Alan Moore bibliography

Alan Moore bibliography
Alan Moore in 2006
Active period1970–present
Publishers
Marvel UK1979–1984
2000 AD1980–1986
DC Comics1984–1989
Image Comics1993–2000
America's Best Comics1999–2006
Avatar Press2001–2019

This is a bibliography of works by British author and comic book writer Alan Moore.

Comics

UK publishers

Titles published by various British publishers include:

  • Embryo #1–5 (poetry-oriented fanzine edited by Moore, Northampton Arts Lab, 1970–1971)
    • In addition to the editorial duties, Moore contributed much of the poetry and artwork published in the fanzine.
    • The last issue also featured "Once There Were Dæmons", a short comic story written and drawn by Moore.
  • Weird Window #1 (as artist, one-page illustration for a short story by David A. Riley in the horror fanzine, 1970)
  • ANoN #1–5: "Anon E. Mouse" (script and art, strip in the monthly newspaper, 1974–1975)
  • Back Street Bugle (one-page strips in the fortnightly and later monthly newspaper):
    • "The Adventures of St. Pancras Panda" (script and art, in #6–12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 25, 1978–1979)
      • An installment of the "St. Pancras Panda" strip, written and drawn by Dick Foreman, was also published in issue #15.
      • Moore, in turn, provided the script and art for a chapter of Foreman's strip "Moeby Palliative" in the same issue.
    • "Fat Jap Defamation Funnies" (script and art, in #23, 1979)
    • "Just Another Day" (as artist, written by Dick Foreman, in #42, 1980)
  • Dark Star (as "Curt Vile" — various strips in the music-themed magazine):
    • "The Avenging Hunchback" (script and art, in #19, 1979)
    • "Kultural Krime Komix!!" (script and art, in #20, 1979)
    • "Talcum Power" (script and art; co-written by Moore and Pedro Henry, in #21, 1979)
    • "Three Eyes McGurk and His Death Planet Commandos" (as artist, written by Pedro Henry, in #22–25, 1979–1980)
  • Sounds (as "Curt Vile" — various strips in the weekly music-themed newspaper, Spotlight Publications):
    • Roscoe Moscow: "Who Killed Rock n' Roll?" (script and art, 31 Mar 1979–28 Jun 1980)
    • Axel Pressbutton:
      • "The Stars My Degradation" (12 Jul 1980–19 Mar 1983)
        • Episodes published between 6 Feb 1982 and 15 Jan 1983 were written by Pedro Henry and drawn by Moore.
        • All the other chapters (12 Jul 1980–5 Dec 1981 and 5 Feb 1983–19 Mar 1983) were written and drawn by Moore solo.
      • "Christmas on Depravity" (script and art; co-written by Moore and Pedro Henry, 26 Dec 1981)
      • "The Bride of Pressbutton" (script and art, 25 Dec 1982)
    • "Ten Little Liggers" (script and art, 27 Dec 1980)
    • "The Rock and Roll Zoo" (script and art, 15 Aug 1981)
  • Northants Post: "Maxwell the Magic Cat" (as "Jill de Ray" — script and art, strip in the weekly newspaper, 25 Aug 1979–9 Oct 1986)
    • Moore contributed a one-page Maxwell strip for the benefit anthology volume Strip AIDS (56 pages, Willyprods/Small Time Ink, 1987, ISBN 0-9512522-0-8)
    • Another Maxwell episode, also written and drawn by Moore as "Jill de Ray", was published in the final edition of Northants Herald & Post (1 Dec 2016)
    • The initial run of Maxwell the Magic Cat strips was collected by Acme Press as:
      • Volume 1 (collects strips published between 25 August 1979, and 20 June 1981, 32 pages, 1986, ISBN 1-870084-00-4)
      • Volume 2 (collects strips published between 27 June 1981 and 24 March 1983, 32 pages, 1986, ISBN 1-870084-05-5)
        • Includes the first and only episode of the Nutter's Ruin strip, written and drawn by Moore as "Curt Vile" in 1979.
        • The strip, which Moore originally pitched to Northants Post but was rejected, first saw print in Speakeasy #43 (1984)
      • Volume 3 (collects strips published between 31 March 1983 and 12 December 1984, 32 pages, 1987, ISBN 1-870084-10-1)
      • Volume 4 (collects strips published between 27 December 1984 and 9 October 1986, 32 pages, 1987, ISBN 1-870084-20-9)
  • B.J. and the Bear 1982 Annual: "C.B.? – That's a Big Ten-Four!" and "Bear's Monkey Business" (three-page articles illustrated by Moore; 64 pages, Grandreams, 1981, ISBN 0-86227-032-4)
  • Warrior (anthology, Quality Communications):
    • Marvelman (with Garry Leach (#1–3 and 5), Alan Davis (#4, 6–11, 13–16, 18, 20–21) and John Ridgway (#12 and 17), in #1–18 and 20–21, 1982–1984)
      • All strips except for "The Yesterday Gambit" (art by Steve Dillon, Paul Neary and Alan Davis) from issue #4 were colourised and reprinted in Miracleman #1–6 (Eclipse, 1985–1986)
      • Moore and Davis produced an additional story to serve as the framing sequence for a number of Marvelman family reprints in Marvelman Special (Quality Communications, 1984)
    • V for Vendetta (with David Lloyd, in #1–26, 1982–1985)
      • All strips were colourised and reprinted in V for Vendetta #1–7 (DC Comics, 1988–1989)
      • The song "This Vicious Cabaret" from issue #12 was recorded by David J and released on a 12-inch single V for Vendetta (Glass Records, 1984)
    • Warpsmith: "Cold War, Cold Warrior" (with Garry Leach, in #9–10, 1983)
      • Another Warpsmith story by Moore and Leach, titled "Ghostdance", was published in the first issue of the A1 anthology (Atomeka, 1989)
      • All three of these Marvelman spin-off strips were colourised and reprinted in Miracleman vol. 2 #4 (Marvel, 2014)
    • The Bojeffries Saga (with Steve Parkhouse, in #12–13 and 19–20, 1983)
