B. Clay Moore
Encyclopedia
B. Clay Moore is an American
comic book writer, best known for the series Hawaiian Dick
.
, first published in 2002
by Image Comics
. Since then, he has co-created Battle Hymn, with Jeremy Haun
, and The Expatriate, with Jason Latour
for Image Comics, and The Leading Man
, also with Jeremy Haun
, for Oni Press
. Moore has also written for Harris Publications
, Devil's Due, Marvel Comics
, DC Comics
, Slave Labor Graphics
, and Pennyfarthing Press.
A new Hawaiian Dick series debuted in November of 2007
, with art by Scott Chantler, and covers by Hawaiian Dick co-creator Steven Griffin. The book was sub-titled "Screaming Black Thunder," and ran for five issues. Also in 2007, Moore scripted a three-issue JSA Classified story arc, featuring art by Ramon Perez, and published '76
, with art by Ed Tadem, and also featuring the work of writer Seth Peck and artist Tigh Walker. Moore also contributed a story to Marvel Comics Presents
, featuring the Marvel character Stingray
, with art by Lee Weeks
. His three-part Superman Confidential
arc the same year featured art by Phil Hester
and Ande Parks
.
Moore's debut for WildStorm Productions was Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow, a 2008 six-issue mini-series that was collected into a trade paperback
in early 2009. Carlo Barberi provided the art.
In 2010 WildStorm
announced the forthcoming The Further Adventures of the Whistling Skull, an upcoming creator-owned title with artist Tony Harris, set to debut in 2011.
He currently lives in suburban Kansas City
with his wife and children.
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comic book writer, best known for the series Hawaiian Dick
Hawaiian dick
Hawaiian Dick is a comic book created by writer B. Clay Moore and artist Steven Griffin, and published by Image Comics. The first Hawaiian Dick mini-series hit comic shops in December of 2002, and was subsequently followed in late 2003 by a second four issue mini-series called Hawaiian Dick: the...
.
Career
Moore first achieved notoriety as the writer and co-creator of Hawaiian DickHawaiian dick
Hawaiian Dick is a comic book created by writer B. Clay Moore and artist Steven Griffin, and published by Image Comics. The first Hawaiian Dick mini-series hit comic shops in December of 2002, and was subsequently followed in late 2003 by a second four issue mini-series called Hawaiian Dick: the...
, first published in 2002
2002 in comics
-March:* Adventures of Superman #600: super-sized anniversary issue by Joe Casey, Mike Wieringo, and Jose Marzan, Jr. -April:* Batman #600: "Bruce Wayne: Fugitive," part one, 64-page giant, written by Ed Brubaker.-January:...
by Image Comics
Image Comics
Image Comics is a United States comic book publisher. It was founded in 1992 by high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties. It was immediately successful, and remains...
. Since then, he has co-created Battle Hymn, with Jeremy Haun
Jeremy Haun
Jeremy Haun is a freelance comic book artist based in Jopin, Missouri. Since 2002, Haun has worked for Image, IDW, Oni, DDP, Top Cow, Marvel and DC.-Career:...
, and The Expatriate, with Jason Latour
Jason Latour
David Jason Latour is an American comic book artist and writer known for his work for Image, Marvel and DC comics on titles such as Scalped and Wolverine.-Early life:...
for Image Comics, and The Leading Man
The Leading Man
The Leading Man is a 1996 British romantic drama film directed by John Duigan. It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in 1996 but was not released in the United States until March 1998. The film is set in London in the winter.-Plot:...
, also with Jeremy Haun
Jeremy Haun
Jeremy Haun is a freelance comic book artist based in Jopin, Missouri. Since 2002, Haun has worked for Image, IDW, Oni, DDP, Top Cow, Marvel and DC.-Career:...
, for Oni Press
Oni Press
Oni Press is an American independent comic book publisher based in Portland, Oregon. It was founded in 1997 by Bob Schreck and Joe Nozemack with the goal of publishing the kinds of comics and graphic novels they themselves would want to read...
. Moore has also written for Harris Publications
Harris Publications
Harris Publications Inc. is an American consumer-magazine publisher in New York City, New York, that publishes over 75 titles, including Juicy, XXL, King, Dog News, 0-60, Guns & Weapons for Law Enforcement, Small Business Opportunities, Men's Workout, Exercise & Health, Celebrity Hairstyles, and...
