
― Matt M., Thursday, 12 July 2012 16:22 (twelve years ago) link
I think it was #14. During the Totleben run.
― Neil Jung (WmC), Thursday, 12 July 2012 16:27 (twelve years ago) link
Right. It's obviously been so long since I've read those that I should've just kept my yap shut.
― Matt M., Thursday, 12 July 2012 16:28 (twelve years ago) link
hmmm good catch. I can't remember one off the top of my head. The whole thing is so lighthearted it's possible he managed to eschew it.
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 12 July 2012 16:48 (twelve years ago) link
also re: Miracleman - Gargunza rapes/molests the sleeping miracle-woman or whatever iirc (altho I can't remember if this is shown explicitly or just referenced)
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 12 July 2012 16:49 (twelve years ago) link
but yeah I haven't read those in forever either. I think my brother has the individual issues.
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 12 July 2012 16:50 (twelve years ago) link
don't remember any rapes in the bojeffries saga
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:09 (twelve years ago) link
or maxwell the magic cat
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
or captain britain
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
or big numbers
yeah, but he never finished that
― Number None, Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
or warpsmith
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:16 (twelve years ago) link
or skizz
or halo jones
or top ten
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 12 July 2012 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
Well there's statutory in Top Ten. And the whole teen sidekick prostitution ring thing.
― Godzilla vs. Rodan Rodannadanna (The Yellow Kid), Thursday, 12 July 2012 18:51 (twelve years ago) link
plus SMAX has rape, and that's kinda Top Ten
― Godzilla vs. Rodan Rodannadanna (The Yellow Kid), Thursday, 12 July 2012 19:02 (twelve years ago) link
so basically all the early British stuff which I've never read and for a long time was unavailable in the US is rape-free. glad we cleared that up
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 12 July 2012 19:35 (twelve years ago) link
oh right, didn't realise when you said "has Moore ever done a run on a comic that didn't feature a rape scene at some point? serious question" you actually meant "please validate my ignorance"
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 12 July 2012 19:46 (twelve years ago) link
He's matured into the rape fantasist we all know and love.
― Neil Jung (WmC), Thursday, 12 July 2012 19:48 (twelve years ago) link
lol
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 12 July 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe only after he started working in American comics then...
― Matt M., Thursday, 12 July 2012 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
America brings out the rapist in everyone. Just ask Tosh.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 12 July 2012 20:10 (twelve years ago) link
Peter Tosh is a rapist?!
― Tuomas, Thursday, 12 July 2012 20:32 (twelve years ago) link
"Legalize it"
― Godzilla vs. Rodan Rodannadanna (The Yellow Kid), Thursday, 12 July 2012 20:33 (twelve years ago) link
Peter Tork is a papist!?!
― Lewis Apparition (Jon Lewis), Thursday, 12 July 2012 20:55 (twelve years ago) link
No rape in Killing Joke, just the jolly breaking of a woman's spine.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Thursday, 12 July 2012 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
And of course the rape in LoEG is gay, and the raypee is invisible so it doesn't count.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Thursday, 12 July 2012 21:41 (twelve years ago) link
i thought invisible guy was the perp?
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 12 July 2012 21:53 (twelve years ago) link
Nah, Mr Hyde totally bum raped the Invisible Man. To death.
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Thursday, 12 July 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
yeah but the Invisible Man was the original rapist
― Number None, Thursday, 12 July 2012 22:10 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, he's raping merrily away in the girls' boarding school
for a long time was unavailable in the US
lol when
― ¥╡*ٍ*╞¥ (sic), Thursday, 12 July 2012 22:25 (twelve years ago) link
in the 80s when I was a kid and couldn't buy them at comic book stores
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 13 July 2012 03:24 (twelve years ago) link
Mina gets assaulted in the first or second issue of the first series. Or at least threatened to be assaulted by swarthy foreigners.
― Matt M., Friday, 13 July 2012 04:03 (twelve years ago) link
these were out in TPBs from 1986 which iirc was the 80s
― ¥╡*ٍ*╞¥ (sic), Friday, 13 July 2012 04:44 (twelve years ago) link
Am I the only one who felt rape was totally implied in that scene, and the only reason Moore didn't explicitly use it was because it was a mainstream DC book and a major character?
― Tuomas, Friday, 13 July 2012 06:33 (twelve years ago) link
Yes, probably.
― Desire is withered away from the sons of men! (aldo), Friday, 13 July 2012 06:49 (twelve years ago) link
if you're trying to tell me that I saw them in stores when I was a kid you are sadly mistaken
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 13 July 2012 15:47 (twelve years ago) link
I think I saw some Maxwell the Magic Cat strips reprinted in a Comics Journal interview story once tho
There was some US floppy which was printing Bojeffries as a backup every issue back then. Dalgoda? I also remember being able to get D.R. and Quinch p easily.
― Lewis Apparition (Jon Lewis), Friday, 13 July 2012 15:53 (twelve years ago) link
Dalgoda yes. I have those - they are good! I was buying pretty much everything with Alan Moore's name on it around that time. If I had seen Halo Jones or Captain Britain TPBs I would have bought them. I did not.
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 13 July 2012 16:00 (twelve years ago) link
DR and Quinch was reprinted in Warrior... iirc? (along with Miracleman and the OG b&W V for Vendetta)
warpsmith and skizz I don't think I ever even heard of. I just think it's weird to act like these were widely-read/widely available on a par with Swamp Thing/Miracleman/V for Vendetta etc. they strike me as pretty stereotypical insignificant early work
― the alternate vision continues his vision quest! (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 13 July 2012 16:03 (twelve years ago) link