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Steve Moore (comics)
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Steve Moore is a British comics
writer.
Moore is credited with showing acclaimed writer Alan Moore
(no relation), then a struggling cartoonist
, how to write comic scripts. His career has subsequently been quite closely linked with the more famous Moore – the pair collaborated under pseudonyms (Steve's pseudonym was "Pedro Henry", Alan's was "Curt Vile
") on strips for Sounds
magazine, including one which introduced the character Axel Pressbutton
, who was later to feature in the Warrior anthology comic
, as well as a standalone series published by Eclipse Comics
.
Moore was an editor of Bob Rickard
's long-running UK-based "Journal of the Unexplained" The Fortean Times
. In later years, he also edited that publication's more academic sister-publication Fortean Studies. He is listed as a 'specialist contributor' to the Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained, which also notes that he compiled the Fortean Times General Index, and several derivative books. He is a freelance writer on diverse topics, and "lives in London [where he] interests himself mainly in ancient and oriental subjects".
from its earliest days, writing the second story-arc of their Dan Dare
-revival "Hollow World" (Progs 12–23), and devising the Future Shocks
format for Prog #25 with his "King of the World".
Later work for 2000 AD includes "Red Fang" (with artist Steve Yeowell
), "Valkyries" (with American artist John Lucas
) and a series of one-off short fantasy stories collected under the name Tales of Telguuth (with multiple artists).
He wrote the earliest adventures of the Doctor
for Doctor Who Weekly
(later Doctor Who Magazine), as well as co-creating the character Abslom Daak (with artist Steve Dillon
) for the same publication. (Many stories were reprinted by Marvel
and Marvel UK
, including as back-up features to Jamie Delano
's Captain Britain
in The Daredevils
.) Also for Marvel UK he wrote Hulk and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. stories in Hulk Comic.
He also wrote several stories in Warrior, including, as Pedro Henry, a revival of his Axel Pressbutton character from Sounds.
He was featured in the anthology A1 (including a strip with fellow-Fortean Hunt Emerson
on "Fortean Times" in #2), alongside comics luminaries.
He wrote the novelisation of the film V for Vendetta
, based on the comics of the same name
, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
.
He is co-writing The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic
with Alan Moore, planned to be published by Top Shelf
.
' adaptation of the James Bond
film Octopussy, published in Marvel Comics Super Special #26 (1983).
His work has been published by Eclipse Comics
in the US, much of it reprinted from Warrior. He wrote most of the stories for John Bolton's Halls of Horror, as well as Axel Pressbutton
and Laser Eraser and Pressbutton.
Alan Moore wrote a long biographical essay about him, entitled "Unearthing", which is included in the Iain Sinclair
-edited anthology London: City of Disappearances. In early 2008, it was reported that this essay is being adapted into a "photo-illustrated hardcover novel, with some fumetti elements and visuals by Mitch Jenkins," to be published by Top Shelf Comics.
Later work includes Hercules
: The Thracian Wars at Radical Comics
which Peter Berg
has optioned in conjunction with Universal Studios
and Spyglass Entertainment
. He is following that with Hercules: The Knives of Kush
, a 5-issue limited series set in Egypt. Moore has said this is his final comics work for now, although he is still writing in other areas:
In October of 2011, Moore released a novel, Somnium: A Fantastic Romance. The book was published by nthedition, and released as a kindle ebook through amazon.com on Oct. 22. The story follows a young man who is trying to write a book based on the legendary romance of Endymion and the moon goddess Selene. What follows is a metaphysical and metafictional adventure which asked the question, is everything a dream within a dream?
work includes:
includes editing and writing the following.
Comics
Comics denotes a hybrid medium having verbal side of its vocabulary tightly tied to its visual side in order to convey narrative or information only, the latter in case of non-fiction comics, seeking synergy by using both visual and verbal side in...
writer.
Moore is credited with showing acclaimed writer Alan Moore
Alan Moore
Alan Oswald Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced a number of critically acclaimed and popular series, including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell...
(no relation), then a struggling cartoonist
Cartoonist
A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. This work is usually humorous, mainly created for entertainment, political commentary or advertising...
, how to write comic scripts. His career has subsequently been quite closely linked with the more famous Moore – the pair collaborated under pseudonyms (Steve's pseudonym was "Pedro Henry", Alan's was "Curt Vile
Kurt Weill
Kurt Julian Weill was a German-Jewish composer, active from the 1920s, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht...
") on strips for Sounds
Sounds (magazine)
Sounds was a long-term British music paper, published weekly from 10 October 1970 – 6 April 1991. It was produced by Spotlight Publications , which was set up by Jack Hutton and Peter Wilkinson, who left "Melody Maker" to start their own company...
magazine, including one which introduced the character Axel Pressbutton
Axel Pressbutton
Axel Pressbutton is a comics character who first appeared in the strip "Three-Eyes McGurk and his Death Planet Commandos" in the British rock music magazine Dark Star in 1979....
