Tom Veitch
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Tom Veitch is an American
writer, best known for his contributions to the Dark Horse Comics
line of Star Wars
comic book
s, primarily Dark Empire
and Tales of the Jedi
. For DC Comics
Veitch wrote Animal Man
, along with two Elseworlds
series featuring Kamandi
and an elder Superman
. He is the brother of comics writer/artist Rick Veitch
.
Veitch was a major contributor to the underground comix
movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. His collaborations with underground comix artist Greg Irons
in the early 1970s (the creative team known as "GI/TV") included such titles as Legion of Charlies and contributions to many other underground comix, including Skull Comix and Slow Death Funnies.
Creator-owned
comics by Veitch include: (published by Marvel Comics
) The Light and Darkness War
with artist Cam Kennedy
(from Marvel Comics
), (published by DC Comics
) The Nazz with artist Bryan Talbot
, Clash with artist Adam Kubert
, and My Name Is Chaos with artist John Ridgway
.
Tom Veitch's published experimental novels include: The Luis Armed Story (Full Court Press
, 1978); Eat This!
(Angel Hair Books, 1974); and Antlers in the Treetops (sic), written with poet Ron Padgett
(Coach House Press, 1970). A collection of his poetry, with an afterword by Allen Ginsberg
, titled Death College and Other Poems, was published in 1976 by Bill Berkson's Big Sky Books.
United States
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writer, best known for his contributions to the Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
line of Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s, primarily Dark Empire
Dark Empire
Dark Empire is a Star Wars comic book metaseries produced by Dark Horse Comics. It consists of a six-issue limited series written by Tom Veitch and drawn by Cam Kennedy , followed by a second six-issue limited series by Veitch and Kennedy and a two-issue limited series written by Veitch and drawn...
and Tales of the Jedi
Tales of the Jedi
Tales of the Jedi is a series of comic books that are published by Dark Horse Comics and are part of the fictional Star Wars Expanded Universe. They cover the Great Sith War and the Great Hyperspace War and remain the earliest chronological Star Wars stories.The first books released covered the...
. For DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
Veitch wrote Animal Man
Animal Man
Animal Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . As a result of being in proximity to an exploding extraterrestrial spaceship, Buddy Baker acquires the ability to temporarily “borrow” the abilities of animals...
, along with two Elseworlds
Elseworlds
Elseworlds is the publication imprint for a group of comic books produced by DC Comics that take place outside the company's canon. According to its tagline: "In Elseworlds, heroes are taken from their usual settings and put into strange times and places — some that have existed, and others...
series featuring Kamandi
Kamandi
Kamandi is an American comic book character, created by artist Jack Kirby and published by DC Comics. The bulk of Kamandi's appearances occurred in the comic series Kamandi: The Last Boy on Earth, which ran from 1972 to 1978....
and an elder Superman
Superman: At Earth's End
"Superman: At Earth's End", is a 1995 one-shot DC Comics Elseworlds story. It was written by Tom Veitch, with art by Frank Gomez.The story is, more or less, the sequel to the miniseries At Earth's End which is spin off from the DC Comic series Kamandi, created by Jack Kirby in 1972.-Plot:After the...
. He is the brother of comics writer/artist Rick Veitch
Rick Veitch
Richard "Rick" Veitch is an American comic book artist and writer who has worked in mainstream, underground, and alternative comics.-Early career:...
.
Veitch was a major contributor to the underground comix
Underground comix
Underground comix are small press or self-published comic books which are often socially relevant or satirical in nature. They differ from mainstream comics in depicting content forbidden to mainstream publications by the Comics Code Authority, including explicit drug use, sexuality and violence...
movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s. His collaborations with underground comix artist Greg Irons
Greg Irons
Greg Irons was a poster artist, underground cartoonist, animator and tattoo artist. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he moved to San Francisco, California, in 1967, where he soon found work doing posters for Bill Graham at the Fillmore Auditorium.After working on the film Yellow Submarine, he...
in the early 1970s (the creative team known as "GI/TV") included such titles as Legion of Charlies and contributions to many other underground comix, including Skull Comix and Slow Death Funnies.
Creator-owned
Creator ownership
Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material, regardless of whether it is self-published or by a corporate publisher. In some fields of publishing, such as fiction writing, creator ownership is a standard arrangement...
comics by Veitch include: (published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
) The Light and Darkness War
The Light and Darkness War
The Light and Darkness War is a six-issue comic book limited series written by Tom Veitch and drawn by Cam Kennedy published by Epic Comics , an imprint of Marvel Comics....
with artist Cam Kennedy
Cam Kennedy
Campbell Kennedy is a Scottish comics artist. He is best known for his work on 2000 AD, especially the flagship titles Judge Dredd and Rogue Trooper.-Biography:...
(from Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
), (published by DC Comics
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
) The Nazz with artist Bryan Talbot
Bryan Talbot
Bryan Talbot is a British comic book artist and writer, born in Wigan, Lancashire, in 1952. He is best known as the creator of The Adventures of Luther Arkwright and its sequel Heart of Empire.-Career:...
, Clash with artist Adam Kubert
Adam Kubert
Adam Kubert is an American comic book artist known for his work for publishers such as Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and DC Comics, including work on Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Fantastic Four, Incredible Hulk, Wolverine, Spider-Man, Superman and Ghost Rider.Kubert has established himself as one...
, and My Name Is Chaos with artist John Ridgway
John Ridgway
John Ridgway may refer to:*John Livzey Ridgway , American nature artist and brother of ornithologist Robert Ridgway*John Ridgway , British comic artist*John Ridgway , British sailor and ocean rower...
.
Tom Veitch's published experimental novels include: The Luis Armed Story (Full Court Press
Full Court Press
A full-court press is a basketball term that refers to a defensive style in which the defense applies man-to-man or zone defense to pressure the offensive team the entire length of the court before and after the inbound pass. Some presses attempt to deny the initial inbounds pass and trap ball...
, 1978); Eat This!
Eat This!
Eat This! is the seventh official album by SCH, released in Sarajevo in 2004. Eat This! is made up of two CDs, one white and one black, exploring sound textures for over two hours. The recording line-up was Teno and Rida Attarashany...
(Angel Hair Books, 1974); and Antlers in the Treetops (sic), written with poet Ron Padgett
Ron Padgett
Ron Padgett is an American poet, essayist, fiction writer, translator, and a member of the New York School. Bean Spasms, Padget's first collection of poems, was published in 1967 and written with Ted Berrigan...
(Coach House Press, 1970). A collection of his poetry, with an afterword by Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation in the 1950s. He vigorously opposed militarism, materialism and sexual repression...
, titled Death College and Other Poems, was published in 1976 by Bill Berkson's Big Sky Books.