Michael S. Moore
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Michael Stuart Moore is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 writer, director, producer, and comic book writer.

Career

Moore was born in Cookeville, Tennessee with both African-American and Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

ian ancestry. He took an early interest in writing and has read comics since he was seven-years-old. He began to write and submit stories to Eclipse Comics
Eclipse Comics
Eclipse Comics was an American comic book publisher, one of several independent publishers during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1978, it published the first graphic novel intended for the newly created comic book specialty store market...

 while still in high school, which were never published. Moore found success in 1997 after being signed on as a writer for Azteca Productions
Azteca Productions
Azteca Productions is an American independent comic book publisher and imprint founded by artist-creator Richard Dominguez in 1993. The company's first publication was El Gato Negro #1 showcasing the debut of the eponymous character, in what is now considered the company's flagship series...

, and wrote and co-plotted the first issue of the Team Tejas
Team Tejas
Team Tejas is a fictional superhero team created by Richard Dominguez and published by Azteca Productions. The group made its first appearance in Team Tejas #1, published in 1997. The comic follows the story of three super-powered mutants and their government appointed leader in their fight...

 series. He later became the writer for the new El Gato Negro
El Gato Negro
El Gato Negro is the name of two fictional American comic book superheroes created by Richard Dominguez and featured in the Azteca Productions' Universe...

 series, El Gato Negro: Nocturnal Warrior
El Gato Negro: Nocturnal Warrior
El Gato Negro, Nocturnal Warrior is an ongoing independent comic book series featuring the adventures of the superhero, El Gato Negro. Created by Richard Dominguez and published under his own Azteca Productions imprint, the series began in November 2005...

, in a three-part story-arc entitled, "Legacy".

He has also completed his first western novel, "The Girl With Strawberry Hair" and is currently working on a second western novel about the African-American marshals that roamed the Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma Territory
The Territory of Oklahoma was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 2, 1890, until November 16, 1907, when it was joined with the Indian Territory under a new constitution and admitted to the Union as the State of Oklahoma.-Organization:Oklahoma Territory's...

 in the late 19th century called "Red Sky". Moore is also the writer and director of the upcoming Austin Public access martial arts show Dragon Sukuro-ru.

Personal life

He became engaged to be married in October 2008, with wedding plans in the fall of 2009.

External links

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