, who was later to feature in the Warrior anthology comic
Comics anthology
Comics anthologies collect works in the medium of comics that are too short for standalone publication.- U.S. :- UK :British comics have a long tradition publishing comics anthologies, often weekly...
, as well as a standalone series published by Eclipse Comics
Eclipse Comics
Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market...
.
Biography
Moore has long been linked to Alan Moore, who has known him "since he [Alan] was fourteen" referring to him as "a friend... fellow comic writer [and] a fellow occultist",Moore was an editor of Bob Rickard
Bob Rickard
Robert "Bob" J M Rickard is the founder and editor of the UK magazine Fortean Times: The Journal of Strange Phenomena, which debuted in 1973 under its original title The News. The magazines express purpose is to continue the documentary work of Charles Fort on the strange, anomalous and unexplained...
's long-running UK-based "Journal of the Unexplained" The Fortean Times
Fortean Times
Fortean Times is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena popularised by Charles Fort. Previously published by John Brown Publishing and then I Feel Good Publishing , it is now published by Dennis Publishing Ltd. As of December 2010, its circulation was approximately 18,000...
. In later years, he also edited that publication's more academic sister-publication Fortean Studies. He is listed as a 'specialist contributor' to the Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained, which also notes that he compiled the Fortean Times General Index, and several derivative books. He is a freelance writer on diverse topics, and "lives in London [where he] interests himself mainly in ancient and oriental subjects".
UK comics work
Moore's comics work has featured in most of the major British comics, particularly in anthologies. He has been involved with 2000 AD2000 AD (comic)
2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-oriented comic. As a comics anthology it serialises a number of separate stories each issue and was first published by IPC Magazines in 1977, the first issue dated 26 February. IPC then shifted the title to its Fleetway comics subsidiary which was sold...
from its earliest days, writing the second story-arc of their Dan Dare
Dan Dare
Dan Dare is a British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson who also wrote the first stories, that is, the Venus and Red Moon stories, and a complete storyline for Operation Saturn...
-revival "Hollow World" (Progs 12–23), and devising the Future Shocks
Future Shocks
Future Shocks is the name given to a long running series of short strips in the weekly comic 2000 AD in 1977. The name originates in a book titled Future Shock, written by Alvin Toffler, published in 1970.-Publishing history:...
format for Prog #25 with his "King of the World".
Later work for 2000 AD includes "Red Fang" (with artist Steve Yeowell
Steve Yeowell
Steve Yeowell is a British comics artist, well-known for his work on the long-running science fiction and fantasy weekly comic 2000 AD.-Biography:...
), "Valkyries" (with American artist John Lucas
John Lucas (comics)
John Lucas is an American comic book inker and penciller, whose style has been compared with that of Russ Heath and Jack Kirby.-Biography:A prolific freelance contributor to both DC and Marvel Comics, Lucas has also produced a great deal of small press work, as well as "Valkyries" for 2000 AD....
) and a series of one-off short fantasy stories collected under the name Tales of Telguuth (with multiple artists).
He wrote the earliest adventures of the Doctor
Doctor (Doctor Who)
The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and has also featured in two cinema feature films, a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series....
for Doctor Who Weekly
Doctor Who Magazine
Doctor Who Magazine is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
(later Doctor Who Magazine), as well as co-creating the character Abslom Daak (with artist Steve Dillon
Steve Dillon
Steve Dillon is a British comic book artist, from Luton, Bedfordshire, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on Hellblazer, Preacher and The Punisher.-Biography:...
) for the same publication. (Many stories were reprinted by Marvel
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
and Marvel UK
Marvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US produced stories for the British weekly comic market, though it later did produce original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Dillon and Grant Morrison.Panini Comics obtained the...
, including as back-up features to Jamie Delano
Jamie Delano
Jamie Delano is a British comics writer. He was part of the first post-Alan Moore "British Invasion" of writers. Best known as the first writer of the comic book series Hellblazer, starring John Constantine.- Biography :...
's Captain Britain
Captain Britain
Captain Britain , briefly known as Britannic, is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Chris Claremont and Herb Trimpe, he first appeared in Captain Britain Weekly, #1...
in The Daredevils
The Daredevils
The Daredevils was a comics magazine and anthology published by Marvel UK in 1983.Aimed for a more sophisticated audience than typical light superhero adventures, The Daredevils featured Captain Britain stories by Alan Moore and Alan Davis, as well as new Night Raven text stories, and reprints of...
.) Also for Marvel UK he wrote Hulk and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. stories in Hulk Comic.
