1. Tom Veitch was an American writer, known for his work in the comic book industry.
11 Facts About Tom Veitch
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Tom Veitch was the brother of comics writer and artist Rick Veitch.
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Tom Veitch's family moved from Walpole, New Hampshire, to Bellows Falls, Vermont.
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From 1965 to 1968, Tom Veitch was a Benedictine monk at Weston Priory.
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Tom Veitch was a contributor to the underground comix movement of the early 1970s.
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Creator-owned comics by Tom Veitch include The Light and Darkness War with artist Cam Kennedy, published by Marvel Comics and Titan Books, and The Nazz with artist Bryan Talbot, Clash with artist Adam Kubert, and My Name Is Chaos with artist John Ridgway, each published by DC Comics.
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Tom Veitch is known for initiating the Dark Horse Comics line of Star Wars comic books, with Dark Empire and Tales of the Jedi.
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The Old Republic era was first introduced by Dark Horse's Tales of the Jedi comic series, the brainchild of writer Tom Veitch, before reaching new heights in the 2003 BioWare RPG, the critically acclaimed Knights of the Old Republic, which itself spawned a sequel titled The Sith Lords, a comic book series of the same name, and the still-active The Old Republic MMORPG.
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One of those men, whose religious name was Elias, agreed to be interviewed by Tom Veitch and discuss his inner spiritual life, covering a period of more than fifty years.
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Tom Veitch was married to Martha Tom Veitch, and they had a daughter named Angelica.
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Tom Veitch died from COVID-19 in Bellows Falls, Vermont, on February 14,2022, at the age of 80, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Vermont.