(1968-02-29) February 29, 1968 (age 56) Florida, United States
Nationality
American
Area(s)
Cartoonist, author
Notable works
Schlock Mercenary
Awards
Hugo Award (2013) WCCA Best Cameo Award (2001) WCCA Outstanding Science Fiction Comic (2004)
Spouse(s)
Sandra Tayler
Relatives
Nancy Fulda (sister-in-law)
http://www.schlockmercenary.com/
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Howard V. Tayler (born February 29, 1968, in Florida)[1] is the creator of the webcomic Schlock Mercenary.[2] He worked as a volunteer missionary for the LDS Church, then graduated from Brigham Young University.[1] Using his degree in music composition, he started an independent record label.
While working at Novell, Tayler began online publication of Schlock Mercenary. He quit his job at Novell several years later in order to work on the webcomic full-time.[3]Schlock Mercenary has been nominated multiple times and won the Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards in two different categories, and the webcomic has been nominated four times for a Hugo Award.
Tayler spends time regularly during the week drawing at a local comic book and gaming store,[3] as well as producing a weekly writing tips podcast called Writing Excuses with fellow authors Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells, Mary Robinette Kowal, and producer Jordan Sanderson.[4] The podcast has been nominated for a Hugo Award in 2011, 2012 and has won in 2013.
^ abTayler, Howard. "Howard V. Tayler: Author, creator, and "artist" for Schlock Mercenary". The Tayler Corporation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2010. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
^Mason, Tom (April 7, 2010). "Hugo Awards: Neil Gaiman, Phil Foglio, Howard Tayler and Captain Britain". Comics 411. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2010.
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