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Comic Creator Steve Moore celebrated with “Endymion’s Dream” event

By John Freeman on March 29, 2019

The life of the brilliant comics creator Steve Moore is to finally get the celebration he deserves with the launch of a his final, posthumous book at “Endymion’s Dream” – an event taking place in Brompton Cemetery Chapel on 4th May 2019.

In March 2014, British comics lost one of its most innovative and and original voices in the form of Steve Moore. The father of 2000AD‘s “Future Shocks”, Steve gave life to a host of memorable characters including Laser Eraser and Axel Pressbutton for Warrior, and the psychotic Dalek killer, Abslom Daak for Doctor Who Weekly.

“Endymion’s Dream” at Brompton Cemetery Chapel with Strange Attractor Press will aptly mark the publication of Steve Moore’s final, posthumous book, Selene: The Moon Goddess and the Cave Oracle, an examination of the origins, dream-explorations and mystical practices centred on the Greek deity Selene.

The life of Steve Moore and the enduring mythology of the moon goddess will be discussed in conversation with Steve’s close friend and regular collaborator Alan Moore, the legendary author and graphic novelist, John Higgs, the author of Watling Street and editor of Selene; and Andrew O’Neill, the comedian and author A History of Heaven Metal.

Until his death in 2014, Steve Moore wrote comic books, novels and nonfiction, including a study of the I-Ching, The Trigrams of Han, a critically acclaimed novel, Somnium, and a collection of short fantasy stories, Tales of Telguuth. He also had a long-standing editorial connection with Fortean Times, to which he was a frequent contributor from their inception.

Alan Moore (no relation) is an English writer known primarily for his work in comic books including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, “The Ballad of Halo Jones” for 2000AD, and From Hell. Regarded by some as the best graphic novel writer in history, he is widely recognised among his peers and critics.

John Higgs is a writer who specialises in finding previously unsuspected narratives, hidden in obscure corners of our history and culture, which can change the way we see the world. In the words of MOJO magazine, “Reading John Higgs is like being shot with a diamond. Suddenly everything becomes terrifyingly clear”.

Andrew O’Neill is an occult stand-up comedian, musician and writer. His distinctive voice and alternative credentials have set him apart and allowed him to carve out a unique place in the comedy world. O’Neill has written and toured a host of solo comedy shows, including Occult Comedian, Winston Churchill Was Jack The Ripper, MINDSPIDERS, and Alternative.

He is author of the book A History Of Heavy Metal, described by Alan Moore as “a comprehensive landmark analysis of an enormous area of music that has been too long without such a thing, and has the massive advantage of the funny being turned up to twelve. A loud and thoroughly engrossing love-story.”

TV credits include Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Saxondale, 50 Years Of Rock Excess, The Blame Game, Spicks and Specks and Good News Week. His own Radio 4 stand-up show Pharmacist Baffler won an award, and he’s the creator of the stage show Andrew O’Neill’s Black Magick Fun Hour.

• Tickets for Endymion’s Dream cost £12 including a Hendrick’s Gin Cocktail. For more information on the event and to buy tickets visit the event web site

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John Freeman

John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as 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.