Richard Moore (comics)

Infobox comics creator
name = Richard Moore

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birthname = Fredrick Moorehead
birthdate = birth date and age|1966|07|17
location = French Camp, CA
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nationality = American
area = Artist
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notable works = "Far West"
"Boneyard"
"Deja Vu"
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Richard Moore (born Fredrick Moorehead in French Camp, CA, July 17, 1966) is an American writer and artist of comic books. His published titles include "Far West", "Boneyard" and "Deja Vu".

Biography

Career

Moore's first professional work, "Far West", a four-issue limited series was published in 1998 by Antarctic Press [ [http://www.comiclist.com/lists/19981111.txt comiclist.com shipping list for 1998 Nov 11] ] . It tells the story of Elven bounty hunter Meg and her partner, Phil who is a talking bear. The story is set in a world akin to our own Old West, though populated by fantastical creatures of folklore and mythology such as trolls, fairies and dragons. A second volume, originally plotted for three issues but shortened to only two was released the following year featuring a striking art style that used no inking as most comics use, but was done entirely in pencils which afforded a more subtle shading effect but at the cost of a somewhat longer production time.

Since that time, Moore has published "Boneyard", a quarterly title from NBM Publishing, as well as a handful of one-shot titles from different publishers including several erotic comics and contributions to erotic anthologies such as "Genus" and "Milk!". Moore also contributed to the hugely popular first issue of the gay title "Genus Male" which won Moore a small gay following despite his proclaimed heterosexual preferences.

In a like manner, Moore has a following amongst the Furry fandom owing to his early use of anthropomorphic animals in both adult as well as all-ages titles.Fact|date=October 2008 Moore's use of Anthropomorphic or funny animals grew out of a general love of animals, specifically household pets and Moore just naturally placed animals into his stories as his protagonists. Moore's use of these talking animals has decreased dramatically in recent years, perhaps due to the rising negative stereotypes associated with Furry Fandom.Fact|date=October 2008

A curious aspect to Moore's creative output is the manner in which, like legendary cartoonist and songwriter Shel Silverstein, Moore publishes work for children and young adults, ("Boneyard" won the 2005 gold medal for all-ages graphic novels from Foreword Magazine [ [http://www.forewordmagazine.com/botya/print2k5.aspx ForeWord Magazine - Book Of The Year Awards - 2005 Finalists Print Out ] ] ) and a separate catalog strictly for adults and still manages to please both audiences.

The earlier title "Far West" has been reprinted as a graphic novel by NBM, and the entire run of "Boneyard", originally published in black and white is being recolored and reissued. As of this time, "Boneyard" volumes 1 to 4 have been reissued in color with plans to redo the entire series in this fashion.

Currently, Moore is still publishing "Boneyard" on a quarterly basis and will soon be publishing a web comic of "Boneyard"'s back-up feature, "Hog's Breath Inn" which will be followed later in 2006 by a new ongoing web comic, "Gobs".

Early illness

Moore's early adulthood was plagued by severe bouts of manic-depression which went either undiagnosed or were diagnosed improperly. Moore suffered with roller-coaster emotions, uncontrollable rage and deep depressions none of which he could control and which led to a life he has described as "hell". In exasperation, Moore and his girlfriend Jackie who is now his wife, rejected the poor quality of assistance provided by physicians and researched a diagnosis for themselves. They documented symptoms and researched bipolarism until, with enough proof in hand, they were able to receive appropriate corrective medication for the disorder. Moore was at this time in his early twenties and was only then able to feel as if he had control over his emotions and actions. Moore's years of inattention have left him mistrustful of medical practitioners.

One profound side-effect of Moore's particular mindset is that he is a self-admitted workaholic who puts in 18 hours a day at the drawing table turning out many projects that he hopes to see published in one form or another in the coming years. These include children's literature, film scripts, novels and of course more comics. To unwind from these hours of work, Moore experiments with painting and sculpture.

Bibliography

* "Far West" Vol. 1 -Four issues
* "Far West" Vol. 2 -Two issues
* "Deja Vu" -Two issues
* "Deja Vu" "The Pond" -One shot
* "Boneyard" -Ongoing quarterly
* "The Pound" -One-shot
* "Horny Tails" -adult trade paperback
* "Short Strokes" -adult trade paperback
* "Short Strokes" Vol. 2 - adult trade paperback
* "Richard Moore's Blue Grind" -adult one-shot
* "Hog's Breath Inn" -web comic

Adult anthology contributions

* "Milk!"
* "Genus"
* "A-bomb"
* "Genus Male"
* "Poundcake"

Notes

References

*comicbookdb|type=creator|id=4754|title=Richard Moore

External links

* [http://www.nbmpub.com/humor/moore/bonehome.html Moore's NBM Publishing page]