      • The strips were colourised and collected by Tundra UK in The Complete Bojeffries Saga (tpb, 80 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-879450-65-8)
      • The original, black-and-white versions were collected by Top Shelf in The Bojeffries Saga (tpb, 104 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-603090-63-0)
    • Nightjar (with Bryan Talbot, a horror strip — unreleased due to Moore's fallout with Quality Communications; one episode was produced)
  • Old Gangsters Never Die (with Lloyd Thatcher, released as part of The Sinister Ducks' March of the Sinister Ducks 7-inch single, Situation Two, 1983)
    • The 8-page strip, adapted from the Moore-written lyrics for the eponymous song, was printed in the fold-out inner sleeve of the single.
    • Reprinted in The Mammoth Book of Best Crime Comics (tpb, 480 pages, Running Press, 2008, ISBN 1-8452-9710-5)
  • Fantasy Advertiser #77: "Moonstone: Tomorrow's Truth, Part Three" (with Mike Collins, strip in the fanzine, 1983)
    • Moore guest-scripted this episode of the strip from a plotline by Mike Collins.
  • DC London Editions:
  • Harrier:
    • Conqueror (as "editorial consultant"):
    • Swiftsure (as "editorial consultant", anthology):
      • Swiftsure #1–6 (1985–1986) featuring:
        • "Dandy in the Underworld" (written and drawn by Stephen Baskerville, in #1–6)
        • "Rock Solid Space Hero!" (written and drawn by Lew Stringer, in #1–6)
        • "Lieutenant Fl'ff" (written by Martin Lock, drawn by Dave Harwood (#1–2) and Mike Collins (#4–5), in #1–2 and 4–5)
        • "Ram: Assassin" (written by Martin Lock, drawn by R. F. O'Roake (#1–2) and Jeff Anderson (#3 and 5) and Tim Perkins (#6), in #1–3 and 5–6)
        • "Codename: Andromeda" (written by Bill Ryan, drawn by Dave Harwood, in #1, 3–4, 6)
        • "Forest" (written by James Hill, drawn by Kevin Hopgood, in #2 and 5)
      • Swiftsure and Conqueror #7–10 (1986) featuring:
        • "H.M.S. Conqueror" (written by Martin Lock, drawn by Dave Harwood, in #7)
        • "Dandy in the Underworld" (written and drawn by Stephen Baskerville, in #7)
        • "Ram: Assassin" (written by Martin Lock, drawn by Tim Perkins, in #7–8)
        • "Codename: Andromeda" (written by Bill Ryan, drawn by Dave Harwood, in #7 and 9–10)
        • "Lieutenant Fl'ff" (written by Martin Lock, drawn by Steve Yeowell (#8) and Dave Harwood, in #8–10)
        • "Forest" (written by James Hill, drawn by Steve Whitaker, in #8 and 10)
        • "Redfox" (written by Martin Lock, drawn by Fox and Carl Cropley, in #9)
  • Knockabout:
  • Food for Thought: "Cold Snap" (with Bryan Talbot, anthology one-shot, Flying Pig, 1985)
  • Mad Dog #10: "Captain Airstrip One" (with Chris Brasted, anthology, Oddmags, 1985)
  • Myra #8: "A True Story" (with Myra Hancock, five-page strip in the fanzine, Myra Magazines, 1986)
  • Heartbreak Hotel (script and art, anthology, Willyprods/Small Time Ink):
    • "Letter from Northampton" (one-page strip in #1, 1988)
    • "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" (adaptation of the eponymous song in #3, 1988)
  • Mad Love (publishing imprint established by Moore, his then-wife Phyllis and their mutual lover Deborah Delano):
  • A1 #1–4 and A1 True Life Bikini Confidential: "The Bojeffries Saga" (with Steve Parkhouse, anthology, Atomeka, 1989–1990)
    • The strips were colourised and collected by Tundra UK in The Complete Bojeffries Saga (tpb, 80 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-879450-65-8)
    • The original, black-and-white versions were collected by Top Shelf in The Bojeffries Saga (tpb, 104 pages, 2014, ISBN 1-603090-63-0)
  • Corpsemeat Comix #2: "Driller Penis: Yes... He Does What You Think He Does" (with Savage Pencil, anthology, Sympathetic Press, 1989)
  • A Small Killing (with Oscar Zárate, graphic novel, hc, 96 pages, VG Graphics, 1991, ISBN 0-575-04747-X; sc, 1991, ISBN 0-5750-5023-3)
  • The Comic Relief Comic (uncredited — with Melinda Gebbie, among other writers and artists, one-shot, Fleetway, 1991)
  • The Risen (as artist, cover illustration for the novel, Hathor Publishing, 1994, ISBN 0-9522035-1-0)
  • Hexentexts (as artist, cover illustration for the compilation album of spoken-word pieces, Codex Books, 1994)
  • Kimota! #3: "The Nativity on Ice" (as "Kurt Vile" — with Bryan Talbot, one-page strip in the fanzine, Preston Speculative Fiction Group, 1995)
  • It's Dark in London: "I Keep Coming Back" (with Oscar Zárate, anthology graphic novel, 120 pages, Mask Noir, 1996, ISBN 1-85242-535-0)
  • The Worm (24-hour comic written and drawn by various creators from a storyline by Moore, graphic novel, 64 pages, Slab-O-Concrete, 1999, ISBN 1-899866-37-X)
  • Songs of the Black Würm Gism (as artist, cover illustration for the anthology featuring short tributes to H. P. Lovecraft, Oneiros Books, 2009, ISBN 1-902197-28-3)
  • Dodgem Logic #1–8 (underground magazine featuring articles and comics by various contributors, including Moore; edited and published by Moore, 2009–2011)
    • Issue #2 included a free giveaway supplement in the form of an 8-page comic book written and drawn by Moore: Astounding Weird Penises #258 (2010)
  • Big Nemo (with Colleen Doran, 8-page comic released via Electricomics, an open-source app for self-publishing digital comics co-founded by Moore, 2015)
  • The Most Important Comic Book on Earth: "Frankly, Trevor" (with Melinda Gebbie, anthology graphic novel, 352 pages, DK Publishing, 2021, ISBN 0-7440-4282-8)

