Ce n'est pas l'article que j'avais en tête mais ça résume un peu en 2005 les relations jusqu'alors tumultueuse de Moore avec DC :
http://www.sequart.com/news/index.php?story=381
Un passage extrait de http://pediapress.com/dlpreview/lopybko ... review.pdf :
Watchmen is also notable for widening the rift between Moore and DC Comics
which originated during Moore’s tenure as writer on Swamp Thing. DC marketed
a limited edition badge set featuring characters and images from the
series, as well as the iconic ’smiley badge’ featured in the series. This badge
set caused friction between Moore and DC - the publisher claimed that they
were a "promotional item" and not merchandising, and therefore DC did not
pay Moore or Gibbons any royalties from the sale of the sets.
Dans leur portrait de Moore, ils disent également :
Mouvement litéraire : des bandes dessinées en tant que littérature sérieuse. Ca résume bien l'impact et la position de Moore dans le comics. Son apport au monde du comics U.S.Literary movement: comic books as serious literature