| Richard Howell | |
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 Richard Howell (left) with Gary Groth (middle) and Steve Schanes (right) at the 1982 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | November 16, 1955 |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker, Editor, Letterer, Colourist |
Notable works | Claypool Comics Hawkman The Vision and the Scarlet Witch |
Richard Howell (born November 16, [1] 1955 [2] ) is an American comics artist best known as the co-founder and editor of Claypool Comics.
Richard Howell entered the comics industry in 1977 with his self-published series Portia Prinz of the Glamazons . [3]
Beginning in 1980, he and his partner Carol Kalish co-edited the New Media/Irjax line of magazines. [4] They also ran the New Media/Irjax-owned Boston-area distributor Solar Spice and Liquors, [5] named after a fictional corporation created by science fiction writer Poul Anderson . Howell replaced Peter B. Gillis as editorial director of New Media/Irjax in June 1981. [6]
Howell began working for Marvel Comics in 1982 [2] and DC Comics in 1983. [7] Writer Tony Isabella and Howell produced The Shadow War of Hawkman limited series in 1985 [8] and an ongoing Hawkman series the following year. [9] Howell and writer Steve Englehart crafted a twelve-issue The Vision and the Scarlet Witch limited series in 1985-1986, wherein the Scarlet Witch became pregnant. [10]
With co-editor Jesse Reyes, he relaunched the Vampirella character at Harris Comics and co-founded Claypool Comics with Ed Via in 1993. Howell served as editor of Claypool's line throughout its existence. [4]
Claypool announced in July 2006 that the print end of its published line would cease, as Diamond Comic Distributors, the industry's major distribution arm, would no longer carry it. Deadbeats continues as a webcomic at the Claypool Comics website. [11]
Howell and Kalish were longtime residents of Leonia, New Jersey. [12]
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When Portia first came out (1977), she was distributed privately.
May [1985] saw the return of the Winged Wonder in a four-issue miniseries entitled The Shadow War of Hawkman by writer Tony Isabella and penciller Richard Howell.
Once Wanda gets pregnant in issue 3, the following nine issues take place in real time - the first time that had ever been done.
Why did you move to Leonia?
Carol was brilliant at what she did, and had been hired by Marvel to do direct sales distribution for them, so we had to be within commuting distance of Marvel. After a few months living above a (frequently-robbed) convenience store in Edgewater, we bought a cheap fixer-upper house at the northern edge of Leonia. Carol commuted to the Marvel offices in the city, and I worked out of our house, drawing full-time. Carol and I were together for fourteen years, before her untimely passing.
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