comic book author
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Moore first achieved notoriety as the writer and co-creator of '' Hawaiian Dick'', first published in
2002
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by
Image Comics
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. Since then, he has co-created '' Battle Hymn'', with
Jeremy Haun
Jeremy Haun is a freelance comic book artist. Beginning in 2002, Haun worked for Image Comics, IDW Publishing, Oni Press, Devil's Due Publishing, Top Cow, and Marvel Comics. Since 2008, he has worked for DC Comics
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The Leading Man
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Archie Comics
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A new ''Hawaiian Dick'' series debuted in November of
2007
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, with art by
Scott Chantler
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Early life
Chantler was born in Deep River, Ontario, Canada. He attended the University of Waterloo in ...
, and covers by ''Hawaiian Dick'' co-creator Steven Griffin. The book was sub-titled "Screaming Black Thunder," and ran for five issues. Also in 2007, Moore scripted a three-issue ''
JSA Classified
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'' story arc, featuring art by Ramon Perez, and published '' '76'', with art by Ed Tadem, and also featuring the work of writer Seth Peck and artist Tigh Walker. Moore also contributed a story to ''
Marvel Comics Presents
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'', featuring the Marvel character
Stingray
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Superman Confidential
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'' arc the same year featured art by Phil Hester and Ande Parks.
In 2008, Warner Brothers optioned the unpublished graphic novel, ''Billy Smoke'', from Oni Press, for development as a feature film. Moore co-created the property with artist Eric Kim. Matthew Fox was attached to star in the film, but the film has yet to enter production. Billy Smoke remains unpublished as of 2022.
Moore's debut for WildStorm Productions was '' Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow'', a 2008 six-issue mini-series that was collected into a
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in early 2009.
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provided the art.
In 2010 WildStorm announced the forthcoming '' The Further Adventures of the Whistling Skull'', an upcoming creator-owned title with artist Tony Harris, originally set to debut in 2011. In September 2012, DC Comics announced the book would be appearing under the title '' JSA The Liberty Files: The Whistling Skull'', and the book was ultimately released with a cover date of February, 2013.
In late 2015, it was announced that ''Hawaiian Dick'' had been optioned by NBC for development as a network television series, with Johnny Knoxville (who had previously been'' attached to a film adaptation of ''Hawaiian Dick optioned by New Line Cinema in 2004) on board as a producer.
The fourth ''Hawaiian Dick'' series, ''Aloha, Hawaiian Dick'', was published by
Image Comics
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in 2016.
A new four-issue series called ''Savage'', co-created by Moore and artist Lewis LaRosa, published by Valiant Comics, debuted in November, 2016. Moore had previously written a single issue of Bloodshot for Valiant Comics in 2014.
On November 18, 2015, Moore launched a
Kickstarter
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for Great Big Hawaiian Dick, a 100-page hardcover graphic novel "featuring brand new, unpublished stories from the Image Comics cult classic, by some of the best and most diverse talent in comics!" with an initial goal of $10,000.00. The campaign was halfway to its funding goal in the initial 24 hours. The campaign ultimately raised $20,794.00, 207.94% of its goal. In the "risks" section, Moore claimed that "with the book largely completed, the risk of excessive delays is minimal. There is always the chance that printing delays will get in the way of the intended delivery date, but we're committed to having the book in people's hands as a companion to ALOHA, HAWAIIAN DICK." The initial delivery date was April 2016.
In a message to backers in November 2016, Moore claimed the digital files for the book were lost in a computer crash. In a follow up in September 2017, Moore stated, "I'm pretty sure we have a hard deadline for the book now. I'm negotiating something that should make this project a little more than what was promised, and still something unique to Kickstarter backers, which is only fair." Moore provided backers with 6 updates in 2018, with regular updates through December 2018. His made an update on February 3, 2019 and was silent until October 17, 2022 when he promised forthcoming updates. As of October 28 2022, the book has not been produced.
Moore attended Andover High School in Andover, Kansas, and currently lives in Shawnee, Kansas.
Moore is the son of
John E. Moore
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1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...
2002
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Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
, 2004)
* '' Battle Hymn: Farewell to the First Golden Age'' (with
Jeremy Haun
Jeremy Haun is a freelance comic book artist. Beginning in 2002, Haun worked for Image Comics, IDW Publishing, Oni Press, Devil's Due Publishing, Top Cow, and Marvel Comics. Since 2008, he has worked for DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing bus ...
, Image Comics, 2004)
* ''
The Leading Man
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'' (with
Jeremy Haun
Jeremy Haun is a freelance comic book artist. Beginning in 2002, Haun worked for Image Comics, IDW Publishing, Oni Press, Devil's Due Publishing, Top Cow, and Marvel Comics. Since 2008, he has worked for DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing bus ...
Scott Chantler
Scott Chantler (born February 9, 1972) is a Canadian cartoonist and illustrator known for his historical and children's fantasy graphic novels.
Early life
Chantler was born in Deep River, Ontario, Canada. He attended the University of Waterloo in ...
Image Comics
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...
, 2007–2009)
* ''
Superman Confidential
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''Superman Confidential'' featured Superman stories set in the early years of the char ...
JSA Classified
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'' #35-37 (with Ramon Perez, DC Comics)
* '' Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow'' (with
Carlo Barberi Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to:
*Carlo (name)
*Monte Carlo
*Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
*A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Char ...