Marvel UK

Titles published by Marvel UK include:

  • Frantic Winter Special: "Scant Applause Section" (as "Curt Vile" — script and art, two-page strip, 1979)
  • Doctor Who Weekly (anthology; renamed Doctor Who: A Marvel Monthly starting with issue #44):
    • Doctor Who: Black Sun Rising (tpb, 116 pages, Panini, 2024, ISBN 1-80491-246-8) includes:
      • "Black Legacy" (with David Lloyd, in #35–38, 1980)
      • "Business as Usual" (with David Lloyd, in #40–43, 1980)
      • "Star Death" (with John Stokes, in #47, 1980)
      • "The 4-D War" (with David Lloyd, in # 51, 1981)
      • "Black Sun Rising" (with David Lloyd, in #57, 1981)
  • Star Wars:
    • The Empire Strikes Back Monthly (anthology; renamed Star Wars Monthly starting with issue #159):
      • "The Pandora Effect" (with Adolfo Buylla, in #151, 1981)
      • "Tilotny Throws a Shape" (with John Stokes, in #154, 1982)
      • "Dark Lord's Conscience" (with John Stokes, in #155, 1982)
      • "Rust Never Sleeps" (with Alan Davis, in #156, 1982)
      • "Blind Fury" (with John Stokes, in #159, 1982)
    • All five strips were colourised and reprinted in Star Wars: Devilworlds #1–2 (Dark Horse, 1996)
    • The colourised versions of the stories from Star Wars: Devilworlds were subsequently collected in:
      • Star Wars Omnibus: Wild Space Volume 1 (tpb, 480 pages, Dark Horse, 2013, ISBN 1-6165-5146-1)
      • Star Wars: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus Volume 3 (hc, 1,104 pages, Marvel, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-9346-4)
  • Not the World Cup: The Official Souvenir Brochure: "Not! The World Cup" (with Barrie Mitchell, anthology one-shot, 1982)
  • Captain Britain:
    • Moore's storyline ran in short installments through several magazines of various Marvel comics reprints:
    • The entire storyline was collected by Marvel in Captain Britain Omnibus (hc, 688 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3760-2)
    • The storyline was also collected by Panini in two volumes as part of an effort to reprint the Captain Britain strip in its entirety:
      • Captain Britain: The Siege of Camelot (includes stories from Marvel Super-Heroes and The Daredevils, tpb, 256 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-8465-3433-X)
      • Captain Britain: End Game (includes stories from The Mighty World of Marvel, tpb, 256 pages, 2010, ISBN 1-84653-459-3)
  • Night Raven:
    • Marvel Super-Heroes (illustrated prose stories in the magazine of various reprints of Marvel comics):
      • "The Cure" (illustrations by Mick Austin and Paul Neary, in #390–391, 1982)
      • "White Hopes, Red Nightmares" (illustrations by Paul Neary, in #392–393, 1982–1983)
      • "Sadie's Story" (illustrations by Paul Neary, in #394–395, 1983)
    • The Daredevils (illustrated prose stories in the magazine of various reprints of Marvel comics):
      • "The Anaesthetic, Wearing Off" (illustrations by David Lloyd, in #6, 1983)
      • "The Snow Queen" (illustrations by Alan Davis, in #7–10, 1983)
    • All five stories were collected by Marvel in Night Raven: From the Marvel UK Vaults (tpb, 280 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-3029-0462-0)
  • The Daredevils #8: "Grit!" (with Mike Collins, four-page strip satirizing Roger McKenzie's and Frank Miller's stories for Daredevil, 1983)

