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My wife, Lisa, is the one to blame for it. Yes, it's her fault. Sure, I'd written some stuff in elementary school and high school, but never seriously considered trying to make a career out of it (that's pie in the sky, right?) until she had the audacity to tell me I should go for it and that I had talent. So I did.

NOTE: For a preview of upcoming or current comics work, click here.

Books

Writing is not a visual art. It is a symphony, not an oil painting. It is
the shattering, not the glass. It is the ringing, not the bell.
-- Gary Provost, Make Your Words Work

warts and all
Warts and All: Comics Scripts and Tutorials
By Sean Taylor
Published by Sean Taylor, 2008
Collecting my Shooting Star Comics Anthology scripts and writing tutorials for Cyber Age Adventures and Inside the Lines magazines.
To order, visit me at a convention.

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A Private Little Corner of the Universe
Edited and Compiled by Sean Taylor
Features stories by Bill Purcel, Sean Taylor and Tom Waltz
Published by Cyber Age Adventures Press, 2000
To order, click here.


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Playing Solitaire
Edited and Compiled by Sean Taylor
Features stories by the best of the Cyber Age Adventures guest contributors
Published by Cyber Age Adventures Press, 2000
To order, click here.

O' Georgia! A Collection of Georgia's Newest and Most Promising Writers Volume 3
Written by Sean Taylor, et al
Published by Humpus Bumpus Press, 1999
Features the stories "Erosion" and "No Man Is"

O' Georgia! A Collection of Georgia's Newest and Most Promising Writers Volume 2
Written by Sean Taylor, et al
Published by Humpus Bumpus Press, 1997
Features the story "Cherry Hill" and the poems "Gomer" and "Old Fall"

coverThe Gotham City Sourcebook
Written by Sean Taylor, et al
Published by West End Games/D6 Legend, 2000
Wrote the bios and histories for several of the Batman and Gotham City primary and supporting cast for this role playing game sourcebook
To order, click here.
 

coverThe Titans Sourcebook
Written by Sean Taylor, et al
West End Games/D6 Legend (Not published)
Wrote the bios and histories for several of the Titans primary and supporting cast for this role playing game sourcebook (was ready but pulled from being published when WEG/D6L lost the DC Comics contract)

The Green Lantern Sourcebook
Written by Sean Taylor, et al
West End Games/D6 Legend (Not published)
Wrote the bios and histories for several of the Green Lantern primary and supporting cast for this role playing game sourcebook (was ready but pulled from being published when WEG/D6L lost the DC Comics contract)

Leading Baptist Men On Mission
Compiled and edited by Sean Taylor (Written by Mike Dixon)
Published by the North American Mission Board, 1999

coverBaptist Men On Mission Planbook 1999-2000
Baptist Men On Mission Planbook 2001-2002
Baptist Men On Mission Planbook 2002-2003
Baptist Men On Mission Planbook 2003-2004

Compiled, edited and written by Sean Taylor
Published by the North American Mission Board

extended welcome coverExtended Welcome
Edited and outlined by Sean Taylor (Written by Kay Moore)
Published by the North American Mission Board, 2003
 
 
 
 

book coverLeading Royal Ambassadors
Contributed several chapters to this leaders guide
Published by the North American Mission Board
Also contributed short stories to the Page 4, Squire 5, and Knight 6 leaders modules

 

 

Comics

Here's the formula: Take a sonneteer, add a dramatist,
a screenwriter, a visionary and a haiku poet, mix well,
decant and voila! ... a comic book writer.
-- Denny O'Neil, Shooting Star Comics Anthology #1

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Stories I've written:

  • "Power," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #1 (art by JP Dupras) -- 2002
  • "38 Days," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #2 (art by JP Dupras) -- 2003
  • "Passing in the Night," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #3 (pencils by Loraine Sammy, inks by Luis Alonso) -- 2004
  • "Idol Hands," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #4 (art by JP Dupras) -- 2004
  • "Always," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #5 (art by Erik Burnham) --  2005
  • "Show Me A Hero," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #6 (art by George Pitcher III) -- 2005
  • Fishnet Angel: Jane Doe #1-2, Shooting Star Comics (art by JP Dupras) -- 2005
  • "Nymph," Gene Simmons House of Horrors #1, IDW Publishing (art by Jon Alderink) -- 2007 
  • "Nymph," reprinted in Gene Simmons House of Horrors Trade Paperback, IDW Publishing -- 2007 
  • Gene Simmons Dominatrix #1-6, IDW Publishing (art by Flavio Hoffe, Esteve Polls) -- 2007-2008
  • Gene Simmons Dominatrix Trade Paperback, IDW Publishing -- 2008
  • The Invisible Man (adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel) Graphic Novel, Campfire Graphic Novels -- coming in 2009
  • Jesse James in the Mayan Underworld #1, Arcana Comics -- coming in 2009
  • "All Hallow's Eve," part of a Halloween Anthology by Campfire Graphic Novels -- coming in 2009
  • "Sweetly Felt the Dream," Terminus Media -- coming in 2009