, Devil's Due, Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
, DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
, Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics
Slave Labor Graphics is an independent American comic book publisher, well-known for publishing darkly humorous, offbeat comics.-Company history:...
, and Pennyfarthing Press.
A new Hawaiian Dick series debuted in November of 2007
2007 in comics
-January:*January 10: Superman & Batman vs. Aliens & Predator released.*January 24: The Boys is canceled with issue #6.-February:*February 2: Newsarama reports that The Boys has been picked up by Dynamite Entertainment....
, with art by Scott Chantler, and covers by Hawaiian Dick co-creator Steven Griffin. The book was sub-titled "Screaming Black Thunder," and ran for five issues. Also in 2007, Moore scripted a three-issue JSA Classified story arc, featuring art by Ramon Perez, and published '76
'76
'76 is an eight-issue 2007 comic book limited series published by Image Comics, and written by B. Clay Moore and Seth Peck, and illustrated by Ed Tadem and Tigh Walker. Each issue of the mini-series, both set in the year 1976, focus on separate, ongoing storylines; one story takes place in New...
, with art by Ed Tadem, and also featuring the work of writer Seth Peck and artist Tigh Walker. Moore also contributed a story to Marvel Comics Presents
Marvel Comics Presents
Marvel Comics Presents was an American comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics originally from 1988 to 1995; it returned for a second volume in 2007-2008.-Volume 1:The first volume was released on a biweekly basis and lasted for 175 issues...
, featuring the Marvel character Stingray
Stingray (comics)
Stingray is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics.-Publication history:The character first appears as Walter Newell in Tales to Astonish #95 and as Stingray in Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner #19 Stingray (Walter Newell) is a fictional character that appears...
, with art by Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks is an American comic book artist, known for his work on such books as Daredevil.-Career:Weeks made his professional comics debut in the 1980s, penciling, inking, and lettering a short story in Tales of Terror #5, a horror anthology published by Eclipse Comics...
. His three-part Superman Confidential
Superman Confidential
Superman Confidential was a monthly comic book series from DC Comics. The series debuted November 1, 2006, and was canceled in April 2008 after 14 issues.Superman Confidential featured Superman stories set in the early years of the character’s career...
arc the same year featured art by Phil Hester
Phil Hester
Phil Hester is the name of:*Phillip Doyce Hester , former chief technology officer of Advanced Micro Devices*Phil Hester , comic book artist and writer...
and Ande Parks
Ande Parks
Ande Parks is a professional American comic book artist, known for his work as an inker and writer in the industry. His greatest notoriety has come from his stint with fellow artist Phil Hester on DC Comics’ Green Arrow series from 2001 to 2004 and writing the graphic novels Union Station and...
.
Moore's debut for WildStorm Productions was Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow, a 2008 six-issue mini-series that was collected into a trade paperback
Trade paperback (comics)
In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...
in early 2009. Carlo Barberi provided the art.
In 2010 WildStorm
WildStorm
WildStorm Productions, or simply WildStorm, published American comic books. Originally an independent company established by Jim Lee and further expanded upon in subsequent years by other creators, WildStorm became a publishing imprint of DC Comics in 1999...
announced the forthcoming The Further Adventures of the Whistling Skull, an upcoming creator-owned title with artist Tony Harris, set to debut in 2011.
He currently lives in suburban Kansas City
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen-county metropolitan area that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri and is bisected by the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas. As of the 2010 Census, the metropolitan area has a population of 2,035,334. The metropolitan area is the...
with his wife and children.
External links
- Hawaiian Dick website
- Official Message Board at Image Comics
Interviews
- Interview with B. Clay Moore about Hawaiian Dick, 76 and Billy Smoke
- Have Comics, Will Travel: B. Clay Moore talks "Hawaiian Dick," Image PR, Comic Book ResourcesComic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...
, June 5, 2004 - The Battle Hymn of B. Clay Moore, Comics BulletinComics BulletinComics Bulletin is a website with an emphasis on the American comic book industry, updated daily with news, reviews, interviews, and editorial content. Coverage ranges from mainstream to independent/small press comic book and graphic novel publishers.-History:...
- B Clay Moore's PR Luau