He also wrote several stories in Warrior, including, as Pedro Henry, a revival of his Axel Pressbutton character from Sounds.
He was featured in the anthology A1 (including a strip with fellow-Fortean Hunt Emerson
Hunt Emerson
Hunt Emerson is a cartoonist living and working in Birmingham, England. He was closely involved with the Birmingham Arts Lab of the mid-to-late 1970s, and with the British underground comics scene of the 1970s and 1980s...
on "Fortean Times" in #2), alongside comics luminaries.
Alan Moore-related work
He wrote "Young Tom Strong" and "Jonni Future" in Tom Strong's Terrific Tales, an 12 issue anthology series from Alan Moore's America's Best Comics line.He wrote the novelisation of the film V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta (film)
V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers, who also wrote the screenplay. It is an adaptation of the V for Vendetta comic book by Alan Moore and David Lloyd...
, based on the comics of the same name
V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta is a ten-issue comic book series written by Alan Moore and illustrated mostly by David Lloyd, set in a dystopian future United Kingdom imagined from the 1980s to about the 1990s. A mysterious masked revolutionary who calls himself "V" works to destroy the totalitarian government,...
, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd
David Lloyd (comic artist)
David Lloyd is a British comics artist best known as the illustrator of the story V for Vendetta, written by Alan Moore.-Career:...
.
He is co-writing The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic
The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic
The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic is an upcoming hardcover work by Alan Moore and Steve Moore . Both men have written comics and together co-founded the private magical order known as The Moon and Serpent Grand Egyptian Theatre of Marvels...
with Alan Moore, planned to be published by Top Shelf
Top Shelf Productions
Top Shelf Productions is an American publishing company founded in 1997, owned and operated by Chris Staros and Brett Warnock and a small staff. The company is based in Marietta, Georgia, Portland, Oregon, and New York City, New York....
.
Other
He scripted Marvel ComicsMarvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
' adaptation of the James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film Octopussy, published in Marvel Comics Super Special #26 (1983).
His work has been published by Eclipse Comics
Eclipse Comics
Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market...
in the US, much of it reprinted from Warrior. He wrote most of the stories for John Bolton's Halls of Horror, as well as Axel Pressbutton
Axel Pressbutton
Axel Pressbutton is a comics character who first appeared in the strip "Three-Eyes McGurk and his Death Planet Commandos" in the British rock music magazine Dark Star in 1979....
and Laser Eraser and Pressbutton.
Alan Moore wrote a long biographical essay about him, entitled "Unearthing", which is included in the Iain Sinclair
Iain Sinclair
Iain Sinclair FRSL is a British writer and filmmaker. Much of his work is rooted in London, most recently within the influences of psychogeography.-Life and work:...
-edited anthology London: City of Disappearances. In early 2008, it was reported that this essay is being adapted into a "photo-illustrated hardcover novel, with some fumetti elements and visuals by Mitch Jenkins," to be published by Top Shelf Comics.
Later work includes Hercules
Hercules (Radical Comics)
Hercules is a Radical Comics character who has appeared in two limited series The Thracian Wars and The Knives of Kush, both written by Steve Moore with Cris Bolsin on art. The Jim Steranko "Hercules" from the cover of the first issue is also featured in solid bronze as the first in the Radical...
: The Thracian Wars at Radical Comics
Radical Comics
Radical Comics is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher and developer of related media with offices in Los Angeles and London.- History :...
which Peter Berg
Peter Berg
Peter Berg is an American actor, film director, producer and writer. He is known for directing films such as Friday Night Lights, The Kingdom, The Rundown, Hancock and Battleship. He also developed the television series Friday Night Lights, which was adapted from the film he directed. As an actor...
has optioned in conjunction with Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
and Spyglass Entertainment
Spyglass Entertainment
Spyglass Entertainment is an American film production company, co-founded by Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum in 1998. The studio was founded with an investment from European media conglomerates Kirch Group and Mediaset, and a five-year distribution deal with The Walt Disney Company...
. He is following that with Hercules: The Knives of Kush
Kingdom of Kush
The native name of the Kingdom was likely kaš, recorded in Egyptian as .The name Kash is probably connected to Cush in the Hebrew Bible , son of Ham ....
, a 5-issue limited series set in Egypt. Moore has said this is his final comics work for now, although he is still writing in other areas:
In October of 2011, Moore released a novel, Somnium: A Fantastic Romance. The book was published by nthedition, and released as a kindle ebook through amazon.com on Oct. 22. The story follows a young man who is trying to write a book based on the legendary romance of Endymion and the moon goddess Selene. What follows is a metaphysical and metafictional adventure which asked the question, is everything a dream within a dream?
