Thanks to the various people who emailed me today to let me know that Aint it Cool News has given Dragonsnakes what the fans are calling one of the best reviews AICN has ever given a Star Wars book.
Click the pic for the review.
I’m really happy to see so many nice things written about this book and even happier that I get to follow it up with The Will of Darth Vader, which is one of the most fun scripts I’ve written.
Stay tuned for more Star Wars news soon…
So far, Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes seems to be ticking boxes for everyone and the first, quite kick-ass, review has surfaced over at NJOE.com
“Tom did a great job of capturing the feeling of Luke and Yoda, it felt like the characters I have seen on the screen for the last 30 years, nothing felt forced with their dialogue.”
“There’s danger, excitement, humor, and a good dose of Luke’s determination all brought to the forefront with this story. I highly recommend this digest if you want to see more of what Luke endured on Dagobah and what helped shape him into the Jedi he became. Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes is an excellent story and a great way to kick off the thirtieth anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back.” – NJOE.com
Click the image below for the full review.
Another review has surfaced over at Fancore Daily
“Didn’t you always want to see more of that training, and what it takes to become a Jedi Knight? Well, then this comic was written just for you!”
“The writing, by Tom Taylor, manages to flesh out one of the greatest stories ever told on film, while not trampling all over it, and that is a feat unto itself.”
“The plot is only part of what makes this story great. What this book does better than most Star Wars comics, is that it takes you back to that familiar place, and delivers in a way that matches up to what you remember. I’m a pretty hardcore Star Wars fan…And I’m pretty harsh on Dark Horse and the comics they choose to publish sometimes. Heck, I’m hard on the entire Expanded Universe of Star Wars. But where those comics fail, this is one of the ones that succeeds!” – FANCORE DAILY
Wednesday the 3rd of February sees the worldwide release of Star Wars Adventures: Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes.
As readers may know, this book is set on Dagobah during Empire Strikes Back but surely the movie covered everything… right? Nope. A big question has been constantly asked about the movie and the answer could lie in the pages of this book. As a teaser to the release, I’ve sent a cryptic message to theforce.net about Yoda and R2 D2 which you can read right here – “Yoda and R2 D2 speak on Dagobah! Tom Taylor makes an announcement…”
If that’s not enough to get you excited, Daxiong’s art is incredible and this book is still about Yoda training Luke Skywalker! Release your inner fanboy/fangirl – pick this up!
I live a working life of secrecy. One of my secrets has been announced this week. My next Star Wars: Adventures story is “The Will of Darth Vader”. I haven’t seen a cover image posted anywhere (so I won’t post it yet) but this was seriously one of the most fun scripts I’ve ever written.
I went into Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes with some trepidation. Writing an untold story of Yoda, Luke and Artoo set during Empire Strikes Back was a real honour and a responsibility I didn’t take lightly. I agonised over every word in that book and hopefully people will dig it. Daxiong’s beautifully drawn Yoda is worth the cost of admission alone.
With the script to The Will of Darth Vader I was able to let loose, have fun, and show piles of destruction. Oh… and I was given the chance to write Darth Vader – the greatest villain of all time!!
I’m actually interviewed in two separate articles in this month’s Star Wars: Insider magazine; an article about the future of Star Wars: Invasion and an article about Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes – which is due out on the 3rd of February.
It’s a big week, with Star Wars: Insider one of two internationally released magazines I’m interviewed in. There are also a pile of other things happening which I’ll be posting about later.
Luke Skywalker And The Treasure Of The Dragonsnakes is now available for pre-order over at Amazon and Things From Another World (and about a thousand other places).
STAR WARS ADVENTURES: LUKE SKYWALKER AND THE TREASURE OF THE DRAGONSNAKES
Tom Taylor (W) and Daxiong (A)
On sale Jan 20
FC, 80 pages
$7.95
TPB, 5 1/4″ x 7 1/2″
The movie The Empire Strikes Back shows us only a small portion of Luke Skywalker’s Jedi training under the tutelage of Master Yoda. In this story, witness a never-before-seen part of that training as Luke is given the task of finding—and retrieving—an object guarded by the deadliest creatures on the swamp world of Dagobah: the monstrous dragonsnakes!
This is the most harrowing, dangerous, and muddiest mission that Luke has ever faced!
• Luke Skywalker trains to become a Jedi Knight with Master Yoda!
• The Star Wars Adventures series are parent friendly and perfect for younger readers as well as longtime Star Wars fans.
STAR WARS ADVENTURES: LUKE SKYWALKER AND THE TREASURE OF THE DRAGONSNAKES
Written by Tom Taylor, art by Daxiong.
The movie The Empire Strikes Back shows us only a small portion of Luke Skywalker’s Jedi training under the tutelage of Master Yoda. In this story, witness a never-before-seen part of that training as Luke is given the task of finding — and retrieving — an object guarded by the deadliest creatures on the swamp world of Dagobah: the monstrous dragonsnakes! This is the most harrowing, dangerous, and muddiest mission that Luke has ever faced!
80 pages, $7.95
My first Star Wars: Adventures story, Luke Skywalker and The Treasure of The Dragonsnakes, is solicited over at Star Wars.com. A 72 page graphic novella suitable for all ages (kinda… provided Daxiong doesn’t scare the crap out of people with his art).
This means I now have four comics coming out over October and November, with Star Wars: Invasion #4 and #5 joining this and the special Invasion #0 also coming out. I’ve seen Colin’s art for the extra pages in Star Wars: Invasion #0 and the last page may just be my favourite of the series so far…
