Avatar Compiles Moore's Writing for Comics
By Beth Hannan Rimmels
Avatar Press
has announced that it will release Alan Moore's Writing for Comics in a 48-page, illustrated, squarebound-format book
illustrated by Jacen Burrows (Warren Ellis' Scars, Alan Moore's The Courtyard) and
featuring a cover by Juan Jose Ryp (Alan Moore's Another Suburban Romance, Frank Miller's
Robocop). Moore originally wrote the text of Writing for Comics in a
serialized format for a British fanzine in 1985. The Avatar edition collects
Moore's thoughts in one volume for the first time and includes a new essay by
Moore on how is approach to comic book writing has evolved over the past 18
years. Alan Moore's Writing for Comics will be solicited for
$5.95 in April 2003 for for release in June.
"Alan Moore was one of the first comics authors to write extensively and intelligently about the underpinnings of the craft," said fellow author Warren Ellis. "I know people who've been waiting fifteen years to see this reprinted. It goes right next to Eisner and McCloud on the smart reader's shelf."
"It's hard to imagine anything more fascinating to someone looking to understand comics than a glimpse inside Alan Moore's mind at a time when he was beginning to formulate works such as Watchmen," said William Christensen, editor-in-chief of Avatar Press. "This book is going to be important for creators, readers, and commentators in our field for years to come."
Alan Moore's Writing for Comics joins a number of other Moore projects from Avatar Press in recent and upcoming months, including the critically-acclaimed Alan Moore's The Courtyard, Alan Moore's Magic Words, the upcoming Alan Moore's Another Suburban Romance, and Avatar's upcoming remastered release of Alan Moore's A Small Killing.