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Richard Dean Starr is an American copywriter, editor, and author of fiction and graphic novels whose work has featured characters including Hellboy, Zorro, The Phantom, The Night Stalker, The Avenger, and Wyatt Earp, among others. He is also a former journalist and film critic who has written for both newspapers and magazines. In addition to his fiction and non-fiction he is also a leading generalist copywriter and expert on small-business marketing.
Starr was born in Torrance, California, but spent thirteen years in Florida. He returned to Los Angeles in 2006 and was named Special Projects Coordinator for Moonstone Books in 2007. Starr recently edited Tales of Zorro, the first anthology of original Zorro short fiction ever authorized by Zorro Productions, Inc. The collection was released in September, 2008 as a mass-market trade edition featuring cover art by Douglas Klauba. A limited, signed edition, illustrated by Ruben Procopio and with cover art by Sergio Martinez, was released in the fall of 2009. The second volume, More Tales of Zorro, will be released in 2010.
Anthologies
Hellboy
- Hellboy: Odder Jobs (Dark Horse, 2004)
Zorro
- Tales of Zorro (Moonstone Books, 2009)
- More Tales of Zorro (Moonstone Books, forthcoming 2010)
The Green Hornet
- The Green Hornet Chronicles (Moonstone Books, 2010)
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
- The Night Stalker Casebook (Moonstone Books, 2007)
- The Night Stalker Chronicles (Moonstone Books, 2005)
The Phantom
- The Phantom Chronicles (Moonstone Books, 2007)
- The Phantom Chronicles 2 (Moonstone Books, 2010)
The Avenger
- The Avenger Chronicles (Moonstone Books, 2008)
Other Short Fiction
- "Fear Itself" (Cemetery Dance magazine, Stephen King Halloween issue, 2005)
- "Eat Your Heart Out" (R. Allen Leider's Hellfire Lounge, 2009)
Novels
- The Hurricane Key (Forthcoming)
- Dead Beat: A Jack Switcher Auction Mystery (Forthcoming)
Graphic novels
- Wyatt Earp: The Justice Riders (Moonstone Books, 2008)
Non-fiction
- The Dean Koontz Encyclopedia (Moonstone Books, forthcoming)
- The Zorro Trivia Book (forthcoming)
- The Art of Zorro (forthcoming)
Journalism
- "A Conversation with Piers Anthony" (Science Fiction Chronicle, September 1994)
- "A Conversation with Tim Powers" (Science Fiction Chronicle, May 1994)
- "A Conversation with John Barnes" (Science Fiction Chronicle, date unknown)
- "Fantasy's Technique" (Starlog Magazine, April 1991)
As editor
- Tales of Zorro (Moonstone Books, 2008)
- Sex, Lies and Private Eyes (Moonstone Books, 2008)
- More Tales of Zorro (Moonstone Books, forthcoming 2010)
- Captain Action: Classified (Moonstone Books, forthcoming 2011)
- Succubus: Tales of Erotic Horror (Moonstone Books, forthcoming 2011)
Filmography
- Storm Warning (alt. title: Storm Front) - screenplay - Four Score Films (option only), 1991
- Wednesday Again - production coordinator, 2007
- Shadowheart - production coordinator, 2007 (Uncredited)
- Space Reserved - co-producer and production coordinator, 2007 (Unproduced)
Professional Affiliations more » « less
- Horror Writers Association (HWA), Active Member, 2007
- International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW), Active Member, 2007
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), Former Member, 1991—1994
- Georgia Press Association, Former Member, 1989
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