2000 AD
Work for 2000 AD include:- Dan DareDan DareDan Dare is a British science fiction comic hero, created by illustrator Frank Hampson who also wrote the first stories, that is, the Venus and Red Moon stories, and a complete storyline for Operation Saturn...
: "Hollow World" (with Massimo BelardinelliMassimo BelardinelliMassimo Belardinelli was an Italian comics artist best known for his work in the British science fiction comic 2000 AD.-Biography:...
, in 2000 AD #12–23, 1977)
- Tharg's Future ShocksFuture ShocksFuture Shocks is the name given to a long running series of short strips in the weekly comic 2000 AD in 1977. The name originates in a book titled Future Shock, written by Alvin Toffler, published in 1970.-Publishing history:...
:- "King of the World" (with Blasquez, in 2000 AD #25, 1977)
- "Food for Thought" (with Horacio Lalia, in 2000 AD #26, 1977)
- "The Runts" (with Pat Wright, in 2000 AD #41, 1977)
- "Fly Guy" (with Jose Luis Ferrer, in 2000 AD #49, 1978)
- "Brain Drain" (with Ron Tiner, in 2000 AD #95, 1979)
- "Fish in a Barrel" (with Eric BradburyEric BradburyEric Bradbury was a British comic artist who primarily worked for Amalgamated Press/IPC from the late 1940s to the 1990s....
, in 2000 AD #208, 1981) - "Slashman, Kowalski and Rat" (with Mike White, in 2000 AD #213, 1981)
- "New Cruise Blues" (with Steve Kyte, in 2000 AD #218, 1981)
- "Hen-pecked Henry" (with Jose Casanovas, in 2000 AD #220, 1981)
- "The Red House" (with Jesus RedondoJesus RedondoJesús Redondo Román is a Spanish comic artist who has been published in many countries, including Spain, the UK, the Netherlands, Sweden and the USA....
, in 2000 AD #231, 1981) - "Once Upon an Atom" (with Alan LangfordAlan LangfordAlan Langford is the pen name of Alan Owen , a British radio producer and composer of light music.Born in London, he studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Benjamin Frankel...
, in 2000 AD #235, 1981) - "A Little Problem" (with Johnny Johnstone, in 2000 AD #237, 1981)
- "The Masks of Arazzor" (with Jose Casanovas, in 2000 AD #241, 1981)
- "The Last Supper" (with Frazer IrvingFrazer IrvingFrazer Irving is a British comic book artist known for the 2000 AD series Necronauts. Irving studied art at the University of Portsmouth, England, after which he took various temporary jobs in London...
, in 2000 AD #1205, 2000) - "Dwellers in the Depths" (with Wayne ReynoldsWayne ReynoldsWayne Reynolds is a British artist whose work has appeared in comics and role-playing games.-Early life and education:Wayne Reynolds was born in Leeds, UK...
, in 2000 AD #1206, 2000) - "Home from the War" (with Boo CookBoo CookBoo Cook is a British comic artist, whose work mainly features in the comic 2000 AD.-Career:Cook's art has appeared in the ABC Warriors and Judge Dredd, as Asylum and Dead Men Walking .In 2005, Cook graduated to regular work on the flagship story on 2000 AD, Judge Dredd, mostly to scripts by...
, in 2000 AD #1208, 2000) - "Skeleton Crew" (with Frazer Irving, in 2000 AD #1209, 2000)
- "The World Next Door" (with Andrew Chiu, in 2000 AD #1210, 2000)
- "Escape Ship" (with Dylan Teague, in 2000 AD #1211, 2000)
- "War Games" (with Graham Higgins, in 2000 AD #1265, 2001)
- "Skin Game" (with Boo Cook, in 2000 AD #1268, 2001)
- "Decontamination Procedure" (with Anthony WilliamsAnthony Williams (comics)Anthony Williams is a Welsh comic book artist.-Biography:He broke into comics at Marvel UK, drawing for the series Action Force, The Real Ghostbusters and Transformers, among others...
, in 2000 AD #1269, 2001) - "Property Rights" (with John Charles, in 2000 AD #1272, 2001)
- "Marooned" (with Shaun Bryan, in 2000 AD #1278, 2002)
- "Warped" (with pencils by Ben McCloud and inks by Cliff Robinson, in 2000 AD #1295, 2002)
- "Black Jack's Revenge" (with pencils by Ben McCloud and inks by Cliff Robinson, in 2000 AD #1457, 2005)
- Judge DreddJudge DreddJudge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD is the magazine's longest running . Dredd is an American law enforcement officer in a violent city of the future where uniformed Judges combine the powers of police, judge, jury and executioner...
: "Whitey's Brother" (with Mike McMahonMike McMahon (comics)Michael McMahon is a British comics artist best known for his work on 2000 AD characters such as Judge Dredd, Sláine and ABC Warriors, and the mini-series The Last American....
