Leah Moore
British comics writer and columnist
Leah Moore (born 4 February 1978) is a British comic book writer and columnist. The daughter of comics writer Alan Moore , she frequently collaborates with her husband, writer John Reppion , as Moore & Reppion.
She is a Bachelor of Arts in Classics and English Literature , having graduated from Manchester University in 2001.
She was a tutor on the Arvon Foundation 's Graphic Novel residential courses in 2014 and 2016.[ 1]
Biography
Moore was born to comics writer Alan Moore and Phyllis Moore on 4 February 1978 in Northampton . Her father is well known in the comics industry, and Leah Moore grew up familiar with it.[ 2]
Career
Moore began writing for comics with stories for America's Best Comics in 2002.
Together, Moore & Reppion have scripted comics and graphic novels for the likes of 2000 AD , Channel 4 Education, Dark Horse , DC Comics , Dynamite Entertainment , Electricomics, IDW , and Self Made Hero . Moore & Reppion were consulting writers for some of the mysteries featured in Frogwares Games multi platform adventure Sherlock Holmes - Crimes & Punishments , 2014. Moore was the Project Manager and a contributing editor for the digital comics publishing and reading platform Electricomics from 2013 to 2016.
Moore has written for Dynamite Entertainment (Gail Simone 's Swords of Sorrow , Red Sonja ), Heavy Metal , 2000 AD (Summer Special 2018 ), and Shelly Bond 's Black Crown Publishing (Femme Magnifique , Black Crown Quarterly ).
She has also written columns and articles for Lifetime TV online, The Big Issue , and Comic Heroes magazine.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Personal life
Moore lives in Liverpool with Reppion and their children.[ 3] [ 4] [ 7] [ 8]
Bibliography
Comics
Wild Girl (with co-author John Reppion , and art by Shawn McManus and J.H. Williams III , Wildstorm , 2006).
Albion (plotted by Alan Moore , with co-author John Reppion , and art by Shane Oakley , Wildstorm, 2006).
Accent Anthologies (with co-author John Reppion ):[ 9]
Witchblade : "Shades of Gray" (with co-author John Reppion , and art by Stephen Segovia, Top Cow /Dynamite Entertainment , 2007)
Raise the Dead (with co-author John Reppion , and pencil by Hugo Petrus and inks by Marc Rueda, 4-issue mini-series, Dynamite Entertainment, 2007, tpb, 120 pages, February 2008, ISBN 1-933305-56-8 )
Savage Tales : "Battle for Atlantis" (with co-author John Reppion , and art by Pablo Marcos , in Savage Tales #1–3, Dynamite Entertainment, 2007)
Gene Simmons House of Horrors : "Into The Woods" (with co-author John Reppion , and art by Jeff Zornow, IDW Publishing , 2007, tpb, 192 pages, April 2008, ISBN 1-60010-209-3 )
Space Doubles : "Project: Obeah" (with co-author John Reppion , and art by Jeremy Dale and Jason Roth, Th3rd World Studios, 2007)
Nevermore : "The Black Cat " (with co-author John Reppion , and art by James Fletcher, Eye Classics, Self Made Hero , October 2007, ISBN 978-0-9552856-8-4 )[ 10]
"Deadeye" (with co-author John Reppion and art by Matt Timson , in Popgun No. 1, Popgun No. 2, Image Comics , 2007/2008)
Darkness vs. Eva (with co-author John Reppion and art by Edgar Salazar)[ 11] [ 12]
Tori Amos - Comic Book Tattoo (with co-author John Reppion), Image Comics , 2008.
Doctor Who : "The Whispering Gallery" (with co-author John Reppion and art by Ben Templesmith , one-shot , IDW Publishing )
The Complete Dracula (with co-author John Reppion and art by Colton Worley, 5-issue limited series, Dynamite Entertainment 2009)
The Trial of Sherlock Holmes (with co-author John Reppion , Dynamite Entertainment 2009)
The Complete Alice In Wonderland (with co-author John Reppion , Dynamite Entertainment 2010).[ 13]
The Thrill Electric with co-author John Reppion and art by WindFlower Studio, October 2011.
Sherlock Holmes – The Liverpool Demon (with co-author John Reppion ), Dynamite Entertainment, 2013
Black Shuck (with co-author John Reppion ), 2000 AD, 2014.
