Randy Stradley

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Randy Stradley (born March 4, 1956) is an American writer and editor working in the comic book industry. As of 2016 he is Vice President of Publishing for Dark Horse Comics. He has written under pseudonyms Mick Harrison and Welles Hartley. [1] [2] [3]

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Career

Stradley began working in comics in 1984 with issue 86 of Marvel's Star Wars . [1] In 1986 with Mike Richardson, he co-founded Dark Horse Comics and became its Vice President. [1] [4]

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In 1988, Dark Horse acquired the rights to Twentieth Century Fox's Aliens franchise and a year later the Predator license. In 1990, Stradley wrote the crossover, Aliens Versus Predator.

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In the early 1990s Dark Horse acquired the license for Star Wars comics and relaunched the line. [1] Stradley and Richardson co-wrote the Crimson Empire miniseries, and in 2002 Stradley became Senior Editor for Dark Horse's Star Wars series, [1] a role he retained until 2014, when Marvel regained the Star Wars comics rights. [5] [6]

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Aliens Versus Predator

Marvel Star Wars

Crimson Empire (with Mike Richardson)

Dark Times

Empire

Jedi Council

Republic

Star Wars Tales

The Bounty Hunters

Other

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Authors: Randy Stradley". Chattel House Books. Retrieved 2016-09-07.
  2. ↑ Star Wars Insider 127
  3. ↑ "An Interview With Dark Horse's Randy Stradley". Galactic Binder. June 27, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Interview with Mike Richardson". Interviewly. May 2014.
  5. ↑ Wilson, Matt D. (January 6, 2014). "Dark Horse 'Star Wars' Editor Randy Stradley Finds A Silver Lining In Franchise Moving To Marvel". Comics Alliance. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ McMillan, Graeme (April 7, 2015). "Dark Horse Editor Unpacks 'Star Wars' Comic Exchange Program". Hollywood Reporter.
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