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ALAN MOORE'S LIGHT OF THY COUNTENANCE GN
By Alan Moore, Antony Johnston and Felipe Massafera.
Published by Avatar Press.

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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, this beautiful 48-page novella is stunningly painted by Felipe Massafera.

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... Light of Thy Countenance, an original story by Alan Moore, has been adapted to graphic novella format by Antony Johnston preserving every word, and each page has been painstakingly painted by Felipe Massafera to create this comics masterpiece. Available in a standard Softcover and a limited edition Hardcover, of just 2,000 copies, both with covers by Massafera.

48 pages, Softcover, $7.99; 48 pages, Hardcover, $17.99.

ALAN MOORE'S NEONOMICON HORNBOOK
By Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows.
Published by Avatar Press.

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Alan Moore fans, this is the big one, the first all-new Alan Moore horror series in ages is coming, and this is the first look! Neonomicon is the all-new full-color sequel to The Courtyard (whic is being republished in full colour) and promises to be one of Moore's most discussed works!

He takes his re-invention of H.P. Lovecraft's mythos to new levels of madness as investigators look into what happened to legendary FBI man Aldo Sax. The path it leads them down is one of the most intense and disturbing works Moore has ever written. The series itself does not launch until Fall 2009, but this special book offers a look inside the huge amount of material that has already been completed. Featuring completed pages from #1, a look at some of Moore's original script, special design sketches, and an all-new interview with Jacen Burrows, this is far more than just a preview book. It is a glimpse inside the mouth of madness at the hand of the master.

Two editions are available: the standard cover by series artist Jacen Burrows and also a special Leather cover by Burrows that are also signed by the artist, packaged with a Certificate of Authenticity, and limited to just 3,000 copies!

16 pages, $1.99 (Leather/signed, $9.99).


Being a big Moore/Lovecraft fan it goes without saying that I've already put my pre-order in for these little beauties at my LCS

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"Because there is good and there is evil, and evil must be punished. Even in the face of Armageddon I shall not compromise in this."

Fascinating...I hope they're good....

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i hope they're bad

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I hope they're only mediocre.

The Courtyard was brilliant, and I've already ordered the full colour new edition. It works so well in black and white it will be interesting to see how it comes across in colour. Can't be any worse than DC's colour treatment of V for Vendetta...

Besides The Courtyard, Alan's other Lovecraftian based works, Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths, have been collected in tpb format and is a fantastic read.

Clearly I highly recommend them

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"Because there is good and there is evil, and evil must be punished. Even in the face of Armageddon I shall not compromise in this."

i was thinking of buying yuggoth cultures!

well, free on a 3 for 2 deal i saw on saturday... is it definately worth it?

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How much do you like weird horror, Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos and Alan Moore's stranger writing?

For me it is (and was) an essential purchase. The first installement is a poem called "Zaman's Hill", inspired by Dan Yr Ogof caves after a Moore family holiday here in Wales. I went to those caves often, virtually every year with our primary school. The collection includes the scripts for all three Yuggoth Cultures issues, an essay on Lovecraft and the Mythos, and others.

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"Because there is good and there is evil, and evil must be punished. Even in the face of Armageddon I shall not compromise in this."

I've read "Light". The short story, that is. It's pretty good. Kinda Borges-esque. Looks like the comic will be awesome with that art, I'm definitely buyint it.

But I'm really curious about Neonomicon. Jacen Burrows said the scripts were huge and the material was terrifying, and that we should expect the same level of controversy that "Lost Girls" provoked. The man has drawn some pretty nasty and terrible things for other writers, so I'm really curious so to what Alan is doing this time.

This and the Watchmen movie. I want it to be 2009 already

ramonski, if you've read Moore's "The Courtyard" then I dare say it's a taster for what's to come in it's ongoing follow-up, "Neonomicon".

I'd dare say that it will have a much deeper effect on the reader than Jacen's work on "Crossed", if only for the fact that the subject matter of "The Courtyard" and "Neonomicon" preys on the mind of the reader more so than the visceral subject matter of "Crossed". This is Alan Moore in full-on Cthulhu Mythos mode here, I imagine it kicking all kinds of ass!

I love Jacen's art and can't wait to see what he and Moore have in store for us in 2009

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"Because there is good and there is evil, and evil must be punished. Even in the face of Armageddon I shall not compromise in this."

i dont think anything else i read will ever be good after reading watchmen

haha... silly flea!

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