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Alan Moore (born 18 November 1953[1]) was the writer of a number of backup strips for Doctor Who Magazine during the earlier phase of his career. As well as writing new stories featuring Cybermen, the Autons/Nestene Consciousness and Yeti, he was the first professionally published writer to explore ideas around the Time Lords becoming involved in a time war, and also helped expand upon some aspects of early Time Lord society.
Moore left the title in support of his original mentor, fellow writer Steve Moore (no relation), after they heard from group editor Paul Neary that DWM editor Alan McKenzie was taking Steve Moore off the lead Doctor Who strip. (McKenzie has denied ever doing so.) He vowed never the work on Doctor Who again, and would subsequently stop working for Marvel Comics.
Steve Moore later described this as "a wonderful gesture of support that was remarkable for someone at that early a stage in their career". [2] In 2024, when Alan Moore’s Doctor Who strips were reprinted in the Black Sun Rising graphic novel, he insisted on being credited as "The Original Writer"—as had happened when he'd asked for his name to be removed from reprints of his Miracleman (a.k.a. Marvelman) stories for Marvel.
He profoundly influenced late 1980s Doctor Who era script editor Andrew Cartmel, who asked him to submit story ideas to him.
His daughter, Leah Moore, has co-scripted The Whispering Gallery for IDW Publishing.
Outside Doctor Who, Alan Moore is best recognised for his authorship of Watchmen, V for Vendetta, From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. He was also, along with artist Stephen R. Bissette, credited with creating the DC Comics character John Constantine; due to rights issues, the character was merged with that of “ancestor” Johanna Constantine (created by Neil Gaiman) for the 2022 TV adaptation of Gaiman’s The Sandman and was portrayed by Jenna Coleman.
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In Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, there are more than a few references to the Doctor Who universe:
- The Black Dossier: The Doctor's TARDIS appears on a map of The Blazing World.
- Century: 1969: The Second Doctor appears (non-speaking) for one panel.
- Century: 2009: Captain Jack Harkness and the First and Eleventh Doctors make cameos. Also, M mentions "UNIT and our Cardiff enterprise" at one instant.
