Lee Moyer is an

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, and

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er. Notable works include posters for musicians

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and

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, as well as

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paintings for the covers of their

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collections, and the cover for the documentary '' Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown''.

Biography

Early life and career

Moyer's early work was in

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. He worked for ten years as a Docent and Naturalist Illustrator at the

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. In 1989, he changed his focus to digital art, becoming an early adopter of Photoshop and selling his ''

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'' collection to buy his first Apple computer. He spent the early years of his career on the East Coast as Executive Producer at Digital Addiction and later an Art Director at Electronic Arts. Moyer first worked with artist

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while working on a music video for the

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. In 2009, Kaluta and author

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hired Moyer as colorist on their comic book series Starstruck. IDW released a remastered edition of the work that featured expanded art by Kaluta, and Moyer's new color art and designs. Moyer also colored the cover of the original cast recording ''Starstruck'' audio play CD from The AudioComics Company.

Gaming industry

Moyer produced ''

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'' interior art from 2004-2013, including: ''

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'', '' Stormwrack'', ''

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'', ''

Dungeon Master's Guide The ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' (''DMG'' or ''DM's Guide''; in some printings, the ''Dungeon Masters Guide'' or ''Dungeon Master Guide'') is a book of rules for the fantasy role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The ''Dungeon Master's Guide'' co ...

'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He worked with game designer Keith Baker on the board game "The Doom That Came To Atlantic City". The project was mired in production problems that resulted in a Federal Trade Commission investigation that became the first federal crowdfunding prosecution. The game was published by

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in July 2013. Moyer was the lead illustrator for " 13th Age" and its expansion "13 True Ways".

Notable works

Moyer painted ''The 2012 Literary Pin-Up Calendar'' for the charity Worldbuilders, which donates proceeds to

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. It featured illustrations of classic authors. Another calendar was published in 2013 featuring modern fantasy authors. Moyer said that he enjoyed creating the works while "...riffing on the style of pin-up great

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." In 2019, at the KEEP Contemporary Art Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, he helped create portraits of authors

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, and

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Bibliography

Book covers

. ''Imaginary Numbers''.

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, 2020. ''Tricks for Free''. DAW, 2018. *

Joe Haldeman Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his novel ''The Forever War'' (1974). That novel and other works, including ''The Hemingway Hoax'' (1991) and '' Forever Peace'' (1997), have wo ...

. ''The Best of Joe Haldeman''.

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, 2013. *

Caitlín R. Kiernan Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan (born 26 May 1964) is an Irish-born American published paleontologist and author of science fiction and dark fantasy works, including 10 novels, series of comic books, and more than 250 published short stories, novella ...

. ''Confessions of a Five-Chambered Heart''. Subterranean Press, 2012. ''Two Worlds and In Between: The Best of Caitlín R. Kiernan'' (Volume One). Subterranean Press, 2011. *

Tad Williams Robert Paul "Tad" Williams (born March 14, 1957) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer. He is the author of the multivolume ''Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn'' series, ''Otherland'' series, and ''Shadowmarch'' series as well as the standal ...

. ''A Stark and Wormy Knight''. Subterranean Press, 2012. *

Mark Hodder Mark Hodder is an English author, since 2008 living in Spain. His six-part series of 'Burton & Swinburne' steampunk novels opened with ''The Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack'', which went on to win the 2010 Philip K. Dick Award. The following tw ...

. ''A Red Sun Also Rises''. Pyr, 2012. * Michael Bishop. ''The Door Gunner and Other Perilous Flights of Fancy''. Subterranean Press, 2011. *

Kim Newman Kim James Newman (born 31 July 1959) is an English journalist, film critic and fiction writer. Recurring interests visible in his work include film history and horror fiction—both of which he attributes to seeing Tod Browning's ''Dracula (1931 ...

. ''Mysteries of the Diogenes Club''. MoneyBrain Books, 2010. ''Secret Files of the Diogenes Club''. MonkeyBrain Books, 2007 * Jake McDevitt. ''Cryptic: The Best Short Fiction of Jack McDevitt''. Subterranean Press, 2009. *

Philip José Farmer Philip José Farmer (January 26, 1918 – February 25, 2009) was an American author known for his science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. Obituary. Farmer is best known for his sequences of novels, especially the ''World of Tiers ...

. ''Two Hawks From Earth''. MonkeyBrain Books, 2009. *

Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick (born 18 November 1950) is an American fantasy and science fiction author who began publishing in the early 1980s. Writing career Swanwick's fiction writing began with short stories, starting in 1980 when he published "Ginungagap ...

. ''The Postutopian Adventures of Darger & Surplus'' Subterranean Press, 2020. ''The Best of Michael Swanwick''. Subterranean Press, 2008. ''A Geography of Unknown Lands''. Tigereye Press, 1997. *

Edgar Pangborn Edgar Pangborn (February 25, 1909 – February 1, 1976) was an American writer of mystery, historical, and science fiction. Biography Edgar Pangborn was born in New York City on February 25, 1909, to Harry Levi Pangborn, an attorney and diction ...

. ''Davy''. Old Earth Books, 2004. * Iain M. Banks. ''The Algebraist''. Night Shade Books, 2004.

Comics

* ''Starstruck: Remastered'' (IDW): color and design * ''Starstruck: The Expanding Universe'' (Dark Horse): preface * ''Galactic Girl Guides'' (IDW): color * ''Starstruck Deluxe Edition'', 2011 (IDW): color and design * ''

Aquaman Aquaman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger, the character debuted in ''More Fun Comics'' #73 (November 1941). The character is a pastiche of Namor. Initially ...

'' #51 (DC) cover color * ''Zauriel'' #1 (DC) cover color * ''Eberron: Eye of the Wolf'' (Devil's Due) cover color * ''

Honey West Honey West is a fictional character created by the husband and wife writing team Gloria and Forest Fickling under the pseudonym "G.G. Fickling", and appearing in eleven mystery novels by the duo. The character is notable as being one of the firs ...

'' #3, 4, and 5. (Moonstone) cover * ''

Buckaroo Banzai ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'', often shortened to ''Buckaroo Banzai'', is a 1984 American science fiction film produced and directed by W. D. Richter and written by Earl Mac Rauch. It stars Peter Weller in the ...

: Return Of The Screw'' and ''Buckaroo Banzai: Origins'' cover * ''Axe Cop: President of the World'' #1 (Dark Horse) cover color

References

External links

Lee Moyer Official website

Deviant Art: ''Starstruck'', Kaluta and Moyer
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13th Age – My D & D Next: An interview with Rob Heinsoo, Jonathan Tweet and Lee Moyer
Obskures, December 17, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
Work Inspiration with Lee Moyer
- Interview on Workspiration.org

- Interview with Albany Theater {{DEFAULTSORT:Moyer, Lee American comics artists American graphic designers American illustrators American speculative fiction artists Comics colorists Fantasy artists Hugo Award-winning artists Living people Role-playing game artists Science fiction artists Web designers Year of birth missing (living people)