IPC Media

Titles published by IPC Media include:

  • 2000 AD (anthology):
    • Tharg's Future Shocks: "A Holiday in Hell" (with Dave Harwood, in Sci-Fi Special '80, 1980)
    • Ro-Jaws' Robo-Tales:
    • The Complete Alan Moore Future Shocks (tpb, 208 pages, Rebellion, 2006, ISBN 1-904265-88-X) collects:
      • Tharg's Future Shocks:
        • "Grawks Bearing Gifts" (with Q Twark, in #203, 1981)
        • "The English/Phlondrutian Phrase Book" (with Brendan McCarthy, in #214, 1981)
        • "The Last Rumble of the Platinum Horde" (with John Higgins, in #217, 1981)
        • "They Sweep the Spaceways" (with Garry Leach, in #219, 1981)
        • "The Regrettable Ruse of Rocket Redglare" (with Mike White, in #234, 1981)
        • "A Cautionary Fable" (with Paul Neary, in #240, 1981)
        • "Mister, Could You Use a Squonge?" (with Ron Tiner, in #242, 1981)
        • "A Second Chance!" (with Jose Casanovas, in #245, 1982)
        • "Twist Ending" (with Paul Neary, in #246, 1982)
        • "Salad Days!" (with John Higgins, in #247, 1982)
        • "The Beastly Beliefs of Benjamin Blint" (with Eric Bradbury, in #249, 1982)
        • "All of Them Were Empty" (with Paul Neary, in #251, 1982)
        • "An American Werewolf in Space!" (with Paul Neary, in #252, 1982)
        • "The Bounty Hunters!" (with John Higgins, in #253, 1982)
        • "The Wages of Sin!" (with Bryan Talbot, in #257, 1982)
        • "Return of the Thing!" (with Dave Gibbons, in #265, 1982)
        • "Skirmish!" (with Dave Gibbons, in #267, 1982)
        • "The Writing on the Wall!" (with Jesus Redondo, in #268, 1982)
        • "The Wild Frontier!" (with Dave Gibbons, in #269, 1982)
        • "The Big Day" (with Robin Smith, in #270, 1982)
        • "One Christmas During Eternity!" (with Jesus Redondo, in #271, 1982)
        • "No Picnic!" (with John Higgins, in #272, 1982)
        • "The Disturbed Digestions of Dr. Dibworthy" (with Dave Gibbons, in #273, 1982)
        • "Sunburn" (with Jesus Redondo, in #282, 1982)
        • "Bad Timing" (with Mike White, in #291, 1982)
        • "Eureka!" (with Mike White, in #325, 1983)
        • "Dad" (with Alan Langford, in #329, 1983)
        • "Buzz Off!" (with Jim Eldridge, in #331, 1983)
        • "Look Before You Leap!" (with Mike White, in #332, 1983)
      • Abelard Snazz:
        • Ro-Jaws' Robo-Tales: "The Final Solution" (with Steve Dillon, in #189–190, 1980)
        • Tharg's Future Shocks: "The Return of the Two-Storey Brain!" (with Mike White, in #209, 1981)
        • "The Double-Decker Dome Strikes Back" (with Mike White, in #237–238, 1981)
        • "Halfway to Paradise" (with John Cooper, in #245, 1982)
        • "The Multi-Storey Mind Mellows Out!" (with Paul Neary, in #254, 1982)
        • "Genius is Pain" (with Mike White, in #299, 1983)
      • Time Twisters:
        • "The Reversible Man" (with Mike White, in #308, 1983)
        • "Einstein" (with John Higgins, in #309, 1983)
        • "Chronocops" (with Dave Gibbons, in #310, 1983)
        • "The Big Clock!" (with Eric Bradbury, in #315, 1983)
        • "Going Native" (with Mike White, in #318, 1983)
        • "Ring Road" (with Jesus Redondo, in #320, 1983)
        • "The Time Machine" (with Jesus Redondo, in #324, 1983)
        • "The Startling Success of Sideways Scuttleton" (with John Higgins, in #327, 1983)
      • Assorted one-off short stories:
        • "Hot Item" (with John Higgins, in #278, 1982)
        • "Dr. Dibworthy's Disappointing Day" (with Alan Langford, in #316, 1983)
        • "The Hyper-Historic Headbang" (with Alan Davis, in #322, 1983)
        • "The Lethal Laziness of Lobelia Loam" (with Rafael Boluda, in #323, 1983)
    • "Southern Comfort" (as "R. E. Wright" — with Walter Howarth, in Sci-Fi Special '81, 1981)
    • Ro-Busters:
      • The Complete Ro-Busters (tpb, 336 pages, Rebellion, 2008, ISBN 1-905437-82-X) includes:
        • "Bax the Burner" (with Steve Dillon, in Annual '82, 1981)
        • "Old Red Eyes is Back" (with Bryan Talbot, in Annual '83, 1982)
        • "Stormeagles are Go!" (with Joe Eckers, in Annual '84, 1983)
    • Rogue Trooper:
      • Rogue Trooper: Tales of Nu-Earth Volume 1 (tpb, 400 pages, Rebellion, 2010, ISBN 1-906735-34-4) includes:
        • "Pray for War" (with Brett Ewins, in Annual '83, 1982)
        • "First of the Few" (with Jesus Redondo, in Annual '84, 1983)
    • Skizz (with Jim Baikie, in #308–330, 1983)
      • An article detailing the story development, written by Moore and titled "How He Came to be", was published in 2000 AD Annual '84 (1983)
      • Two sequel storylines, written and drawn by Baikie solo, were published in 2000 AD #767–775 (1992) and #912–927 (1994–1995)
      • The Moore-written story and the article were collected by DC Comics as Skizz (tpb, 104 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-4012-0579-8)
      • The entire Skizz strip was collected by Rebellion as The Complete Skizz (tpb, 272 pages, 2017, ISBN 1-78108-542-0)
    • The Complete D.R. and Quinch (tpb, 128 pages, Rebellion, 2006, ISBN 1-904-26548-0) collects:
      • Time Twisters: "D.R. and Quinch Have Fun on Earth!" (with Alan Davis, in #317, 1983)
      • D.R. and Quinch (with Alan Davis, in #350–359, 363–367 and Sci-Fi Special '85, 1984–1985)
    • The Ballad of Halo Jones (with Ian Gibson, in #376–385, 405–415 and 451–466, 1984–1986)
      • A joke one-page strip, written by Moore and drawn by Gibson, appeared as part of the "Tharg's Head Revisited" story in 2000 AD #500 (1986)
      • The initial run of Halo Jones strips was collected by DC Comics as The Complete Ballad of Halo Jones (tpb, 202 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-4012-0590-9)
    • ABC Warriors: "Red Planet Blues" (with Steve Dillon, in Annual '85, 1984)
  • Eagle (anthology; two episodes of the The Collector feature, a photostrip with elements of hand-drawn art):
  • Scream! #1: "Monster" (with Heinzl, anthology, 1984) collected in Monster (tpb, 192 pages, Rebellion, 2016, ISBN 1-7810-8453-X)

