Magical Moore by Ben Wickey

Above, a simply astounding brand new portrait of our beloved British Magician by the extraordinary BEN WICKEY. 

Thank you, Ben! You know the score too!

Melinda Gebbie’s Greatest Fits

The legendary Melinda Gebbie has released a large format volume of her extraordinary artistic career! 

Published by Mad Love, Melinda Gebbie’s Greatest Fits is exclusively available from Knockabout. 

 

And... the book includes several works directly connected to... her husband and collaborator Alan Moore! Check below.

Special thanks to Tony Bennett for his support.

 

Get a copy now, HERE!

More info here, too.

 

Visit Gebbie's official site HERE!

Alan Moore by Filicio

Above and below, a great portrait of Moore and his favourite god by Italian illustrator, painter and muralist Filicio, nom de plume of Marco Marinangeli.

 

For more info about the artist: Behance - Instagram - Facebook

Alan Moore 72 by Massimo Giacon

Art by Massimo Giacon

In this special day, last but not least... an exclusive new portrait of our beloved birthday boy by the terrific MASSIMO GIACON, acclaimed Italian comic book artist, musician, painter and designer.

For more information about the artist, visit his website & his Instagram page.

 

AUGURONI, Alan! HAPPY B-DAY!

Grazie mille, Maximus!

Alan Moore 72 by Guido Masala

Art by Guido Masala

Remember, remember the 18th of November! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Alan! AUGURONI!

 

Above, a fantastic portrait drawn for the occasion by the great GUIDO MASALA, a well-known Italian comic book artist and illustrator currently at work on Bonelli Editore's icon Tex Willer. Grazie mille, Guido!

 

For more info about Masala: Instagram - Wikipedia 

Alan Moore by Peter Bagge

Art by Peter Bagge

Above, an awesome, bulky Moore by the legendary Peter Bagge. Included in Full Bleed n.1, 2017.

 

For more info and news about the artist, visit his Instagram HERE.

Moore Gutiérrez

Above, a spectacular Moore portrait by the amazing Spanish artist Manu Gutiérrez, for my personal collection. 

Gutierrez is the cover artist of Roberto Bartual's essay Occulture. Alan Moore: al otro lado del velo (Occulture. Alan Moore: Beyond the Veil) (Ediciones Marmotilla, 2024). 

Below, his dedication on the book.

Grazie mille, Manu! Glycon lives!

Manu Gutiérrez: Making Moore!

In the past days I contacted Spanish artist Manu Gutiérrez asking any comment about drawing Moore, and especially about his wonderful cover art for Bartual's book. 

Below you can read his feedback. Enjoy!

And... Grazie mille Manu!  

Manu Gutiérrez: Drawing Alan Moore was not a whim. It arose from a commission to illustrate Roberto Bartual's book Occulture. Alan Moore: al otro lado del velo (Occulture. Alan Moore: Beyond the Veil) (Ediciones Marmotilla, 2024).
It is an essay that discusses psychogeography, psychedelia, magic, spiritualism, and Lovecraftian themes in the work of Alan Moore.

It was quite a challenge, which I failed at conceptually because in my first sketches I tried to detach myself from Moore's iconic force, but I didn't succeed.

In the initial designs, I sought more of the occultist implication of the book and rambled on with icons from the spiritual universe. The compositions worked, but they didn't quite speak to Moore's figure. So, after quite a few attempts, I went back to the beginning and let myself be carried away by the Magician's gaze. That, combined with his characteristic beard, was too powerful to ignore its pop symbolism. And from there, I took it to my own territory of black on black and layers of textures to infinity. Finally, I added several basic occultist elements to make the meaning of Bartual's essay clear.

Alan Moore by Tim Acke

Art by Tim Acke

Above, an Alan Moore caricature by Belgian artist Tim Acke.

 

For more info about the artist, visit his site HERE. 

Moore, Swamp Thing and Abby by Raulo Caceres

Sketch art by Raulo Caceres

Above, a great portrait sketch of The Man fused with Swamp Thing and Abby by Spanish artist Raulo Caceres (from Mario B.'s amazing CAF Gallery).

