Alan Moore began working as a cartoonist in 1979 with several humorous strips in Sounds music weekly. After a year, he turned to writing, contributing to Doctor Who Weekly and 2000 AD. This was followed by Marvelman (published in the United States as Miracleman) and the political thriller V for Vendetta, which earned him the British Eagle Award for Best Comics Writer in 1982 and 1983. His groundbreaking run on Swamp Thing revolutionized comics and won him several industry awards.
He is also the writer of the Hugo Award-winning Watchmen, a landmark series that firmly established him as the most influential writer in contemporary comics. In 1999 Moore launched his own comics imprint, America's Best Comics, through which he has created (along with many talented illustrators) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Promethea, Tom Strong, Tomorrow Stories and Top Ten.