| Richard Moore | |
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| Born | Fredrick Wlliam Morehead July 17, 1966 French Camp, CA |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Artist |
| Notable works | Far West Boneyard Deja Vu |
Richard Moore (born Fredrick William Morehead 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.
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Moore's first published work were several artistic contributions to stories within Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, published in the late 1980s, along with one issue of Ninja High School.
Moore's first original work was Far West, a four-issue limited series published in 1998 by Antarctic Press.[1] Far West was the first work Moore lettered by himself, a trend that continued in his other series. A sequel to Far West was published in 2008.
Since that time, Moore published Boneyard, a quarterly title through NBM Publishing, which won the 2005 gold medal for all-ages graphic novels from Foreword Magazine[2])
Moore has also drawn anthropomorphic animals in both adult as well as all-ages titles. 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.
A curious aspect to Moore's creative output is the manner in which he publishes work for all ages. Some of his adult-only work includes 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.
His most recent work includes Insene Children's Letters to God, Chip and Chip: Second Crack.
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.
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