Andy Briggs
Andy Briggs | |
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| Born | Andrew Briggs 27 September 1972 |
| Pen name | M.G. Cole (for the DCI Garrick book series) |
| Occupation | Author and Screenwriter |
| Period | 1991–present |
| Notable works | |
| Relatives | Peter Briggs (brother) |
| Website | |
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Andrew Briggs (born 27 September 1972) 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 his brother Peter Briggs on a number of projects, including the Stan Lee and Robert Evans Paramount Pictures project Foreverman. More recent television work has included story development for the Sci-Fi Channel, 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 a new series of young adult Tarzan novels.
Briggs has acknowledged Gordon Boshell's "Captain Cobwebb" books as an early influence. He would often go to places to experience how it feels.