Does he use rape as a plot device somewhat too regularly? Yes.
Is he capable of waxing poetic at extrrrrrreme length (unitentional pun?) about drawing boobs? Yes, yes he is.
Have some of his comics been creepy as fuck? Again, I can only agree.
But at the same time...
'From Hell' was a good movie, but as an adaptation, it really blew.
'V for Vendetta' was an alright movie, but they butchered THE FUCK out of the adaptation process.
'Watchmen' was a glorious technicolor wonder, and while I'd certainly call it the most faithful of the films, certain things... maybe didn't need to be altered, or left out.
The absolute prime reason, though, that I sympathize with him as a creator?
Is the fact that this:
fucking beautiful example of storytelling, which obviously took a great deal of care on Moore's part** was shot, shat upon, kicked a few times in the ribs, and thrown through a turbine with a generous accompaniment of utter rubbish to produce this steaming pile of disgust:
and that I had to remain stoic when my stepmother told me how much she loved it "because it was fun".
There was something that set this post off.
I can't remember it now.
OH WAIT NOW I REMEMBER!
The complete omnibus of The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen is out this fall.
** I'm not trying to say that any of his other works didn't take a great deal of care. What I'm trying to say is that it takes a decent amount of talent and deliberation to carry on convoluted storylines about other peoples' characters. Throwing a bunch of random elements into a stew isn't going to work unless you give a shit about it being palatable, let alone fine dining.
I'm also not trying to lessen what a horrendous botch From Hell was, adaptation-wise. I'm just pointing out that it was a quality botch, rather than a crime against humanity. V for Vendetta was only a mild crime against humanity.
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