Tony Moore is an American
comic-book artist whose work consists mainly of genre pieces, most notably in horror and science fiction, with titles such as ''
Fear Agent
''Fear Agent'' is an American science fiction comic book series written by Rick Remender with art by Tony Moore and Jerome Opena, who alternated on story arcs. The series was published by Dark Horse Comics from 2007 to 2018 and by Image Comics f ...
'', ''
The Exterminators'', and the first six issues of ''
The Walking Dead''. He also co-created the
Invincible Universe character
Brit.
Career
Moore's first comic-book work was the 2000
superhero
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parody ''
Battle Pope
''Battle Pope'' is an independent superhero comedy comic book series created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, which was published by their own small press company under the moniker of Funk-O-Tron originally in 2000. The series was reprinte ...
'', which he co-created with his childhood friend, writer
Robert Kirkman
Robert Kirkman (; born November 30, 1978)Löchel, Ingo"The Walking Dead: Die Comic-Serie – Robert Kirkman" Zauberspiegel. Retrieved February 17, 2013. is an American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer. He is best known ...
. Self-published under the Funk-O-Tron label, it was adapted into a season of eight animated webisodes that appeared on
Spike TV's website in 2008. While working on Battle Pope, Kirkman and Moore were asked to produce work for the
Mattel
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-licensed
Masters of the Universe
''Masters of the Universe'' (sometimes referred to as the ''He-Man'' or '' She-Ra'' series) is a sword and planet-themed media franchise created by Mattel. The main premise revolves around the conflict between He-Man (the alter ego of Prince A ...
property. Shortly afterward, they launched ''
Brit ''and ''
The Walking Dead'' at
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-o ...
. Although Moore ceased regular interior art on ''The Walking Dead'' with #6, he continued to contribute to the title as cover artist through issue #24, and illustrated the covers for the series' first four collected volumes. Moore was nominated for two
Eisner Award
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s for his work on ''The Walking Dead'', (2004: "Best New Series", and 2005: Best Cover Artist.) Because of the popularity of the series, which increased considerably when it was adapted into a
television series of the same name, Moore's original artwork for the series' early issues has gone up in value. On the March 28, 2013, episode of the
VH1 reality television series ''For What It's Worth'', Moore's original artwork for Page 7 of issue #1 was professionally appraised to be worth $20,000.
Moore has since co-created ''
The Exterminators ''with
Simon Oliver
Simon Oliver is a British-American comic book writer, best known for his creator-owned series '' The Exterminators'' and '' FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics'', published under DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.
Career
Simon Oliver was born in the United ...
at DC/Vertigo,
and ''
Fear Agent
''Fear Agent'' is an American science fiction comic book series written by Rick Remender with art by Tony Moore and Jerome Opena, who alternated on story arcs. The series was published by Dark Horse Comics from 2007 to 2018 and by Image Comics f ...
''with
Rick Remender at Dark Horse Comics, and has contributed covers to numerous titles, including
Claudio Sanchez
Claudio Paul Sanchez III (born March 12, 1978)Sanchez, Claudio: "The Amory Wars Sketchbook", page 30. Evil Ink, 2007. is an American writer and musician of Puerto Rican and Italian descentKitchen Chronicles: The Menna Family (New York, 2003, p.3 ...
's ''
The Amory Wars
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''and
Rob Zombie
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's ''Spookshow International''. He has also contributed to
Marvel Comics
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' titles ''
Ghost Rider
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The first s ...
'' (with
Jason Aaron
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), and ''
Punisher
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'' (with Rick Remender). He also was the artist for the ''Venom'' series from 2010 to 2012, also written by Remender.
On February 9, 2012, Moore filed a lawsuit alleging that in 2005, Kirkman deceitfully engineered him into surrendering his rights to ''The Walking Dead'' comic book and eventual TV series in exchange for payments that never materialized. Kirkman said in a statement the following day that he and Moore "each had legal representation seven years ago and now he is violating the same contract he initiated and approved and he wants to misrepresent the fees he was paid and continues to be paid for the work he was hired to do."
Kirkman in turn sued Moore.
On September 24, 2012, the two released a joint statement saying they had reached a settlement "to everyone's mutual satisfaction."
In 2018, Moore began collaborating with country musician and fellow Kentuckian
Tyler Childers
Timothy Tyler Childers (born June 21, 1991) is an American singer and songwriter. His music is a mix of neotraditional country, bluegrass, and folk. He released his breakthrough album ''Purgatory'' in August 2017. Childers has released five stu ...
, doing the cover art for Childers' album, ''
Country Squire''. Moore illustrated a small promotional
Chick tract parody comic, written by Childers, which was released with the album. Moore also produced several screen printed concert posters for Childers. In 2019, Moore designed the animated band featured in the
music video
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for the
Grammy-nominated song, ''All Your'n'', directed by Matt Stawski, though the final renderings were painted by longtime Stawski collaborator, artist Serge Gay, Jr. In 2020, Moore wrote, designed, storyboarded, and directed the animated music video for the album's title track, ''Country Squire''.
