The Complete Future Shocks

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Sharp, succinct, inventive and witty - Rated
Some of Alan Moore's earliest work, this is a collection of - mostly - unconnected short stories published in "2000AD" in the early 1980's. Considering their age, they remain remarkably fresh and inventive, with flashes of dark humour. What sets these tales out from his later work is a certain economy of style; in a few pages Moore can make readers laugh whilst prompting some quite profound questions in their minds.
Thoroughly recommended - if only as light relief whilst working through the "Travellers Almanac" in volume 2 of the LoEG!

Fantastic - Rated
This is one of the most enjoyable reading experiences I've ever had, and that goes for any kind of reading. Be it novel, graphic novel, anime etc, this for me has stood out as being a genre at its best. The science fiction is intelligently explored, while maintaining a consistent level of humor. I've read Watchmen, V for Vendetta and The league of extraordinary Gentlemen, and this is worthy of being on a shelf next to them.

Even if you don't like Alan Moore, you'll love this.

Amusing and Thought Provoking - Rated
When I first saw this, I thought that it would be interesting, as it was by the great and mighty Alan Moore, creator of such works as "V for Vendetta", "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" and "Watchmen". But when I realised that this was some of his earliest work, when he wrote for the small UK comic 2000ad, I thought it might be fairly poor. Then I read it. While each story in this is rarely over two pages long, and they all end in a twist, they are amusing and incredibly thought provoking.