While an official announcement will be made soon on a project I’m working on with the insanely talented James Brouwer, this isn’t it. What is it? It’s a mystery.
Tom Taylor – James Brouwer
Coming soon?
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A New Mystery.
Friday, June 4th, 2010Writing For DC Comics
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009Apparently, I am now allowed to publicly say that I am working on a book for DC / Wildstorm. This is all I can mention at this stage but I will say the book is one I’m incredibly happy to be on.
I grew up reading DC comics. They played a massive role in my development. It makes me very happy to think I may be corrupting influencing others as I was once influenced.
Writing for DC and writing Star Wars – seriously, my inner child won’t stop giggling… neither will my outer child.
It’s All Happening, Even If It Looks Like It Isn’t.
Tuesday, November 17th, 2009Sorry it’s gone a bit quiet here. I’ve just gotten work on an exciting new comic book project (on top of my other exciting comic book projects) for another publisher I’ve always wanted to work for. The hours to get it all done (and done well) have been extreme.
It’s coming together well though, as is issue #7 of Star Wars: Invasion, the upcoming one-shot of Rombies and The Deep.
I’m about to see the wrong side of 5am for probably the 5th time in the last 6 days.
Sleep is for the weak!
Exciting new announcement soon.
I leave you with Kaye Galfridian from Star Wars: Invasion.
Tom Taylor – Star Wars: Invasion
Sunday, February 8th, 2009It’s official! Woo Hoo!
Star Wars: Invasion has been announced at the New York Comic Con. This means that months of secrecy is finally over and I can speak openly to family and friends again. My interview and some great preview pages from Colin are up over at CBR. I warn you now, in the interview, my grandma says ‘ass’ – I’ve already called to warn her.
About Star Wars: Invasion
A galaxy far, far away is about to get some very unwelcome visitors. Twenty-five years after the Battle of Yavin, an armada of technology-hating, pain-loving freaks called the Yuuzhan Vong arrives at the edge of the galaxy. Their aim is to take the galaxy as their own. One of the first planets they attack is Artorias, a peace-loving planet with no defenses. Picture a T-Rex attacking a kitten. The planet is destroyed and the people are evacuated, enslaved, or killed.
Our focus is on one family, a special family, who are torn apart by the destruction of their homeworld. These refugees become our main characters. Young Finn Galfridian will be set on the Jedi path by Luke Sywalker. Things don’t go so well for the rest of the family.
“Invasion will feature new characters “but we’ll also see Luke, Leia and the Solo kids. Tom Taylor, an Australian playwright whom Stradley said has taken to writing comics faster than anybody he’s ever seen, will be writing the series with Rebellion’s Colin Wilson providing art.” – Newsarama
Invasion Art by Colin Wilson
Checking out some boards (I’m spying on you, Star Wars people – We’ll try to give you most of what you want but probably not in the first arc) the response has been brilliant, with almost all of the fans very excited about the series.
I’ll be posting more links to preview art and interviews over the next few days.
CBR interview – Tom Taylor Leads “Star Wars: Invasion”
Colin Wilson’s interview – Colin Wilson Readies the Troops for “Star Wars: Invasion”
Announcement on Newsarama – Dark Horse Panel at NYCC
Tom Taylor – Appearing At Supanova Melbourne and Brisbane. Star Wars.
Saturday, January 24th, 2009
‘Variety’ Reports Colin Wilson’s ‘Headshot’ Has Been Optioned by Warner Brothers.
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Colin Wilson is the talented guy who illustrated my stories White Dove III (current release date; March 09) and The Example (also due to be published next year).
Variety and several other sources have today announced that Warner Brothers have acquired the rights to Matz and Colin’s Graphic Novel series “Du Plomb Dans la Tête” or “Headshot“.
Alessandro Camon of “Thank You for Smoking” fame has been set to write the script. Alexandra Milchan and “Smallville” creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar are set to produce.
Unbelievable Colin. Congratulations!