, in 2000 AD Annual 1978, 1977) - Rick Random: "Riddle of the Astral Assassin" (with Ron TurnerRon Turner (artist)Ron Turner was a British illustrator and comic book artist.- Early life and career :Ron Turner became interested in science fiction at an early age, with numerous works across several media: the novels of H.G...
(1–5) and Carlos EzquerraCarlos EzquerraCarlos Sanchez Ezquerra , who has also worked under the alias L. John Silver, is a Spanish comics artist who works mainly in British comics and currently lives in Andorra...
(6), in 2000 AD #113–118, 1979) - Agent Rat (with Steve YeowellSteve YeowellSteve Yeowell is a British comics artist, well-known for his work on the long-running science fiction and fantasy weekly comic 2000 AD.-Biography:...
, in 2000 AD #273–274, 1982)
- Tales of Telguuth:
- "A Little Knowledge" (with Greg StaplesGreg Staples-Biography:Greg Staples' first job on leaving school was as a trainee draftsman in an architects office in Sheffield.He also spent time working in a comic and film memorabilia shop and also a computer game store, both also in Sheffield, South Yorkshire....
, in 2000 AD #1191, 2000) - "Talking Heads" (with Paul JohnsonPaul Johnson (artist)Paul Johnson is a British comic book artist.-Biography:Paul Johnson orbited the peripheries of the British comic book industry in the early Eighties, self-publishing and appearing in influential but short-lived publications such as Psst! and Escape Magazine...
, in 2000 AD #1192, 2000) - "Music of the Spheres" (with SikuSiku (comics)Siku is the pseudonym of British/Nigerian artist and writer Ajibayo Akinsiku, best known for his work in 2000 AD.-Biography:Siku studied design and printing at the Yaba’s School of Art, and theology at the London School of Theology....
, in 2000 AD #1193, 2000) - "The Eternal Bliss of Zebba Horath" (with Simon DavisSimon Davis (comics)Simon Davis a British comics artist best known for his fully painted art work on Sinister Dexter, Black Siddha and Stone Island...
, in 2000 AD #1194, 2000) - "To Become a God" (with Paul Johnson, in 2000 AD #1195, 2000)
- "The Bride of Ballakruz-Krim" (with Dean OrmstonDean OrmstonDean Ormston is a British born comic book artist. His most notable work has been for the British comic 2000 AD and for DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.-Biography:...
, in 2000 AD #1196, 2000) - "Men of Snakewood" (with Siku, in 2000 AD #1197, 2000)
- "Uhuros the Horrendous" (with Carl CritchlowCarl CritchlowCarl Critchlow is a British fantasy and science fiction comic illustrator. He is perhaps best known for his character Thrud the Barbarian, which originally appeared in White Dwarf magazine, and for his work for the Lobster Random comics....
, in 2000 AD #1198, 2000) - "The Conqueror Wummb" (with Paul Johnson, in 2000 AD #1199, 2000)
- "The Transfiguration of Tesro Karnik" (with Siku, in 2000 AD #1227–1229, 2001)
- "The Oscillations of Taramasellion" (with Siku, in 2000 AD #1235–1236, 2001)
- "The Caverns of Garnek-Spay" (with Carl Critchlow, in 2000 AD #1240–1242, 2001)
- "The Hunting of the Veks" (with Siku, in 2000 AD #1249, 2001)
- "The Vileness of Scromyx" (with Siku, in 2000 AD #1258–1260, 2001)
- "The Infinite Return of Varkor Gan" (with Siku, in 2000 AD # 1263, 2001)
- "The Atrocities of Pagafruuz Jeel" (with Siku, in 2000 AD #1283, 2002)
- "The Colossal Wealth of Karn Foul-Eye" (with Stefano Cardoselli, in 2000 AD #1284, 2002)
- "The Wheels of Fortune" (with Jon HawardJon HawardJon Haward is a comics artist. He has illustrated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Judge Dredd, Sinister Dexter and Biker Mice From Mars, among other strips.-Reference:...
/John StokesJohn Stokes (artist)John Stokes is a British comics artist who has largely worked for IPC and Marvel UK and is best known for his work on Fishboy.-Biography:Stokes got into the comics industry thanks to his brother George Stokes who already worked for IPC...
