(born 11 June 1949) is a prolific British Comics writer. He is credited with showing Alan Moore (no relation), then a struggling Cartoonist , how to write comic scripts, and the pair collaborated under pseudonyms on strips for '' Sounds '' magazine, including one which introduced the character Axel Pressbutton . Steve Moore's pseudonym was "Pedro Henry", Alan's was " Curt Vile ".
He devised the '' Future Shocks '' format in '' 2000 AD '', and wrote the adventures of The Doctor , as well as co-creating the character Abslom Daak (with artist Steve Dillon ) in Doctor Who Magazine . He also wrote several stories in '' Warrior '' magazine, including, as Pedro Henry, a revival of Axel Pressbutton.
He wrote "Young Tom Strong" and "Jonni Future" in '' Tom Strong's Terrific Tales '', an 12 issue anthology series from Alan Moore's America's Best Comics line. He also writes about Anomalous Phenomena for the '' Fortean Times ''.
Recent work for ''2000AD'' includes "Red Fang" (with artist Steve Yeowell ), "Valkyries" (with American artist John Lucas ) and a series of one-off short fantasy stories collected under the name '' Tales Of Telguuth '' (with multiple artists).
Alan Moore recently wrote a long biographical essay about Steve Moore called "Unearthing" included in the anthology "London: City of Disappearances" edited by Iain Sinclair and published October 2006 by Hamish Hamilton (ISBN 0-241-14299-7).
He is currently co-writing '' The Moon And Serpent Bumper Book Of Magic '' with Alan Moore, due to be published by Top Shelf sometime in 2009. {Link without Title}
Comics work includes:
- '' Tharg's Future Shocks '' (in ''2000 AD'' # 25-26, 49 & 95, 1977-79)
- '' (1-5) and Carlos Ezquerra (6), in ''2000 AD'' #113-118, 1979)
- ''The Ogrons'' (in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' # 13-14, 1980)
- ''Abslom Daak'' (in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' # 17-20, 27-30 & 44-46, 1980)
- ''The Cybermen'' (in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' # 23-24 & 35-38, 1980)
- ''The Yeti'' (in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' # 31-34, 1980)
- ''Doctor Who'' (in ''Doctor Who Magazine'' # 35-55, 1980-81)
- ''Agent Rat'' (in ''2000 AD'' # 213, 1981)
- ''Laser Eraser & Pressbutton'' (in ''Sounds'')
- ''Agent Rat'' (in ''2000 AD'' # 273-274, 1982)
- ''Laser Eraser & Pressbutton'' (in ''Warrior'' # 1-10, 12 & 15-16, 1982-83)
- '' Father Shandor, Demon Stalker '' (in ''Warrior'' # 1-10 & 13-16, 1982-83)
- ''Zirk'' (in ''Warrior'' # 3, 1982)
- ''The Legend of Prester John'' (in ''Warrior'' # 12, 1983)
- ''Zirk'' (in ''Warrior'' # 13, 1983)
- ''Ektryn'' (in ''Warrior'' # 14, 1983)
- ''Twilight World'' (in ''Warrior'' # 14-17, 1983-84)
- ''Jaramsheela'' (in ''Warrior'' # 17, 1984)
- ''Shandor, Demon Stalker'' (in ''Warrior'' # 25, 1984)
- ''Ektryn'' (in ''Warrior'' # 25, 1984)
- '' Tales Of Telguuth '':
- --- "A Little Knowledge" (with Greg Staples , in ''2000 AD'' #1191, 2000)
- --- "Talking Heads" (with Paul Johnson , in ''2000 AD'' #1192, 2000)
- --- "Music of the Spheres" (with Siku , in ''2000 AD'' #1193, 2000)
- --- "The Eternal Bliss of Zebba Horath" (in ''2000 AD'' #1194, 2000)
- --- "To Become a God" (with Paul Johnson , in ''2000 AD'' #1195, 2000)
- --- "The Bride of Ballakruz-Krim" (in ''2000 AD'' #1196, 2000)
- --- "Men of Snakewood" (with Siku , in ''2000 AD'' #1197, 2000)
- --- "Uhuros the Horrendous" (with Carl Critchlow , in ''2000 AD'' #1198, 2000)
- --- "The Conqueror Wummb" (with Paul Johnson , in ''2000 AD'' #1199, 2000)
- --- "The Transfiguration of Tesro Karnik" (with Siku , in ''2000 AD'' #1227-29, 2001)
- --- "The Oscillations of Taramasellion" (with Siku , in ''2000 AD'' #1235-36, 2001)
- --- "The Caverns of Garnek-Spay" (with Carl Critchlow , in ''2000 AD'' #1240-1242, 2001
- --- "The Hunting of the Veks" (with Siku , in ''2000 AD'' #1249, 2001)
- --- "The Vileness of Scromyx" (with Siku , in ''2000 AD'' #1258-1260, 2001)
- --- "The Infinite Return of Varkor Gan" (with Siku , in ''2000 AD'' # 1263, 2001)
- --- "The Atrocities of Pagafruuz Jeel" (with Siku , in ''2000 AD'' #1283, 2002)
- --- "The Colossal Wealth Of Karn Foul-Eye" (in ''2000 AD'' #1284, 2002)
- --- "The Wheels Of Fortune" (in ''2000 AD'' #1285-86, 2002)
- --- "The Rousing Of Rezik" (in ''2000 AD'' #1287-88, 2002)
- --- "The Black Arts Of Skrixlan Nort" (in ''2000 AD'' #1329, 2003)
- --- "Pagrok The Infallible" (in ''2000 AD'' #1330-31, 2003)
- --- "One Cold Winter Night…" (in ''2000 AD'' #1332, 20030)
- --- "The Iniquities Of Snedron" (in ''2000 AD'' #1333-34, 2003)
- --- "Holding The Fort" (in ''2000 AD'' #1369, 2003)
- --- The Eternal Life Of Emperor Ygg" (in ''2000 AD'' #1370, 2003)
- '' Red Fang '' (in ''2000 AD'' # 1200-1211, 2000)
- ''Killer'' (in ''2000 AD'' # 1264-1272, 2001)
- ''Tharg's Terror Tales'' (in ''2000 AD'' # 1311, 2002)
- ''Past Imperfect'' (in ''2000 AD'' # 1346-1349, 2003)
- ''Tharg's Terror Tales'' (in ''2000 AD'' # 1374, 2004)
- ''Young Tom Strong''
- ''Jonni Future''
- ''Valkyries'' (in ''2000 AD'' # 1377-1382, 2004)
Fortean works include:
- ''Fortean Studies: Volume 1'' (as editor, John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1994, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-55-7)
- ''Fortean Studies: Volume 2'' (as editor, John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1995, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-70-0)
- ''Fortean Studies: Volume 3'' (as editor, John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1996, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-82-4)
- ''Fortean Studies: Volume 4'' (as editor, John Brown Publishing Ltd, 1998, paperback, ISBN 1-870870-96-4)
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