Colin and I are also working on a huge comic book project for a well-known property which I will be announcing (without much detail) very soon.
Here’s one of Colin’s covers.
A Great Week – Film, TV, Comic Books And A Surprise Contact From The USA.
Sunday, September 7th, 2008Earlier this week I was contacted out of the blue by Jeremy Kagan. Jeremy is the Emmy-award-winning director of Chicago Hope who has also directed a bazillion other TV and film projects including one of my favourites, The West Wing.
Jeremy saw my play ‘The Example’ at The Edinburgh Festival and appreciated my “insight, language and tension.” He asked for a copy of the script to share with his graduate film directing students at USC. He also thought it would make a great short film and asked if I was interested in this… pretty amazing.
A huge thank-you to Nick Brice and everyone at Bite-Size theatre who obviously put on a great production.
Meanwhile, it looks like the TV series I was writing earlier this year is happening and, if all goes as planned, it could start shooting as early as November. Another series I’ve been working on also looks set to happen – unless it becomes a feature film instead. I’ll give more details when I’m allowed… almost all of my working life is vague and secretive at the moment.
The film of A4 2 A3 is progressing well and I met with the producer, lead actor and director this week.
My play ‘Drip’ will be opening at the Carlton Courthouse on September 24 as part of Melborn ’08 and the Fringe Festival. Drip is currently in the number 1 spot in the ‘top 40′ unproduced works over at Script Squirrel.
Most of my writing time has recently been given over to the writing of comic books. I currently have five different projects in the works, with the first to be published in January.
I also had a good chat about the future with DFC editor Will Fickling earlier this week. The DFC, based in Oxford, England, is a weekly comic book brought out by Random House. It would be fantastic to see something like this supported by a mainstream Australian publisher.
I’ve recently realised that writing comics is my dream job… it looks like that dream is coming true.
The upshot of all of this is I am on the brink of being a full-time writer. I’d like to give a huge thank-you to Megan and Finn for all of their support.
Thanks also to my editors and sounding boards, Megan and Kym, both of whom have had to listen to and comment on bizzare things for years while treading that fine line between criticism, support and just humoring me.
Lastly, I’d like to thank caffeine for all of its help with my writing between 12 and 4 in the morning.
White Dove III and 96000 Metres
Thursday, August 21st, 2008There are several exciting Comic Book projects in the works at the moment; a number of which I can’t talk about yet, but I will when I can.
I have two stories in an upcoming anthology; White Dove III illustrated by Colin Wilson (Judge Dredd, Star Wars, Point Blank) and 96000 Metres illustrated by Tom Bonin (Dicks). The anthology is due for publication in January – officially solicited in October. There are some other great well known creators involved. More when it’s official.
Here is the first preview page from “White Dove III”.
A playwright writing comics?
Saturday, May 31st, 2008As well as writing for TV, film and (the usual) theatre, over the last year or so I’ve been quietly working away on several comic projects.
This all came about after meeting master illustrator Colin Wilson. Colin is currently the illustrator of Star Wars ‘Rebellion’ for Dark Horse comics as well as illustrating the online comic of Bionic Commando written by Andy Diggle, which you can read here.
Colin and I have a few things in the pipeline (and hopefully I can talk about some of that soon) but I thought I’d put an image from one of our ‘in progress’ projects.
As well as the work with Colin, I have a number of things in the pipeline with Tom Bonin, including being luck enough to write an issue of his detective comic ‘Dicks’. I will hopefully be able to post some of his awesome work soon.
The Pilot
Sunday, March 9th, 2008Well, the pilot has been filmed and, as well as being the writer, I was asked to be the co-presenter of the show… which I said ‘no’ to… but they made me do it anyway.
I will have more news as I’m allowed speak about it but at the moment it’s just ‘fingers crossed’.
Also, I’ve been asked to write an issue of ‘Dicks’, Tom Bonin’s mythology / mystery / private detective comic book series.
I’ve finished the story and I’m really happy with it.
