Alan Moore's Hypothetical Lizard [Paperback]

Antony Johnston (Adapter), Alan Moore (Author), Sebastian Fiumara (Illustrator), Lorenzo Lorente (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 24, 2003

Finally collected, here is one of Alan Moore's greatest works and his most critically acclaimed novella of all time, painstakingly adapted to comic books. Moore's frequent collaborator Antony Johnston has carefully preserved the story as it is presented in sequential form with stunning grey-painted art by sensations Lorenzo Lorente and Sebastian Fiumara. What would you pay to learn the innermost secrets of wizards? Young prostitute Som Som has made the ultimate sacrifice; literally sworn to secrecy by cosmetic surgery, the two halves of Som Som's brain have been severed, leaving her able to hear and see... but not speak or act. Now Som Som's unique attributes will put her firmly in the center of an impossible dilemma, as an old friend return to The House Without Clocks, and a deadly game of domination begins... This collected volume contains the entire four issue series, the full text of the original story, and both artist's original design sketches. Also available in a limited hardcover edition (978-1-5929-1039-7)

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About the Author

Alan Moore is widely considered to be the greatest comic book writer of all time. With over thirty years dedicated to the medium, his body of work includes Watchmen (the best-selling graphic novel in history), From Hell, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Swamp Thing, Tom Strong, Promethea, V for Vendetta, and Lost Girls, just to name a few.He is the nine-time winner of the Eisner Award for Best Writer, and recipient of a Hugo Award. Avatar Press has published numerous Moore projects in recent years, including his seminal guide to graphic storytelling, WRITING FOR COMICS. His other Avatar projects include HYPOTHETICAL LIZARD, YUGGOTH CULTURES, and the highly anticipated Fall 2011 release, NEONOMICON.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Avatar Press (July 24, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592910386
• ISBN-13: 978-1592910380
• Product Dimensions: 0.2 x 6.2 x 10 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,160,677 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Antony Johnston is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of comics, graphic novels, video games and books, with titles including Wasteland, Daredevil, Dead Space, Julius, and Frightening Curves. He has also adapted books by bestselling novelist Anthony Horowitz, collaborated with comics legend Alan Moore, and reinvented Marvel's flagship character Wolverine for manga. His titles have been translated throughout the world and optioned for film. He lives and works in England.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Graphic SF Reader, March 20, 2008

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This review is from: Alan Moore's Hypothetical Lizard (Paperback)

Prose and graphic combo.

An interesting idea, as this avatar production takes Moore's original novella, reprinting that in the latter half of the book, while the first is a black and white graphic novel adaptation of the same story, that is really quite similar.

A pretty cool idea, really, to combine the two, and the story seems quite similar in tone in either format.


3.5 out of 5


Brain split sorcerer sexual servant gender bending slave swap suicide.

3.5 out of 5