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Alan Moore shares a foundational essay originally published in a 1985 British fanzine, offering insights into creating top‑level comic book scripts. This volume collects that essay for the first time and pairs it with a new piece where Moore reflects on how his approach to writing comics has evolved over two decades. The pages are richly illustrated by Jacen Burrows, providing visual context to Moore’s ideas on technique, authorship, and the history of graphic storytelling.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction
Authors: Alan Moore
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