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Originally Posted by PaulD  His works are owned by the publishing companies. Well, perhaps not all of them but they are for the stuff he did for DC comics who are subsequently owned by Time/Warner. He transfers his percentage of profits to the books artists, which is quite a remarkable display of integrity when you think about it. |
That shows a great sense of generosity, particularly as the situation in which Alan Moore finds himself is dreadful.
Imagine spending months or years writing something and then, several years later, the company which owns the rights to your book wants to, much to your disgust, make it into a film. On one hand you'd want to make as much money as possible but, on the other, in winter to maintain your integrity, you insist your name isn't associated with the project and you refuse to take a penny.
More power to him.