John Mark Reppion (born 1978) is an English comics writer. He is married to
Leah Moore
Leah Moore (born 4 February 1978) is a British comic book writer and columnist. The daughter of comics writer Alan Moore, she frequently collaborates with her husband, writer John Reppion, as Moore & Reppion.
Biography
Moore was born to comic ...
, the daughter of
Alan Moore
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, and he has worked with both on the comic ''
Albion
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''.
John Reppion and Leah Moore have co-writing credits on '' Wild Girl'', a 6-part comic for
Wildstorm
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with art by
Shawn McManus
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Comics
Born in Brookline, Massachuset ...
and
J.H. Williams III
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. Since 2003 the majority of his comics work has been co-written with Leah, as Moore & Reppion. Together they have scripted comics and graphic novels for the likes of ''2000 AD'',
Channel 4
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Education,
Dark Horse
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Th ...
,
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
,
Dynamite Entertainment
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Self Made Hero
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.
Moore & Reppion were consulting writers for some of the mysteries featured in
Frogwares
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The History Press
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published ''800 Years of Haunted Liverpool'' – John's weird history/paranormal guidebook to the city.
He has written articles for the likes of ''
Fortean Times
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Crime + Investigation
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UK website, Darklore, and
Kerrang! magazine
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, and is a contributing editor for Th Daily Grail online.
His fiction has been published in anthologies from Combustion Books, Ghostwoods Books,
PS Publishing
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PS Publishing was founded in 1999 by Peter Crowther.Swan River Press, and Vagrants Among Ruins.
Leah Moore
Leah Moore (born 4 February 1978) is a British comic book writer and columnist. The daughter of comics writer Alan Moore, she frequently collaborates with her husband, writer John Reppion, as Moore & Reppion.
Biography
Moore was born to comic ...
, and art by
Shawn McManus
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Comics
Born in Brookline, Massachuset ...
and
J.H. Williams III
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,
Wildstorm
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, 2006)
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Albion
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'' (plotted by
Alan Moore
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, with co-author Leah Moore, and art by
Shane Oakley
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Oakley began his career contributing to the alternative comics review ''Deadline Magazine'' in the 1980s, where he created '' Fatal Charm'' with ...
, Wildstorm, 2006, tpb, Wildstorm, 176 pages, December 2006, ,
Titan Books
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, 144 pages, January 2007, )
*Accent Anthologies (with co-author Leah Moore):
** "Lusca" (with David Hitchcock, in ''Monsters'', 2006)
** "An Molethy a an Ny-marrow (The Curse of the Un-dead)" (with David Hitchcock, in ''Zombies'', 2007)
** "The Cabinet of Doctor Diablo" (with Andy Bloor, in ''Robots'', 2008)
** "Mrs. Henry" (with David Hitchcock, ''Western'', 2009, forthcoming)
*''Witchblade'': "Shades of Gray" (with co-author Leah Moore, and art by Stephen Segovia,
Top Cow
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Dynamite Entertainment
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, 2007)
*'' Raise the Dead'' (with co-author Leah Moore, and pencil by Hugo Petrus and inks by
Marc Rueda Marc or MARC may refer to:
People
* Marc (given name), people with the first name
* Marc (surname), people with the family name
Acronyms
* MARC standards, a data format used for library cataloging,
* MARC Train, a regional commuter rail system o ...
Savage Tales
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'': "Battle for Atlantis" (with co-author Leah Moore, and art by
Pablo Marcos
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Gene Simmons House of Horrors
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'': "Into The Woods" (with co-author Leah Moore, and art by Jeff Zornow,
IDW Publishing
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Self Made Hero
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, October 2007, )
* "Deadeye" (with co-author Leah Moore and art by
Matt Timson
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Timson has done a lot of work (especially covers) for British small press comics including ''Solar Wind'', ''The End Is Nigh'' and ''FutureQuake'', as well as worki ...
Image Comics
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, 2007/2008)
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Darkness
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vs. Eva'' (with co-author Leah Moore and art by Edgar Salazar)
*''
Doctor Who
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'': "The Whispering Gallery" (with co-author Leah Moore and art by
Ben Templesmith
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IDW Publishing
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)
*''The Complete
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'' (with co-author Leah Moore and art by
Colton Worley
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* Colton, South Australia, a locality in the District Council of Elliston
* Electoral district of Colton, South Australia
England
* Colton, Cumbria
* Colton, Leeds (a village to the east of the city.)
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, 5-issue limited series, Dynamite Entertainment 2009)
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The Trial of Sherlock Holmes
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'' (with co-author Leah Moore, Dynamite Entertainment 2009)
* ''The Thrill Electric'' with co-author Leah Moore and art by WindFlower Studio, October 2011, forthcoming
*''
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– The Liverpool Demon'' (with co-author Leah Moore), Dynamite Entertainment, forthcoming
Fortean Times
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'' No. 187, September 2004)The Childe of Hale from ''
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* ''800 Years of Haunted Liverpool'' (with illustrations b Mo Ali
Declan Shalvey
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and others,
The History Press
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Forbidden Planet
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