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| birth date = [[11 June (people)|11 June]] [[1949 (people)|1949]] | | birth date = [[11 June (people)|11 June]] [[1949 (people)|1949]] | ||
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'''Steve Moore''' ([[11 June (people)|11 June]] [[1949 (people)|1949]]- [[16 March (people)|16 March]] [[2014 (people)|2014]]<ref>http://strangeattractor.co.uk/further/steve-moore-1949-2014/</ref>) was a British comics scriptwriter. He was the closest friend to and originally mentored well-known comics writer [[Alan Moore]] (no relation). He wrote many of the [[DWM backup comic stories|backup strips]] for ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]'' before being moved to the main strip. His most famous creations are the [[ | '''Steve Moore''' ([[11 June (people)|11 June]] [[1949 (people)|1949]]-[[16 March (people)|16 March]] [[2014 (people)|2014]]<ref>[http://strangeattractor.co.uk/further/steve-moore-1949-2014/ Strange Attractor]</ref>) was a British comics scriptwriter. He was the closest friend to and originally mentored well-known comics writer [[Alan Moore]] (no relation). He wrote many of the [[DWM backup comic stories|backup strips]] for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine|Doctor Who Weekly]]'' before being moved to the main strip. His most famous creations are the [[Cyberman]] [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]] and [[Abslom Daak]]. | ||
He left the title after being told that editor [[Alan McKenzie]] began the next Daak story without his knowledge. Despite this, he almost wrote a Daak mini-series (unrelated to ''Doctor Who''), ''[[After Daak (comic story)|After Daak]]'', for Marvel UK in the early 1990s. '' | He left the title after being told that editor [[Alan McKenzie]] began the next Daak story without his knowledge. Despite this, he almost wrote a Daak mini-series (unrelated to ''Doctor Who''), ''[[After Daak (unproduced comic story)|After Daak]]'', for Marvel UK in the early 1990s. ''After Daak'' was, for various reasons, never published. <ref>[http://www.alteredvistas.co.uk/html/steve_moore_abslom_daak_interv.html Abslom Daak interview]</ref> Years later, the character of [[Kroton (Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman)|Kroton]] would also be used without his permission or knowledge. Moore was not fond of the later appearances of Kroton <ref>http://www.alteredvistas.co.uk/html/steve_moore_doctor_who_strip_i.html</ref> or Daak in ''Doctor Who Magazine''. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160306035833/http://alteredvistas.co.uk/html/steve_moore_abslom_daak_interv.html</ref> | ||
== Selected credits == | == Selected credits == | ||
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* ''[[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman (comic story)|Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman]]'' | * ''[[Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman (comic story)|Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Final Quest (comic story)|The Final Quest]]'' | * ''[[The Final Quest (comic story)|The Final Quest]]'' | ||
* ''[[The Stolen | * ''[[The Stolen Tardis (comic story)|The Stolen Tardis]]'' | ||
* ''[[K-9's Finest Hour (comic story)|K-9's Finest Hour]]'' | * ''[[K-9's Finest Hour (comic story)|K-9's Finest Hour]]'' | ||
* ''[[Warlord of the Ogrons (comic story)|Warlord of the Ogrons]]'' | * ''[[Warlord of the Ogrons (comic story)|Warlord of the Ogrons]]'' | ||
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* [http://www.alteredvistas.co.uk/html/steve_moore.html Altered Vistas' Steve Moore interviews and Daak pitches] | * [http://www.alteredvistas.co.uk/html/steve_moore.html Altered Vistas' Steve Moore interviews and Daak pitches] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 6 April 2024
Steve Moore (11 June 1949-16 March 2014[1]) was a British comics scriptwriter. He was the closest friend to and originally mentored well-known comics writer Alan Moore (no relation). He wrote many of the backup strips for Doctor Who Weekly before being moved to the main strip. His most famous creations are the Cyberman Kroton and Abslom Daak.
He left the title after being told that editor Alan McKenzie began the next Daak story without his knowledge. Despite this, he almost wrote a Daak mini-series (unrelated to Doctor Who), After Daak, for Marvel UK in the early 1990s. After Daak was, for various reasons, never published. [2] Years later, the character of Kroton would also be used without his permission or knowledge. Moore was not fond of the later appearances of Kroton [3] or Daak in Doctor Who Magazine. [4]
Selected credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
Main strips[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Doctor Who and the Time Witch
- Dragon's Claw
- The Collector
- Dreamers of Death
- The Life Bringer!
- War of the Words
- Spider-God
Back-ups[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Return of the Daleks
- Throwback: The Soul of a Cyberman
- The Final Quest
- The Stolen Tardis
- K-9's Finest Hour
- Warlord of the Ogrons
- Deathworld
- Abslom Daak... Dalek Killer
- Twilight of the Silurians
- Ship of Fools
- The Outsider
- Star Tigers
- Yonder... The Yeti
- Crisis on Kaldor
