Digital comics publisher are celebrating the run-up to Alan Moore’s 60th birthday on Monday 18th November with a special sale on all books with work by Moore on their SEQUENTIAL app for iPad.

That means Moore’s masterpiece, featuring art by Eddie Campbell, From Hell is just £2.49/$3.99, and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Century and Nemo: Heart of Ice are a measly £1.99/$2.99 each!

The Certified Hunt Emerson, which features Moore’s famous Leviticus strip from the 1980s, is just £1.99/$2.99 as well.

This sale is only on until Sunday, so you need to be quick!

Also to celebrate the Bard of Northampton’s 60th year, don’t forget SEQUENTIAL have a special free biography comic of Alan Moore by Gary Spencer Millidge.  Alan Moore: An Extraordinary Gentleman is free to download and only available on SEQUENTIAL.

The comic strip uses images from Moore’s own comics to illustrate his life and works, literally and metaphorically, from his childhood in Northampton and his first forays into comics, through his most celebrated works including Watchmen, V for Vendetta and From Hell, and on to his most recent projects and what the future may hold.

And as an extra treat, A Disease of Language will be released on Monday, Moore’s birthday. This is the acclaimed book from Knockabout collecting together The Birth Caul and Snakes and Ladders, plus an interview with Alan Moore by Eddie Campbell and a sketchbook of Campbell’s drawings.

• If you haven’t downloaded SEQUENTIAL yet, it’s available to download free on the App Store. To get regular updates on new releases, previews and sneak peeks, check out the Twitter and Facebook pages

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Star Trek Explorer (previously known as Star Trek Magazine) and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War and “Dan Dare”. He’s the writer of "Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies" for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.

Categories: British Comics, British Comics - Graphic Novels, Digital Comics

Tags: Alan Moore, Eddie Campbell, From Hell, Gary Spencer Millidge, Panel Nine, SEQUENTIAL