MOORE GAIMAN MORRISON

New release: A new book came out this summer that focuses on three heavyweight writers from the UK who really helped redefine comics. Many of their stories have become iconic classics in the field. And even if you're not a comic reader, I bet you've seen some of their creations on the big screen. The British Invasion: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer. From the press release: "They came from Northampton, West Sussex, and Glasgow, and even though they spoke with different dialects, they gave American comics a new voice — one loud and clear enough to speak to the Postmodern world. Like a triple-helix strand of some advanced form of DNA, their careers have remained irrevocably intertwined. They go together, like Diz, Bird, and Monk… or like Kerouac, Burroughs, and Ginsberg… or like the Beatles, the Stones, and the Who. Taken individually, their professional histories provide an incomplete picture of the British Invasion, but together they redefined the concept of what it means to be a comic book writer. Collectively, their story becomes the story of mainstream comics in the modern era. It’s the story you’re about to read." More info at Amazon and Sequart Organization. What did these writers create? Here are just a few highlights: Moore (Watchmen, V For Vendetta, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, From Hell), Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, Miracleman, Stardust, Neverwhere, Coraline), Grant Morrison (Animal Man, Batman, The Invisibles, Area 51). Thanks to my pal, Stephen Bissette (Swamp Thing, Sgt Rock, Heavy Metal), for getting this on my radar. Enjoy!