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Doctor manhattan has been manipulating the dc universe since flashpoint, and the godlike watchmen protagonists hand has dramatically shaped the lives of batman, superman, the flash, and more. Never one to limit himself in form or content, moore has also published novels, voice of the fire and jerusalem, and an epic poem, the mirror of love. The stories of alan moore alan moore, author and various. Theres been a lot of hubbub this weekend over an interview published on bleeding cool, where adi tantimedh, a writer of comics and film, interviewed alan moore, a writer of a great many.
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