1984 – 2000 ) has even more potential starting points, but is generally agreed to be the publication of Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns and Alan Moore's Watchmen by DC Comics in 1986, as well as the publication of DC's Crisis on Infinite Earths, written by Marv Wolfman with pencils by George Pérez.

Alan Moore's additional information about the Swamp Thing's origins did not contradict or change any of the events depicted in the character's previous appearances, but changed the reader's interpretation of them.

In Alan Moore's graphic novel, V for Vendetta, the character Dr. Delia Surridge discusses Milgram's experiment without directly naming Milgram, comparing it with the atrocities she herself had performed in the Larkhill Concentration camps.

Gilliam has attempted twice to adapt Alan Moore's Watchmen comics into a film.

In Alan Moore's League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: 1969, a young Tom Marvolo Riddle ( introduced as " Tom ", whose middle name is a " marvel " and last name is a " conundrum ") appears, and becomes the new avatar of Oliver Haddo at the story's conclusion.

* Alan Moore's miniseries 1963 features a character called the Hypernaut that lives in a space station shaped like an impossible object.

This was Alan Moore's second re-invention of a comic book character, the first being Miracleman.

* Much like the films of the 1980s, both the live action series and animated series followed the original version of Swamp Thing rather than Alan Moore's vision.

CASS / Hawley Griffin's lyrics often contain references to themes and plot issues within Alan Moore's and H. G. Wells ' works, including but not restricted to The League of Extraordinary Gentleman series or The Invisible Man.

Examples of this include alien dialogue in comic strips and graphic novels ( such as Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and the Valérian and Laureline series ).

" Along with Alan Moore's Watchmen and Frank Miller's Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, it contributed to the commercial and creative revitalization of DC Comics after years of being dominated in the market by rival publisher Marvel Comics.

In Alan Moore's graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier, Bertie appears in the segment " What Ho, Gods of the Abyss?

* Moriarty appears in Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

Beginning in 1989 Campbell illustrated Alan Moore's ambitious Jack the Ripper graphic novel From Hell, serialised initially in Steve Bissette's horror anthology Taboo.

He also published the collected edition of From Hell, and comics adaptations of two of Alan Moore's performance art pieces, The Birth Caul and Snakes and Ladders.

( Rick Veitch's graphic novel Brat Pack, and issues of Alan Moore's Top 10, directly address the seamy, exploitative, and potentially pedophilia-related aspects of the adult hero-teen sidekick relationship.

* The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: In Volume II of Alan Moore's comic, the Snow Queen's palace is featured in the New Traveller's Almanac.

Parsons ' relationship with Hubbard also appears in Feral House's Apocalypse Culture, Paradox's Big Book of Conspiracies, Alan Moore's Cobweb story in Top Shelf Asks the Big Questions, and in the Jon Atack nonfiction book A Piece of Blue Sky.

He briefly appears in a 2002 issue of Alan Moore's comic book series Promethea entitled " The Wine Of Her Fornications " where he is one of the adepts in the " city of pyramids " in Moore's version of the Binah sphere of the Tree of Life and is watched over by John Dee.

* The Orlando character who appears in Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen series is an amalgamation of this character and several other fictional Orlandoes / Rolands.

She took over editorship of Alan Moore's Swamp Thing run from Swamp Thing co-creator Len Wein in 1984, and in 1986 " became DC's British liaison ," bringing to DC's pre-Vertigo titles the individuals who would be instrumental in the creation and evolution of Vertigo seven years later.

Cornelius is also seen in Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier as a child.

Cornelius appears in the second part of Alan Moore's three-part comic The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century.

Many of Alan ’ s writings are unable to be exactly dated, and the circumstances and details surrounding his writing are often unknown as well.

Alain de Lille has often been confounded with other persons named Alain, in particular with another Alanus ( Alain, bishop of Auxerre ), Alan, abbot of Tewkesbury, Alain de Podio, etc.

Musician Alan Stivell uses a similar dichotomy, between the Gaelic ( Irish / Scottish / Manx ) and the Brythonic ( Breton / Welsh / Cornish ) branches, which differentiate " mostly by the extended range ( sometimes more than two octaves ) of Irish and Scottish melodies and the closed range of Breton and Welsh melodies ( often reduced to a half-octave ), and by the frequent use of the pure pentatonic scale in Gaelic music.

Biographer Alan Howard conducted extensive interviews for this, the only book-length biography of the often reclusive McLean to date.

* Alan R. Moon is a British-born designer with numerous games to his credit, often with a railway theme, including the Spiel des Jahres winning Ticket to Ride and Elfenland.

After a bitter and often vitriolic campaign, disgraced former President Alan Garcia won with 53. 1 % of the vote.

Alan Schneider once suggested putting the play on in a round – Pozzo has often been commented on as a ringmaster – but Beckett dissuaded him: " I don't in my ignorance agree with the round and feel Godot needs a very closed box.

In later years this became a prominent and often successful sideline for major producers, as evidenced by the string of albums by the studio group The Alan Parsons Project ( created by former EMI / Abbey Road staff engineer Alan Parsons ) and the successful musical adaptation of H. G.

Alan S. Brown and Chris Logan wrote in The Psychology of The Simpsons that Grampa has the least amount of " power " in the Simpson family, and that he is treated as little more than a child and is often ignored.

Alan's own grandfather, Joseph Garner, " could read, but didn't and so was virtually unlettered ", but instead taught his grandson the various folk tales about The Edge, with Alan later remarking that as a result he was " aware of Edge's magic " as a child, when he would often play there with his friends.

Much of his work draws on his Leeds background and while he is celebrated for his acute observations of a particular type of northern speech (" It'll take more than Dairy Box to banish memories of Pearl Harbour "), the range and daring of his work is often undervalued – his television play The Old Crowd includes shots of the director and technical crew, while his stage play The Lady in the Van includes two characters named Alan Bennett.

* Alan Matthews ( William Russ ) and Amy Matthews ( Betsy Randle ) are Cory and Eric's parents, who often provide advice to their sons.

Alan sometimes shows quick temper, though when it shows up, he often apologizes afterward.

While detained in the camp, Mineta, a Boy Scout, met fellow Scout Alan K. Simpson, future U. S. Senator from Wyoming, who often visited the Scouts in the internment camp with his troop.

** Gladys Ormphby – A drab, though relatively young spinster who was the eternal target of Arte Johnson's Tyrone ; when Johnson left the series, Gladys retreated into recurring daydreams, often involving marriages to historical figures, including Christopher Columbus and Benjamin Franklin ( both played by Alan Sues ).

While detained in the camp, Mineta, a Boy Scout, met fellow Scout Alan K. Simpson, future U. S. Senator from Wyoming, who often visited the Scouts in the internment camp with his troop.

In I ’ m Alan Partridge in particular, he is often shown to occupy himself with pointless or needless tasks, seemingly just to give himself something to do.

He was often bullied at school, as we find out in an episode of the original Knowing Me, Knowing You ... with Alan Partridge radio show when Alan is hypnotised and regressed to his childhood, and reveals he was called " Smelly Alan Fartridge " by classmate Stephen McCoombe-happily for Partridge now McCoombe has back problems and lives on disability benefits.

* Melvin " Mel " Cooley ( Richard Deacon ) – the balding producer of The Alan Brady Show ( and Brady's brother-in-law ), who is constantly at odds with Buddy, who often makes insulting comments about Mel's baldness, to which Mel often responds with a simple " Yechh!