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Tom Veitch, poet, former Benedictine monk, ‘Star Wars’ comic creator Tom Veitch was born September 26, 1941, the eldest of six children, growing up in Walpole NH and Bellows Falls Vermont and was educated at Columbia University. From 1963 to 1965 he was an active participant in the literary florescence of New York’s Lower East Side through the St. Mark’s Poetry Project. His first published work, “Literary Days”, appeared from Ted Berrigan’s “C” Press in 1964. Other early… Source link

I never met Tom Veitch, but I knew his work and rather enjoyed it, especially his series The Nazz with Bryan Talbot from DC Comics and The Light And Darkness War with Cam Kennedy at Marvel Comics, which saw him picked up by George Lucas to write for Star Wars. Tom Veitch passed away this week and we republish the following obituary, provided to us by his brother, comic book creator Rick Veitch. Tom Veitch was born September 26, 1941, the eldest of six children, growing up in Walpole NH and… Source link