DC Comics

Titles published by DC Comics include:

Eclipse Comics

Titles published by Eclipse include:

  • Miracleman #1–7, 9–16 (with Chuck Beckum (#6–7), Rick Veitch (#9–10) and John Totleben (#11–16), 1985–1989)
    • The first six issues feature colourised reprints of stories from the British anthology Warrior with the exception of the strip from issue #4.
    • Miracleman #8 consists of reprints of older "Marvelman" stories from the 1950s, created by Mick Anglo without the involvement of Moore.
    • In 1985, Eclipse published the Miracleman 3-D one-shot, which reprinted the contents of Marvelman Special (Quality Communications, 1984)
    • The entire series, with the exception of the Moore-written framing sequence from Marvelman Special/Miracleman 3-D, was collected as:
    • A recoloured and re-edited version of the series (with Moore credited as "The Original Writer") was published by Marvel as Miracleman vol. 2 #1–16 (2014–2015)
    • The Marvel series reprints the entire Eclipse series with the addition of the strip from Warrior #4 as well as Warpsmith stories from Warrior #9–10 (1983) and A1 #1 (1989)
    • The Marvel reprint series was subsequently collected as:
      • Miracleman: A Dream of Flying (collects vol. 2 #1–4, hc, 152 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-5462-0)
      • Miracleman: The Red King Syndrome (collects vol. 2 #5–10, hc, 224 pages, 2014, ISBN 0-7851-5464-7)
      • Miracleman: Olympus (collects vol. 2 #11–16, hc, 328 pages, 2015, ISBN 0-7851-5466-3)
      • Miracleman Omnibus (collects vol. 2 #1–16, hc, 808 pages, 2022, ISBN 1-30294-729-X)
      • Miracleman: The Original Epic (collects vol. 2 #1–16, tpb, 472 pages, 2023, ISBN 1-30295-325-7)
  • Doc Stearn...Mr. Monster #3: "The Riddle of the Recalcitrant Refuse" (with Michael T. Gilbert, anthology, 1985)
  • Real War Stories #1: "Tapestries, Part One" (with Stan Woch) and "Part Two" (with Stephen R. Bissette, anthology, 1987)
  • Brought to Light: "Shadowplay: The Secret Team" (with Bill Sienkiewicz, anthology graphic novel, hc, 80 pages, 1989, ISBN 0-913035-70-X; sc, 1989, ISBN 0-913035-67-X)
    • A spoken-word album adaptation, narrated by Moore with musical accompaniment by Gary Lloyd, was released via Codex Books under the title Brought to Light (1998)

