Randy Stradley
Randy Stradley is a writer and Vice President of Publishing for Dark Horse Comics. He has also written under pseudonyms Mick Harrison and Welles Hartley.[1]
Biography
Stradley's work on issue 86 of Marvel's Star Wars series in 1984 was his very first work in the comics industry. He later went to become VP and business partner with Mike Richardson, who founded Dark Horse comics in the 1980s to focus on movie-licensed comics. The company acquired the license for Star Wars comics in the early 1990s, a few years after the end of the Marvel run and in the build-up to the prequels, relaunching the Star Wars line with such titles as Classic Star Wars (reprinting the original Star Wars newspaper strips), Star Wars: Dark Empire, Tales of the Jedi, and Star Wars: Dark Empire II. Stradley and Richardson teamed up to write the Star Wars: Crimson Empire miniseries, focusing on the Emperor's Royal Guard.
Editing of Dark Horse's Star Wars line passed through a number of hands before Stradley assumed the role of Star Wars Senior Editor in 2002, as Dark Horse reorganized its Star Wars line after the release of Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones. He held the position until Dark Horse lost its Star Wars license in 2014.
Randy Stradley was the first to think up the idea of Chewbacca dying in the New Jedi Order series.[2]
Works
Publications
Comics
| Year | Title | Issue(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Star Wars 86 | ||
| 1997–1998 | Star Wars: Crimson Empire | with Mike Richardson | |
| 1998–1999 | Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood | ||
| 1999 | The Bounty Hunters: Kenix Kil | ||
| 2000 | Dark Horse Extra | 21 to 24 | Hard Currency |
| 2000 | Jedi Council: Acts of War | ||
| 2001 | Star Wars Tales | 7 | Jedi Chef |
| 2003 | Star Wars: Empire | 5 to 6 | |
| 2004 | 16 to 18 | as Welles Hartley | |
| Star Wars: Republic | 67 | ||
| 2004-2006 | Star Wars: Empire | 22, 36 to 40 | as Welles Hartley |
| 2004 | Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures | Volume 2 | Hide in Plain Sight, as Welles Hartley |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Republic | 79 to 80 | as Welles Hartley |
| 2006 | Routine Valor | ||
| 2006–2007 | Star Wars: Dark Times | 1 to 5 | as Welles Hartley and Mick Harrison |
| 2007–2010 | 6 to 17 | as Mick Harrison | |
| 2011–2012 | Star Wars: Crimson Empire III—Empire Lost | with Mike Richardson |
Artbooks
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Star Wars: Panel to Panel |
| 2007 | Star Wars: Panel to Panel Volume 2: Expanding the Universe |
Filmography
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 |  Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Innocents of Ryloth" |
co-writer |
Sources
The Circle is Now Complete: Classic Marvel Talents on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
Fan Favorites From Classic Star Wars Stories Come to Hasbro's Black Series – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link not verified!)
Notes and references
- ↑
Star Wars Insider 127
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So Randy Killed the Family Dog? on Dark Horse Message Boards. Posted by Randy Stradley on 20 Feb 2003, 21:25 (content now obsolete; backup link) "Hey, it wasn't my idea to drop a planet on the poor dumb beast.
And, those bloodthirsty editors and writers at Del Rey were hell bent on killing someone ... I was just trying to make sure it wasn't somebody important, like Lando."
