Comic book creator and wizard Alan Moore isn't a fan of superheroes and the older fans who are into these costumed men.
The Watchmen creator spoke with The Guardian about his latest graphic novel before the interview segued into his thoughts on superheroes. "I haven't read any superhero comics since I finished with Watchmen," Moore said.
"I hate superheroes. I think they're abominations. They don't mean what they used to mean. They were originally in the hands of writers who would actively expand the imagination of their nine- to 13-year-old audience. That was completely what they were meant to do and they were doing it excellently."
He added, "These days superhero comics think the audience is certainly not nine to 13. It's nothing to do with them. It's an audience largely of 30-,40-, 50-, 60-year-old men, usually men."
This is when Moore turned his attention further on the readers, TheWrap notes. "Someone came up with the term 'graphic novel. These readers latched onto it."
He elaborated, "They were simply interested in a way that could validate their continued love of Green Lantern or Spider-Man without appearing in some way emotionally subnormal. This is a significant rump of the superhero-addicted, mainstream-addicted audience."
Moore's comments caused an uproar on Twitter, where fans debated the writer's latest thoughts. Deadpool creator Robert Liefeld tweeted his view of Moore's latest interview, "I would take Alan Moore's comments with a heavy grain of salt. He is a performance artist on oar with Andy Kaufman."
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