Alan Moore @ EIBF

 

Alan Moore was interviewed by the Guardian’s political cartoonist Steve Bell, who said that he’d interviewed the master of the graphic story – short form, Garry Trudeau, the day previously, and now he was interviewing the master of the graphic story – long form. The audience didn’t disagree, and even Moore himself just said thanks, but politely. Bell moved through Moore’s career chronologically, starting off asking about the times when Moore wrote and drew his comics – which Moore put down to having ‘delusions of adequacy’ as an artist – and moving through to the book that Bell had just finished reading, From Hell. Moore came across as intelligent as you would expect from having read any of his work, but not anywhere near as weird (which might disappoint him – apologies). The inevitable discussion of film versions of his work came up, and he explained eloquently and (it would seem) honestly about the difficulties he’d had with film companies, who he will now have nothing to do with. Happily, Moore also got time in to talk a little about his current venture, an underground magazine called Dodgem Logic created to fill a gap because there aren’t really any notable underground magazines any more. Unhappily, Moore had to rush off and wasn’t able to stay to sign any comics, but he promised to do so after his second event, the next day.