Richard Dean Starr (born March 6, 1968) is an American entrepreneur, editor, screenwriter, and author of fiction, comics, and graphic novels. He is also a former journalist and film critic who has written for newspapers and magazines. Starr is also a

copywriter Copywriting is the act or occupation of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of marketing. Copywriting is aimed at selling products or services. The product, called copy or sales copy, is written content that aims to incre ...

and marketing consultant through Diamond Pacific Media Group. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Eread Technologies, Inc., which owns and is developing Ereading.com, eComicBooks.com, and other reading-centric domains.

Biography

Starr was born in Torrance,

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, but spent thirteen years in

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

. He returned to

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

in 2006 and was named Special Projects Coordinator for

Moonstone Books Moonstone Books is an American comic book, graphic novel, and prose fiction publisher based in Chicago focused on pulp fiction comic books and prose anthologies as well as horror and western tales. The company began publishing creator-owned com ...

in 2007. Starr edited ''

Tales of Zorro Richard Dean Starr (born March 6, 1968) is an American entrepreneur, editor, screenwriter, and author of fiction, comics, and graphic novels. He is also a former journalist and film critic who has written for newspapers and magazines. Starr is ...

'', the first anthology of original

Zorro Zorro ( or , Spanish for "fox") is a fictional character created in 1919 by American Pulp magazine, pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo de Los Ángeles in Alta California. He is typically portrayed as a dashin ...

short fiction ever authorized by Zorro Productions, Inc. The second volume, ''More Tales of Zorro'', was released in the summer of 2011. In 2016, Starr co-authored a comic book team-up featuring Kolchak: The Night Stalker and Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. with ''New York Times'' bestselling author

Kevin J. Anderson Kevin James Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for ''Star Wars'', '' StarCraft'', ''Titan A.E.'' and ''The X-Files'', and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the ''Dune'' pr ...

. Starr has served as a judge for the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers 2009 Scribe Awards, awarded at the 2010

San Diego Comic-Con San Diego Comic-Con is a comic book convention and multi-genre entertainment event held annually in San Diego, California, at the San Diego Convention Center. Founded in 1970, originally showcasing primarily comic books and science fiction/fant ...

, and as a volunteer expert in the "Getting Published and E-Published" section of AllExperts.com since 2006.

Works

Anthologies

Hellboy * ''

Hellboy Hellboy is a superhero created by Mike Mignola and appearing in comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. The character first appeared in ''San Diego Comic-Con Comics'' #2 (August 1993), and has since appeared in various miniseries, one-shots ...

: Odder Jobs'' (

Dark Horse A dark horse is a previously lesser-known person, team or thing that emerges to prominence in a situation, especially in a competition involving multiple rivals, that is unlikely to succeed but has a fighting chance, unlike the underdog who is exp ...

, 2004) Zorro * ''Tales of Zorro'' (Moonstone Books, 2009) * ''More Tales of Zorro'' (

, 2011) The Green Hornet * ''

The Green Hornet The Green Hornet is a superhero created in 1936 by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker, with input from radio director James Jewell (director), James Jewell. Since his 1930s radio debut, the character has appeared in numerous serialized dramas i ...

Case Files'' (Moonstone Books, 2012) * ''

Chronicles'' (Moonstone Books, 2010) Kolchak: The Night Stalker * '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Other (Big)Foot'' (with Matthew Baugh) (Moonstone Books, 2016) * '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker Casebook'' (Moonstone Books, 2007) * '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles'' (Moonstone Books, 2005) Sherlock Holmes * ''

Sherlock Holmes Sherlock Holmes () is a Detective fiction, fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a "Private investigator, consulting detective" in his stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with obser ...

: Crossovers Casebook - Volume I'' (Moonstone Books, 2012) The Lone Ranger * ''

The Lone Ranger The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American friend Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American culture. He first appeared in 1933 in a ...

and

Tonto Tonto is a fictional character; he is the Native Americans in the United States, Native American (either Tonto Apache, Comanche, or Potawatomi) Friendship, companion of the Lone Ranger, a popular American Western (genre), Western character crea ...

: Frontier Justice'' (Moonstone Books, 2016) * ''

Chronicles'' (Moonstone Books, 2012) The Phantom * ''

The Phantom ''The Phantom'' is an American adventure comic strip, first published by Lee Falk in February 1936. The main character, the Phantom, is a fictional costumed crime-fighter who operates from the fictional African country of Bangalla. The char ...

Chronicles 2'' (Moonstone Books, 2010) * ''

Chronicles'' (Moonstone Books, 2007) The Avenger * '' The Avenger Chronicles'' (Moonstone Books, 2008)

Other short fiction

* "Eat Your Heart Out" (R. Allen Leider's ''Hellfire Lounge'', 2009) * "Fear Itself" ('' Cemetery Dance'' magazine,

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror novels and has also explored other genres, among them Thriller (genre), suspense, crime fiction, crime, scienc ...

Halloween issue, 2005)

Graphic novels

* ''

Wyatt Earp Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an American lawman in the American West, including Dodge City, Kansas, Dodge City, Wichita, Kansas, Wichita, and Tombstone, Arizona, Tombstone. Earp was involved in the gunfight ...

: The Justice Riders'' (Moonstone Books, 2008)

Comic books

* '' Kolchak: The Night Stalker'' and '' Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I.: Unnaturally Normal'' (with

(Moonstone Books, 2016) * ''

Captain Action Captain Action was an action figure created in 1966, equipped with a wardrobe of costumes and facial masks allowing him to become Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Captain America, Aquaman, the Phantom, The Lone Ranger (and Tonto), Flash Gordon, Buck ...

: The Complete Captain Action'' (as editor) (Moonstone Books, 2015) * ''Captain Action: King Size Special #1'' (as editor) (Moonstone Books, 2009) * ''Captain Action: King Size Special #1 (A Variant)'' (as editor) (Moonstone Books, 2009) * ''Captain Action: King Size Special #1 (B Variant) Variant Cover'' (as editor) (Moonstone Books, 2009) * ''Captain Action: King Size Special #1 Variant Cover'' (as editor) (Moonstone Books, 2009) * ''Captain Action Series Editor'' (with Matthew Baugh) (Moonstone Books, 2008)

As editor

* ''Sherlock Holmes: Crossovers Casebook - Volume II'' (Moonstone Books, 2016) * ''More Tales of Zorro'' (Moonstone Books, 2011) * ''

'' (Moonstone Books, 2008) * ''Sex, Lies and Private Eyes'' (Moonstone Books, 2008)

References

External links

Official website
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