, in 2000 AD #1285–1286, 2002) - "The Rousing of Rezik" (with Jon Haward, in 2000 AD #1287–1288, 2002)
- "The Black Arts of Skrixlan Nort" (with Jon Haward, in 2000 AD #1329, 2003)
- "Pagrok the Infallible" (with Jon Haward, in 2000 AD #1330–31, 2003)
- "One Cold Winter Night…" (with Jon Haward, in 2000 AD #1332, 20030)
- "The Iniquities of Snedron" (with Jon Haward, in 2000 AD #1333–1334, 2003)
- "Holding the Fort" (with Jon Haward/John Stokes, in 2000 AD #1369, 2003)
- "The Eternal Life of Emperor Ygg" (with Dave Kendall, in 2000 AD #1370, 2003)
- "A Little Knowledge" (with Greg Staples
- Red Fang (in 2000 AD #1200–1211, 2000)
- Killer (with pencils by Staz Johnson and inks by David RoachDavid Roach (comics)David Roach is a British comic book artist and writer based in Wales, United Kingdom. Roach actively illustrates for many companies, including 2000AD, Panini Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Topps, and the gaming company Wizards of the Coast....
, in 2000 AD #1264–1272, 2001)
- Tharg's Terror Tales:
- "Murdermind" (with Roger Mason, in 2000 AD #1311, 2002)
- "Frozen Stiffs" (with Phil WinsladePhil Winslade-Biography:Winslade was born in Surrey in 1965 and spent a lot of time indoors as a child because of a heart murmur. His main source of entertainment were Marvel like Howard the Duck and Deathlok. However, it wasn't until he attended Birmingham Polytechnic, to study art, that the idea of working in...
, in 2000 AD #1374, 2004) - "Ashes to Ashes" (with Andrew CurrieAndrew CurrieAndrew Currie is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.Born in England, Currie grew up in Victoria, British Columbia and studied arts before turning his interests towards film...
, in 2000 AD #1458, 2005)
- Past Imperfect: "Otherworld" (with Cam SmithCam SmithCam Smith is a British comic book artist and inker known to British comic book readers for his work on 2000 AD and in the American comic book market for his collaborations with Gary Frank, inking that would earn him and Eisner Award nomination....
, in 2000 AD #1346–1349, 2003) - Valkyries (with John LucasJohn Lucas (comics)John Lucas is an American comic book inker and penciller, whose style has been compared with that of Russ Heath and Jack Kirby.-Biography:A prolific freelance contributor to both DC and Marvel Comics, Lucas has also produced a great deal of small press work, as well as "Valkyries" for 2000 AD....
, in 2000 AD #1377–1382, 2004)
Marvel UK
Marvel UKMarvel UK
Marvel UK was an imprint of Marvel Comics formed in 1972 to reprint US produced stories for the British weekly comic market, though it later did produce original material by British creators such as Alan Moore, John Wagner, Dave Gibbons, Steve Dillon and Grant Morrison.Panini Comics obtained the...
work includes:
- HulkHulk (comics)The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....
(with Dave GibbonsDave GibbonsDave Gibbons is an English comic book artist, writer and sometime letterer. He is best known for his collaborations with writer Alan Moore, which include the miniseries Watchmen and the Superman story "For the Man Who Has Everything"...
and Paul NearyPaul NearyPaul Neary is a British comic book artist, writer and editor.His first work was for Warren Publishing in the 1970s before working with Dez Skinn at Marvel UK as well as work for 2000 AD...
, in Hulk Comic #1–6, 9–20, 26–27, 1979) - Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. can refer to:*Nick Fury, the character*Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., four Marvel comic book series, featuring the eponymous character, that started in 1968, 1983, 1989 and 2000*Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D...
(with Steve DillonSteve DillonSteve Dillon is a British comic book artist, from Luton, Bedfordshire, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on Hellblazer, Preacher and The Punisher.-Biography:...
, in Hulk Comic #1–19, 1979)
- Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
:- "The Return of the Daleks" (with pencils by Paul NearyPaul NearyPaul Neary is a British comic book artist, writer and editor.His first work was for Warren Publishing in the 1970s before working with Dez Skinn at Marvel UK as well as work for 2000 AD...
and inks by David LloydDavid Lloyd (comic artist)David Lloyd is a British comics artist best known as the illustrator of the story V for Vendetta, written by Alan Moore.-Career:...
, in Doctor Who WeeklyDoctor Who MagazineDoctor Who Magazine is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
#1–4, 1979) - "The Final Quest" (with Paul Neary, in Doctor Who Weekly #8, 1979)
- "K-9's Finest Hour" (with Paul Neary, in Doctor Who Weekly #12, 1980)
- "Warlord of the Ogrons" (with Steve Dillon, in Doctor Who Weekly #13–14, 1980)
- Abslom Daak (96 pages, Marvel Comics, ISBN 1854001132)
- "Abslom Daak—Dalek Killer" (with Steve DillonSteve DillonSteve Dillon is a British comic book artist, from Luton, Bedfordshire, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on Hellblazer, Preacher and The Punisher.-Biography:...
