By Rob Bricken in
Comics, Miscellaneous
Thursday, Nov. 12 2009 @ 3:31PM
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For the follow-up to Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's opera Monkey: Journey to the West, the duo have turned to a man best known for flawed superheroes, melancholy swamp things and a nymphomaniac Alice in Wonderland. Comics legend Alan Moore is to write the lyrics for the pair's next production, he has revealed.
"They came down to Northampton last week because we're planning for me to do the libretto on their next opera ," Moore recently told Mustard magazine. Though Moore offered no more details than that - and semi-erroneously referred to the pair as Gorillaz - Moore's news will still set Blur (and comics) fans salivating. Albarn and Hewlett's last show, Monkey: Journey to the West, was a hit in 2007 and led to a series of animated spots for the BBC's Beijing Olympics coverage.
The idea of an opera written by Alan Moore, scored by Damon Albarn and designed by jamie Hewlett has blown my mind. What would it possibly entail? Superheroes? Literary porn? That snake god he worships? (Via io9)
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sal said:
i have that minifig...
Arkkade said:
This has made my day!
Brion said:
Made my day too!
This is great. Gorillaz has been one of my favorite bands since they first came out. And Alan Moore... come on, the perfect combination. Such a shame that it takes them forever to release music, but I have no problem waiting around for this!
AzHawk said:
I hope it involves characters in the public domain who are made angsty, edgy, and sexy that way Alan Moore can really stretch his artistic creativity.
tvtastegood said:
The beard is too small for alan moore.
I think this could kick ass! especially if it invovles his snake god!
demoncat said:
knowing Alan moores talent and his work showing how his mind operates no doubt the opera he writes will be a thing of whispered legend and a little bit for those who do not understand his genius wtf is this omg alan is nuts
Friginator said:
This is the most awesome thing I've ever heard. Alan Moore writing a rock opera for Gorillaz? My mind is blown.
And I just don't get why people always make fun of the snake god thing.
Lokifire said:
This is either the best news ever or the worst news ever. I. Can't. Decide.
Lokifire said:
This is either the best news ever or the worst news ever. I. Can't. Decide.
Marvin_Gardens said:
This is the greatest thing in the history of things. This is my nerd wet dream. I may quite possibly shit myself with glee
ZeroCorpse said:
It's eerie how much that LEGO man looks like Alan Moore.
MT3279 said:
Monkey: Journey to the West was one of the greatest things I've ever seen. I look forward to seeing what the Gorillaz and Moore can put together.
8den said:
Ditto on the Monkey Opera. It was stupidly good, lesbians seduced by a super goddess. Made of win.
DoctorSmashy said:
Is it gonna be about Gorillaz? Because Alan Moore could write Murdoc perfectly, IMO.
