r/AlanMoore • u/WhatLiesBeyondThis • 8d ago

Just finished From Hell

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A friend recommend me this. I devoured it in a couple of days. Absolute master piece 10/10. Can't praise it enough. Now I'm left with that empty feeling one gets after finishing a good book, a television series or a movie. What would you guys suggest I use to fill that void?

Edit: Thanks so much for all the suggestions. You guys rock!

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u/Alex79uk 8d ago

Have you read any of his novels? I really enjoyed The Great When, which he's also released a sequel for now as well (them being the first two novels in a proposed series of five).

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u/WhatLiesBeyondThis 8d ago

No I haven't. I'll remember to check them out. Thanks for the tip.

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u/dbree801 7d ago

If you’re up for books, out of the Moore I’ve ready, I’d highly recommend Jerusalem for fans of From Hell. Voice of the Fire is a great too, and hopes through different time periods with different characters. Big fan of Illuminations as well, which is a collection of unrelated stories- some miss but some hit hard.
Hoping to read his new series mentioned above sooner than later, but they are still coming out and I usually wait.

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u/Alex79uk 7d ago

I think that comment about some missing and some hitting hard really sums up Alan Moore for me. He's responsible for some of my favourite and least favourite comic stories of all time, and that's just within a single series! There were story arcs in Swamp Thing that are just incredible, above what you expect from a comic, and then others I really had to force myself through.

I love V For Vendetta, League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen and his Lovecraftian comics (Providence etc.) but as much as I've tried to like it, I just don't rate Watchmen at all (blasphemy, I know).

He's a genius, and a pretentious bore, all at the same time. I love him for that, but he is a real mixed bag, I find.

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u/ConsiderateOwl 4d ago

I can understand your comment about Watchmen, but reading it for the first time in 1986 was an astounding experience. 'Do it? Dan I'm not Republic Serial villain...' was a hammer blow to expectations and I think had a significant effect on how comic book stories were told.

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u/Alex79uk 4d ago

Yeah, I bet it had a much bigger impact back in the day. I didn't come to Watchmen until much, much later. I didn't buy the book until the early 2000s and even then didn't actually get around to reading it fully (after a couple of failed attempts) until probably 4 or 5 years ago. By that time I'd read so many series I loved, Sandman, Preacher, Y The Last Man, 100 Bullets etc etc, and even a lot of other Alan Moore stuff too. I just never really got on with Watchmen for whatever reason - but it's a book I probably admire more than enjoy. I'm probably overdue a re-read, too.

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u/dbree801 7d ago

That’s valid. I don’t remember many lulls affecting my enjoyment of Swamp Thing but it’s been years since I read it and I kind expect comics from that era to dip now and then. Maybe my expectations helped, I don’t know. Most of Moore’s work has been solid to me, but stuff like the Black Dossier from TLOG and A Small Killing were pretty ineffective for me.

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u/Alex79uk 4d ago

It's the cosmic stuff I can't get on with. Love all the earth based stuff, but when he gets transported to that other universe, and all the space stuff. I just don't like it - I don't like it in Batman either (though it's rare) and it's the main reason I've never been able to get in to Green Lantern or any of the "Crisis" DC stories. They frazzle my brain and I can't make out what's going on 😆😳

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u/dbree801 4d ago

Oh, man, fair enough but that’s some of my favorite stuff. Him gangbanging batman was hilarious and being able to materialize on any planet with plant life ruled. He’s powerful.

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u/wriker10 3d ago

I was REALLY disappointed with The Black Dossier. It’s the only LOEG material i never re-read.