Archive for the ‘Dark Horse’ Category
Friday, January 13th, 2012
Seriously. It’s good to be a comic book writer.
As if having Chris Scalf’s covers and interiors on this book wasn’t incredible enough, Star Wars: Blood Ties ‘Boba Fett is Dead’ was solicited today with this striking variant cover from David Palumbo. Add this to these two covers already released from Chris Scalf and, for once, I’d be happy if this series WAS judged by its covers.
Tell your local comic store to order now for April. You’ll be glad you did.
STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES—BOBA FETT IS DEAD #1 (of 4)
Tom Taylor (W), Chris Scalf (A/Cover), and David Palumbo (Variant cover)
On sale Apr 25
FC, 40 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
The news spreads from one end of the galaxy to the other like wildfire: Boba Fett, the galaxy’s most feared bounty hunter, is dead.
But when members of the team that killed Fett are themselves picked off one by one, Connor Freeman—the son of one of Jango Fett’s clones—gets pulled into the action in a most unexpected way!
• Writer Tom Taylor brings Blood Ties back with Boba Fett!
• Interiors and covers by Chris Scalf!
Tags: Blood Ties, Boba Fett, Boba Fett is Dead, Chris Scalf, Connor Freeman, Dark Horse, David Palumbo, Star Wars, Star Wars: Blood Ties, Tom Taylor
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Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
I’ve now seen this in a few places on the intertubes, so I figure it’s safe to post here.
Darth Vader is squeezing your heart with the force on the cover of Star Wars: Blood Ties – Boba Fett is Dead #3.
The time-lapse video of this cover being made by Chris Scalf can be viewed right here. It’s well worth a watch. Chris Scalf’s time-lapse videos are a kind of magic.
As brilliant as this cover is, I have to say the cover to issue #2 is my favorite. I can’t wait until people get a look at that one.
Tags: Blood Ties, Boba Fett, Chris Scalf, Darth Vader, Star Wars, Star Wars: Blood Ties, Tom Taylor
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Friday, December 9th, 2011
“The Stan Lee Excelsior Award is an exciting new book award for graphic novels and manga – where kids aged 11-16 choose the winner by rating each book as they read it!”
I received this in an email earlier this week from the organizer of the Stan Lee Excelsior Award.
“I am pleased to inform you that STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES has been nominated for the final shortlist of eight titles and, as such, will be winging its way into over 60 secondary school libraries across the UK!”
Forbidden Planet and Comic Book Resources started reporting it overnight and I thought this was a good note from CBR.
“Here’s what’s interesting about this shortlist: It reflects what tweens and teens are actually reading, as opposed to what the adult gatekeepers think they should be reading.”
I’ve also been invited to the Awards Ceremony in Sheffield next year. I don’t think I’ll be able to make that… but it’s very nice to be invited.
I think this is a fantastic initiative.
“The overall goal of this scheme is to encourage reading amongst teenagers. However, its secondary target is to raise the profile of graphic novels and manga amongst school librarians and teachers. This storytelling medium has been a largely underused resource within education for many years. The Stan Lee Excelsior Award attempts to highlight some of the amazing books that are out there - books that fully deserve to be in our school libraries alongside regular fiction!”
Using Graphic Novels to promote literacy is an absolute no-brainer. Providing subject matter that young people actually find engaging, obviously encourages reading. This was in my thoughts during the creation of The Deep: Here be Dragons and I’ve had a number of parents let me know that they’ve bought this book to encourage reading skills in their children.
Thank you to everyone involved in this Award. Star Wars: Blood Ties is a book that Chris Scalf and I are very proud of, and we’re both very happy to see it’s inclusion in such a worthwhile program.
Boba Fett and literacy. What a combination.
You can get Star Wars: Blood Ties through Amazon right here. And you can check out the Stan Lee Excelsior Award Nominees here – ‘Nuff said.
And here’s a picture of me and Stan from the Lucasfilm party in San Diego earlier this year.
Tags: Chris Scalf, Dark Horse Comics, Excelsior, Stan Lee, Stan Lee Excelsior Award, Star Wars, Star Wars: Blood Ties, Tom Taylor
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Friday, October 14th, 2011
Media Release — Fresh from the panel today at New York Comic Con, Dark Horse Comics is back with new series arcs from two of their most popular Star Wars books!
Star Wars: Blood Ties – Boba Fett is Dead
Established Star Wars writer Tom Taylor is back with another stunning Blood Ties series to be released in April 2012.
“Boba Fett is dead. The most infamous hunter in the galaxy has been hunted. He’s lying, broken, on the desert floor. He’s more blaster-holes than man. It’s the ultimate ending. However, this is just the start of our story. With the fall of Fett broadcast across the galaxy, someone rises to avenge him. But who would care about the death of a man like Fett? Bounty hunters aren’t exactly known for their enduring, close friendships but even a man like Boba Fett has family… and now a Blood Tie demands blood.” -Tom Taylor
Yes, the artwork for ‘Star Wars: Blood Ties – Boba Fett is Dead’ has been unveiled as part of the media release. And here it is!
There was no art in the first announcement over at IGN overnight, which prompted me to do this.
In other news, ‘The Deep: Here Be Dragons’ is sold out AGAIN on Amazon. If you’re a fan of my Star Wars work, please do check out this book about the adventures of a multi-ethnic family of underwater explorers who live on a submarine. It’s available from the official website for $9.95, it has had rave reviews and I’m very proud of it. Cheers!
