The incident happened at one of the old Westminster comic marts in the early 80's if i remember right. Moore used to frequently attend marts and conventions (he was a regular at Glasgow marts and i remember having loads of long chats with him in the pub) until the infamous UKCAC incident in 1987.
For those who don't know, Moore was one of the main guests at UKCAC (the main UK comic convention at the time) in London. During the weekend he nipped to the loo to have a piss, however he'd been getting annoyed by fanboys following him everywhere. This was the height of his fame with Watchmen and he had broken into the mainstream as well, so a lot of people had come just to see Moore.
Anyhow, Moore had nipped for a slash and was followed by several fanboys. He was pestered while standing at the urinal even though he said he talk and sign things afterwards. This never stopped them from carrying on their questions while Moore tried to have a quiet five minutes.
After that year Moore decided to give up attending conventions. I think he did a few signings in 1988 (i know he did one in Glasgow and London) and since then he's been absent from such things.
For those who don't know, Moore was one of the main guests at UKCAC (the main UK comic convention at the time) in London. During the weekend he nipped to the loo to have a piss, however he'd been getting annoyed by fanboys following him everywhere. This was the height of his fame with Watchmen and he had broken into the mainstream as well, so a lot of people had come just to see Moore.
Anyhow, Moore had nipped for a slash and was followed by several fanboys. He was pestered while standing at the urinal even though he said he talk and sign things afterwards. This never stopped them from carrying on their questions while Moore tried to have a quiet five minutes.
After that year Moore decided to give up attending conventions. I think he did a few signings in 1988 (i know he did one in Glasgow and London) and since then he's been absent from such things.