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ⓘ About Steve Moore
Sometimes featuring sports in his stories, many of his books follow on from one another thematically, as he writes several series. Drawing from a whole range of authors, he’s a writer never short of inspiration, showing a lot of creativity and versatility as a writer. Always looking for new ideas, he provides plenty of witty insights of his own, making his writing personal and unique to him. This is something that many readers from all over have warmed to, with many finding much to admire in his many novels. With a past in film-making too, he’s no stranger to cinema as well, having previously been a producer on several film projects. Working as a screenwriter too, he understands the craft of storytelling visually, which something that can clearly be seen in his comics.
All Book Series by Steve Moore
Born in the Bleachers: Sports Cartoons
Series opener · book 1 of 7 · published 1989
The Best of In the Bleachers: A Classic Collection of Mental Errors
Book 4 of 7 · published 2003
Dibs on His Clubs!: An In The Bleachers Golf Collection
Book 5 of 7 · published 2004
It Only Laughs When I Hurt: An In the Bleachers Collection of Painfully Funny Sports Injury Cartoons
Book 6 of 7 · published 2019
It Only Laughs When I Hurt 2: Another In the Bleachers Collection of Painfully Funny Sports Injury Cartoons
Latest in the series · book 7 of 7 · published 2019
Where Golfers Buy Their Pants and Other Collected Cartoons: Sports Cartoons
Single-title series · published 1994
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Steve Moore?
Sometimes featuring sports in his stories, many of his books follow on from one another thematically, as he writes several series. Drawing from a whole range of authors, he's a writer never short of inspiration, showing a lot of creativity and versatility as a writer. Always looking for new ideas, he provides plenty of witty insights of his own, making his writing personal and unique to him.
Which Steve Moore series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Bleachers series, the earliest of Steve Moore's multi-book series: it opens with Born in the Bleachers: Sports Cartoons (1989) and runs to 7 books across 1989–2019, ending with It Only Laughs When I Hurt 2: Another In the Bleachers Collection of Painfully Funny Sports Injury Cartoons (2019). Steve Moore's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Steve Moore written?
Steve Moore has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1989 and 2019. 11 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Bleachers series with 7 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Steve Moore's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Steve Moore's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Bleachers (1989–2019, 7 books) and King of the Bench (2017–2018, 4 books).
How are Steve Moore's books organised into series?
This guide splits Steve Moore's 12 books into 2 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Bleachers (7 books, 1989–2019); King of the Bench (4 books, 2017–2018).