B. Clay Moore

B. Clay Moore
File:Bclaymooreatomik.jpg B. Clay Moore.
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer
Notable works	Hawaiian Dick

B. Clay Moore is an American comic book writer, best known for the series Hawaiian Dick.

Career

Moore first achieved notoriety as the writer and co-creator of Hawaiian Dick, first published in 2002 by Image Comics. Since then, he has co-created Battle Hymn, with Jeremy Haun, and The Expatriate, with Jason Latour for Image Comics, and The Leading Man, also with Jeremy Haun, for Oni Press. Moore has also written for Harris Publications, Devil's Due, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Slave Labor Graphics, and Pennyfarthing Press.

A new Hawaiian Dick series debuted in November of 2007, with art by Scott Chantler, and covers by Hawaiian Dick co-creator Steven Griffin. The book was sub-titled "Screaming Black Thunder," and ran for five issues. Also in 2007, Moore scripted a three-issue JSA Classified story arc, featuring art by Ramon Perez, and published '76, with art by Ed Tadem, and also featuring the work of writer Seth Peck and artist Tigh Walker. Moore also contributed a story to Marvel Comics Presents, featuring the Marvel character Stingray, with art by Lee Weeks. His three-part Superman Confidential arc the same year featured art by Phil Hester and Ande Parks.

Moore's debut for WildStorm Productions was Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow, a 2008 six-issue mini-series that was collected into a trade paperback in early 2009. Carlo Barberi provided the art.

In 2010 WildStorm announced the forthcoming The Further Adventures of the Whistling Skull, an upcoming creator-owned title with artist Tony Harris, originally set to debut in 2011. In September of 2012, DC Comics announced the book would be appearing under the title JSA The Liberty Files: The Whistling Skull, and would be released in December, 2012.

Moore currently lives in suburban Kansas City.

Bibliography

• Love in Tights (Slave Labor Graphics, 1998)
• Hawaiian Dick (2002)
• Hawaiian Dick: The Last Resort (with Steven Griffin, Image Comics, 2004)
• Battle Hymn: Farewell to the First Golden Age (with Jeremy Haun, Image Comics, 2004)
• The Leading Man (with Jeremy Haun, Oni Press, 2005)
• Hawaiian Dick: Screaming Black Thunder (with Scott Chantler, Image Comics, 2008–2009)
• '76 (Image Comics, 2007–2009)
• Superman Confidential #12-14 (with Phil Hester and Ande Parks, DC Comics, April 2008)
• JSA Classified #35-37 (with Ramon Perez, DC Comics)
• Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow (with Carlo Barberi, WildStorm, May 2008)
• Our Fighting Forces #1 (with Chad Hardin), DC Comics, November 2010)
• The Further Adventures of the Whistling Skull (with Tony Harris, Wildstorm, 2011, forthcoming)
• Bloodshot (comics) #24 - Ongoing (Valiant, October 2014, ongoing series)

References

• B. Clay Moore at the Grand Comics Database

External links

• Hawaiian Dick website
• B. Clay Moore at the Comic Book DB
• B. Clay Moore on Myspace
• Official Message Board at Image Comics
• Atomic Revolver on Myspace

Interviews

• Interview with B. Clay Moore about Hawaiian Dick, 76 and Billy Smoke
• Have Comics, Will Travel: B. Clay Moore talks "Hawaiian Dick," Image PR, Comic Book Resources, June 5, 2004
• The Battle Hymn of B. Clay Moore, Comics Bulletin
• B Clay Moore's PR Luau