Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths
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Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths is a collection of some of Alan Moore
's previously unpublished work, as well as adaptations of his performance work by Antony Johnston
. It was released in three parts by Avatar Press
.
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Alan Moore's The Courtyard
was originally scheduled for appearances in this collection but was turned into its own separate series.
:
, for Avatar, under the title Yuggoth Creatures.
Alan Moore
Alan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell...
's previously unpublished work, as well as adaptations of his performance work by Antony Johnston
Antony Johnston
Antony Johnston is an award-winning British writer. He is known for the post apocalyptic comic series Wasteland, his graphic novel adaptations of Anthony Horowitz' Alex Rider novels, and his work with Alan Moore.-Career:...
. It was released in three parts by Avatar Press
Avatar Press
Avatar Press is an independent American publisher of comic books, founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois.Avatar initially published only mini-series; however, they have since begun to branch out...
.
Publication
It was published in 3 issues and collected as a trade paperbackTrade paperback (comics)
In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
.
Issue #1. Published September 2003
- "Zaman's Hill" (with Juan Jose RypJuan Jose RypJuan Jose Ryp is a Spanish comic book artist known, among other things, for his work on Black Summer with Warren Ellis. In Spain he contributed to erotic comics anthology magazines.-Biography:...
, an adaptation of part of a lost novel (see below), Yuggoth Cultures, which gave this series its name). - "Nightjar" (with Bryan TalbotBryan TalbotBryan Talbot is a British comic book artist and writer, born in Wigan, Lancashire, in 1952. He is best known as the creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and its sequel Heart of Empire.-Career:...
, scheduled to appear in Warrior) - Nighjar script and development letter by Alan Moore and article by Bryan Talbot
Issue #2. Published October 2003
- "Litvinoff's Book" (with Mike Wolfer, a song adaptation)
- "Cold Snap" (with Bryan Talbot, a short story previously published in the benefit comic Food for Thought)
- "Itchy Peterson" (with Val SemeiksVal SemeiksValdis "Val" Semeiks is an American comic book artist who has mostly worked for DC Comics and Marvel Comics.-Biography:Val Semeiks was born in the USA on February 5, 1955 to Latvian parents....
, previously published in a Chaos! ComicsChaos! ComicsChaos! Comics was a comic book publisher that operated from 1994 until 2002.-Overview:Their titles included Lady Death, Purgatori, Evil Ernie, Chastity, Jade, Omen, Bad Kitty, Cremator, Lady Demon, and Smiley The Psychotic Button.They also published licensed comics for the World Wrestling...
anthology) - "Nativity on Ice" (with Bryan Talbot, a short story)
- "Recognition" (with Jacen BurrowsJacen BurrowsJacen Burrows is a San Diego born American artist best known for his work on various comic books from Avatar Press.-Biography:He graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 1996 with a degree in Sequential Art...
, another adaptation from Yuggoth Cultures)
Issue #3. Published November 2003
- "Leviticus" (with Hunt EmersonHunt EmersonHunt Emerson is a cartoonist living and working in Birmingham, England. He was closely involved with the Birmingham Arts Lab of the mid-to-late 1970s, and with the British underground comics scene of the 1970s and 1980s...
, a short story previously published in Outrageous Tales from the Old Testament) - "I Keep Coming Back" (with Oscar ZarateOscar ZarateOscar Zarate is an Argentine comic book artist and illustrator. He has drawn for the UK comics magazine Crisis. He is probably best known in the United States as the artist for Alan Moore's graphic novel A Small Killing. He has drawn an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello...
, described as a coda to From HellFrom HellFrom Hell is a comic book series by writer Alan Moore and artist Eddie Campbell, originally published from 1991 to 1996, speculating upon the identity and motives of Jack the Ripper. The title is taken from the first words of the "From Hell" letter, which some authorities believe was an authentic...
, previously published in It's Dark in London) - "Me and Dorothy Parker" (by Antony JohnstonAntony JohnstonAntony Johnston is an award-winning British writer. He is known for the post apocalyptic comic series Wasteland, his graphic novel adaptations of Anthony Horowitz' Alex Rider novels, and his work with Alan Moore.-Career:...
and drawn by Marat Mychaels, a song adaptation) - An interview with Alan Moore about the series.
Alan Moore's The Courtyard
Alan Moore's The Courtyard
Alan Moore's The Courtyard is a 2-issue comic book mini-series adaptation of a 1994 prose story written by Alan Moore, published in 2003 by Avatar Press...
was originally scheduled for appearances in this collection but was turned into its own separate series.
Collected editions
The issues were collected into a trade paperbackTrade paperback (comics)
In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
:
- Yuggoth Cultures (AvatarAvatar PressAvatar Press is an independent American publisher of comic books, founded in 1996 by William A. Christensen, and based in Rantoul, Illinois.Avatar initially published only mini-series; however, they have since begun to branch out...
, 196 pages, 2006 softcover, ISBN 1-59291-026-2, hardcover, ISBN 1-59291-027-0)
Novel
The pages of the lost novel were left on the seat of a cab as Moore says "Unfortunately, when the texts were about half completed, I left the only copy of three or four of them in a London taxi cab. Since it was impossible to reconstruct, the work went on hold, remaining incomplete." The unpublished novel appears on a number of listings including Yuggoth Cultures (Creation Books, 256 pages, 1997 ISBN 1-871592-31-3).Nightjar
The Nightjar story was spun off into a four-part mini-series written by Johnston with art by Max Fiumara. The basis was the story as seen in Yuggoth Cultures #1 with some additional notes from Bryan Talbot, but the bulk of the story was created by Johnston.Yuggoth Creatures
Johnston would later produce more work in the Cthulhu MythosCthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe, based on the work of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.The term was first coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent of Lovecraft, who used the name of the creature Cthulhu - a central figure in Lovecraft literature and the focus...
, for Avatar, under the title Yuggoth Creatures.
External links
- Avatar Press' page on the series
- The seminal Alan Moore comic that never was, about Nightjar, from Bryan TalbotBryan TalbotBryan Talbot is a British comic book artist and writer, born in Wigan, Lancashire, in 1952. He is best known as the creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and its sequel Heart of Empire.-Career:...
's official fanpage