Image Comics

Titles published by Image and its various imprints include:

Awesome Entertainment

Titles published by Awesome Entertainment, a company established by Rob Liefeld after his departure from Image, include:

  • Judgment Day:
  • Youngblood:
    • Youngblood: Special Exclusive Edition #1+: "A Brief History of Twilight" (with Steve Skroce, co-feature in mail order-only one-shot, 1997)
      • This one-shot also included a reprint of the "Youngblood Prologue (featuring Shaft)" short story from Awesome Holiday Special (1997)
    • Youngblood vol. 3 #1–2 (with Steve Skroce, 1998)
      • Moore's outline for a 12-issue run on the series was published in Alan Moore's Awesome Universe Handbook (one-shot, 1999)
      • A truncated version of the script for issue #3 was repurposed into a new series (which was eventually cancelled after one issue):
        • Awesome Adventures #1: "Dandy in the Underworld" (with Steve Skroce, Marat Mychaels and Dietrich Smith, 1999)
      • Moore's scripts for issues #2–7 of the Youngblood series are available online.
  • Glory vol. 2 #0: "Glory and the Gate of Tears" (with Brandon Peterson, 8-page prologue, 1999)
    • A black-and-white "preview" version of this story was published in Awesome Preview (anthology one-shot, 1998)
    • After Awesome Entertainment's bankruptcy, Liefeld sold the publishing license and Moore's completed scripts for the series to Avatar.
  • Supreme: The Return #1–6 (with Chris Sprouse (#1), Jim Starlin (#2), Jim Baikie (#3), Matthew Dow Smith (#3–4), Rick Veitch (#3–6), Ian Churchill (#5) and Rob Liefeld (#6), 1999–2000)
    • These six issues were collected by Checker Book Publishing alongside the preceding issues of the Supreme series in Supreme: The Return (tpb, 258 pages, 2003, ISBN 0-9710249-6-0)
    • Moore's script for issue #7 (intended to be the penultimate issue of his entire run on Supreme) was not produced by Awesome Entertainment due to the company's bankruptcy.
    • The issue was eventually published via Image's revived Extreme Studios imprint as a launching pad for a new Supreme storyline, written and drawn by Erik Larsen:
      • Supreme #63: "Revelations" (art by Erik Larsen, 2012)

America's Best Comics

Titles published by America's Best Comics, an imprint of Wildstorm (itself an imprint of Image and later DC Comics) established and overseen by Moore, include:

