"Watchmen" Writer Alan Moore Rips Modern Comics, Says "The Avengers'" Success Is 'Alarming'

"I hate superheroes. I think they're abominations. They don't mean what they used to mean."

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Of all the people that enjoyed Marvel's The Avengers—which is a lot of people, as it's earned over $1.5 billion worldwide—don't count Watchman creator Alan Moore as one of them. In a new interview with The Guardian, Moore completely ripped on modern comics, and commented that the success of The Avengers film is "a rather alarming sign." Well, it's better that he just explain:

On the current state of comics, and how modern superheroes are "abominations":

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Yikes. That enough shade for everyone? Don't worry, there's more: Moore brought up the success of 2012's The Avengers, saying it's "alarming" that grown men and woman are going to see the film:

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It's not exactly surprising coming from a guy like Moore, as he has a tendency to say shocking things in interviews, but his statements are still pretty harsh—especially considering the amount of comics he's penned that have a following from the very demographic he's speaking of. 

What do you think of Moore's statements? Sound off in the comments. 

[via The Guardian]

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