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| Tony Moore | |
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 Moore at the 2011New York Comic Con | |
| Born | Cynthiana, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Area | Penciller,Inker,Colourist |
| Pseudonym | Tony |
Notable works | The Walking Dead The Exterminators Fear Agent Brit |
| Awards | Eisner Award nominations: 2004: "Best New Series" (The Walking Dead) 2005: "Best Cover Artist" (The Walking Dead) |
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Tony Moore is an Americancomic-book artist whose work consists mainly of genre pieces, most notably in horror and science fiction, with titles such asFear Agent,The Exterminators, and the first six issues ofThe Walking Dead. He also co-created theInvincible Universe characterBrit.[1]
Moore's first comic-book work was the 2000superhero parodyBattle Pope, which he co-created with his childhood friend, writerRobert Kirkman. Self-published under the Funk-O-Tron label, it was adapted into a season of eight animated webisodes that appeared onSpike TV's website in 2008.[2] While working on Battle Pope, Kirkman and Moore were asked to produce work for theMattel-licensedMasters of the Universe property.[citation needed] Shortly afterward, they launchedBritandThe Walking Dead atImage Comics. Although Moore ceased regular interior art onThe Walking Dead with #6, he continued to contribute to the title as cover artist through issue #24, and illustrated the covers for the series' first four collected volumes. Moore was nominated for twoEisner Awards for his work onThe Walking Dead, (2004: "Best New Series",[3] and 2005: Best Cover Artist.[4]) Because of the popularity of the series, which increased considerably when it was adapted into atelevision series of the same name, Moore's original artwork for the series' early issues has gone up in value. On the March 28, 2013, episode of theVH1 reality television seriesFor What It's Worth, Moore's original artwork for Page 7 of issue #1 was professionally appraised to be worth $20,000.[5]
Moore has since co-createdThe ExterminatorswithSimon Oliver at DC/Vertigo,[6] andFear AgentwithRick Remender at Dark Horse Comics, and has contributed covers to numerous titles, includingClaudio Sanchez'sThe Amory WarsandRob Zombie'sSpookshow International. He has also contributed toMarvel Comics' titlesGhost Rider (withJason Aaron), andPunisher (with Rick Remender). He also was the artist for theVenom series from 2010 to 2012, also written by Remender.[7]
On February 9, 2012, Moore filed a lawsuit alleging that in 2005, Kirkman deceitfully engineered him into surrendering his rights toThe Walking Dead comic book and eventual TV series in exchange for payments that never materialized. Kirkman said in a statement the following day that he and Moore "each had legal representation seven years ago and now he is violating the same contract he initiated and approved and he wants to misrepresent the fees he was paid and continues to be paid for the work he was hired to do."[8] Kirkman in turn sued Moore.[9] On September 24, 2012, the two released a joint statement saying they had reached a settlement "to everyone's mutual satisfaction."[9]
In 2018, Moore began collaborating with country musician and fellow KentuckianTyler Childers, doing the cover art for Childers' album,Country Squire. Moore illustrated a small promotionalChick tract parody comic, written by Childers, which was released with the album. Moore also produced several screen printed concert posters for Childers. In 2019, Moore designed the animated band featured in themusic video for theGrammy-nominated song,All Your'n,[10] directed by Matt Stawski, though the final renderings were painted by longtime Stawski collaborator, artist Serge Gay Jr.[11] In 2020, Moore wrote, designed, storyboarded, and directed the animated music video for the album's title track,Country Squire.[12]
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