توم تولي (كاتب)
كان توم تولي (توفي عام ٢٠١٣) كاتبًا بريطانيًا بارزًا في مجال القصص المصورة ، اشتهر بكتابة قصص رياضية ومغامرات مثيرة. كان الكاتب الأطول استمرارًا لسلسلة القصص المصورة الشهيرة "روي أوف ذا روفرز" ذات الطابع الكروي ، والتي استمر في كتابتها طوال معظم مسيرة روي ريس الكروية حتى توقف نشرها أسبوعيًا عام ١٩٩٣. ومن بين القصص المصورة البارزة الأخرى التي كتبها تولي: " ذا ستيل كلو" ، و"ذا هاوس أوف دولمان" ، و "ذا إنكريديبل أدفنتشرز أوف جانوس ستارك" ، و"ذا ليوبارد فروم لايم ستريت" ، و" ذا روبو ماشينز " ، و "هارلم هيروز" . وخلال مسيرته المهنية التي امتدت لثلاثة عقود، كتب تولي حصريًا لما عُرف لاحقًا باسم مجموعة دور النشر "آي بي سي" : "أمالغاميتد برس" ، و " أودامز" ، و " لونغاكر برس" ، و " فليت واي" ، و "آي بي سي ماغازينز" .
سيرة
وُلد توم تولي في غلاسكو ، لكنه نشأ في ريدينغ، بيركشاير (حيث أصبح من مشجعي نادي نيوكاسل يونايتد ). عمل كعامل هاتف في سلاح الجو الملكي كجزء من خدمته الوطنية. بعد سلسلة من الوظائف في الخدمة المدنية وحصوله على دبلوم في الكتابة للأطفال، بدأ مسيرته المهنية ككاتب مستقل. بيعت له أول قصة في سن الخامسة والعشرين - قصة من سلسلة باك روجرز .
من عام 1963 إلى عام 1970، كان تولي الكاتب الرئيسي لسلسلة " المخلب الفولاذي" (The Steel Claw) لصالح دار نشر فاليانت، بالتعاون مع الفنان خيسوس بلاسكو ، حيث تولى كتابة الجزء الرابع من السلسلة خلفًا لكين بولمر ، ثم عاد لاحقًا من عام 1971 إلى عام 1973 لكتابة الجزء الثاني " عودة المخلب" (Return of the Claw ). في أوائل الستينيات، كتب تولي سلسلة "بطل الإسبرطي" (Heros the Spartan) برسومات فرانك بيلامي لصالح مجلة إيجل (Eagle) . ومن أبرز أعماله الأخرى لدار فاليانت سلسلة "العجائب البرية" (The Wild Wonders) ، التي رسمها مايك ويسترن ، وتدور حول صبيين جامحين تربيا بين الحيوانات، ليصبحا رياضيين بارعين. كما عمل تولي على سلسلتي " عين كيلي" (Kelly's Eye) و "يانوس ستارك" (Janus Stark) (كلاهما بالتعاون مع فرانسيسكو سولانو لوبيز ) في الستينيات. [ 2 ] [ أ ]
كتب تولي أولى نصوصه لسلسلة " روي أوف ذا روفرز" عام 1969، واستمر في كتابة القصص المصورة بشكل متقطع حتى عام 1974، حين عُيّن كاتباً رئيسياً دائماً، وهو المنصب الذي شغله لما يقارب 20 عاماً. خلال تلك الفترة، انتقلت السلسلة من مجلة "تايغر" إلى مجلة خاصة بها تحمل اسمها .
In the 1970s and '80s, Tully worked on Johnny Red for Battle Picture Weekly.[4] He worked on many 2000 AD projects including Dan Dare, and the sports-related Harlem Heroes and Mean Arena. He also created The Mind of Wolfie Smith for Tornado, which later transferred to 2000 AD.
Tully also wrote three cricket-themed short novels in 1986 and 1987 - The Magnificent 11 (ISBN 978-0-583-30921-9), Dangerous Game, and Showdown at Seabank (ISBN 978-0-583-30922-6). These books followed the adventures of a young teenager Terry Mason and his friends who started their own cricket club after losing a season at their school. The first and last book are available, however Dangerous Game appears very difficult to find.
Tully wrote the Roy of the Rovers strip until the main comic's demise in 1993, with the final incident of Roy's playing career coming when he lost control of his helicopter and crashed into a field.[5] After the closure of Roy of the Rovers, Tully had very few comics credits. He retired to Wiltshire in the West Country.
He died in Autumn 2013.[6]
Bibliography
Comics work includes:
Action/adventure strips
- 1962–1971 Kelly's Eye:
- in Knockout (with artist Francisco Solano López, 1962–1963)
- in Valiant (1963–1971)
- 1962–1964 Heros the Spartan (with art by Frank Bellamy, in Eagle)
- c. 1962 The Guinea Pig (in Eagle)
- 1963–1973 The Steel Claw (with art by Jesús Blasco, in Valiant)
- Return of The Steel Claw (in Valiant, 1971–1973)
- 1963–1964 Pike Mason (in Boys' World)
- 1964–c. 1969 Mytek the Mighty: (with Bill Lacey and Eric Bradbury, in Valiant, first appearance September 26th, 1964)[7]
- 1966–1970 The House of Dolmann (with art by Eric Bradbury, in Valiant)
- 1969–1971 The Incredible Adventures of Janus Stark (with art by Francisco Solano López, in Smash!)
