Maureen Cooper is not real. She is an apparition summoned to screens, into homes, into the hearts and mind of the viewing audience by Carol Livesly. But Carol Livesly is not the god that creates the illusions that capture the mind and bind the soul. She is only a servant of a higher power. A higher, hungry power, as old as the world and eternally new. As, perhaps, are we all. Alan Moore, master and magician of storytelling, tears back the veil of one of the most arcane of enchantments — - The Magic of Television! Part grimoire, part grim invocation of things that are all too ordinary, LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE is an original and breathtaking story by Alan Moore, adapted to graphic novella format by Antony Johnston, preserving every word.

Alan Moore and David Lloyd's powerful epic about loss of freedom and individuality gets the Absolute treatment for the first time in this new, oversized slipcase edition!

Taking place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet, V FOR VENDETTA was the inspiration for the hit 2005 movie starring Natalie Portman and Hugo Weaving. This amazing graphic novel spotlights a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask and his young protégé as they fight political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts. It's a gripping tale of the blurred lines between ideological good and evil and details a world where political and personal freedoms are non-existent. This new edition features the improved production values and coloring from the 2005 hardcover in larger format for optimum enjoyment of the stunning art and story

Includes the original 10 issues plus never before reprinted bridging pages which are newly colored plus intros by Lloyd and Moore to the series plus Moore's extended history of its creation 'Behind the Painted Smile' and a newly expanded sketchbook section by David Lloyd.

'Sacco amniotico' e 'Serpenti e scale', due facce di una stessa medaglia, sono accompagnati da una lunga intervista realizzata da Campbell a Moore e da una galleria inedita di bozzetti preparatori. 'Questo è forse il lavoro più commovente mai scritto da Alan, Mantiene le promesse fatte nel suo romanzo 'La voce del fuoco' e nelle parti migliori di 'From Hell'. Sganciandosi dal genere, dai giochi postmoderni e dagli altri elementi con cui di solito identifichiamo le sue opere, Alan Moore raccoglie tutto il suo potere e lo libera, facendo esplodere la sua visione del mondo.' (Warren Ellis)

Si tratta della seconda edizione di 'Watchmen' che raccoglie gli episodi usciti nel 1986 e nel 1987.

This Hugo Award-winning graphic novel chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin.

One of the most influential graphic novels of all time and a perennial bestseller, WATCHMEN has been studied on college campuses across the nation and is considered a gateway title, leading readers to other graphic novels such as V FOR VENDETTA, BATMAN: THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS and THE SANDMAN series.

A new trade paperback edition of the graphic novel that inspired the hit movie!

A powerful story about loss of freedom and individuality, V FOR VENDETTA takes place in a totalitarian England following a devastating war that changed the face of the planet.

In a world without political freedom, personal freedom and precious little faith in anything comes a mysterious man in a white porcelain mask who fights political oppressors through terrorism and seemingly absurd acts. It's a gripping tale of the blurred lines between ideological good and evil.

This new trade paperbackedition features the improved production values and coloring from the 2005 hardcover.

Following on the heels of the well-received HEROES & MONSTERS and A BLAZING WORLD, this new companion is the invaluable book length analysis of THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN: BLACK DOSSIER, containing panel-by-panel annotations, as well as exclusive interview and commentary with award-winning creators Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill.

There are rumors that Golden Cove is haunted. That's why Joe Bierden and his crew are hired to take a group of scientists to the area for a month of research. For Joe, it's easy money. He plans to do a little fishing, some relaxing and simply enjoy the easiest gig of his life. At least that's the plan. Sometimes easy money isn't as easy as you expect. There are things moving in the water, and ghostly apparitions which seem undeniably real. Joe's problems get worse when he and his crew save a drowning girl who disappears only minutes later, and the scientific team captures an aquatic monster that appears almost...human. They drag it aboard and take it back to shore for experimentation, realizing only too late that the monster has a family who wants it back. A very, very big family. All the whispers about Golden Cove and its strange inhabitants are as true today as they were when the little fishing village had a different name and a truly dark reputation. Those who thought that the horror in Innsmouth had been vanquished one-hundred years ago were wrong. And it just might cost Joe and his colleagues their lives. Deeper: Sometimes there's nowhere to go but down.

Freed once again from Arkham Asylum, The Joker threatens Gotham's top cop, Commissioner Jim Gordon, and his beautiful daughter, and the origin of the Clown Prince of Crime reveals the thin line that separates Batman's nobility and The Joker's insanity.

