As you probably know by now, Alan Moore is one of my living heroes. The genius/magus responsible for such masterpieces as Promethea, Watchmen , and V for Vendetta can now wax lyrical for you right in your living room via the very fine double disc DVD entitled The Mindscape of Alan Moore - finally available in the US. In it, Moore discusses his views on creativity, culture, and magic, and is, like the best tricksters, a human divining rod for mystic truths and ballbusting, alternately. The second disc includes interviews with collaborators and cohorts of Moore's including artistic luminary Melinda Gebbie (one of my favorite interviews of all time, I wish I could make everyone on earth watch it) and Dave Gibbons. As an added bonus the spectacular DVD designwork is all done by the brilliant John Coulthart, and is a perfect envelope for the cranial carnival contained therein.
Yes, this is a fascinating interview with Alan Moore.
It kind of jumps around chronologically, but that fits with his sensee of time, a la Dr. Manhattan and Promethea.
Posted by: StevenErnest | October 18, 2008 at 06:45 PM
Good to see you found a copy. :) And Melinda is indeed great, she should have had a disc of her own.
Posted by: John Coulthart | October 18, 2008 at 10:40 PM