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The author of such groundbreaking works as Watchmen, Miracleman, and much more, Alan Moore is considered by many to be the best writer in the history of the comic book form. Moore's 1986 epic Watchmen, along with Miller's Dark Knight are arguably the most important individual works of the modern comics era and have influenced subsequent generations of creators and their projects up to the present day.

Moore got his start in comics in the early 1980's, working for a variety of British publishers including Marvel UK (Captain Britain, The Daredevils, and others)and Fleetway (such as The Balad of Halo Jones for 2000 AD), and for Dez Skinn's Warrior magazine, where he created Miracleman and V for Vendetta.

Beginning with the January 1984 cover-dated issue #20 of fading DC title Saga of the Swamp Thing, Moore introduced his brand of sophisticated drama for adults to the mainstream American audience. The success of Moore's run on Swamp Thing ultimately led to the formation of DC's Vertigo imprint, which over the past decade has been one of the cornerstones of the modern comics scene.

With the 1986-87 DC series Watchmen, Moore established that level of sophisticated drama, complex characterization, and intricate plotting as the new face of comics. Written as sort of a capstone for the superhero comic, the project also provided the genre with a new beginning, forcing creators and publishers to look at their venerable heroes in new ways.

Moore has worked on a variety of other comics projects over the past 15 years, such as Big Numbers, A Small Killing, and From Hell (recently adapted in the Johnny Depp / Heather Graham film). In the mid-1990's Moore worked on a number of Image projects such as 1963, Spawn, and Jim Lee's Wildcats. He subsequently moved on to Rob Liefeld's Awesome universe with Supreme and many others, and currently has the ABC line at DC/Wildstorm which includes titles such as League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Avatar has published three issues (0, 1, and 2) of a project originated at Liefeld's Awesome, the highly-regarded Alan Moore's Glory. Avatar has also released Alan Moore's Magic Words, Alan Moore's The Courtyard, Alan Moore's Another Suburban Romance, Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures, and an updated new edition of Alan Moore's A Small Killing.

Avatar has a number of Moore and related projects coming in 2004, beginning with Nightjar, the continuation of a horror saga began by Moore and Bryan Talbot some 20 years ago (the original installment of which finally appeared in print for the first time in Yuggoth Cultures #1) and continued today by Antony Johnston and Max Fiumara.

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Alan Moore's The Courtyard Hardcover art by Jacen Burrows

Once again we start off the week with a cool and creepy Alan Moore's The Courtyard cover from Jacen Burrows and Nimbus Studios. This piece is from the hardcover edition of that volume. December will mark the release of the eagerly-anticipated Courtyard TPB, and much more -- we have also put together a very special Alan Moore's The Courtyard Companion which features Moore's original short story, copious annotations from noted Lovecraft scholar NG Christakos, essay and script from Antony Johnston, new illustrations from Jacen Burrows, and more.

Alan Moore's The Courtyard and Courtyard Companion will be available separately as softcover TPB's and also together as a deluxe hardcover set which also includes a new art print by Burrows and all packaged in an illustrated sleeve. Check out more details on all of these offerings below.

Alan Moore's THE COURTYARD TPB
Shipping: December 2003
Retail Price: $6.95 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: Alan Moore
Artist: Jacen Burrows
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 56 pages, square bound
ISBN: 1592910157

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The most celebrated writer in the industry, Alan Moore, teams up with the most demanded new artist, Jacen Burrows, to unleash this timeless tale of Lovecraftian psychological horror. FBI man Aldo Sax has an amazing service record with the FBI. His legendary skills at piercing together the most baffling of cases has gotten him assigned to what may be his most confusing case yet. Several murders, no, more like lethal dismemberments, from the most unlikely of suspects just don't add up. And what few leads there are, all point to The Courtyard. This special collected edition of the series features an introduction by Garth Ennis.

Alan Moore's THE COURTYARD COMPANION TPB
Shipping: December 2003
Retail Price: $9.95 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: Alan Moore
Artist: Jacen Burrows
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 72 pages, square bound
ISBN: 1592910165

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: The hit series was just the beginning of the mystery of what lurks in the Courtyard. The Courtyard Companion delves deep into the Lovecraftian roots of the masterpiece! This volume reprints the original script it was drawn from with full annotations of all of the Lovecraftian references, over one hundred in total, painstakingly researched by scholar NG Christakos. Also included is Alan Moore's original short story the series was adapted from, several new pinups and art by series artist Jacen Burrows, and a new essay from adapter Antony Johnston. For Lovecraft or Moore fans, this is a can't miss edition!

Alan Moore's THE COURTYARD Deluxe Hardcover Set
Shipping: December 2003
Retail Price: $34.95 US
Cover: Jacen Burrows
Writer: Alan Moore
Artist: Jacen Burrows
Readership: Mature Readers
Format: B&W, 2 square bound hard covers packaged together
ISBN: 1592910173

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This special deluxe hard cover set features Alan Moore's Courtyard Collected Edition and the Courtyard Companion hard covers with exclusive new full color cover images, along with an art print by Jacen Burrows, all packed in a full color sleeve! For the true Alan Moore fan, this set is something you'll want on your bookshelf. This set is limited to 1000 units.
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