Alan Moore is getting politically philosophical again about what the glorification of comics and superheroes is doing to society ... once more invoking the word 'fascism' to warn of what he sees coming.
The dude's an absolute legend in the biz ... but as he's gotten older -- and stepped further away from writing comics -- he's gotten more and more cynical about the craft he helped shape ... and these latest remarks are doubling down on what he views as a problem.
For starters, AM kinda craps on adults who love this stuff ... saying,"Hundreds of thousands of adults [are] lining up to see characters and situations that had been created to entertain the 12-year-old boys -- and itHe goes on to say there were a lot of headlines coming out in the late 20th century that said comics had"grown up," but he refutes that with this ..."It wasn’t comics growing up.
movies. Because that kind of infantilization -- that urge towards simpler times, simpler realities -- that can very often be a precursor to fascism."'s presidency and the sheer number of superhero movies that were being pumped out at the time . It's because of this, in part, that he says he's done with comics ... apparently because they do more harm than good, subconsciously.