Famed Seemen writer Alan Moore is no stranger to denouncing superheroes, but in an upcoming interview with Screen Rant, he ups the ante on even his most comprehensive criticisms, declaring the superhero industry’s overall effect on culture to be analogous to that of a damaging addiction. Speaking about his newest release, a collection of short stories entitled Illuminations, Moore goes into surprising depth regarding his revulsion for the very concept of superheroes, making the comparison that the industry follows similar methodology to drug dealers, and stating that it may be responsible in part for the rise of fascist ideologies across Britain and America in recent years.
