- Tony Moore (artist)
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caption = Tony Moore (left) with writerJason Aaron
birthname = Michael Anthony Moore
birthplace = Lexington, KY, USA
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nationality = American
area = penciller
alias = Tony
notable works = "The Walking Dead "
"The Exterminators "
"Fear Agent "
awards =Michael Anthony "Tony" Moore (born 1978) is an American
comic book artist , whose work consists mainly of genre pieces, most notably in horror and science fiction, with titles such as "The Walking Dead ", "Fear Agent " and "The Exterminators ".Biography
Moore was born in Lexington, KY, and was raised in the small town of Cynthiana, KY. His single mother raised him and his younger brother with a good deal of help from her parents, who nurtured his love of drawing from a very early age.
In 7th grade History class, Moore met
Robert Kirkman , who would later become a long-time partner in creating comics. Together, Moore and Kirkman launched theFunk-O-Tron small press publishing label in 2000, and its flagship title,Battle Pope . Moore studied drawing, painting, and printmaking at theUniversity of Louisville while working onBattle Pope , though he left his studies before obtaining his degree to pursue his career as acomic book illustrator , when he and Kirkman were asked to produce work for theMattel -licensedMasters of the Universe property. Shortly afterward, they launched "Brit "and "The Walking Dead "atImage Comics . Although Moore ceased regular interiorartist duties on "The Walking Dead" with #6, he continued to contribute to the title as cover artist through issue #24, and also illustrated the covers for the first four collected volumes of the series. Moore was nominated for twoEisner Award s for his work on "The Walking Dead", (2004: Best New Series, and 2005: Best Cover Artist).Moore has since moved on to his own co-created properties, "
The Exterminators "withSimon Oliver at DC/Vertigo,Citation | last = Irvine | first = Alex | author-link = Alexander C. Irvine | contribution = The Exterminators | editor-last = Dougall | editor-first = Alastair | title = The Vertigo Encyclopedia | pages = 67-70 | publisher =Dorling Kindersley | place = New York | year = 2008 | ISBN = 0-7566-4122-5 | oclc = 213309015] and "Fear Agent "withRick Remender at Dark Horse Comics, and has contributed covers to numerous titles, includingClaudio Sanchez 's "The Amory Wars "andRob Zombie 's "Spookshow International".Bibliography
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Battle Pope "(2000, Funk-O-Tron LLC, and 2005, Image Comics)
*"Masters of the Universe- Icons of Evil: Beastman" (2003, Image Comics)
*"Brit "(2003, Image Comics)
*"The Walking Dead "(2003, Image Comics)
*"Fear Agent "(2005, Image Comics; re-release 2007, Dark Horse Comics)
*" The Exterminators "(2006, DC Comics/Vertigo)
*"The Amory Wars "(2007, Image Comics/12 Gauge)References
External links
* [http://www.tonymooreillustration.com Tony Moore's personal website]
* [http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=450 Tony Moore: Comic Book Database entry]
* [http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=123763 A BRIEF AMORY WARS CHAT WITH TONY MOORE] , August 2, 2007,Newsarama
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