Dennis, you are clearly history's greatest monster. Was it slow, sure, certainly not an A episode, unless you've got a real delight for early 80's cartoons (which many do have mind you) but a D?

This is true, but props to him for actually adapting them into pastiches.  Though in truth I've always felt that Squadreon Supreme had a better deconstruction of the Super Hero Genre, or at least a better story than Watchman had, but I know I am in the minority there (they also did it first).   Again thin pastiches,…

If that's your take away, fine. My actual point was that art is secondary to the discussion. No one is saying Moore isn't a great artist, just that the actions he takes as an artist are no different than other artists have done that he has made derogatory comments about.   Here is the thing about profit, League,…

If you say so.  I don't see how cross media adaption is differnt between media.  Paul Simon's variation on Richard Cory is a cross media adaptation, telling a story the author never told, taking liberties the author never did.

"However, there seems to be a whole cottage industry of entertainment "journalists" who actively seek out his more inflammatory remarks."  I think that is the comics media industry in general.   Like all media they thrive off of the character comment to build a story.  Though I think as an artist Moore is more…

Any new work has the potential, regarless of it's origin to be both great and terrible.  It depends on a thousand moving parts working together to make it great.  Had Kristy Swanson taken the television role as offered it might not have become the iconic television show it became.  Not becaus she is a lesser actress…

Moore is the Wolverine of Art, the best at what he does, even if it is not pretty.

No…Connery's career had it's nadir long before League.  Actually he was one of the most redemptive aspects of the film.  I think his true low point was probably the villain he played in the Avengers Movie (the other one), or possibly Highlander II, but I never actually saw that one, so I can't really specifically say…

Yeah, but the best part of it, was Moore's discussion of cross pomotional opportunities, and other tie ins.   You shoudl read his discussion of the first Draft of the Watchman Movie from back in the 80's.  He had such wide eyed optimism for the commericalization of his products.  Then he realized there was more profit…

No again, you're talkign about how well he does it, but his actual action is the same.  He took a character that belonged to somone else, that someone else created, and exploited it for commercial gain.  That he did it well, and with depth and purpose is of little purpose.

No, there is, but it's o.k. you don't have to agree with me.  You can believe that art redeems the actions over crass commercialism, but in the end, all anyone was trying to do is get someone to watch their work based on the familiarity that existed with an idea or theme.

Hypocrisy isn't doing something corrupt, it is saying others are corrupt for doing the same as you.   Many stories pull from other areas, use pastiches, however some of Moore's most popular works (League, Marvel Man, his current Fairy Tale character work) take directly other author's work without their permission and…

You say "cutting them open" I say telling a story Moore wanted to tell, what you are discussing is art criticism, a subjective question, where as I am referencing a more objective question of the nature of hypocrisy.

Well….he says he has…others have said he still cashes the checks they send.  The legality of not sending the checks is a non starter, so the question of cashing is the question, and one that Moore states he hasn't and others have said, he has…so take it with the grain of salt that it is intended.

Well "new" is a relatvie term, he did something interesting with them, but there is little that he explores that others hadn't explored seperatly before in other works. In the end, League is piggy backing on established characters to sell a story that Moore wanted to tell, which makes his complaints all the more…

You know, I've always felt Alan Moore seemed a bit Faustian.  He has gained incalculable success as an artist, but it's all based off of the and debasement of other people's original ideas.

It is a little odd, that he knew who all the traitors were…Thinking back, just before Hunter took over, those two Mr. men were trying to stage a take over from the previous General (Convincing him he was a Hulk).  I wonder if there was more involved in that story than met the eye.  That or the counter possibility,…

If you check out the Sizzle Reel http://www.youtube.com/watc…  at least one big question is answered for next week.   Spoilery if watch it, and count the scenes you have seen and the one's you haven't.

You know, I was wondering, am I the only one to think Don Hell looks an awful lot like the original Captain Sunshine, who now works as a butler for Captain Sunshine (or maybe dead, I wasn't quite clear on that from anywhich way but Zeus).

Well souls exist (according to Dr. Orpheus) so it's entirely possible that Major Tom's Soul went on to haunt the Sargasso, while his body was used as the basis of Venturion.  Though I had thought his body had never been recovered from the wreckage.