Tom Taylor (writer)
Tom Taylor (born 29 November 1978) is an Australian comic book writer, playwright and screenwriter. A "New York Times" bestselling author, his work includes DC Comics series "", "DCeased", "Nightwing", "Superman", "Suicide Squad" and Marvel series "All-New Wolverine", "X-Men Red", "Superior Iron Man" and "Star Wars" comics. Taylor is the co-creator, writer and executive producer of the animated series "The Deep", based on his graphic novels of the same name. Biography. Taylor was born in Melbourne, Australia. Taylor has written "X-Men: Red", "All-New Wolverine" and "Hunt for Wolverine Adamantium Agenda" for Marvel comics , along with "Justice League/Power Rangers" and for DC Comics. He has also written "Batman/Superman", "Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion" and "Superior Iron Man". Taylor is the creator, with James Brouwer, of the all-ages adventure graphic novels "" and its sequel "The Vanishing Island" published by Gestalt Publishing and Boom Studios. "The Deep" was optioned by Technicolor. 52 episodes have screened of the CG animated series, so far, across three seasons, with Taylor serving as co-creator/head writer. In 2012, "" won the Aurealis Award for Best illustrated book/graphic novel, Australia's premier speculative fiction literary award . The sequel, "The Vanishing Island", won the award again in 2014. Performing and writing for theatre and musicals from the age of fourteen, Tom's works have been produced across four continents. His plays have won a number of awards and accolades including winning the award for 'Best Dramatic Writing' in Short and Sweet – The world's largest short play festival. His plays have been produced at the Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Arts Centre and the Edinburgh Fringe. Taylor is well known for his many Star Wars comics and graphic novels for Dark Horse Comics. These include, "Star Wars: Blood  Ties" with artist Chris Scalf, and "", with illustrator Colin Wilson. April 2012 saw the start of Taylor and Scalf's new "Blood Ties" series provocatively titled "Boba Fett is Dead" as reported by CNN. Taylor is also the writer of the "Darth Maul: Death Sentence" miniseries, which is set immediately after the end of the fourth television series. "Star Wars: Blood Ties won the 2012" 'Stan Lee Excelsior Award' as voted for by thousands of school students across the UK. Taylor wrote the graphic novella, "Star Wars Adventures: Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes" which shows a never  before seen story of Luke Skywalker training with Yoda on Dagobah during The Empire Strikes Back. Taylor also penned "Star Wars Adventures: The Will of Darth Vader" Randy Stradley, Dark Horse Vice President, says Tom Taylor has taken to writing comics faster than anyone he's ever seen. Taylor also wrote "The Authority", published under the Wildstorm imprint, starting with issue #22 in May 2010 until the end of the Wildstorm imprint. He also wrote The Brainiac / Sinestro Corps war storyline in the pages of "", a Batman story with artist Nicola Scott and Rose and Thorn with artist Neil Googe . Taylor's award-winning play "The Example" has also been adapted into a comic book with illustration by Colin Wilson through Gestalt Publishing. In October 2021, on National Coming Out Day, Taylor announced that the character Jon Kent, the son of Superman in the comic book series "Superman: Son of Kal-El" will be bisexual. Film and television. The Deep (Animated Series). Taylor is the co-creator, executive producer and head writer of "The Deep (Animated Series)" The first series began airing on [Netflix] USA in 2016. Three seasons (52 episode) of The Deep have screened globally in over 130  territories, notably on Netflix and CBBC. The Deep has been the number #1 rated animated series in several territories, including the UK and Greece. An "Injustice" movie is in the works as part of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies line. The film will be based on the Injustice: Year One comics by Tom Taylor and the first game. Cleverman. Taylor joined the writer's room of "Cleverman" for the third season The Example. Taylor wrote the film adaptation of "The Example" which was optioned and filmed by Staple Fiction in 2011. A4 to A3. Taylor's award-winning short  musical "A4 to A3" (written with Simon Barlow) was filmed by Bravada Films in 2009, for which Taylor also wrote the screenplay. "A4 to A3" premiered at the Newport Beach Film Festival on 29 April 2010.