  • Tom Strong:
    • America's Best Comics Preview (with Chris Sprouse, untitled 8-page story in the promotional one-shot, 1999)
      • The one-shot was published by Wizard Entertainment and distributed as a free supplement to Wizard #91.
      • The story was first reprinted in America's Best Comics 64-Page Giant (anthology one-shot, 2001)
      • The 64-Page Giant was subsequently collected in America's Best Comics (tpb, 192 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0147-4)
      • The story was also collected in Tom Strong Compendium Book Two (tpb, 752 pages, DC Comics, 2026, ISBN 1-7995-0746-7)
    • Tom Strong #1–22, 36 (with Chris Sprouse, Art Adams (co-feature in #4), Jerry Ordway (co-feature in #5 and full-length issues #20–22), Dave Gibbons (co-feature in #6), Gary Frank (co-feature in #7), Alan Weiss (co-feature in #8), Paul Chadwick (co-feature in #9), Gary Gianni (co-feature in #10), Russ Heath + Kyle Baker + Pete Poplaski (#13), Hilary Barta (co-feature in #14) and Howard Chaykin (co-feature in #19), 1999–2003; 2006)
    • Tom Strong Compendium Book Two (tpb, 752 pages, DC Comics, 2026, ISBN 1-7995-0746-7) includes:
      • America's Best Comics 64-Page Giant: "Skull and Bones" (written by Steve Moore, drawn by Humberto Ramos, anthology one-shot, 2001)
      • Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #1–12 (anthology, 2002–2005)
        • The series included one regular co-feature by Moore as well as occasional one-off stories:
        • The series also included two regular co-features written by Steve Moore:
          • "Jonni Future" (drawn by Art Adams and Chris Weston (#11–12), in #1–4 and 6–12)
          • "Young Tom Strong" (drawn by Alan Weiss, in #1–12)
        • All of the co-features were first collected in two volumes:
      • The Many Worlds of Tesla Strong (scripted by Peter Hogan from a plot by Moore and Hogan, drawn by various artists, one-shot, 2003)
    • Terra Obscura (scripted by Peter Hogan from a plot by Moore and Hogan, drawn by Yanick Paquette):
      • Terra Obscura: S.M.A.S.H. of Two Worlds (tpb, 336 pages, Vertigo, 2014, ISBN 1-4012-4280-4) collects:
        • Terra Obscura #1–6 (2003–2004) also collected as Terra Obscura (tpb, 160 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0286-1)
        • Terra Obscura vol. 2 #1–6 (2004–2005) also collected as Terra Obscura Volume 2 (tpb, 144 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-4012-0622-0)
  • The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (with Kevin O'Neill):
  • Promethea (with J. H. Williams III, Charles Vess (#4) and José Villarrubia (#7), 1999–2005) collected as:
  • Top 10:
  • Tomorrow Stories #1–12 (anthology, 1999–2002)
    • The series consisted of five co-features, all written by Moore:
      • "Jack B. Quick" (with Kevin Nowlan, in #1–4, 10, 12)
      • "Greyshirt" (with Rick Veitch, in #1–12)
      • "The First American" (with Jim Baikie, in #1–12)
      • "The Cobweb" (with Melinda Gebbie, Dame Darcy (#9–10), Joyce Chin (#11) and Rick Veitch (#12), in #1–12)
        • The installment initially intended for publication in Tomorrow Stories #8 was rejected by DC Comics due to its potentially controversial contents.
        • In 2003, the story was published in the Top Shelf Asks the Big Questions anthology graphic novel, with the title character renamed to "La Toile".
      • "Splash Brannigan" (with Hilary Barta, in #6–9 and 11)
    • All of the co-features were collected in two volumes:
    • America's Best Comics 64-Page Giant (anthology one-shot, 2001) included several features starring characters from Tomorrow Stories:
      • "Jack B. Quick's Amazing World of Science" (with Kevin Nowlan, two 1-page strips)
      • "The FIRST First American!" (with Sergio Aragonés)
      • "Splash Brannigan: Specters from Projectors!?!" (with Kyle Baker)
      • "The Cobweb: He Tied Me to a Buzz-Saw (And It Felt Like a Kiss)" (with Dame Darcy)
    • All of the stories from the 64-Page Giant were later collected in America's Best Comics (tpb, 192 pages, 2004, ISBN 1-4012-0147-4)
    • The character Greyshirt starred in his own spin-off series, Greyshirt: Indigo Sunset #1–6 (written and drawn by Rick Veitch, 2001–2002)
    • Tomorrow Stories was revived as a 2-issue limited series Tomorrow Stories Special (2005–2006) featuring:
      • "Jack B. Quick: I, Robert" (with Kevin Nowlan, in #1)
      • "Splash Brannigan: The Big Seep" (with Hilary Barta, in #1)
      • "The Cobweb: Doom Date of the Dusk Duo!" (with Melinda Gebbie, in #1)
      • "Johnny/Jonni Future" (written by Steve Moore, drawn by Cameron Stewart (#1) and Joyce Chin (#2), in #1–2)
      • "A Greyshirt Primer" (with Rick Veitch, in #1)
      • "America's Best: The Lethal Luck of the Magister Ludi!!" (with Rick Veitch, in #2)
      • "How Come Nobody Likes the First American These Days?" (with Jim Baikie, in #2)
      • "Promethea: Little Margie in Misty Magic Land" (written by Steve Moore, drawn by Eric Shanower, in #2)
  • The ABC Sketchbook (collection of sketches and promotional art by various artists with commentary, one-shot, 2002)

Avatar Press

Titles published by Avatar include:

Adaptations

In addition to publishing Moore-written comics, Avatar produced several adaptations of his short prose stories and poems, which include:

Top Shelf Productions

Titles published by Top Shelf include:

Other US publishers

Titles published by various American publishers include:

