Randy Stradley (born March 4, 1956) is an American comic book writer and editor, who spent 35 years in an executive position at Dark Horse Comics. He has written under pseudonyms Mick Harrison and Welles Hartley.[1][2][3]

Career

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

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.

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]

Stradley retired from Dark Horse on February 26, 2021.[7]

Works

Aliens Versus Predator

Marvel Star Wars

Crimson Empire (with Mike Richardson)

Dark Times

Empire

Jedi Council

Republic

Star Wars Tales

The Bounty Hunters

Other

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Authors: Randy Stradley". Chattel House Books. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  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.
  7. ^ Dominguez, Noah (March 1, 2021). "Dark Horse Comics VP Randy Stradley Retires After 35 Years". CBR. Retrieved March 6, 2021.