Steve Moore (born 11 June 1949) is a prolific British comics writer. He is credited with showing Alan Moore (no relation), then a struggling cartoonist, how to write comic scripts. Moore (Steve)'s career has subsequently been quite closely linked with his more famous namesake - 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. [edit] Biography Closely linked to Alan Moore (no relation), who has known Steve "since he [Alan] was fourteen" referring to him as "a friend... fellow comic writer [and] a fellow occultist"[1], 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 publications' 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".[2] [edit] 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 AD 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". Recent 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) in 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 at 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 star-studded anthology A1 (including a strip with fellow-Fortean Hunt Emerson on "Fortean Times" in #2), alongside comics luminaries. [edit] 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, based on the comics of the same name, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. He is currently co-writing The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic with Alan Moore, due to be published by Top Shelf sometime in 2010.[3] He has been involved with, and written for, the UK-based 'Journal of the Unexplained', Fortean Times since its earliest days. He scripted Marvel Comics' 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 Steve Moore entitled "Unearthing," which is included in the Iain Sinclair-edited anthology London: City of Disappearances.[4] 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.[5] Recent work includes Hercules: The Thracian Wars at Radical Comics which Peter Berg has optioned in conjunction with Universal Studios and Spyglass Entertainment.[6] He is following that with Hercules: The Knives of Kush, a 5-issue limited series set in Egypt.[7] Moore has said this is his final comics work for now, although he is still writing in other areas: | “ | for the last couple of years I had to care for a disabled relative, which meant that I had little time for any other work than Hercules. As he’s recently passed away, I now find myself in a position where I can retire from writing mainstream comics, so once I’ve seen Knives of Kush through the press, I’ll be gone. ... as far as comics are concerned, I’m hanging up my hat and turning to non-fiction. A couple of short pieces for Fortean Times, hopefully dusting off my research for a book on Selene, maybe some more stuff on the Yijing.[8] | ” | [edit] Bibliography [edit] Comics Comics work includes: [edit] 2000 AD Work for 2000 AD include: - Tharg's Future Shocks:
- "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 Bradbury, 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 Redondo, in 2000 AD #231, 1981)
- "Once Upon an Atom" (with Alan Langford, 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 Irving, in 2000 AD #1205, 2000)
- "Dwellers in the Depths" (with Wayne Reynolds, in 2000 AD #1206, 2000)
- "Home from the War" (with Boo Cook, 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 Williams, 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)
- Tales of Telguuth:
- "A Little Knowledge" (with Greg Staples, in 2000 AD #1191, 2000)
- "Talking Heads" (with Paul Johnson, in 2000 AD #1192, 2000)
- "Music of the Spheres" (with Siku, in 2000 AD #1193, 2000)
- "The Eternal Bliss of Zebba Horath" (with Simon Davis, in 2000 AD #1194, 2000)
- "To Become a God" (with Paul Johnson, in 2000 AD #1195, 2000)
- "The Bride of Ballakruz-Krim" (with Dean Ormston, in 2000 AD #1196, 2000)
- "Men of Snakewood" (with Siku, in 2000 AD #1197, 2000)
- "Uhuros the Horrendous" (with Carl Critchlow, 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 Haward/John Stokes, 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)
[edit] Marvel UK Marvel UK work includes: - Doctor Who:
- "The Return of the Daleks" (with pencils by Paul Neary and inks by David Lloyd, in Doctor Who Weekly #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 Dillon, 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)
- "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 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)
[edit] Warrior Comics work in Warrior includes: - Laser Eraser & Pressbutton (as Pedro Henry, with Steve Dillon, in Warrior #1-10, 12 & 15-16, 1982-1983)
- Father Shandor, Demon Stalker (with John Bolton, David Jackson and John Stokes, 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 Bolland and Garry Leach, in Warrior #13, 1983)
- Ektryn (with Cam Kennedy, in Warrior #14, 25, 1983, 1984)
- Twilight World (with Jim Baikie, in Warrior #14-17, 1983-84)
- Jaramsheela (in Warrior #17, 1984)
[edit] Fortean Times Work done at the Fortean Times includes editing and writing the following. [edit] Fortean Tomes - Yesterday's News Tomorrow: Fortean Times Issues 1-15 (Indexer) (John Brown Publishing, 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 Ltd, 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 Ltd, 1990) ISBN 1-870021-20-7
- Gateways to Mystery: Fortean Times Issues 31-36 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1993) ISBN 1-870870-37-9
- Heaven's Reprimands: Fortean Times Issues 37-41 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1994) ISBN 1-870870-52-2
- If Pigs Could Fly: Fortean Times Issues 42-46 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1994) ISBN 1-870870-47-6
- Fishy Yarns: Fortean Times Issues 47-51 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1994) ISBN 1-870870-48-4
- Bonfire of the Oddities: Fortean Times Issues 52-56 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1995) ISBN 1-870870-61-1
- Strange Attractors: Fortean Times Issues 57-62 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1996) ISBN 1-870870-73-5
- Plumber from Lhasa: Fortean Times Issues 63-67 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1996) ISBN 1-870870-79-4
- Memories of Hell: Fortean Times Issues 68-72 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1997) ISBN 1-870870-90-5
- Mouthful of Mysteries: Fortean Times Issues 73-77 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1998) ISBN 1-870870-66-2
- Snakes Alive!: Fortean Times Issues 93-97 (Indexer, co-editor original magazines) (John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1998) ISBN 1-902212-04-5
[edit] 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)
- ^ Alan Moore interviewed by Barry Kavanagh for Blather magazine, October 17, 2000. Accessed March 5, 2008
- ^ The Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained team. Accessed March 5, 2008
- ^ Catalog > Top Shelf Productions
- ^ 2006 interview with Alan Moore
- ^ Johnston, Rich (February 4, 2008). "Unearthing Unearthing". Lying in the Gutters. Comic Book Resources. http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?column=litg&article=2986. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
- ^ Moore Talks "Hercules: The Thracian Wars", Comic Book Resources, December 4, 2008
- ^ Steve Moore on Hercules: The Knives of Kush, Comic Book Resources, May 14, 2009
- ^ Lamar, Andre (July 16, 2009). "Steve Moore: Crafting a Demigod". Comics Bulletin. http://www.comicsbulletin.com/features/124779952427778.htm. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
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