Stories I've lettered:

  • cover"Power," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #1 -- 2002
  • "Raising the Stakes," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #1 -- 2002
  • "38 Days," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #2 -- 2003
  • "The Veil," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #2 -- 2003
  • "Silas," Go! Magazine Challengers Edition, all episodes of the monthly strip, North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
  • "Rogue," Fanzing Presents: Job Wanted #1, 2003
  • "Devil in the Playbox," Fanzing Presents: Job Wanted #1, 2003
  • "Passing in the Night," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #3  -- 2004
  • "Beauty and the Beast," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #3 -- 2004
  • "The Klansman is Dead," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #4  -- 2004
  • cover"Idol Hands," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #4  -- 2004
  • "With Roses Bedight," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #5 (written by Stefan Petrucha) -- 2004
  • "The Cryptic Chimera," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #5 -- 2004
  • "Always," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #5 -- 2004
  • "Show Me A Hero," Shooting Star Comics Anthology #6  -- 2005
  • Fishnet Angel: Jane Doe #1, Shooting Star Comics -- 2005
  • Fishnet Angel: Jane Doe #2, Shooting Star Comics -- 2005
  • Nick Landime vs. The World Crime League #1, Shooting Star Comics -- 2005
  • Dracula's Guest #1, VLE Comics -- 2006
  • "With Roses Bedight," reprinted by Papercutz in Tales From the Crypt -- 2008
  • "Sweetly Felt the Dream," Terminus Media -- coming in 2009

Comic Books I've edited:

  • coverShooting Star Comics Anthology #2, Shooting Star Comics 2002
  • Shooting Star Comics Anthology #3, Shooting Star Comics 2003
  • Shooting Star Comics Anthology #4, Shooting Star Comics 2004
  • Shooting Star Comics Anthology #5, Shooting Star Comics 2005
  • Shooting Star Comics Anthology #6, Shooting Star Comics 2005
  • The Shooting Gallery Convention Special #1, Shooting Star Comics 2004
  • Fishnet Angel: Jane Doe #1, Shooting Star Comics  -- 2005
  • Fishnet Angel: Jane Doe #2, Shooting Star Comics  -- 2005
  • Children of the Grave #1, Shooting Star Comics 2005
  • Children of the Grave #2, Shooting Star Comics 2005
  • Children of the Grave #3, Shooting Star Comics 2005
  • Children of the Grave #4, Shooting Star Comics 2005
  • Jetta: Tales of the Toshigawa ~ Defiance #1, Shooting Star Comics 2005
  • Nick Landime vs. The World Crime League #1, Shooting Star Comics 2005
  • The Time Machine, Campfire Graphic Novels 2008
  • The Land That Time Forgot, Campfire Graphic Novels 2008
  • Robinson Crusoe, Campfire Graphic Novels 2008
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth, Campfire Graphic Novels 2008
  • The Master of The World, Campfire Graphic Novels 2008
  • The People That Time Forgot, Campfire Graphic Novels, coming out January 2009
  • King Solomon's Mines, Campfire Graphic Novels, coming out January 2009
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Campfire Graphic Novels, coming out January 2009
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Campfire Graphic Novels, coming out January 2009
  • Harry Houdini, Campfire Graphic Novels, coming out January 2009
  • The Prince and the Pauper, Campfire Graphic Novels, coming out February 2009
  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Campfire Graphic Novels, coming out February 2009
  • Kim, Campfire Graphic Novels, coming out February 2009
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles, Campfire Graphic Novels, coming out February 2009
  • Joan of Arc, Campfire Graphic Novels, coming out February 2009
Magazines

Periodicals I've written for or edited include:
  • Cyber Age Adventures
  • On Mission
  • Baptist Men Edition of On Mission
  • CCM
  • CBA Marketplace (formerly Bookstore Journal)
  • Home Life
  • Inside the Lines
  • Alpharetta Revue
  • and more
Links to magazine writing samples:

On Mission Magazine

Awards and Honors
  • Writer's Digest Zine Publishing Grand Prize, iHero Entertainment's Cyber Age Adventures magazine, 2000
  • EPA Award of Excellence, On Mission Magazine, Missionary Category, 1999
  • EPA Award of Merit, On Mission Magazine, Missionary Category, 2000
  • BCA Wilmer C. Field Award, 1st place, Feature Article Category, 1999
  • BCA Wilmer C. Field Award, 2nd place, Advertising/Printed Promotional Materials Category, 1999
  • EPA Higher Goals Award, 3rd place, Photo Feature, 1998
  • Gold Medallion Award, Finalist Judge, Inspirational Category, 1992-2002
  • Kennesaw State University, Fiction Writing Award First Prize, 1993
  • Kennesaw State University, Fiction Writing Award Third Prize, 1994