The Ballad of Halo Jones is a science fiction comic strip written by Alan Moore and drawn by Ian Gibson, with lettering by Steve Potter and Richard Starkings.
Halo's first appearance, on the cover of 2000AD (July 1984)
Halo Jones 2000 AD poster, drawn by Ian Gibson.
Halo painted in 2004, a possible unpublished slave storyline, drawn by Ian Gibson
Cover of Halo Jones Issue No. 6 (Quality Comics)
Alan Moore is an English author known primarily for his work in comic books including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, The Ballad of Halo Jones, Swamp Thing, Batman: The Killing Joke, and From Hell. He is widely recognised among his peers and critics as one of the best comic book writers in the English language. Moore has occasionally used such pseudonyms as Curt Vile, Jill de Ray, Brilburn Logue, and Translucia Baboon; also, reprints of some of his work have been credited to The Original Writer when Moore requested that his name be removed.
Moore in 2008
The town centre of Northampton, the town where Moore has spent his entire life and which later became the setting of his novel Jerusalem.
Guy Fawkes serves as physical and philosophical inspiration for the titular protagonist of V for Vendetta.
The threat of nuclear war during the Cold War influenced the setting and tone of Watchmen.