, in Doctor Who Weekly #17–20, 1980) - "Star Tigers" (with David Lloyd, in Doctor Who Weekly #27–30, 1980)
- "Star Tigers, Part Two" (with David Lloyd, in Doctor Who Weekly #44–46, 1980)
- "Abslom Daak—Dalek Killer" (with Steve Dillon
- "The Ship of Fools" (with Steve Dillon, in Doctor Who Weekly #23–24, 1980)
- "Yonder . . . the Yeti" (with David Lloyd, in Doctor Who Weekly #31–34, 1980)
- "The Time Witch" (with Dave Gibbons, in Doctor Who Weekly #35–38, 1980, collected in The Iron Legion, 164 pages, 2004, ISBN 1904159370)
- Dragon's Claw (with Dave Gibbons, 164 pages, 2005, ISBN 1904159818) includes:
- "Dragon’s Claw" (in Doctor Who Weekly/Doctor Who Monthly #39–45, 1980)
- "The Collector" (in Doctor Who Monthly #46, 9180)
- "Dreamers of Death" (in Doctor Who Monthly #47–48, 1980–1981)
- "The Life Bringer" (in Doctor Who Monthly #49–50, 1981)
- "The War of Words" (in Doctor Who Monthly #51, 1981)
- "Spider-God" (in Doctor Who Monthly #52, 1981)
- "The Return of the Daleks" (with pencils by Paul Neary
Warrior
Comics work in Warrior includes:- Laser Eraser & Pressbutton (as Pedro Henry, with Steve DillonSteve DillonSteve Dillon is a British comic book artist, from Luton, Bedfordshire, best known for his work with writer Garth Ennis on Hellblazer, Preacher and The Punisher.-Biography:...
, in Warrior #1–10, 12 & 15–16, 1982–1983) - Father Shandor, Demon Stalker (with John Bolton, David Jackson and John StokesJohn Stokes (artist)John Stokes is a British comics artist who has largely worked for IPC and Marvel UK and is best known for his work on Fishboy.-Biography:Stokes got into the comics industry thanks to his brother George Stokes who already worked for IPC...
, in Warrior #1–10 & 13–16, 25 1982–1983, 1984) - Zirk (in Warrior #3, 1982)
- The Legend of Prester John (in Warrior #12, 1983)
- Zirk (with Brian BollandBrian BollandBrian Bolland is a British comics artist, known for his meticulous, detailed linework and eye-catching compositions. Best known in the UK as one of the definitive Judge Dredd artists for British comics anthology 2000 AD, he spearheaded the 'British Invasion' of the American comics industry, and in...
and Garry LeachGarry Leach-Biography:Garry Leach studied Graphic Design at St. Martin's School of Art. He was first noted for his early work for 2000 AD, which was mainly on one-off stories featuring Dan Dare and M.A.C.H. 1. He then became a fan-favourite for his work on the series The VCs.In 1981 he joined Dez Skinn's...
, in Warrior #13, 1983) - Ektryn (with Cam KennedyCam KennedyCampbell Kennedy is a Scottish comics artist. He is best known for his work on 2000 AD, especially the flagship titles Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper.-Biography:...
, in Warrior #14, 25, 1983, 1984) - Twilight World (with Jim BaikieJim BaikieJim Baikie is a British comics artist, who is best known for his work with Alan Moore on Skizz.-Biography:Baikie began his career illustrating Valentine for Fleetway. Over the next twenty years, he built a solid reputation working for TV comics such as Look-in, including adaptations of The Monkees...
, in Warrior #14–17, 1983–84) - Jaramsheela (in Warrior #17, 1984)
Other
- Laser Eraser & Pressbutton (in Sounds, and later from Eclipse ComicsEclipse ComicsEclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market...
) - Young Tom StrongTom StrongTom Strong is a comic book created by writer Alan Moore and artist Chris Sprouse initially published bi-monthly by America's Best Comics, an imprint of DC Comics' Wildstorm division.-Background:Tom Strong, the title character, is a "science hero"...
(in Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #1–12) - Jonni FutureJonni FutureJonni Future is a fictional comic book heroine, who appeared in the pages of Tom Strong's Terrific Tales, a series published under writer Alan Moore's America's Best Comics line of comic books for Wildstorm Comics...
(in Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #1–12 and Tomorrow StoriesTomorrow StoriesTomorrow Stories was an American comic book series created by Alan Moore for his America's Best Comics line, published by Wildstorm .-Overview:...
Special #2) - Johnny Future (in Tomorrow StoriesTomorrow StoriesTomorrow Stories was an American comic book series created by Alan Moore for his America's Best Comics line, published by Wildstorm .-Overview:...
Special #1) - Little Margie in Misty Magic Land (in Tomorrow StoriesTomorrow StoriesTomorrow Stories was an American comic book series created by Alan Moore for his America's Best Comics line, published by Wildstorm .-Overview:...
