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'''Richard Starkings''' —who has also written under the name '''Richard Alan''' — 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 ''[[wikipedia:Batman: The Killing Joke|Batman: The Killing Joke]]'', and he continues, as of [[2011]], to work regularly for American publishers. In the late [[20th century|20th]] and early [[21st century|21st centuries]], he has been one of the busiest letterers in the American comic book industry. | |||
==''Doctor Who''-related work== | ==''Doctor Who''-related work== | ||
His work in the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]] has been mostly confined to two periods. He was variously a writer, editor and letterer during the [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]] and early [[Seventh Doctor]]s eras in the pages of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. During this period, 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]]. | His work in the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]] has been mostly confined to two periods. He was variously a writer, editor and letterer during the [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]] and early [[Seventh Doctor]]s eras in the pages of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. During this period, 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=== | ===In the 20th century=== | ||
Starkings edited [[DWM]]: ''[[Redemption]]'', ''[[Culture Shock]]'', ''[[Nemesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Follow That TARDIS!]]'' Usually under his "Richard Alan" pseudonym, he wrote or co-wrote [[DWM]]: ''[[Time and Tide]]'', the aforementioned ''Nemesis of the Daleks'', and ''[[Up Above the Gods]]'', the prelude to ''[[Emperor of the Daleks]]''. He lettered or co-lettered [[DWM]]: ''[[Frobisher's Story]]'', ''[[The Gift (comic strip)|The Gift]]'', ''[[The World Shapers]]'', and ''Up Above the Gods''. | Starkings edited [[DWM]]: ''[[Redemption]]'', ''[[Culture Shock]]'', ''[[Nemesis of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Follow That TARDIS!]]'' Usually under his "Richard Alan" pseudonym, he wrote or co-wrote [[DWM]]: ''[[Time and Tide]]'', the aforementioned ''Nemesis of the Daleks'', and ''[[Up Above the Gods]]'', the prelude to ''[[Emperor of the Daleks]]''. He lettered or co-lettered [[DWM]]: ''[[Frobisher's Story]]'', ''[[The Gift (comic strip)|The Gift]]'', ''[[The World Shapers]]'', and ''Up Above the Gods''. | ||
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===In the 21st century=== | ===In the 21st century=== | ||
For the [[BBC Wales]] era of the DWU, Starkings co-wrote [[IDW]]: ''[[Cold-Blooded War]]'' under his own name. It was also a story he lettered, along with ''[[The Whispering Gallery (comic story)|The Whispering Gallery]]'' and most issues of ''[[The Forgotten]]''. He was also one of the letterers on [[TWM]]: ''[[Rift War!]]'' | For the [[BBC Wales]] era of the DWU, Starkings co-wrote [[IDW]]: ''[[Cold-Blooded War]]'' under his own name. It was also a story he lettered, along with ''[[The Whispering Gallery (comic story)|The Whispering Gallery]]'' and most issues of ''[[The Forgotten]]''. He was also one of the letterers on [[TWM]]: ''[[Rift War!]]'' | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
{{cbdb|74}}, which also contains a link to his work as "Richard Alan" | {{cbdb|74}}, which also contains a link to his work as "Richard Alan" | ||
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[[Category:Comic letterers | [[Category:Comic letterers]] | ||
[[Category:DWM staff]] | [[Category:DWM staff]] | ||
[[Category:comic writers]] | [[Category:comic writers]] | ||
[[Category:comic editors]] | [[Category:comic editors]] | ||
[[Category:Worked in the Transformers franchise]] | [[Category:Worked in the Transformers franchise]] | ||
