Cracked VS: The Beef Between DC Comics And Alan Moore
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Welcome to Cracked VS, a new feature where we pit two topics against each other and let ‘em duke it out. Today’s topic: DC Comics vs. Alan Moore
Alan Moore and DC are like a bitter divorced couple that had amazing sex together but ultimately it couldn't work out and now both of them bitterly snipe at one another. And the fans are their children that have to suffer through the “Tell your mother/father, she's/he's a jerkbag/bagjerk!” game of telephone. Before the schism, the two made some great work together. Watchmen, V For Vendetta, Swamp Thing, and so many other amazing works done in collaboration with one another. Where did it all go wrong?
Well, we broke it all down for you. Discover the origins and stats between Alan Moore and DC, see where all the sour feelings and bitterness formed, and pick a side in the battle between the eccentric Alan Moore and the conquering comic book company DC.
![CRACKED VS. Fighter Profiles DC CRACKED.COM DC COMICS ALAN MOORE USA, 87 years old. England, 67 years old. Owner of characters Creator of characters and titles created by and titles owned by others. himself others. Estimated Net Worth: Estimated Net Worth: In the billions. Low millions.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/9/789039.jpg)
Sources: MD Daily Record, Richest Dot
![CRACKED VS. Origins DC CRACKED.COM DC COMICS ALAN MOORE Founded by Malcolm Got his start writing for Wheeler-Nicholson as underground, alternative the National Allied fanzines in the '60s- Publications with the '70s. Worked for Marvel sole aim of trying to turn UK (2000AD, Warrior) a profit by getting in on before DC Comics the pulp comic market. picked him up.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/9/789049.jpg)
Sources: British Council Literature, Geeks
![CRACKED VS. Best sellers in DC Comics the DC COMICS ALAN MOORE On Amazon: 3) Batman: Year One (Frank Miller) 2) Batman: The Long Halloween (Jeph Loeb) 1) Watchmen (Alan Moore) CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/0/789040.jpg)
Source: Amazon
![CRACKED VS. The Big Beef DC COMICS ALAN MOORE Moore, along with illustrator David Gibbons, created Watchment for DC in 1986. DC's contract stated that the rights would revert back to Moore and Gibbons when the comic went out of print. It was such a hit, however, that they kept on printing it, and Moore severed ties with DC soon after, stating, You have managed to successfully swindle me, and so I will never work for You again. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/6/789036.jpg)
Source: QZ
![CRACKED VS. Adaptations (Yay or Nay) SUICIDE SSUAD SHAZAMI the WONDER AQUAMAN WOMAN 2 BIRDS EXPREY CRACKED.co DC COMICS ALAN MOORE Yay. Nay. Since his schism with DC, Total DC Comics Moore has refused to attach adaptations (film his name to any DC property and TV): he himself had a hand in. 118 My book is a comic book. Not a movie, not a novel. A comic book.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/8/789038.jpg)
![CRACKED VS. Money Brawl LIES HERE JOHN CONSTANTING CRACKED.CO DC COMICS ALAN MOORE When DC decided it was time for John Constantine (created by Moore et al.) to get his own movie (Constantine, 2005), they offered Moore a lot of money. He rejected it and told them to take his name off the movie and divide the money among the other artists instead. He demanded the same be done for V for Vendetta.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/6/789046.jpg)
Source: CBR
![CRACKED VS. V for Vendetta CRACKED.co DC COMICS ALAN MOORE Argued it wasn't British The film enough and didn't care for adaptation was a the movie omitting the commercial and words anarchy and critical for fascism. It's been turned success into a Bush-era parable by everyone involved, people too timid to set a sans Moore. political satire in their own country.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/5/789035.jpg)
Sources: CBR, Comic Book Resources
![CRACKED VS. The Ratings System DC CRACKED.co DC COMICS ALAN MOORE In the late '80s, DC announced that it would implement a ratings system following community pressure over perceived obscenities in comic books. The new ratings would label each comic under either Universal, Mature Readers, or Adult. Moore, along with other comic creators, were unhappy with both the system and the fact that DC didn't consult them. They signed a petition, DC doubled-down, and Moore quit.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/5/789045.jpg)
