Nite Owl by Michael Golden

Art by Michael Golden

Above, a stunning commission portrait of our beloved Nite Owl II by the legendary Michael Golden.

Enjoy! 

Totems & Taboos

From ‪Stephen R Bissette‬, posted few days ago on his Bluesky account: 

Finished this book 6 years ago; still haven't published it. Too many misgivings, but a lot of time has passed, so maybe this year. Cover art by me (painted in 1984 for Kim Thompson, AMAZING HEROES interview w/Alan issue); cover design, logo Cayetano "Cat" Garza, Jr. 

I'd love to read it!

Rowan's assignment

Excerpt from a 2020 interview with Alan Moore, originally published in French (read HERE) and  reprinted in English in Metal Hurlant n. 1 (2025), recently released (read HERE and check HERE). 

What are your artistic projects for the future?
Alan Moore: Well, I’ve written a couple of short stories that I thought were interesting, and I believe that the illustrative component of The Moon & Serpent Bumper Book of Magic inches towards completion.

My main focus at the moment is the forthcoming feature film The Show, directed by my Northampton counter-cultural affiliate Mitch Jenkins, which will be released whenever it becomes possible to release films again. As for what I’m working on right now this afternoon, that would be the second episode of a thus-far-imaginary five season television series that is also, lazily, titled The Show. 

And I’ve been given an assignment by my second-eldest grandson, Rowan, to present him with a story that is four words in length, so we’ll see how that goes.

I confess that I would like to know those four words and whether Rowan liked them or not. :)

V by Jesse Lonergan

Art by Jesse Lonergan

Above, a great V portrait by the amazing American illustrator and comic book artist Jesse Lonergan.

 

For more info about the artist, visit his Website or Instagram page.

The last Beatnik artist

Alan Moore speaks about Savage Pencil to promote his Rated SavX book, released in 2020 by Strange Attractor.

From the most subterranean of underground cartoonists to full-blown daemonic visionary, here we see Savage Pencil’s horrid Lovecraftian metamorphosis in all its sublime and terrifying glory; all its ugly ecstasies. Hilarious, psychedelic, beautiful, deformed – give your nervous system a bracing dip into this lysergic acid-bath of a collection from the last Beatnik artist standing. Unmissable.
 -- Alan Moore

More info here, here, here (interview) and here (a book's review).

A picture from the 80ies (from left to right): Chris Long, SavX, Alan Moore

Sir Gull by Olivier OB

From the dark London of Jack The Ripper, a dangerous portrait of Sir William Gull by French comic book artist and illustrator Olivier OB. 

For more info about the artist visit his Tumblr page, here.

Alan Moore by Gobert

Art by Gobert

Above, a majestic portrait of our Man by French artist GOBERT.

 

For more info about the author: Twitter - Inprnt

The Ogre or rather... Time is a loop

Tweet by Leah Moore

I was diving into my smoky archive and I found some interesting stuff. So, above a tweet posted by Leah Moore in April 2020.  

 

Neil Gaiman's replied:

More from Gaiman and The Ogre here too.  

You can read the whole thread HERE.

Jesse Lonergan's magic!

Art by Jesse Lonergan

In the past days I finally received some special items that I ordered (a great Ozymandias' portrait) and commissioned (Alan's portrait, of course) to über-talented comic book artist and illustrator Jesse Lonergan.

 

I love Lonergan's art and I highly recommend his Hedra book which is a real gem! 

So, thank you Jesse and... keep on creating great comics and illustrations!

Sure I loved your Faster too: amazing production!

 

For more info about the artist: Website  - Instagram - Etsy shop - Image page

Art by Jesse Lonergan

Alan Moore stickers by Nightgrowler

Alan Moore Telegram Sticker pack by Nightgrowler

HERE you can find a great Telegram Sticker pack featuring Alan Moore and his characters by Ukrainian artist Nightgrowler!This is a fantastic idea, isn't it?

 

The Tree of Life with all the stickers is available HERE!

For more info about the artist: Website - Instagram - Twitter

Alan Moore Telegram Sticker pack by Nightgrowler

Silk Spectre and Nite Owl by Jesse Lonergan

Art by Jesse Lonergan.

Silk Spectre (above) and Nite Owl (below) drawn by American comic book artist and illustrator Jesse Lonergan.

 

For more info about the artist: Website - Etsy shop - Image page

Art by Jesse Lonergan.

Alan Moore by Ricardo Drumond

Art by Ricardo Drumond

Above, an intense mixed media portrait of our beloved Bearded One by Portuguese artist RICARDO DRUMOND.

 

From more info about the artist: Twitter - Behance - Original Art

Details about the portrait: HERE.

