- "I feel pretty good about it. It was an opportunity that arose, and I proposed it, found the artists, and pretty much put the whole thing together myself. It was a great time to be doing Star Wars."
- ―Tom Veitch, commenting on his work on Tales of the Jedi
Tom Veitch (September 26, 1941 – February 18, 2022)[1] was a comic book writer. He worked on several titles for Dark Horse Comics, including Tales of the Jedi and Star Wars: Dark Empire. His brother was Rick Veitch.
In 2019,[3] Veitch was writing a book about his work within the Star Wars franchise, and planned to release it that same year. However, at the time of his death, no such book has been released. However, 16 pages were previewed on Star Wars Interviews.[4]
Works[]
Sources[]
- "Making Star Wars Comics Come Alive" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 2
- "Boba Fett: Mystery Man in Not-So-Shining Armor" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 1
- The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
- "ComicScan: Telling Tales" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 13
- Star Wars: Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 226
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rick Veitch (@people/Rick-Veitch/100014761510449) on Facebook: Rick Veitch announces the passing of his brother Tom Veitch (February 18, 2022): "Sad news. My brother, Tom Veitch, has passed away from Covid at 80 years of age. Tom Veitch 1941-2022." (screenshot)
- ↑ Interview with Tom Veitch on Wookieepedia
- ↑ The Star Wars Interviews Book Series (@StarWarsInterviews) on Facebook: #StarWars #DarkEmpire writer TOM VEITCH is working on a new non-fiction Star Wars book! (March 7, 2019) (backup link)
- ↑ Exclusive: 16 pages of Dark Empire author Tom Veitch's new Star Wars book! by Dennis Pellegrom on Star Wars Interviews (content now obsolete; archived from the original on November 7, 2020)
External links[]
- Tom Veitch on Wikipedia
- Exclusive: 16 pages of Dark Empire author Tom Veitch's new Star Wars book! by Dennis Pellegrom on Star Wars Interviews (content now obsolete; archived from the original on November 7, 2020)