Andy Briggs (born 27 September 1972 in Liverpool, England) is a British author and screenwriter. He wrote the
Hero.com series and the
Villain.net young adult novels, which are due to be developed into a television series.
Briggs career began as an uncredited writer working on story development for ''
Highlander: The Series'' in 1991. Since then he has worked alone and with brother
Peter Briggs
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on a number of projects, including the
Stan Lee
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and Robert Evans
Paramount Pictures
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project ''
Foreverman''. More recent television work has included story development for the
Sci-Fi Channel
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,
BKN Kids and
Disney XD.
In the mid-2000s he did some writing for comics, and began to develop his Hero.com/Villain.net series of young adult novels. This led to new series of young adult Tarzan novels.
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Briggs has acknowledged Gordon Boshell
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Gordon Boshell (1908–1991) was born in Blackburn, Lancashire and was a journalist and writer. He wrote for the Daily Mail and also worked as a scriptwriter and a feature editor for the BBC.
In 1951 Boshell left Fleet Street to join T ...
's "Captain Cobwebb" books as an early influence.[http://www.oup.com/oxed/children/authors/briggsa/ , Author biography on Oxford University Press website, Retrieved 30 March 2012] He would often go to places to experience how it feels.
Credits
;TV & film
* ''Passage of the Four'' (aka ''Screaming Night'') (2002 film) writer
* ''Rise of the Gargoyles
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Plot
In Paris, France, two workers find a hidden chamber while diggi ...
'' (2009 TV movie) writer
* ''Ghost Town'' (2009 TV movie) writer
* ''Dark Relic'' (2010 TV movie) writer
* '' Legendary: Tomb of the Dragon (2013) writer
* ''Legendary: The Shocate'' (upcoming) writer & executive producer
* ''Blake: Double Identity'' (upcoming TV series) head writer
* '' Crowhurst'' (feature film) writer
;Comics
* '' Kong: King of Skull Island'' (2007–2008)
* ''Ritual'' (2009)
Books
* Tarzan:
** '' The Greystoke Legacy'' (June 2011)
** '' The Jungle Warrior'' (July 2012)
** '' The Savage Lands'' (February 2013)
* Edge:
** ''Warrior Number One'' (November 2011)
References
External links
*
Andy Briggs's Official Website
Official Website
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Living people
21st-century British novelists
British male screenwriters
1972 births
British male novelists
21st-century British male writers
21st-century British screenwriters