Prose and poetry

Short stories

Uncollected

YearTitleSourcePublisherNotes
1970 "To the Humfo" Weird Window #1
1971 "Shrine of the Lizard" Weird Window #2 Published with an illustration by Moore
1981 "Terror Couple Kill Telegram Sam in the Flat Field
...and Other Bauhaus Nightmares"		 Sounds (14 Feb) Spotlight Publications Published under the pseudonym "Curt Vile"
"Here Comes the Jetsons" Sounds (4 Apr)
"Mystery and Abomination" Sounds (8 Aug)
1984 "Sawdust Memories" Knave vol. 16 #13 Galaxy Publications
1991 "The Children's Hour" Now We are Sick DreamHaven ISBN 0-9630944-1-6
1995 "The Courtyard" The Starry Wisdom Creation Books ISBN 1-871592-32-1
1995 "Recognition" Dust: A Creation Books Reader Creation Books ISBN 1-87159-244-5
"Zaman's Hill"
1995 "Light of Thy Countenance" Forbidden Acts Avon ISBN 0-380-77915-3
1995 "Outbreaks of Violets" Outbreaks of Violets: Random Acts of Kindness Deadline Publications Story told over 24 postcards, designed by Rian Hughes
and given away at the MTV Europe Music Awards 1995
Published with illustrations by various artists
1999 "The Serpent and the Sword" Tales of Midnight: Kosovo Refugee Benefit Special Blue Silver Entertainment Published with illustrations by Mike Fiamanya
2000 "Sidewalk Jockeys" Unknown Quantities Funny Valentine Press Published with an illustration by Guy Davis
2002 "Fuseli's Disease" The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide
to Eccentric and Discredited Diseases		 Night Shade ISBN 1-892389-54-1
2004 "Where I Hid the Gold on Honey Island" Technical Vocabularies: Games for May Somnium Press Published with an illustration by Moore
"Gatecrashers"
2004 "The Mirror of Love" The Mirror of Love Top Shelf ISBN 1-8918-3045-7
Published with photographs by José Villarrubia
Previously published as a short comic
with art by Rick Veitch and Stephen R. Bissette
in the AARGH! anthology one-shot (Mad Love, 1988)
2007 "Alphabets of Desire" Alphabets of Desire Todd Klein Art print designed and lettered by Klein
2011 "Objects Discovered in a Novel Under Construction" The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities Harper Voyager ISBN 0-0620-0475-1
2015 "The Town Planning in Dreams" Test Centre #6 Test Centre Publications

Collected

Novels

YearTitleSeriesPublisherISBN
1996 Voice of the Fire Gollancz 0-575-05249-X
(Paperback, 320 pages)
2016 Jerusalem Knockabout 0-86166-252-0
(Hardcover, 1,266 pages)
2024 The Great When Long London Bloomsbury Publishing 1-5266-4322-7
(Hardcover, 336 pages)
2026 I Hear a New World Long London Bloomsbury Publishing 1-5266-4329-4
(Hardcover, 336 pages)

Non-fiction

Audio recordings

Screen adaptations

Year Title Credited as Notes
Writer Director Producer Role
1983 Ragnarok Yes No No No Animated still image film; title character designed by Bryan Talbot
2001 From Hell No No No No Adaptation of the eponymous series created by Moore and Eddie Campbell
Screenplay by Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias; directed by The Hughes Brothers
2003 The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen No No No No Adaptation of the first volume of the eponymous series created by Moore and Kevin O'Neill
Screenplay by James Robinson; directed by Stephen Norrington
2004 Justice League Unlimited No No No No Episode "For the Man Who Has Everything" is based on the story of the same name
Teleplay by J. M. DeMatteis; directed by Dan Riba
2006 V for Vendetta No No No No Adaptation of the eponymous series created by Moore and David Lloyd
Screenplay by The Wachowskis; directed by James McTeigue
Moore's name is removed from the film's credits at his request
2009 Watchmen No No No No Adaptation of the eponymous series created by Moore and Dave Gibbons
Screenplay by David Hayter and Alex Tse; directed by Zack Snyder
Moore's name is removed from the film's credits at his request
2011 Green Lantern: Emerald Knights No No No No Segment "Mogo Doesn't Socialize" is based on the short Mogo story of the same name
Screenplay by Dave Gibbons; directed by Jay Oliva
Segment "Abin Sur" is based on the short Sodam Yat story "Tygers"
Screenplay by Geoff Johns; directed by Christopher Berkeley
2015 Show Pieces Yes No No Yes Role: Frank Metterton
Umbrella title for a series of short films directed by Mitch Jenkins
2016 Supergirl No No No No Episode "For the Girl Who Has Everything" is based on the Superman story "For the Man Who Has Everything"
Teleplay by Ted Sullivan and Derek Simon from a story by Andrew Kreisberg; directed by Dermott Downs
2016 Batman: The Killing Joke No No No No Adaptation of the eponymous graphic novel
Screenplay by Brian Azzarello; directed by Sam Liu
2019 Watchmen No No No No Adaptation/sequel to the eponymous series created by Moore and Dave Gibbons
Television series executive produced by Damon Lindelof
Moore's name is removed from the series' credits at his request
2021 The Show Yes No No Yes Role: Frank Metterton
Directed by Mitch Jenkins

Works about Moore

Notes

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