Graphic novelist Alan Moore to retire

Celebrated comic book creator Alan Moore will be writing no more. The author of V for Vendetta has confirmed that he is retiring from writing comic books, The Guardian reported.

Celebrated comic book creator Alan Moore will be writing no more. The author of V for Vendetta has confirmed that he is retiring from writing comic books, The Guardian reported.

Alan Moore was born on November 18, 1953. (Facebook/Alan Moore)

Moore is also known for writing Watchmen, From Hell and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. He made the announcement during a London press conference for his latest work, Jerusalem.

Before he steps away from the comic book world, he vowed to finish already slated projects, such as his work on a few issues of an Avatar Press book, part of an HP Lovecraft project, Cinema Purgatorio, and a final League of Extraordinary Gentlemen book.