Source: The Comics Journal
![CRACKED VS. Merchandise Mayhem CRACKED.co DC COMICS ALAN MOORE Following the success of the Watchmen comics, DC released a series of merchandise in 1988, but instead of calling it merch, they referred to it as promotional items clever way to dodge paying royalties to Moore and illustrator David Gibbons. When the two protested, DC offered them 1.6% gratuity to be split between them. They didn't back down, and DC ended up paying the 8% royalties, as per their contract.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/3/7/789037.jpg)
![CRACKED VS. Money VS. Morality DC CRACKED.co DC COMICS ALAN MOORE After Moore decided He wasn't interested, to quit DC, they especially since they fired fellow comic creator Marv phoned him and Wolfman for publicly criticizing asked what it would the ratings system. Anybody take for him to who fired come somebody for standing up for back a moral and work for position could not really count them again. on my services in the future.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/8/789048.jpg)
Source: The Comics Journal
![CRACKED VS. The Legacy of Watchmen CRACKED.co DC COMICS ALAN MOORE Before Watchmen, there was no comic book market like we have today. A series would be published monthly, and then never again. But Moore's comic series was so successful that it launched the profitable bookstore collections in the U.S., changing how we produce and buy comics forever. Good for comics, bad for Moore who said he receives royalties on par with what the comic industry was offering in the 1980s.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/3/789043.jpg)
Sources: Polygon, Interview with Alan Moore/Seraphemera
![CRACKED VS. Moore and the Marvel douche EVERY WOMAN is interested and should know about the wonderful Marvel Whiring Spray Douche When If your druggist cannot supply the MARVEL. accept no other. but write for us Illustrated Book, sent free sealed. It gives price by mail, particulars and directions invalu- able to ladies. Endorsed by Physicians MARVEL CO., Room 33, Times Building, N.Y. CRACKED.co DC COMICS ALAN MOORE After leaving DC in the late '80s, Moore did some work for Awesome Studios, which was eventually sold to DC Comics in 1998 along with Moore's imprint, America's Best Comics. Moore wasn't happy,](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/7/789047.jpg)
Source: CBR
![CRACKED VS. The final straw CRACKED.co DC COMICS ALAN MOORE When it was announced Moore denied saying any that there would be a film such thing, and asked DC adaptation of Moore's to retract Silver's remarks critically acclaimed V for because at that point, Vendetta, producer Joe Moore was firmly against Silver claimed that they all these adaptations of his had talked to Moore and comics. DC basically that he was very excited ignored his request, and about the movie. that was it.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/4/789044.jpg)
Source: CBR
![CRACKED VS. Only if I If only DC CRACKED.co DC COMICS ALAN MOORE In 2010, DC contacted Moore and offered him back the rights to Watchmen...if he would agree to do some prequels and sequels. Moore didn't like the terms and conditions and declined, saying if only they'd made the offer decades ago. DC of course went ahead and published Before Watchmen. Moore called it shameless. He also disapproved of DC still relying on his ideas 25 years later, and how that impacted authenticity in comic book literature. As far as I know, there weren't that many prequels or sequels](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/2/789042.jpg)
Sources: The New York Times, Wired
![CRACKED VS. Results DC CRACKEDO .COM DC COMICS ALAN MOORE Refused to be coerced into Set out to be a for-profit anything with the incentive company tapping into the being money but everything comic book industry : else being conditional: Success. Success. They both managed to use each other to their advantage, albeit to wildly different degrees, and the bad blood remains. In 2018, Moore retired from comics, and has turned to the film industry. He still hates comic book movies.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/0/4/1/789041.jpg)
Sources: The Guardian, Deadline