Terry Moore (cartoonist)

Terry Moore
Moore at Heroes Con 2006
BornTerry Moore
1954 (age 69–70)
Texas, U.S.
Notable works
Strangers in Paradise
Echo
Rachel Rising
Motor Girl
Awards1996 Eisner Award
(Best Serialized Story)
2003 Reuben Award
(Comic Books Silver Reuben Division Awards)
2014 Harvey Award
(Best Lettering)
2015 Harvey Award
(Best Cartoonist)
2024 Inkwell Awards
(S.P.A.M.I. Award)

Terry Moore (born 1954) is an American cartoonist, known for the series Strangers in Paradise, Rachel Rising, and the founding of Homage Comics. His work has won him recognition in the comics industry, including the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story in 1996 for Strangers in Paradise #1–8, which was collected in the trade paperback I Dream of You.

Early life

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Moore was born in Texas and he grew up in the Southern United States, Africa, and England. His younger sister was born while his family lived in Africa. He began drawing in sketchbooks when he was eight, and when he was thirteen, he learned to play the electric guitar. He has said his greatest career influence is Peanuts' Charles Schulz.[1]

While working as a musician, Moore met and married his wife. When they decided to have a family, he took a more stable job as a video editor. He moved into cartooning when he became tired of editing.[2]

Career

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Following the examples of independent comic creators like Dave Sim and Jeff Smith, Terry Moore decided to publish Strangers in Paradise himself through his own Houston-based Abstract Studio imprint.

In 2008, Moore wrote and drew covers for all five issues of Marvel Comics's Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane vol. 2.[3] The following year, he began writing Runaways vol. 2, also for Marvel.[4] This run lasted for nine issues.

The first issue of his next self-published series, Echo was released on March 5, 2008.[5] Echo ran for 30 issues and concluded in June 2011. It was followed in August 2011 by Rachel Rising, a 42-issue horror comic which won the 2014 Harvey Award for Best Lettering and 2015 award for Best Cartoonist in addition to several other nominations.[6][7][8][9][10] It was also nominated for an Eisner Award in the categories Best Continuing Series (2012), Best Writer/Artist (2012, 2014), and Best Letterer (2014).[11][12] His next book, Motor Girl, ran for 10 issues between November 2016 and November 2017.

Moore was featured in The Cartoonist, a 2009 documentary film on the life and work of Jeff Smith, creator of Bone.[13] Moore was nominated in 2016 for the Inkwell Awards All-in-One Award.[14]

Moore has expressed a desire to do a syndicated cartoon strip in the authors notes at the back of the Strangers in Paradise collection books. Some of Moore's strip work has been published in Paradise, Too! and as a second feature in select issues of Rachel Rising.

Bibliography

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Abstract Studio

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Titles published by Abstract Studio include:

Strangers in Paradise (1993-2007):

Paradise, Too! 14 issues (2000-2003)

  • Drunk Ducks (2002)
  • Checking for Weirdos (2003)

Echo 30 issues (2008-2011):

  • Volume 1: MoonLake (2008)
  • Volume 2: Atomic Dreams (2009)
  • Volume 3: Desert Run (2009)
  • Volume 4: Collider (2010)
  • Volume 5: Black Hole (2010)
  • Volume 6: Last Day (2011)

Rachel Rising 42 issues (2011-2016):

  • Volume 1: The Shadow of Death (2012), ISBN 1-892597-51-9
  • Volume 2: Fear No Malus (2012), ISBN 1-892597-52-7
  • Volume 3: Cemetery Songs (2013), ISBN 1-892597-55-1
  • Volume 4: Winter Graves (2014), ISBN 1-892597-56-X
  • Volume 5: Night Cometh (2015), ISBN 1-892597-57-8
  • Volume 6: Secrets Kept (2015), ISBN 88-6543-538-0
  • Volume 7: Dust to Dust (2016), ISBN 1-892597-60-8

How to Draw 4 issues (2012)

  • Terry Moore's How To Draw (2012)
  • Terry Moore's How To Draw Expanded Edition (2020)

SIP Kids 4 issues (2016)

Motor Girl 10 issues (2016-2017)

  • Volume 1: Real Life (2017)
  • Volume 2: No Man Left Behind (2017)

Strangers in Paradise XXV (2018)

  • Volume 1: The Chase (2018)
  • Volume 2: Hide And Seek (2019)

Five Years (Abstract Studio, 2019)[15]

  • Volume 1: Fire In The Sky (2019)
  • Volume 2: Stalemate (2020)

Ever (2020)

Serial 10 issues (2021)

  • Volume 1: The Glass Tomb (2021)
  • Volume 2: Cat & Mouse (2022)

Other publishers

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Titles published by various publishers include: Caliber Comics:

Alternative comics:

  • Original cover art for Dan DeBono's Indy #12 (c. 1995)

Image Comics:

WildStorm:

Dark Horse Comics:

DC Comics:

Marvel Comics:

Vertigo Comics:

Bongo Comics:

References

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  1. ^ IGN: Dirty Dozen Starring Terry Moore
  2. ^ Stryker, Jonathan (November 15, 2017), "Interview: Cartoonist Terry Moore," Horror News. Retrieved 2017-12-14
  3. ^ "Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane (2008) #5". Marvel Comics. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26.
  4. ^ Rogers, Vaneta (2007-07-27). "SDCC '07: TERRY MOORE/HUMBERTO RAMOS NEXT RUNAWAYS TEAM". Newsarama. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-07-27.
  5. ^ Terry Moore » Blog Archive » First look at new series! Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ (July 12, 2012), "2012 Harvey Awards Nominees announced Archived 2012-07-29 at the Wayback Machine", Baltimore Comic-Con (accessed January 10, 2016).
  7. ^ (July 15, 2013), "2013 HARVEY AWARD NOMINEES ANNOUNCED," Comic Book Resources (accessed January 10, 2016)
  8. ^ (September 7, 2014), "Your 2014 Harvey Award Winners," Comics Reporter (accessed January 10, 2016) .
  9. ^ (September 26, 2015), "The 2015 Harvey Award Winners," Tech Times (accessed January 10, 2016).
  10. ^ (July 5, 2016), "2016 Harvey Awards Nominees Announced," Newsarama (accessed July 15, 2016)
  11. ^ (April 4, 2012), "Nominees announced for 2012 Eisner Awards," Comic Book Resources (accessed January 10, 2016).
  12. ^ (April 14, 2014), "2014 Eisner Award Nominees Announced," Comic Book Resources (accessed January 10, 2016).
  13. ^ Ken Mills (Director) (July 21, 2009). The Cartoonist: Jeff Smith, BONE and the Changing Face of Comics (Documentary). Mills James Productions.
  14. ^ Inkwell Awards 2016 Winners
  15. ^ Burlingame, Russ (May 8, 2019). "Terry Moore Talks Five Years: "I Think I've Set Myself Up For This"". Comics. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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