Most people have never even heard the name Alan Moore, but more than a few are familiar with some of his most well-known works, like the big screen adaptation of the legendary comics creator’s “Watchmen” and “V for Vendetta” titles.
It is the latter that’s garnering Moore a fresh wave of attention at the moment, thanks to the ubiquity at international Occupy Wall Street protests of the Guy Fawkes masks “V” helped make famous.
As the movement’s grown, and that mask, based on the likeness of famed revolutionary and Gunpowder Plot planner Fawkes, has become more recognizable, Britain’s Channel 4 and Moore took a trip to the epicenter of London’s Occupy movement to chat with the protesters.
A self-proclaimed anarchist, Moore’s said he’s “amazed and touced” by how his work has influenced the ongoing uprising.
“I think this is the best-organized and most forward-thinking protest that I have ever had [the] experience of,” he said.
Though movies based on his funny books have made millions the world over, Moore refuses to play any part in the mass production of his stories, leaving all the profits to Warner Bros. and other Hollywood bigwigs. Ironically, as my colleague Alex Moore pointed out, all the Guy Fawkes masks being bought for Occupy put dollars and cents into Warner Bros. pockets.
Here’s video of Moore meeting and greeting with his anti-capitalist fans, via Graphic Policy:
Screen shot via Comics Alliance.
