Writer/artist Tony McMillen (Attaboy) joins us to discuss Spawn #8, Alan Moore’s introduction to the Image Comics fold.

The first in the famous “Guest Writer” run of issues on Todd McFarlane’s signature character, Spawn #8 is an important comic for a number of reasons. We discuss the ways in which Moore enriches Spawn with some quality world-building, study how the writer changed up his scripting style to match McFarlane’s art process and consider that all-too brief moment in the 1990’s when Spawn conquered the world.

Also, here is a link to the Escape magazine article discussed in the episode, written by Moore in 1985: https://www.timemachinego.com/linkmachinego/alan-moore-visits-new-york-in-1984/

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Writer/artist/director Kevin Mellon (Archer, Marvel’s Hit-Monkey) joins us this week to break down one of Alan Moore’s most obscure works: the short story “Act of Faith” from The Puma Blues #20, featuring art from Steve Bissette and Michael Zulli.

Although it’s only four pages long, “Act of Faith” gives us plenty to chew over. We discuss Moore’s continual exploration of sexual themes in a frank, mature fashion, break down the hyper-detailed style of Zulli compared to more clean-lined comic art and finally provide a 100% definitive answer to the question: who’s more important in comics, the writer or the artist? 

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Writer Peter Hogan (Resident Alien) joins us to talk about his work for Alan Moore’s America’s Best Comics imprint, specifically Terra Obscura with artist Yanick Paquette.

Peter actually co-wrote Terra Obscura with Alan Moore, and remains one of a very few writers to share a co-writing credit with the legendary author. We get into their collaboration on Terra Obscura and the whole America’s Best Comics line, discuss Peter’s follow-up Tom Strong sequel series and learn what it’s like to share a writing credit with Alan Moore himself.

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Writer Joe Casey (Ben 10, Terminal) joins us to take a look at the time when Alan Moore was a featured Image Comics creator, specifically his runs on WildC.A.T.s and Youngblood.

We discuss how Moore’s WildC.A.T.s run helped lay the groundwork for the influential WildStorm comics of the late 90’s and early 00’s, speculate on what might have been had Moore’s Youngblood series not been cut short and get into Joe’s later runs on both teams.

And also… how does the OJ Simpson trial figure into it all?

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Writer Jean-Marc Lofficier (Batman: Nosferatu, Tales of the Shadowmen) joins us to talk about The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Alan Moore’s crossover masterpiece with artist Kevin O’Neill.

Jean-Marc is an expert on the pulp and literary references that Moore and O’Neill draw upon for their epic mash-up, so he’s the perfect guest to discuss the series. He also worked behind-the-scenes on the first volume of League, and continued to help out by providing references for all of the French characters who appeared throughout future volumes, so he has a lot of stories to share.

If you’re interested in more pulp/literary crossover fiction, do check out what’s on offer from Jean-Marc's Black Coat Press!

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From 2011-2012, comics journalist Timothy Callahan ran a weekly column on the Tor.com website called “The Great Alan Moore Reread,” in which he wrote about nearly everything that Moore had done up to that point. As you’d expect, Tim’s got a lot to say about Alan Moore, so I was thrilled when he agreed to come on and talk about his year-long experience re-reading Moore’s work.

We talk about the insights Tim came away with after spending a year chronicling Moore’s comics, reminisce about the “Golden Age” of comics journalism on the internet in the 2000’s and take a look at the overall impact Alan Moore has had upon popular culture.

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Writer/artist Dave Baker (Mary Tyler MooreHawk, Halloween Boy) joins us to talk about Tom Strong, Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse’s homage to the pulp heroes of old from America’s Best Comics.

Dave knows a thing or two about pulp adventurers thanks to his work on Halloween Boy, leading to a lively discussion over a comic that’s gotten a lot of recent attention thanks to James Gunn listing Tom Strong as an influence on Superman. We dissect pulp hero iconography, marvel at artist Chris Sprouse’s work, and ask the question: Is Tom Strong a top-tier Alan Moore comic, or just merely okay?

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Writer Paul Jenkins (The Sentry, Inhumans) joins us to talk about Big Numbers, Alan Moore’s unfinished masterpiece with artist Bill Sienkievicz.

Paul actually worked on Big Numbers as an editor early on in his career, and he has stories to tell. What happened with Big Numbers that led to it being unfinished? How far along did Alan Moore get before the project was abandoned? And is it true that replacement artist Al Columbia actually destroyed the art for Big Numbers #4? Paul discusses it all in a pretty incredible interview that you will not want to miss.

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Writer Dan Watters (M.A.S.K., Nightwing, Batman: Dark Patterns) joins us to talk Swamp Thing, Moore’s first work for DC Comics, and the title that helped turn him into a comics superstar. We talk “The Anatomy Lesson,” the amazing collaboration with artists Steve Bissette and John Totleben and the overall influence that ultimately led the creation of Vertigo. 

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Praise Glycon… The Alan Moore Cast is here!

For our debut episode, we’re looking at Moore’s unforgettable Green Lantern tales from the early eighties, and we’re delighted to be joined by a writer who knows a thing or two about the Corps himself: Van Jensen, the former writer of DC titles like Green Lantern Corps and The Flash and the best-selling author of the soon-to-be-a-TV-series Godfall.

Join us as we uncover the horrors awaiting the Green Lantern Corps in “Tygers,” ponder how the Green Lanterns patrol the areas of the universe where there’s no light spectrum, and ask the question: why Doesn’t Mogo Socialize?

It’s all here in The Alan Moore Cast, the ONLY podcast where your favorite comic book creators and pop culture aficionados break down Alan Moore’s greatest works. New episodes drop weekly on Thursdays!

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