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Social And Cultural Commentary Via The Work Of Alan Moore

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This reviews purpose is to examine the literature pertaining to the graphic novel as a form of social and cultural commentary via the work of Alan Moore. As defined the graphic novel is a literary object much like a typical novel, being is of similar length, but is made from comic content; an amalgamation of visual art and text represented on paper in a sequential format often depicting a narrative.

In looking at the findings of this review there is a rather large consensus amongst academics in agreeing that the graphic novel is a vehicle for social and cultural commentary, although it is not used exclusively for these purposes. However in regards to Moore’s bibliography, the multitude of messages he attempts to implement into his texts tend
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