Storm Warning - "The Relic" (with co-author John Reppion ), 2000 AD, 2015.
Sway (with co-author John Reppion ), Electricomics, 2015.
Damsels (with co-author John Reppion ), Dynamite Entertainment, 2015.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Vol 1 (with co-author John Reppion ), Self Made Hero, 2015.
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Vol 2 (with co-author John Reppion ), Self Made Hero, 2016.
Damsels Vol 2 (with co-author John Reppion ), Dynamite Entertainment, 2016.
Black Shuck - Sins of the Father (with co-author John Reppion ), 2000 AD, 2016.
Storm Warning - "Over My Dead Body" (with co-author John Reppion ), 2000 AD 2018.
Conspiracy of Ravens (with co-authors John Reppion and Sally Jane Thompson), Dark Horse, 2018.[ 14]
Sherlock Holmes - The Vanishing Man (with co-author John Reppion ), Dynamite Entertainment, 2019.
Storm Warning - "Green and Pleasant Land" (with co-author John Reppion ), 2000 AD 2019.
The Doors - Morrison Hotel , Z2 comics, 2021.
Megadeth - Death By Design (with co-author John Reppion), Heavy Metal Magazine , 2019.
Kyle Thomas - Guardian of the Realm (with co-author John Reppion ), Penguin Michael Joseph, 2022.[ 15]
Mötley Crüe - The Dirt Declassified , Z2 comics, 2022.
Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes , Z2 comics, 2022.
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - I love Rock n Roll / Bad Reputation , Z2 comics, 2022.
Queens of the Lost World (with co-author John Reppion and artist Silvia Califano) Opus Comics, 2023.[ 16]
Books
#WOMAN: Remapping the Territory Our Way (contributor), Rich Witch Films & Publishing, 2018.[ 17]
The Outcast Hours (contributor), Solaris, 2019.[ 18]
References
^ "Leah Moore" . Arvon . Retrieved 14 February 2024 .
^ Banerjee, Subhajit (6 June 2014). "Alan Moore leading digital comics to open-source future" – via www.theguardian.com.
^ a b "TEAM" . Electricomics . Retrieved 25 November 2019 .
^ a b Echo, Liverpool (26 January 2009). "Comic genius of Doctor Who's husband and wife writing team" . liverpoolecho . Retrieved 25 November 2019 .
^ Coke, Travis Hedge (30 October 2019). "Strangely Dressed Ladies: Swords of Sorrow" . Comic Watch . Retrieved 25 November 2019 .
^ "A Young Girl's Magical Legacy is Darker Than it Seems in Conspiracy of Ravens" . pastemagazine.com . 6 September 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019 .
^ "Talking to Leah Moore and John Reppion About Conspiracy Of Ravens, Class Poverty and Judge Dredd Megazine #400" . Bleeding Cool News And Rumors . 2 October 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2019 .
^ "Creators" . SelfMadeHero . Retrieved 25 November 2019 .
^ Accent Comics
^ Nevermore at Selfmadehero Archived 22 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ In & Out of the Dark Ages: Moore & Reppion on "Darkness vs. Eva" , Comic Book Resources , 26 February 2008
^ Moore & Reppion Darkness vs. Eva Archived 16 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine , Newsarama , 19 March 2008
^ Carroll, Lewis; Moore, Leah; Reppion, John (21 July 2010). "The Complete Alice In Wonderland " . Dynamite Entertainment.
^ "Conspiracy of Ravens HC :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics" . www.darkhorse.com . Retrieved 14 February 2024 .
^ Guardian of the Realm . 21 July 2022.
^ "Queens of the Lost World #1 Preview: Welcome to the Sanjuliánverse" . bleedingcool.com . 16 April 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024 .
^ Enters, Kate (8 March 2018). "#WOMAN: Remapping The Territory, Our Way" . Meer . Retrieved 14 February 2024 .
^ "The Outcast Hours" . Rebellion Publishing . Retrieved 14 February 2024 .
External links
Early British works DC Comics Image Comics / Awesome Comics America's Best Comics Avatar Press Miscellaneous Comics based on Moore's prose Books Spoken word CDs Other Related people
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