Alan Moore
Books by Alan Moore
“V for Vendetta is a graphic novel set in a future, fascist Britain. It mirrors 1984 in some ways. The fascists are called Norsefire…the novel ends with the Guy Fawkes character blowing up Parliament, just as his predecessor tried to” Read more...
Boris Starling, Thriller and Crime Writer
Watchmen
by Alan Moore
Watchmen isn’t about specific superheroes so much as archetypes. It’s set in an alternative 1985, overshadowed by the threat of nuclear war
Interviews where books by Alan Moore were recommended
The Best Comics, recommended by Will Brooker
Fed up of superhero films? Hiding your copy of Watchmen behind the Economist on the train? Comics are a serious literary form as well as being fun, says the author of a new book on Batman.
The best books on Brexit, recommended by Boris Starling
Looking for a good Brexit book? Brexit is as complicated as the Schleswig-Holstein question and as vicious as Game of Thrones. Boris Starling, author of The Bluffer’s Guide to Brexit, talks us through some Brexit books that will leave you better read and even more mystified about what the future holds for Britain and Europe.
