Alan Moore facts for kids

Alan Moore
Quick facts for kids Alan Moore
	Alan Moore on 2 February 2008
Born	18 November 1953 (age 68); Northampton, England
Pen name	Curt Vile, Jill de Ray, Translucia Baboon, The Original Writer
Occupation	Comics writer, novelist, short story writer, musician, cartoonist, magician, occultist
Genre	Science fiction, fiction, non-fiction, superhero, horror
Notable works	Batman: The Killing Joke; From Hell; Jerusalem; The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; The Ballad of Halo Jones; Lost Girls; Marvelman; Promethea; Swamp Thing; V for Vendetta; Voice of the Fire; Watchmen; Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?; For the Man Who Has Everything
Spouse	Phyllis Moore; Melinda Gebbie (m. 2007);
Children	Amber Moore; Leah Moore;

Alan Moore

Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953 in Northampton) is an English writer most famous for his influential work in comics, including the acclaimed graphic novels Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell.

Awards and recognition

Alan Moore at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in 2009

A number of Jack Kirby Awards
Nominated for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards several times, winning for Favorite Writer in 1985, 1986, 1987, 1999, and 2000.
CBG Fan Award for Favorite Comic Book Story (Watchmen) in 1987 and Favorite Original Graphic Novel or Album (Batman: The Killing Joke with Brian Bolland) in 1988.
Harvey Award for Best Writer for 1988 (for Watchmen), for 1995 and 1996 (for From Hell), for 1999 (for his body of work, including From Hell and Supreme), for 2000 (for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), and for 2001 and 2003 (for Promethea).
Eisner Award for Best Writer nine times, since 1988.
In 1988, Moore and artist Dave Gibbons won a Hugo Award in the category Other Forms for Watchmen. The category was created for that year only, via a rarely-used provision that allows the Committee of the Worldcon to create any temporary Additional Category it feels appropriate (no subsequent committee has chosen to repeat this category).
In 2005, Watchmen had the honour of being the only Graphic Novel to make it onto Time Magazine's "All-Time 100 Novels" list.