Randy Stradley (born March 4, 1956) is an American

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writer and editor, who spent 35 years in an executive position at

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. He has written under pseudonyms Mick Harrison and Welles Hartley.

Career

Stradley began working in comics in 1984 with issue 86 of Marvel's ''

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''. In 1986, he co-founded Dark Horse Comics with Mike Richardson and became its vice president. In 1988, Dark Horse acquired the rights to

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's ''

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'' franchise and a year later the ''

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'' license. In 1990, Stradley wrote the crossover, ''Aliens Versus Predator''. In the early 1990s Dark Horse acquired the license for ''Star Wars'' comics and relaunched the line. Stradley and Richardson co-wrote the ''Crimson Empire'' miniseries, and in 2002 Stradley became Senior Editor for Dark Horse's ''Star Wars'' series, a role he retained until 2014, when Marvel regained the ''Star Wars'' comics rights. Stradley retired from Dark Horse on February 26, 2021. He was nominated for " Best Editor" in the

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in 1992.

Works

''Aliens Versus Predator''

*''Aliens Versus Predator'' (1990) *''Aliens Versus Predator: Duel'' (1995) *''Aliens Versus Predator: War'' (1995) *''Aliens Versus Predator: Three World War'' (2010)

''Marvel Star Wars''

*''Star Wars 86: The Alderaan Factor'' (1984)

''Crimson Empire (with Mike Richardson)''

*''Crimson Empire'' (1997–1998) *''Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood'' (1998–1999) *''Crimson Empire III: Empire Lost'' (2011–2012)

''Dark Times''

*''Star Wars: Dark Times 1: The Path to Nowhere, Part 1'' (as "Welles Hartley" and "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 2: The Path to Nowhere, Part 2'' (as "Welles Hartley" and "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 3: The Path to Nowhere, Part 3'' (as "Welles Hartley" and "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 4: The Path to Nowhere, Part 4'' (as "Welles Hartley" and "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 5: The Path to Nowhere, Part 5'' (as "Welles Hartley" and "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 6: Parallels, Part 1'' (as "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 7: Parallels, Part 2'' (as "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 8: Parallels, Part 3'' (as "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 9: Parallels, Part 4'' (as "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 10: Parallels, Part 5'' (as "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 11: Vector, Part 5'' (as "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 12: Vector, Part 6'' (as "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 13: Blue Harvest, Part 1'' (as "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 14: Blue Harvest, Part 2'' (as "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 15: Blue Harvest, Part 3'' (as "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 16: Blue Harvest, Part 4'' (as "Mick Harrison") *''Star Wars: Dark Times 17: Blue Harvest, Part 5'' (as "Mick Harrison")

''Empire''

*''Star Wars: Empire 5: Princess... Warrior, Part 1'' (2003) *''Star Wars: Empire 6: Princess... Warrior, Part 2'' (2003) *''Star Wars: Empire 16: To the Last Man, Part 1'' (as "Welles Hartley") *''Star Wars: Empire 17: To the Last Man, Part 2'' (as "Welles Hartley") *''Star Wars: Empire 18: To the Last Man, Part 3'' (as "Welles Hartley") *''Star Wars: Empire 22: Alone Together'' (as "Welles Hartley") *''Star Wars: Empire 36: The Wrong Side of the War, Part 1'' (as "Welles Hartley") *''Star Wars: Empire 37: The Wrong Side of the War, Part 2'' (as "Welles Hartley") *''Star Wars: Empire 38: The Wrong Side of the War, Part 3'' (as "Welles Hartley") *''Star Wars: Empire 39: The Wrong Side of the War, Part 4'' (as "Welles Hartley") *''Star Wars: Empire 40: The Wrong Side of the War, Part 5'' (as "Welles Hartley")

''Jedi Council''

*''Jedi Council: Acts of War 1'' *''Jedi Council: Acts of War 2'' *''Jedi Council: Acts of War 3'' *''Jedi Council: Acts of War 4''

''Republic''

*''Star Wars: Republic 67: Forever Young'' (2004) *''Star Wars: Republic 79: Into the Unknown, Part 1'' (as "Welles Hartley") *''Star Wars: Republic 80: Into the Unknown, Part 2'' (as "Welles Hartley")

''Star Wars Tales''

*''Jedi Chef''—Star ''Wars Tales 7'' in ''Star Wars Tales 7'' (2001)

''The Bounty Hunters''

*''The Bounty Hunters: Kenix Kil'' (1999)

Other

*''Clone Wars Adventures'' (2004–2007) *''Hide in Plain Sight''—''Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 2'' (as "Welles Hartley") *''Hard Currency'' *''Routine Valor'' (2006) *''Star Wars: Panel to Panel'' *''Star Wars: Panel to Panel Volume 2: Expanding the Universe'' *''Star Wars: The Clone Wars –Innocents of Ryloth'' (co-writer)

References

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