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Ron Randall (born November 22, 1956)[1] is an American comic book artist best known as the creator of the character Trekker.
Career
A graduate of The Kubert School,[2] Ron Randall's first published comic book work was a two-page backup story titled "Killers Above -- Killers Below!" which was written by Robert Kanigher and appeared in Unknown Soldier #243 (September 1980).[3] Randall then drew several stories for the Sgt. Rock title with Joe Kubert,[4] as well as for many of DC's mystery titles. He and writer Gary Cohn co-created the "Barren Earth" feature as a backup in The Warlord #63 (November 1982) and it was spun off into a four-issue limited series in 1985.[3] Randall became the artist on the Arak, Son of Thunder series with issue #26 (October 1983).[3] He collaborated with writer Greg Potter on the "Me & Joe Priest" graphic novel[5] and drew a few issues of Alan Moore's Swamp Thing run.[3] Randall introduced his creation Trekker, a 23rd-century female bounty hunter named Mercy St. Clair, in Dark Horse Presents #4 (January 1987).[6] The character is not named for fans of the Star Trek franchise.[7]
Randall illustrated the Endless Quest book Conan the Outlaw (1984) and the Dungeons & Dragons adventures To Find a King (1985) and The Bane of Llywelyn (1985).
In 1992, he and writer Gerard Jones became the creative team on the Justice League Europe title.[8]
He is a member of Periscope Studio in Portland, Oregon.[9] In September 2011, Randall launched Trekkercomic.com, a website collecting all of the previously published Trekker material. Upon completion of the posting of older material, Randall began to present new Trekker stories on the site.[7] Trekker appeared in print again beginning with the story "The Train to Avalon Bay Part 1" in Dark Horse Presents vol. 2 #24 published in May 2013.[3][10] The Trekker Omnibus collecting the character's appearances was published by Dark Horse in August 2013.[11][12]
In 2012, Randall was commissioned by H&R Block to illustrate the tax liabilities of Batman and Spider-Man.[13]
Bibliography
CrossGen
- Brian Pulido's Lady Death: A Medieval Tale #9 (2003)
- R.A. Salvatore's DemonWars: Eye for an Eye #5 (2003)
Crystal Productions
- Silence & Co. (2013)
Dark Horse Comics
- Aliens #6 (1989)
- The American #4 (1988)
- Dark Horse Presents #3–6, 20–22, 39–41, 135–136, Annual 1998 (1986–1998)
- Dark Horse Presents vol. 2 #24 (2013)
- A Decade of Dark Horse #2 (1996)
- Godzilla, King of the Monsters Special #1 (1987)
- Predator #3–4 (1989–1990)
- Predator Cold War #2, 4 (1991)
- Predator: Dark River #1 (1996)
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest #5, 8 (1997)
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire - Evolution #1–5 (1998)
- Trekker #1–5 (1987–1988)
- The World Below #1–4 (1999)
DC Comics
- Action Comics #566, 848–849 (1985, 2007)
- Advanced Dungeons and Dragons #8 (1989)
- Arak, Son of Thunder #26–30, 32–36, Annual #1 (1983–1984)
- Batman #360 (1983)
- Batman Allies Secret Files and Origins 2005 #1 (2005)
- Batman and the Outsiders #21 (1985)
- Batman and the Outsiders vol. 2 #40 (2011)
- Catwoman #82 (2000)
- Conqueror of the Barren Earth #1–4 (1985)
- DC Graphic Novel #5 ("Me & Joe Priest") (1985)
- DC Retroactive: JLA - The '80s #1 (2011)
- Detective Comics #523–525 (Green Arrow back-up feature) (1983)
- Doom Patrol vol. 5 #8–15, 17–22 (2010–2011)
- Dragonlance #1–13, 16–19, 22–27, 30–32 (1988–1991)
- Firestorm, the Nuclear Man vol. 3 #34 (2007)
- Green Lantern / Firestorm #1 (2000)
- Hawkman #46 (2006)
- Hawkman Special #1 (1986)
- House of Mystery #296, 317–320 (1981–1983)
- Joker: Last Laugh #5 (2001)
- Joker: Last Laugh Secret Files #1 (2001)
- Justice League Europe #37–50, Annual #3 (1992–1993)
- Justice League International vol. 2 #51–56, 58–60 (1993–1994)
- Justice League Spectacular #1 (1992)
- Omega Men #35 (1986)
- Outsiders vol. 3 #39–43, 48–50 (2006–2007)
- Saga of the Swamp Thing #33 (1985)
- Sgt. Rock #348, 353–355, 357–361, 364, 366, 368, 370–371, 403 (1981–1985)
- Smallville #5 (2004)
- Supergirl vol. 5 #28–29, 33 (2008)
- Superman/Batman #32 (2007)
- Superman Returns: The Official Movie Adaptation #1 (2006)
- Superman: World of New Krypton #8–12 (2009–2010)
- Swamp Thing #42–44, 47, Annual #4 (1985–1988)
- Talent Showcase #16 (1985)
- Tales of the Teen Titans #55 (1985)
- Unknown Soldier #243 (1980)
- The Warlord #63–65, 67–70, 72–74, 76–88, 93, 104–119 (1982–1987)
- Weird War Tales #109 (1982)
- Who's Who in Star Trek #1 (1987)
- Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2, 6, 14, 19 (1985–1986)
- Who's Who: Update '87 #5 (1987)
- Wonder Woman vol. 2 #218 (2005)
- Wonder Woman vol. 3 #16–17 (2008)
Paradox Press
Vertigo
- Astro City vol. 3 #35–36 (2016)
- The Crusades #6, 8–9, 13–14, 19–20 (2001–2002)
- The Dreaming #40, 42, 44–49, 52–55, 57–60 (1999–2001)
- Fables #113 (2012)
- Proposition Player #2–6 (2000)
- The Witching #1–4 (2004)
Eclipse Comics
Marvel Comics
- Deadpool #46–48 (2000)
- Idol #1–3 (1992)
- A Shadowline Saga: Critical Mass #3 (1990)
- Solo #1–4 (1994)
- The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #4 (1984)
- Spider-Man #50 (1994)
- Star Trek Unlimited #1–8, 10 (1996–1998)
- Thunderbolts #100 (2006)
- Thunderbolts '97 #1 (1997)
- Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #10 (2002)
- Universe X: Beasts #1 (2001)
- Universe X: Cap #1 (2001)
- Venom: Separation Anxiety #1–4 (1994–1995)
- What If? vol. 2 #60, 62 (1994)
- Wonder Man #28–29 (1993–1994)
- X-Men: Alterniverse Visions #1 (1996)
References
External links
- Trekker website
- Ron Randall at the Comic Book Database
- Ron Randall at the Lambiek Comiclopedia
- Ron Randall at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics
- Ron Randall at the Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
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