Tweet Two epic battles have been raging in the pages of Star Wars: Invasion – Revelations and DCUO Legends: The Brainiac – Sinestro Corps War, and both come to a climactic end this week. Two wars. Two Galaxies. Two books. Two publishers. One big week.
These two story arcs probably contain my largest ever fictional body count.
DC Universe Online Legends #17
Written by: Tom Taylor
Art by: Bruno Redondo
Cover by: Doug Mahnke
Colored by: Jorge Gonzalez
Hal Jordan is seriously conflicted as he and the Green Lantern Corps arrive at Korugar to “contain” the war between Sinestro’s Yellow Lanterns and Brainiac–but can they save the planet of innocents caught in the crossfire? And how desperate could things possibly get that would see Hal team up with Sinestro for one final battle?!
Star Wars: Invasion—Revelations #5
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!
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!
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!
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.
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.
Chris and I are working on a couple of things that are yet to be announced but one thing that HAS been announced is our upcoming creator-owned series, Voice of a Dragon.
Just posting an image would be an injustice when watching him create the work is a kind of magic. You can tell this by the amount of hits on his youtube channel. With Voice of a Dragon on its way, I figured this Fine Art Friday should be used to show why Chris Scalf is absolutely the man for a dragon story.
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!
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.
This hit Newsarama today. Do I really need to comment. No. Let Chris Scalf’s cover speak for itself.
STAR WARS: INVASION—REVELATIONS #4 (of 5)
Tom Taylor (W), Colin Wilson (A), Wes Dzioba (C), and Chris Scalf (Cover)
On sale Oct 12
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
Queen Nina and Princess Kaye’s attack on the Yuuzhan Vong collaborators on Shramar has brought Warmaster Tsavong Lah and his armada to the scene.
But the New Republic has some special forces in reserve: namely, every free ship in the sector! It’s a space battle of epic proportions as pirate ships, freighters, and Imperial vessels join the New Republic’s fleet against the invaders from another galaxy!
Chris and I are working on two (possibly three) new series at the moment, including the previously announced ‘Voice of a Dragon’. More news soon…
Epic battles. Betrayal. The Yuuzhan Vong. The Empire. The Galfridians. A secret weapon that could spell the end of the galaxy and more twists than you could poke a double-bladed lightsaber at.
So big we had to do it twice. Yes, two covers! Revelations #1 comes with a cover by our new cover artist, the always brilliant Chris Scalf (artist on Star Wars: Blood Ties), and a special variant by the great Dave Dorman, to mark the 25th anniversary of Dark Horse comics.
And don’t forget, coming in the next few weeks – The Deep!
Just saw the top 100 Graphic Novel sales for May 2011 and Star Wars: Blood Ties has come in at number 12! This on top of Star Wars Invasion: Rescues coming in at number 11 for April. Two trades in the top 15 in two months? I’ll take that.
Thank you to every single person picking up my books.
My next upcoming Graphic Novel is – The Deep: Here be Dragons on August 4 – If you like my Star Wars books, you’ll love this… and if you don’t like my Star Wars books, you’ll still love this. Tell everyone. Buy this book. Diamond order code JUN11 1131.
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Tom Taylor has written plays that have been produced across four continents, from the Sydney Opera House to the Edinburgh Festival.
He has killed characters for DC Comics and created characters for Lucasfilm.
He has written comics which have been reprinted in French, German and Spanish but he can’t read any of them.
He has sung for thousands in concert halls and acted to tens in the smallest of black-box theatres.
He has sent Luke Skywalker on a quest and taught Darth Vader a lesson.
He has juggled knives for billionaires and eaten fire for passers-by on the street.
He has written for film screened in California and radio aired in Melbourne.
He has won many awards for his writing and lost many of his indoor soccer finals.
He is the father of two and the husband of one.
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