News Blog @ Wellington City Libraries

Attention has once again been drawn to the graphic novel genre with the recent movie release of Watchmen, written by Alan Moore, a series published between 1986-1987. This is the seventh graphic novel by Allan Moore to be produced as a movie. Others were, From Hell, published 1994, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, published between 1999-2007 and V for Vendetta , published between 1982-1989. Alan Moore, born in England in 1953, is one of the world’s most prolific graphic novelists, with publications too numerous to count. He has also published novels, poetry and short stories. His work has received many awards and much recognition. In 1988 Watchmen won a Hugo award in the category, Other Forms. This category was created for that year only and has not as yet been re-instated. In 2005 Watchmen was the only graphic novel included in Time Magazines “All-Time 100 Novels”

Other graphic novels to have been produced as movies include Sin City by Frank Miller, Iron Man by Stuart Moore, Punisher, based on  John Constantine, Hellblazer graphic novel series, History of Violence by John Wagner and Batman: the dark knight returns by Frank Miller. All these movie titles are held by Wellington City Libraries.