If anyone really cares, the Mr. Hyde of LoEG is explained as having increased in strength and size since the years when he was first manifested. To me, this is a pretty transparent gimmick used to turn the character into a Victorian-era Incredible Hulk. Still, the issue is addressed.

If you've read through the extra material in the Absolute Edition, it would become almost impossible to accuse Moore of not knowing the source material. If anything, I would think he's unaware that Marvel has a villain named Mr. Hyde.

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How about addressing the little detail that during those "years" Hyde would have been occupied being DEAD?

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If you've read through the extra material in the Absolute Edition, it would become almost impossible to accuse Moore of not knowing the source material.

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Which makes the whole thing even worse -- what's the point of setting up a premise (let's take these famous characters from Victorian fiction and team them up) and then ignoring the premise (…but we'll write them out of character and ignore their established "histories").

Moore has made something of a habit of ignoring his own premises, mind you. The widely praised "Man Who Has Everything…" story in SUPERMAN sets up a clearly defined premise -- and immediately ignores it. His reboot/retcon of Swamp Thing began by changing the premise.

Moore reminds me of a complaint I used to make about many of the writers working when I was just getting into the business. Their approach, I used to say, seemed to be "Remember those great stories Stan and Jack and Steve used to do? Let's not do that!"

Anyone who buys and enjoys Miller's All-Star Batman or Sin City is drinking from the same cup as Moore and the sleeze and depravity is overflowing.

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Good comments, Eric.  This one stands out though.  Sin City is Frank Miller's to do with as he pleases, while All-Star Batman is... also Frank Miller's to do as he pleases - but only because apparently no one's stopping him.

I've got no problems with the former - in fact, I enjoy it very much.  I don't think we should begrudge creators the freedom to do something sleazy with their own creations.

Anyone who buys and enjoys Miller's All-Star Batman or Sin City is drinking from the same cup as Moore and the sleeze and depravity is overflowing.

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Jesus Christ, Laying it on a bit thick, Eric?

The last thing we need is "the right wing" of comic fans coming out preaching now.

That is just as bad as the moore worshippers.

As proud as you may be of your verbose post, its just a tad too dramatic.

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Two things are lost when they do that, of course. First is the tailcoating effect, attaching their work to something with a preexisting "marquee value", and second, in the case of things like LoEG or LOST GIRLS, is the automatic presumption of "literature".

If violence against women is blatant and repetitive in Moore's work, it's because the man obviously feels like violence against women is the worst thing he can think of.