Special #2) - ABC A-Z: GreyshirtGreyshirtGreyshirt is a comic book character in Alan Moore's Tomorrow Stories, published by Wildstorm , under the America's Best Comics imprint. The character was co-created by Moore and Rick Veitch. The character is a pastiche of Will Eisner's The Spirit...
& CobwebCobweb (comics)The Cobweb is a comic book heroine co-created by famed writer Alan Moore and veteran underground artist Melinda Gebbie. Cobweb's only apparent powers were allure and the ability to make an entrance... - ABC A-Z: Top 10 & Teams
- HerculesHercules (Radical Comics)Hercules is a Radical Comics character who has appeared in two limited series The Thracian Wars and The Knives of Kush, both written by Steve Moore with Cris Bolsin on art. The Jim Steranko "Hercules" from the cover of the first issue is also featured in solid bronze as the first in the Radical...
: Volume 1: The Thracian War (with Admira Wijaya, 5-issue limited series, Radical ComicsRadical ComicsRadical Comics is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher and developer of related media with offices in Los Angeles and London.- History :...
, 2008, tpb, December 2008, 144 pages, ISBN 0980233518)
Books
- V for Vendetta (based on the screenplay by the Wachowski Brothers, for the filmV for Vendetta (film)V for Vendetta is a 2005 dystopian thriller film directed by James McTeigue and produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers, who also wrote the screenplay. It is an adaptation of the V for Vendetta comic book by Alan Moore and David Lloyd...
, Pocket Star, 31 January 2006, ISBN 1416516999)
Fortean Times
Work done at the Fortean TimesFortean Times
Fortean Times is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena popularised by Charles Fort. Previously published by John Brown Publishing and then I Feel Good Publishing , it is now published by Dennis Publishing Ltd. As of December 2010, its circulation was approximately 18,000...
includes editing and writing the following.
Fortean Tomes
- Yesterday's News Tomorrow: Fortean Times Issues 1–15 (Indexer) (John Brown PublishingJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 1992 2nd ed. 1995) ISBN 1-870870-26-3 - Diary of a Mad Planet: Fortean Times Issues 16–25 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 2nd ed. 1995) ISBN 1-870021-25-8 - Seeing Out the Seventies: Fortean Times Issues 26–30 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 1990) ISBN 1-870021-20-7 - Gateways to Mystery: Fortean Times Issues 31–36 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 1993) ISBN 1-870870-37-9 - Heaven's Reprimands: Fortean Times Issues 37–41 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 1994) ISBN 1-870870-52-2 - If Pigs Could Fly: Fortean Times Issues 42–46 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 1994) ISBN 1-870870-47-6 - Fishy Yarns: Fortean Times Issues 47–51 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 1994) ISBN 1-870870-48-4 - Bonfire of the Oddities: Fortean Times Issues 52–56 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 1995) ISBN 1-870870-61-1 - Strange Attractors: Fortean Times Issues 57–62 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 1996) ISBN 1-870870-73-5 - Plumber from Lhasa: Fortean Times Issues 63–67 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 1996) ISBN 1-870870-79-4 - Memories of Hell: Fortean Times Issues 68–72 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 1997) ISBN 1-870870-90-5 - Mouthful of Mysteries: Fortean Times Issues 73–77 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 1998) ISBN 1-870870-66-2 - Snakes Alive!: Fortean Times Issues 93–97 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, 1998) ISBN 1-902212-04-5
Fortean Studies
- Fortean Studies: Volume 1 (as editor, John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1994, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-55-7)
- Fortean Studies: Volume 2 (as editor, John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1995, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-70-0)
- Fortean Studies: Volume 3 (as editor, John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1996, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-82-4)
- Fortean Studies: Volume 4 (as editor, John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1998, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-96-4)
- Fortean Studies: Volume 5 (as editor, John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1998, paperback, ISBN 1-902212-14-2)
- Fortean Studies: Volume 6 (as editor, John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1998, paperback, ISBN 1-902212-20-7)
Other
- "Fortean Times" Index (John Brown Publishing LtdJohn Brown PublishingJohn Brown, previously called John Brown Publishing, is one of the world’s largest customer communication agencies. While originally formed as a magazine company it now offers a broad range of services under a single umbrella - these include divisions for catalogues, digital, customer magazines,...
, Oct 1997) ISBN 1-870870-68-9 - "Fortean Times" Book of Strange Deaths (as compiler, John Brown Publishing Ltd Oct 1997) ISBN 1-870870-50-6
- "Fortean Times" Book of Close Shaves (as compiler, John Brown Publishing Ltd Oct 1999) ISBN 1-902212-18-5