 

Caceres illustrated some special, limited covers for Providence (check it here).

For more about the artist, visit his web site, here.

Alan Moore by André Toma

Art by André Toma

Above, a great portrait of Alan Moore featuring some other familiar faces too. 

Art by Brazilian-born artist André Toma.

 

For more info about the artist visit his blog or Instagram. 

Alan Moore by Manu Gutiérrez

Art by Gutiérrez

Above, an amazing portrait of our Bearded Magus by Spanish artist Manu Gutiérrez.

The image has been used as cover for Roberto Bartual's Alan Moore: Al otro lado del velo published in 2024 by Ediciones Marmotilla. Check the following images. 

Furthermore, below you can admire some of the sketches that Gutiérrez drew for some lucky fan. Enjoy!

For more info about the artist: Official site - Instagram 

Art by Gutiérrez

Jason Latour and Alan Moore

Art by Jason Latour

I confess I missed this when it was published.

HERE you can read a tribute of sort, in comics form, by American comic-book artist and writer Jason Latour realized in 2023 on the occasion of Moore's 70th birthday, posted on the artist's Instagram page. Enjoy!

Art by Jason Latour

Alan Moore by Marco Bucci

Art by Marco Bucci

Above, a bearded sketch portrait by artist Marco Bucci.

He wrote on Instagram: "IG fed me an Alan Moore ad. What a face! Had to stop and sketch." 

For more info about him: Official site - Instagram

It's Moore 71!

Art by Claudio Calia

Today is Moore's 71st birthday! So, above a fantastic portrait of The Man by Italian comics artist and illustrator CLAUDIO CALIA. What Alan says is a reference to a recent article (here).

 

Grazie, Claudio! Happy birthday, Alan!

For more info about Calia, visit his site HERE.

Fandom has toxified the world

Magic art by Caio Oliveira

Below, excerpt from an article by Alan Moore published on The Guardian the 26th of October. 

Read the complete piece HERE.

[...] I believe that fandom is a wonderful and vital organ of contemporary culture, without which that culture ultimately stagnates, atrophies and dies. At the same time, I’m sure that fandom is sometimes a grotesque blight that poisons the society surrounding it with its mean-spirited obsessions and ridiculous, unearned sense of entitlement.

[...] An enthusiasm that is fertile and productive can enrich life and society, just as displacing personal frustrations into venomous tirades about your boyhood hobby can devalue them. Quite liking something is OK. You don’t need the machete or the megaphone.

Candidly, for my part, readers would have always been more than sufficient.

Alan Moore

The complete article can be read HERE.

309 Moore Magic by Massimo Giacon

Art by Massimo Giacon

Above, a fantastic portrait of Moore by the great Massimo Giacon for his 366 project.

 

Read more HERE. 

Alan Moore by Maurizio Lacavalla

Art by Maurizio Lacavalla

Above, an intense and powerful portrait of The Man by Italian artist Maurizio Lacavalla.

 

Lacavalla has a strong, unique style resulting in a mesmerizing black and white art. 

His last graphic novel is an oneiric biography of H.P. Lovecraft (HPL - Una vita di Lovecraft), in collaboration with writer Marco Taddei, published this month in Italy by Edizioni BD. 

Highly recommended (waiting for International editions to come!).

 

For more info about Lacavalla, visit his Instagram, HERE.

Alan Moore by Phil Elliott

Art by Phil Elliott

Above, a stunning portrait and memory of Alan Moore by British illustrator, comic book artist and colorist PHIL ELLIOTT.

 

For more info about the artist, visit his official site, HERE.

Magic Moore by Francesca Ciregia

Art by Francesca Ciregia

Above, a stunning, intense, magical black and white portrait of Alan Moore by Italian comic book artist and illustrator FRANCESCA CIREGIA who regularly collaborates with Bonelli Editore and Image Comics. I really love it! Grazie, Francesca!

For more info about the artist visit her Instagram page, HERE.