Ozy by Jesse Lonergan

Art by Jesse Lonergan

Above, a perfect portrait of Ozymandias by American comic book artist and illustrator Jesse Lonergan.

 

For more info about the artist: Website - Etsy shop - Image page

Dr. Manhattan by Jesse Lonergan

Art by Jesse Lonergan.

Above, an intense portrait of Doctor Manhattan by American comic book artist and illustrator Jesse Lonergan.

 

For more info about the artist: Website - Etsy shop - Image page

That Gen-13 script, Brian K Vaughan and Bob Wiacek

DONATE!!!

Did you remember that unpublished Gen-13 script that was auctioned on eBay some time ago?

Well Brian K Vaughan, co-creator of Y The Last Man and Saga, was victorious at a bid of $3433 for the faxed pages. And now he has decided to share it!

Anyway, rather than hoarding this lost treasure in my BKVault, I thought I would share it with those of you who are kind enough to donate ANY AMOUNT to Bob Wiacek's GoFundMe page (link in bio!). Please just forward your donation receipt to this email: ThanksForHelpingBobW at gmail dot com, and my correspondence wiener dog Hamburger K. Vaughan will eventually send you back a private link to a scan of the script for your personal reading pleasure. Thanks so much for whatever you can do to help, and I hope everyone is staying safe and sane out there.

So... DONATE!!!

 

More info: HERE

Moore, Glycon and Smax by Gene Ha

Art by Gene Ha.

Above, a fantastic marker sketch of our beloved Man from Northampton drawn by Master comic book artist and illustrator GENE HA.

I love Gene Ha comics and drawing style since the 90ies so it's a real pleasure and honour for me to receive such a beautiful piece of art.

But Ha is a generous extraordinary man, so he also added an extra sketch of Top Ten's Smax drawn on the opening page of his amazing art book Oddities and Apocrypha from the files of Gene Ha (highly recommended! Get a copy here!). WOW!

Art by Gene Ha.

So... GRAZIE MILLE, Gene!

The Cult of Water

Excerpt from The Cult of Water, a really interesting book by David Bramwell, with illustrations by Pete Fowler, a fascinating journey through the cult of water, History and self-discovery. Alan Moore contributed with some bits of words and wisdom. 

[...] Seeking answers, I paid a visit to England's greatest living wizard, Alan Moore.

Over tea in his terraced Northampton home--'Sea View'--the hirsute author and magician shared his thoughts on the symbolism of water.

'[...] Throughout the world, water is largely seen as a female element. In the Tarot deck its corresponding suit is cups, which symbolises compassion. Of course male and female energies are both necessary for the creation of anything, whether that be an idea or whether that be a universe. If one of them is dominating however, that will lead to problems.'

More info about the book, HERE. Highly recommended.

Magus Moore by Giuseppe Palumbo

Art by GIUSEPPE PALUMBO

Above, directly from the Tarot deck, a blazing, mystic portrait of our beloved magician from Northampton by acclaimed Italian comic book superstar GIUSEPPE PALUMBO.

 

For more info about the artist: HERE and HERE.

Grazie, Giuseppe! :)

Alan Moore by Tom Ralston

Art by Tom Ralston

Above, an intense Alan Moore portrait by graphic design and illustrator Tom Ralston.

 

More info about the artist, HERE and HERE.

Gen-13 unpublished script on eBay

Moore's unpublished Gen13 script!

In 1997 Alan Moore started writing a Gen13 story. The script was not completed and the story never published. After 20+ years, Scott Dunbier, who was EIC of Wildstorm, put those faxed pages on eBay, HERE.

First, all money earned from this auction will go directly to Bob Wiacek, long time comic-book inker and all around good guy. Bob has some severe eye issues that preclude him from being able to work. All money earned will go directly to aid Bob.

ALAN MOORE SCRIPT
You are bidding on an UNPUBLISHED Alan Moore script from 1997. Several artists were going to draw different chapters, not sure how many but at least one was intended for Travis Charest. These 28 pages are all that Alan wrote, it is NOT complete and never was (Hence it never being published).

DETAILS:

Gen13 Annual called "THE COMING OF THE COLLECTOR!!"

28 out of 48 pages were written—35 typed pages.
The script was sent (as ALL of Alan's scripts were) via fax. The pages were printed out on plain paper (not thermal fax paper, thank goodness) and are probably the only copies that exist.
 

This script is being sold with Alan Moore's full knowledge and blessing (since it will help Bob). This is truly the ultimate Alan Moore collectible—an unpublished script by arguably the greatest writer in comics history—one-of-a-kind! 

At the moment the current bid is US $3,383.00! Make your best bid! 5 days left!