Le storie brevi e allucinate venute alla luce negli ultimi trent'anni su 'Epic Illustrated', rivista di fumetti underground di marchio Marvel, sono raccolte nel volume eterogeneo e disturbato che prende il titolo dal primo dei viaggi che Veitch compie nella propria mente. La forza del grande disegnatore è evidente: ogni racconto è realizzato con stili e tecniche figurative diverse, e l'antologia finisce per presentare un'impressionante varietà di sperimentazioni narrative e pittoriche dell'era pre-photoshop. Le ambientazioni fantastiche e fantascientifiche fanno da sfondo a storie che aspirano a riflettere una consapevolezza politica, culturale e psicologica: il tentativo di Veitch - e dei compagni di studi e di sbronze con cui inizia a disegnare - era rinnovare il linguaggio dei fumetti, che alla fine degli anni Settanta era in declino e tuttavia permeabile al nuovo.

In questo volume Alan Moore con la sua scrittura colta e mordace rievoca, accompagnato dalle illustrazioni di Villarrubia, la storia dell'amore omosessuale attraverso i secoli. Il libro è arricchito dalla traduzione di Marco Marcello Lupoi, storico direttore di Marvel Italia/Panini Comics.

* Practical approach

* Updated and reoerganized

* New chapter on Communications skills

* Features Exotic pets

* Illustrated throughout in full colour

In mid-1950s England, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen have been disbanded and disavowed, and when the youthful Mina Murray and a rejuvenated Allan Quatermain return in search of some answers in a book buried deep in the vaults of their old headquarters, they must elude their dangerous pursuers who are recklessly determined to retrieve the lost manuscript and end the League for good.

Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths features tons of Alan's classic short sequential comic book stories that have been long out of print, stories that have never before been seen and special developmental sections with original script pages and comments from Alan and the creators. This massive volume also has an extensive interview with Moore as he discusses Yuggoth Cultures, the stories inside and some of the amazing tales the lead to their creation as well as the real magic behind the works. As if that wasn't enough, Antony Johnston's work inspired by Yuggoth Cultures and the worlds of H.P. Lovecraft is included and features all-star art by Juan Jose Ryp, Jacen Burrows, Dheeraj Verma and many more along with copious notes on the Lovecraftian origins of the tales. Also available in a hardcover edition (1-59291-027-0, $39.99, C: $47.99).

Presents a take on WildStorm's characters, all of whom live in outlandish, exotic worlds.

What would you pay to learn the innermost secrets of wizards? Young prostitute Som Som has made the ultimate sacrifice; literally sworn to secrecy by cosmetic surgery, the two halves of Som Som's brain severed, leaving her able to hear and see... but not speak or act. Now Som Som's unique attributes will put her firmly in the center of an impossible dilemma, as an old friend return to the mysterious, magical House Without Clocks, and a deadly game of domination begins... One of Alan Moore's greatest works, the critically acclaimed novella of HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD has been painstakingly adapted by longtime collaborator Antony Johnston into a stunning graphic masterpiece.

Showcasing Rick Veitch's wildly innovative Epic Magazine period, Shiny Beasts collects all of Veitch's fully painted short fantasy works including 'Shipmates,' 'Li'l Tiny Comics,' 'Solar Plexus' and 'Conquest of the Banana Planet' in glorious re-mastered color.

While adjusting to being back among the living, Green Arrow tries to heal his relationship with Black Canary.

Dall'idea al messaggio, dal messaggio al soggetto, dal soggetto alla sceneggiatura. Il processo creativo alla base della scrittura (di fumetti, ma non solo), sviscerato da Alan Moore, il famoso e pluripremiato sceneggiatore di opere come Watchmen e V for Vendetta. Moore compie un percorso ragionato attraverso le potenzialità e le peculiarità del linguaggio fumetto, accostandosi alla materia in maniera originale e innovativa. Come nascono le idee? Come è possibile imbrigliarle in una narrazione coerente? Moore stabilisce principi di sceneggiatura a partire dall'analisi delle proprie storie, estendendo e dissezionando un sistema di narrazione unico ed efficace. Writing for Comics è insieme un saggio sulle potenzialità del mezzo, una risorsa preziosa per comprendere la scrittura di Alan Moore e un manuale di sceneggiatura. Oltre allo scritto di Alan Moore (originariamente pubblicato sulla rivista britannica Fantasy Advertiser), completa l'opera un'appendice dello stesso Moore, che rilegge i suoi consigli in una nuova chiave legata al periodo contemporaneo. Arricchisce inoltre il volume un'introduzione inedita di Rick Veitch, collaboratore storico di Moore, che spiega i misteri e i segreti del cervello dell'amico.