# Christopher Moeller > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christopher_Moeller > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christopher_Moeller.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Moeller > Source revision: 1324981967 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American writer and graphic novel artist}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox comics creator | image = cmoeller.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Christopher Moeller (left) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|05|1}} | birth_place = [Ithaca, New York](/source/Ithaca%2C_New_York) | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | area = Painter, writer | alias = | notable works = ''[Iron Empires](/source/Iron_Empires)'' graphic novels
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''Star Wars'' | awards = }} '''Christopher Moeller''' (born May 1, 1963) is an American writer and painter, specializing in fully painted graphic novels. Moeller's signature creation is the ''[Iron Empires](/source/Iron_Empires)'' science-fiction universe, comprising three fully painted graphic novels ''Faith Conquers'', ''[Sheva's War](/source/Sheva's_War)'' and ''Void'', a short story in [Dark Horse Presents](/source/Dark_Horse_Presents), and a second in the anthology ''[Negative Burn](/source/Negative_Burn)''. In 2006, an ''Iron Empires'' role-playing game was published, called ''[Burning Empires](/source/Burning_Empires_(role-playing_game))''. ==Early life and education== Moeller was born in [Ithaca, New York](/source/Ithaca%2C_New_York) and currently lives in [Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania](/source/Mt._Lebanon%2C_Pennsylvania).{{cite web |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08262/912955-55.stm |title=Comic books no longer just for kids, artist says |last=Sciullo |first=Maria |date=September 18, 2008 |work=[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette) |accessdate=May 13, 2011}} He received a BFA in painting from the University of Michigan School of art, and an MFA in illustration from Syracuse University. ==Comics career== His professional debut was in 1991, writing and painting Innovation Comic's ''Rocketman: King of the Rocketmen''. This was followed by a run on the adaptation of [Anne Rice](/source/Anne_Rice)'s ''[Interview with the Vampire](/source/Interview_with_the_Vampire)'', also from Innovation, for which he provided artwork and a number of cover illustrations. Moeller moved to [Dark Horse Comics](/source/Dark_Horse_Comics) in 1994, writing and painting the first of his ''[Iron Empires](/source/Iron_Empires)'' graphic novels (at that time called ''Shadow Empires'') ''Faith Conquers'', as well as the short story "The Passage" in ''[Dark Horse Presents](/source/Dark_Horse_Presents)'' #79-81. He illustrated [Andrew Vachss'](/source/Andrew_Vachss) short story "Treatment", included in Vachss' 2002 graphics-adapted collection [''Hard Looks''](/source/Vachss). He also did ''[James Bond](/source/James_Bond)'' covers, a number of ''[Star Wars](/source/Star_Wars)'' covers, and a "pop-up" ''Star Wars'' book called ''Battle of the Bounty-Hunters''. In 1998, Moeller wrote and painted his second ''[Iron Empires](/source/Iron_Empires)'' graphic novel, ''[Sheva's War](/source/Sheva's_War)'', for the short-lived science fiction imprint of [DC Comics](/source/DC_Comics), [Helix](/source/Helix_(comics)). He made a run of covers for DC's [Batman](/source/Batman) monthly comic book ''[Shadow of the Bat](/source/Shadow_of_the_Bat)''. In 2000, he wrote and painted the graphic novel ''JLA: A League of One''. He did an extended run of covers for the [Vertigo](/source/Vertigo_Comics) monthly comic book ''[Lucifer](/source/Lucifer_(DC_comics))''. In 2005, he wrote and painted the graphic novel ''JLA Classified: Cold Steel''. ==Gaming career== Moeller has worked in the gaming industry in parallel with his comics work. He has done numerous illustrations for [White Wolf Games](/source/White_Wolf_Games), including covers for their ''[Aberrant](/source/Aberrant_(role-playing_game))'' game books, and miniatures game. He has provided over 250 illustrations for the trading card game ''[Magic: The Gathering](/source/Magic%3A_The_Gathering)''. He has done illustrations for the ''[World of Warcraft](/source/World_of_Warcraft)'' trading card game. He did the packaging art for the ''[Axis and Allies Miniatures](/source/Axis_and_Allies_Miniatures)'' game. He also did the artwork for the ''[Burning Empires](/source/Burning_Empires_(role-playing_game))'' game on his own ''[Iron Empires](/source/Iron_Empires)'' graphic novels, and he did both artwork and design for the board game, Burning Banners: Rage of the Witch Queen, published by Compass Games.https://www.compassgames.com/product/burning-banners-rage-of-the-witch-queen/ ==Selected bibliography== * 1991 ''Rocketman: King of the Rocketmen'' graphic novel (128 pages in four comic books, later collected in paperback collection; Innovation Comics) * 1993 "The Passage" short story in the ''Dark Horse Presents ''anthology (24 pages in three chapters, colored version included in the 2004 ''Faith Conquers'' paperback; Dark Horse Comics) * 1994 ''Shadow Empires: Faith Conquers'' graphic novel (later renamed ''Iron Empires: Faith Conquers''; 4-issues miniseries, collected in 2004 in paperback; Dark Horse Comics) * 1996 "Second Passage" short story in the ''Negative Burn'' anthology (co-written by Kevin Moeller; 48 pages in six chapters; Caliber Comics) * 1998 ''[Iron Empires: Sheva's War](/source/Sheva's_War)'' graphic novel (150 pages in five comic books; collected in 2004 in paperback by Dark Horse Comics; [Helix](/source/Helix_(comics))) * 2001 ''JLA: A League of One'' graphic novel (102 pages, hardcover & paperback; [DC Comics](/source/DC_Comics)) * 2005 ''JLA Classified: Cold Steel'' graphic novel (96 pages in two prestige-format comic books; DC Comics) * 2014 ''Iron Empires: Void'' graphic novel (90 pages, Forged Lord Comics) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.moellerillustrations.com/ Official website] * [http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2004/04/20/iron-empires-vol-1-faith-conquers Review of ''Faith Conquers''] * [http://www.idratherbe.tv/irb/2008/01/the-art-of-empi.html A short documentary about Christopher Moeller by Sean and Noriko Sakamoto] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Moeller, Christopher}} Category:1963 births Category:American comics artists Category:Fayetteville-Manlius High School alumni Category:American game artists Category:Living people Category:Writers from Ithaca, New York Category:People from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania Category:Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design alumni Category:Artists from Ithaca, New York Category:Syracuse University alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Christopher Moeller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Moeller) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Moeller?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.