Acclaimed storyteller Alan Moore (From Hell, Jerusalem) yields this epic poem recounting the history of same-sex love, revealing a hidden side of Western culture through the lives of its greatest artists. Sappho, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Oscar Wilde, and many others are woven into this rich, visceral piece. Originally published in 1988,The Mirror of Love sprang from Moore’s activist heart as a reaction to Britain’s controversial anti-gay law, Clause 28. In the past, Mirror has been translated into both a comic book and a stage production, but Top Shelf presents it as it was meant to be, a hardcover book illustrated with over forty full-color photographs from acclaimed artist Jos Villarrubia.Included in the 128-page special edition is an essay about the poem and its previous incarnations, an index of characters and places, a selection of classic poems quoted in the text, and a bibliography.
About Artists & Writers:
Alan Mooreis widely regarded as the best and most influential writer in the history of comics. His seminal works includeMiraclemanandWatchmen, for which he won the coveted Hugo Award. Never one to limit himself in form or content, Moore has also published novels,Voice of the FireandJerusalem,andan epic poem,The Mirror of Love.Four of his ground-breaking graphic novelsFrom Hell,Watchmen,V for Vendetta, andThe League of Extraordinary Gentlemenhave been adapted to the silver screen. Moore currently resides in Northampton, England.