- 1970–1971 Adam Eterno (in Thunder, 1970–1971)
- 1971–1973 Raven on the Wing (in Valiant)
- 1971 Von Hoffman's Invasion (in Jet)
- 1976–1985 The Leopard from Lime Street (with art by Mike Western[8] and Eric Bradbury, in Buster, 27 March 1976 to 18 May 1985)
- 1977–1987 Johnny Red (with art by Joe Colquhoun, in Battle Picture Weekly)[9]
- c. 1978 Operation Shark (Battle Picture Weekly)
- 1979–1980 The Mind of Wolfie Smith:
- "The Mind of Wolfie Smith" (with art by Vanyo, in Tornado #1–11, 15–22, 1979)
- "The Evil of Matthew Hobb" (with art by Ian Gibson, in 2000 AD #127–130, 1979)
- "Night of the Carnivore" (with art by Vanyo (1–12) and Mike White (13–14), in 2000 AD #131–134, 136–145, 1979)
- "The Mind of Wolfie Smith Book 2" (with Jesus Redondo [1–14] and Mike Dorey as J. Clough [15], in 2000 AD #162–175, 177, 1980)
- 1979 Dan Dare: "Servant of Evil" (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD #100–126)
- 1982–1983 Thunderbolt and Smokey (in Eagle)
- 1984–1985 The Robo Machines (with Mario Capaldi and Kim Raymond, in Eagle, 10 November 1984–27 July 1985)
- 1984 The Nightcomers (with art by John Richardson, in Scream!)
- 1987 The Avenger (with art by Mike Western, in Eagle)
Sporting strips
- 1968–1979 Football Family Robinson (with art by Joe Colquhoun):
- in Jag (1968–1969)
- in Tiger (1969–1976)
- in Roy of the Rovers (1976–1979)
- 1968–1973 The Wild Wonders (with art by Mike Western, in Valiant)
- 1969–1993 Roy of the Rovers (from 1969; continuously 1974–1993)
- in Tiger (1969–1976)
- in Roy of the Rovers (1976–1993)
- 1969–1971 Master of the Marsh (with art by Francisco Solano López, in Smash!)
- c. 1970–c. 1980s Nipper
- in Scorcher (with art by R. Charles Roylance, c. 1970–1976)
- in Tiger (with art by Roylance, 1976)
- in Roy of the Rovers (with art by Roylance, 1976–c. 1980s)
- 1976–1977 Death Game 1999 / Spinball (with art by Ian Gibson and Massimo Bellardinelli, in Action)
- 1976–1977 Look Out For Lefty (with art by Barrie Mitchell and Tony Harding, in Action)
- 1976–1977 The Spinball Slaves (in Action)
- 1976 The Team That Went to War (with art by Mike Western and Jim Watson, in Battle Picture Weekly)[10]
- 1977–1983 The Spinball Wars (in Battle Picture Weekly)
- 1977 Harlem Heroes (with art by Dave Gibbons, in 2000 AD progs 2–27)
- 1978 Inferno (a sequel to 'Harlem Heroes') (with art by Massimo Belardinelli, in 2000 AD)
- 1980–1981 Mean Arena (with art by John Richardson, in 2000 AD, progs 178–202)
- 1990–1992 Goalmouth (with art by Francisco Solano López, in Roy of the Rovers)
- 1992–1993 Buster's Ghost (with art by Francisco Solano López, in Roy of the Rovers)
Notes
- ↑According to the first printing of Paul Scoones' The Comic Strip Companion (2012), Tully was also the regular writer on the Doctor Who strip in TV Comic prior to 1966; however, subsequent research suggests that Scones had confused Tully with another comics writer of this period, Thomas Woodman.[3]
References
Citations
- ↑Tully author page, Simon and Schuster website. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ↑Steve Holland, Mike Western (1925-2008), Bear Alley, 20 May 2008
- ↑Scones, Paul. "ERRATA (1964-1979,"THE COMIC STRIP COMPANION: A GUIDE TO DOCTOR WHO IN COMICS website. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ↑"Garth Ennis And Keith Burns Revive 'Johnny Red' At Titan". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
- ↑Acton, P.; Jarman, C. M. (1994), Roy of the Rovers: The Playing Years, Queen Anne Press, ISBN 978-1-85291-548-3, p. 214.
- ↑Tom Tully, DanDare.info. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ↑Mytek the Mighty, International catalog of superheroes, consulted on April 8th, 2021.
- ↑Ian Wheeler, Mike Western rememberedArchived 2011-10-15 at the Wayback Machine, Down The Tubes, 21 May 2008
- ↑"A Brief History of Johnny Red". Falcon Squadron. 22 February 2010. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ↑The Team that Went to WarArchived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine at Captain Hurricane's Best of Battle
Sources
- Tom Tully at 2000 AD online
- Tom Tully at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
External links
- Tom Tully at the official Roy of the Rovers site
- 2013 deaths
- British comics writers
- British sportswriters
- Writers from Glasgow