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Alan Moore is the creator of From Hell, League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen. This title presents an adaptation of some of his songs, poems, and writings turned into sequential art by a group of European artists. It gives you a glimpse inside the mind of the man many consider the finest comic book writer in the history of the form. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This project bears comparison to the adaptation of Moore's Light of Thy Countenance, which I have read previously. The production values are lower here (only black and white for the interior art), but despite the variable quality of the individual pieces in Magic Words, the best of them certainly surpass Light of Thy Countenance in exploiting the comics medium.
In particular, the illustrations for "14.2.99" add a further layer of meaning to the text that is still sympathetic with it. On the downside, the art on the title page of that piece (which appears similarly on the inside back cover) was evidently drawn as a 2-page landscape spread, but has been rotated 90° to fit onto a single page, losing the orientation and confusing the rich detail of Juan Jose Ryp's fine portrait of teledildonic rapture.
The artists here are all clearly sympathetic to Moore's larger themes and ambitions--and they were probably thrilled to have the opportunity to work with his texts. Illustrators Vicente Cifuentes and Alfredo Torres bring into play the Moon & Serpent motif that is central to Moore's magical cultus, even while adapting texts that don't specify it. The lead item, Jacen Burrow's rendition of "The Hair of the Snake that Bit Me," features it by necessity.
The book concludes with what amounts to a set of liner notes and an audio discography. Besides documenting Moore's musical and performing history, this article provides some broad outlines of his claimed magical attainment: Neophyte to Magus in a six-year period concluding on April 11, 2002.
The aggregate result may be trivial for a casual reader, but it is very engaging for someone familiar with the esoteric elements of Moore's work.