Bibliography
Interior comic work includes:
*''
Battle Pope
''Battle Pope'' is an independent superhero comedy comic book series created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, which was published by their own small press company under the moniker of Funk-O-Tron originally in 2000. The series was reprinte ...
'' #1-5, 8, 10-13 (with
Robert Kirkman
Robert Kirkman (; born November 30, 1978)Löchel, Ingo"The Walking Dead: Die Comic-Serie – Robert Kirkman" Zauberspiegel. Retrieved February 17, 2013. is an American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer. He is best known ...
,
Funk-O-Tron, 2000–2002)
*''
Kieron Dwyer's LCD'' #3: "Lockdown Laffs" (script and art,
anthology
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In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically cate ...
,
FogelComix, 2002)
*''
9-11
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Volume 1'': "Untitled" (with Robert Kirkman, anthology
graphic novel
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,
Dark Horse
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Origin
Th ...
, 2002)
*''
Masters of the Universe
''Masters of the Universe'' (sometimes referred to as the ''He-Man'' or '' She-Ra'' series) is a sword and planet-themed media franchise created by Mattel. The main premise revolves around the conflict between He-Man (the alter ego of Prince A ...
: Icons of Evil'' — ''
Beast Man
Beast Man is a supervillain in the toy line and cartoon series Masters of the Universe; the savage right-hand man of Skeletor, he can control many wild creatures and has brute strength.
Character history The 1980s
The original design sketch of B ...
'' (with Robert Kirkman,
one-shot
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Film and television
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* ''One Shot'' (2005 film), a Sri Lankan action film directed by Ranjan Ramanayake
* ''One Shot'' (2 ...
,
MVCreations
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, 2003)
*''
Brit'' and ''
Brit: Cold Death'' (with Robert Kirkman, one-shots,
Image
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, 2003)
*''
The Walking Dead'' #1-6 (with Robert Kirkman, Image, 2003–2004)
*''
Fear Agent
''Fear Agent'' is an American science fiction comic book series written by Rick Remender with art by Tony Moore and Jerome Opena, who alternated on story arcs. The series was published by Dark Horse Comics from 2007 to 2018 and by Image Comics f ...
'' (with
Rick Remender):
** "Re-Ignition" (with
Jerome Opeña, in #1-4, Image, 2005–2006)
** ''Fear Agent: The Last Goodbye'' #1-4 (
Dark Horse
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Origin
Th ...
, 2007)
** "I Against I" (in #22-27, Dark Horse, 2008–2009)
** "Out of Step" (with
Mike Hawthorne
Mike Hawthorne is an American comic book artist known for his work on books such as ''Deadpool'', '' G.I. JOE: Origins'', ''Queen & Country'', '' Conan: Road of Kings'', and his own creator-owned book, ''Hysteria''.
Career
Hawthorne is the cre ...
, in #28-32, Dark Horse, 2010–2011)
*''
Western Tales of Terror'' #5: "Know When to Hold 'em" (with
Matty Field, anthology,
Hoarse and Buggy, 2005)
*''
24Seven Volume 1'': "Fear and Loathing in NYC" (with
Jonathan L. Davis, anthology graphic novel, Image, 2006)
*''
The Exterminators'' #1-7, 9-10, 13-14, 24-25, 28-30 (with
Simon Oliver
Simon Oliver is a British-American comic book writer, best known for his creator-owned series '' The Exterminators'' and '' FBP: Federal Bureau of Physics'', published under DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.
Career
Simon Oliver was born in the United ...
,
Vertigo
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, 2006–2008)
*''
XXXombies
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'' #1-4 (co-written with Rick Remender, art by
Kieron Dwyer, Image, 2007–2008)
*''
The Goon: Noir'' #3: "The Honey Pot" (with
Brian Posehn
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, anthology, Dark Horse, 2007)
*''
Ghost Rider
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The first s ...
'' vol. 4 #33-35: "Trials and Tribulations" (with
Jason Aaron
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,
Marvel, 2009)
*''
The Punisher'' vol. 8 #11-14, 16, 19-20 (with Rick Remender, Mike Hawthorne (#13) and
Dan Brereton Daniel Alan Brereton (born November 22 San Francisco Bay Area) is an American writer and illustrator who has produced notable work in the comic book field.
Biography Early life
Dan Brereton attended the California College of the Arts and the Acade ...
(#14), Marvel, 2010)
*''
Venom
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'' vol. 2 #1-2, 4-5, 13-14 (with Rick Remender and
Tom Fowler (#5), Marvel, 2011–2012)
*''
Deadpool
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'' vol. 3 #1-6: "Dead Presidents" (with Brian Posehn and
Gerry Duggan, Marvel, 2012–2013)
*''
Thor
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'' vol. 5 #7: "Young Thor's Lament" (with Jason Aaron, Marvel, 2018)
Covers only
References
External links
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A Brief Amory Wars Chat With Tony Moore August 2, 2007,
Newsarama
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History
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Living people
The Walking Dead (franchise)
American comics artists
1978 births
Place of birth missing (living people)