Watchmen Creator Alan Moore: Modern Superhero Culture is Embarrassing

Is it embarrassing for adults to like superheroes? According to Alan Moore — creator of the Watchmen series and widely considered one of the greatest comic book writers — it is. From a report: He says superheroes are perfectly fine for 12 or 13-year-olds but adults should think again. “I think the impact of superheroes on popular culture is both tremendously embarrassing and not a little worrying,” he says. Alan wrote Watchmen in 1986. The series depicts an alternate history where superheroes emerged in the 1940s and 1960s and their presence changed the course of history. He believes the characters are “perfectly suited” to the imaginations of a younger audience – but now, they serve a “different function, and are fulfilling different needs.” The writer claims adults enjoy superhero films because they don’t wish to leave their “relatively reassuring childhoods” behind, or move into the 21st century.