Moore wrote over a dozen WildC.A.T.S stories between 1995 and 1998. This chapter in Moore's career would, in retrospect, become emblematic more of the excesses of the 1990s than of the originality and iconoclasm for which Moore's best work is known.
WildC.A.T.S and the 1990s Comic-Book Boom
WildC.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams #1, created by Brandon Choi and Jim Lee, was published in 1992 by Image Comics. Image had found quick success in trying to break free of the dominance of Marvel and DC in superhero comics, with such titles as Todd McFarlane's Spawn, and WildC.A.T.S was another immediate hit.
WildC.A.T.S featured a team of super-powered heroes who were fighting a centuries-long war with aliens on Earth. They, along with other Lee-Choi creations Stormwatch, Deathblow, and Gen13, became part of the so-called Wildstorm Universe.