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'''Richard Starkings''' — who has also written under the name '''[[Richard Alan]]''' and lettered under the pseudonym '''"[[Zed (letterer)|Zed]]"''' — is an [[Eisner Award|Eisner]]-nominated comic [[letterer]], with work stretching at least back to the 12 January 1985 issue of the UK ''Transformers'' title. He was a regular of the Marvel UK pool of artists during its heyday in the late 1980s. His first big break in the American comic industry came with 1988's {{wi|Batman: The Killing Joke}}. He continues, as of 2011, to work regularly for American publishers. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, he has been one of the busiest letterers in the American comic book industry. | {{comic writer stub}} | ||
{{Infobox Person | |||
| image = Richard_Starkings.jpg | |||
| aka = [[Richard Alan]], [[Zed (letterer)|Zed]] | |||
| birth date = [[27 January (people)|27 January]] [[1962 (people)|1962]] | |||
| death date = | |||
| job title = [[letterer]], [[Writer]], [[Editor]] | |||
| story = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | |||
| time = 1987-89, 1995, 2008-09, 2014-present | |||
| non dwu = ''Future Shocks'', ''Warrior'', ''Spider-Man'', ''Transformers'', ''Batman'', ''Hip Flask'', ''Elephantmen'' | |||
| imdb = | |||
| twitter = RichStarkings | |||
| official site = | |||
}} | |||
'''Richard Starkings''' — who has also written under the name '''[[Richard Alan]]''' and lettered under the pseudonym '''"[[Zed (letterer)|Zed]]"''' — (born [[27 January (people)|27 January]] [[1962 (people)|1962]]<ref>[https://peoplepill.com/people/richard-starkings/ People Pill]</ref>) is an [[Eisner Award|Eisner]]-nominated comic [[letterer]], with work stretching at least back to the 12 January 1985 issue of the UK ''Transformers'' title. He was a regular of the Marvel UK pool of artists during its heyday in the late 1980s. His first big break in the American comic industry came with 1988's {{wi|Batman: The Killing Joke}}. He continues, as of 2011, to work regularly for American publishers. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, he has been one of the busiest letterers in the American comic book industry. | |||
== ''Doctor Who''-related work == | == ''Doctor Who''-related work == | ||
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=== In the 20th century === | === In the 20th century === | ||
Starkings edited ''[[Redemption! (comic story)|Redemption!]]'', ''[[Culture Shock! (comic story)|Culture Shock!]]'', ''[[Nemesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Follow That TARDIS!]]''. Usually under his pseudonym of "[[Richard Alan]]", he wrote or co-wrote ''[[Time and Tide (comic story)|Time and Tide]]'', the aforementioned ''Nemesis of the Daleks'' and ''[[Up Above the Gods (comic story)|Up Above the Gods]]''. He lettered or co-lettered ''[[Frobisher's Story (comic story)|Frobisher's Story]]'', ''[[The Gift (comic story)|The Gift]]'', ''[[The World Shapers (comic story)|The World Shapers]]'' and ''Up Above the Gods''. | Starkings edited ''[[Redemption! (comic story)|Redemption!]]'', ''[[Culture Shock! (comic story)|Culture Shock!]]'', ''[[Nemesis of the Daleks (comic story)|Nemesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Follow That TARDIS! (comic story)|Follow That TARDIS!]]''. Usually under his pseudonym of "[[Richard Alan]]", he wrote or co-wrote ''[[Time and Tide (comic story)|Time and Tide]]'', the aforementioned ''Nemesis of the Daleks'' and ''[[Up Above the Gods (comic story)|Up Above the Gods]]''. He lettered or co-lettered ''[[Frobisher's Story (comic story)|Frobisher's Story]]'', ''[[The Gift (comic story)|The Gift]]'', ''[[The World Shapers (comic story)|The World Shapers]]'' and ''Up Above the Gods''. | ||
=== In the 21st century === | === In the 21st century === | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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{{twitter| | {{twitter|RichStarkings}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:40, 9 March 2023
Richard Starkings — who has also written under the name Richard Alan and lettered under the pseudonym "Zed" — (born 27 January 1962[1]) is an Eisner-nominated comic letterer, with work stretching at least back to the 12 January 1985 issue of the UK Transformers title. He was a regular of the Marvel UK pool of artists during its heyday in the late 1980s. His first big break in the American comic industry came with 1988's Batman: The Killing Joke. He continues, as of 2011, to work regularly for American publishers. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, he has been one of the busiest letterers in the American comic book industry.
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His work in the DWU has been mostly confined to two periods. He was variously a writer, editor and letterer during the Sixth and early Seventh Doctors' eras in the pages of Doctor Who Magazine. At this time, he also served in the staff position of "picture consultant" for a number of issues. Two decades later, he returned to the newly-created American centre of DWU publishing at IDW Publishing, working on several issues involving the Tenth Doctor.
In the 20th century[[edit] | [edit source]]
Starkings edited Redemption!, Culture Shock!, Nemesis of the Daleks and Follow That TARDIS!. Usually under his pseudonym of "Richard Alan", he wrote or co-wrote Time and Tide, the aforementioned Nemesis of the Daleks and Up Above the Gods. He lettered or co-lettered Frobisher's Story, The Gift, The World Shapers and Up Above the Gods.
In the 21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
For the BBC Wales era of the DWU, Starkings co-wrote Cold-Blooded War under his own name. It was also a story he lettered, along with The Whispering Gallery and most issues of The Forgotten. He was also one of the letterers on Rift War!
Beginning in 2014, he and Comicraft's Jimmy Betancourt lettered all of Titan Comics' Doctor Who comic book series.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Richard Starkings at comicbookdb.com, which also contains a link to his work as "Richard Alan"
- Official Twitter account
