‘Should we not also speak of Art as Magic?’: A Review of Alan Moore and the Gothic Tradition

Abstract

A review of Alan Moore and the Gothic Tradition (2013), a collection of 14 articles edited by Matthew J.A. Green and published by Manchester University Press. Addressed to readers who already have a substantial knowledge on Alan Moore, the reviewed book focuses on the different level of relationship that the English writer maintains with the many layers of the Gothic tradition, and what is the impact of these interactions. From politics to magic, monsters to superheroes, and sex to abject, this review explores how Green's collection tackles all the recurrent themes of Moore's oeuvre.

Keywords

• Alan Moore
• Comics
• Gothic
• Magic
• Monster
• Superhero