Check Out 'The Deep: Here Be Dragons'
Tags: Blood Ties, Boba Fett, Boba Fett is Dead, Chris Scalf, Dark Horse, Star Wars, Star Wars Blood Ties Boba Fett Is Dead, Tom Taylor
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Friday, October 14th, 2011
New York Comic Con has just started but apparently my major news has just been announced with IGN and Bleeding Cool reporting my new Blood Ties series ‘Boba Fett is Dead’ with artist Chris Scalf is underway.
The first Blood Ties received a lot of love from fans and critics alike and I’m constantly asked whether there will be more. Well, I can finally say ‘yes, there will be’. It’s 4.56am here in Australia and I’ve been up all night working away on issue #3.
I don’t think Dark Horse have released the cover art yet, so I’ve taken it upon myself to come up with a visual for everyone.
Star Wars Blood Ties – Boba Fett is Dead
(Please note: Not final artwork)
Tags: Blood Ties, Boba Fett, Chris Scalf, Dark Horse, New York Comic Con, Star Wars, Tom Taylor
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Today sees the release of Star Wars: Invasion – Revelations #4 and, although there have been plenty of surprises so far, this is the issue where the ‘Revelations’ become, well… revelatory. Issue #4 is where it also gets quite explodey and carnagey, as you’d probably expect from a cover like this…
And don’t forget, next week sees my first work in the DC Universe as I pit the Green Lantern Corps against Sinestro and Brainiac in DCUO Legends #16.
Tags: Chris Scalf, Colin Wilson, Dark Horse, DC comics, Finn Galfridian., Green Lantern, Kaye Galfridian, Sinestro Doug Mahnke, Star Wars Invasion Revelations #4, Star Wars: Invasion, Tom Taylor, Yuuzhan Vong
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Ah, Jo Chen.
When Colin and I were asked for a list of cover artists we’d like approached for Star Wars: Invasion, Jo Chen was at the very top of that list.
Jo has done incredible, award-winning work for all of the major comics publishers but it was her work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer that first grabbed my attention, and this piece of Buffy and Willow grabbed very hard.
We were very fortunate to have Jo with us on the first thirteen covers of Star Wars Invasion.
For a look at how Jo created the cover to Star Wars Invasion #1, click the image below.
Tags: Buffy and Willow, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dark Horse Comics, Fine Art Friday, Jo Chen, Star Wars
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Sunday, September 11th, 2011
Star Wars Invasion: Revelations #3 is out this week in print and as a digital download. And it comes with a creepy, creepy, cover from Chris Scalf, inspired by the equally creepy illustrations of Colin Wilson.
I remember when Colin showed me the first moment of the ‘tentaclisation’ of Nina Galfridian on the Heart of Artorias. I was kinda horrified by the tentacles piercing her face. Oddly enough, this gruesome element stayed in the book, and now it’s made it onto a cover… actually, two covers including Jo Chen’s variant from Refugees.
Click the cover for the preview.
Tags: Chris Scalf, Colin Wilson, Dark Horse, Kaye Galfridian, Nina Galfridian, Revelations 3, Star Wars: Invasion, Tom Taylor, Yuuzhan Vong
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Thursday, August 18th, 2011
The final issue of Star Wars: Invasion – Revelations has been solicited and that means a new cover from the always impressive Chris Scalf. Kaye Galfridian and Arbeloa teaming up (?) with stormtroopers.
Could this be Kaye’s last stand?
Check it out people.
Writer: Tom Taylor
Artist: Colin Wilson
Colorist: Wes Dzioba
Cover Artist: Chris Scalf
Release: November 16, 2011
32 pages, issue 5 of 5
Queen Nina and Princess Kaye have successfully rescued the refugees from the Battle of Shramar, but the Yuuzhan Vong invaders may still have another win for their tally. Or is there another revelation in store? Meanwhile, on Coruscant, Jedi-in-training Finn Galfridian finds that in trying to prevent an assassination, he may be complicit in one! The next revelation may be about Finn’s new mentor!
Also, today you can get issue #2 of Revelations from Dark Horse’s Digital Store for your iPad.
Click the picture to buy.
Tags: Arbeloa, Chris Scalf, Colin Wilson, Dark Horse, Finn Galfridian., Kaye Galfridian, Revelations, Star Wars, Star Wars on iPad, Star Wars: Invasion, Tom Taylor, Yuuzhan Vong
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Wednesday, August 10th, 2011
Yes, this Wednesday, as well as being able to pick up the print version of Star Wars: Invasion – Revelations #2, the digital version of #1 will be available via the Dark Horse App.
This will be the first comic I’ve written which will be properly formatted for reading on the iPad. I’m looking forward to seeing the results with a lot more of my work set to feature in this format very soon.
And, with the exclusive preview of Revelations #2 being up at CBR, that means more incredible Colin Wilson images will soon appear on the iPad like this…
So, be sure and pick up Revelations #2 and get downloading.
And please remember to pick up The Deep: Here Be Dragons if you haven’t already. It came out last week. It’s good. People say so. And people are always right.
Tags: Colin Wilson, Dark Horse, Finn Galfridian., iPad, Kaye Galfridian, preview, Star Wars, Star Wars on iPad, Star Wars: Invasion, Stormtrooper
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