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Barbara Randall Kesel (born October 2, 1960)^[1] is an American writer and editor of comic books. Her bibliography includes work for Crossgen, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Marvel Comics.

Biography

Barbara Kesel initially entered the comics industry after writing a 10-page letter to editor Dick Giordano regarding the portrayal of female comic book characters.^[2] Her first published comics story (credited as "Barbara J. Randall") was "He with Secrets Fears the Sound...", a Batgirl backup feature, in Detective Comics #518 (Sept. 1982).^[3] She became an associate editor at DC Comics in 1985 and was promoted to editor the following year.^[4] In 1988, she wrote a Batgirl Special^[5] and then co-wrote, with her then-husband Karl Kesel, a Hawk and Dove miniseries.^[6] As a solo writer, Barbara Kesel scripted the Spelljammer series in 1990–1991.^[7] She became an editor at Dark Horse Comics in 1991^[4] and later was part of Team CGW, responsible for most of the design and creation of the setting and characters in the Golden City location. Kesel returned to DC and wrote the Supergirl & Batgirl one-shot in 1998.^[8] She worked as both a writer^[3] and an editor^[4] at CrossGen from 2000 to 2004.^[2]

As of 2008, she was part of the book packaging company "The Pack" with Lee Nordling, Brian Augustyn, Gordon Kent, and Dave Olbrich.^[9]

Kesel is an outspoken opponent of sexism in the comic book industry. She is known for her strong female characters and created Grace, the ruler of the Golden City location in Comics' Greatest World.

Personal life

She was married to fellow comic book writer Karl Kesel^[2] but they have since divorced.

Awards

Kesel has been nominated for the 1991 "Best Editor" Eisner Award for Badlands, Aliens: Genocide and Star Wars.^[10] In 1995, she was nominated for "Best Anthology" and "Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Material" Harvey Awards for, respectively, Instant Piano and Seed of Destruction.^[11] She won the 1996 "Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work" Harvey Award, for Hellboy: The Wolves of St. August.^[12]

Bibliography

CrossGen

Dark Horse Comics

DC Comics

Amalgam Comics

Image Comics

Marvel Comics

Tokyopop

Characters created

References

1. ^{{cite web|last=Miller |first=John Jackson |authorlink=John Jackson Miller |url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |title=Comics Industry Birthdays |work=Comics Buyer's Guide |date=June 10, 2005 |location=Iola, Wisconsin |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5trAbNQWw?url=http://cbgxtra.com/knowledge-base/for-your-reference/comics-industry-birthdays |archivedate=October 30, 2010 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}
2. ^¹²{{cite web|url= http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may00/kesel.shtml|title= The Accidental Writer Barbara Kesel|first= Jennifer M.|last= Contino|date= May 2000|publisher= Sequential Tart|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070311025009/http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may00/kesel.shtml|archivedate= March 11, 2007|deadurl= no|df=mdy-all}}
3. ^¹{{gcdb|type= writer|search= Barbara+J.+Randall|title= Barbara J. Randall}}, {{gcdb|type=writer|search= Barbara+Randall|title= Barbara Randall}}, and {{gcdb|type=writer|search= Barbara+Kesel|title= Barbara Kesel}}
4. ^¹²{{gcdb|type=editor|search= Barbara+Randall|title= Barbara Randall (editor)}} and {{gcdb|type=editor|search= Barbara+Kesel|title= Barbara Kesel (editor)}}
5. ^{{cite book|last= Manning|first= Matthew K.|last2=Dougall|first2=Alastair, ed.|chapter= 1980s|title= Batman: A Visual History|publisher= Dorling Kindersley |date= 2014|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 170|isbn= 978-1465424563|quote= Scribe Barbara Randall and penciller Barry Kitson retired Batgirl after one final adventure in her first solo comic.}}
6. ^{{cite book|last=Manning|first= Matthew K.|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1980s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher= Dorling Kindersley|year=2010|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 234 |quote = Written by Barbara and Karl Kesel and drawn by future superstar Rob Liefeld, this five-issue miniseries reestablished the famous pair for a new generation.}}
7. ^{{Cite book|first= Shannon|last= Appelcline|title= Designers & Dragons|publisher= Mongoose Publishing|date= 2011|location= Swindon, United Kingdom|isbn= 978-1-907702-58-7|page= 21}}
8. ^Manning "1990s" in Dougall, p. 236: "In this prestige format Elseworlds tale, a new take on the World's Finest team was delivered to readers courtesy of writer Barbara Kesel and plotter/artists Matt Haley and Tom Simmons."
9. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.the-pack.biz/kesel.htm|title= Barbara Randall Kesel/Co-founder|date= n.d.|publisher= The-pack.biz|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071231185154/http://www.the-pack.biz/kesel.htm|archivedate= December 31, 2007|deadurl= no|df=mdy-all|accessdate= April 15, 2008}}
10. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner92.php|title= 1992 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees and Winners|publisher= Hahn Library Comic Book Awards Almanac|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160411082753/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/eisner92.php|archivedate= April 11, 2016|deadurl= no|df=mdy-all}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/1995-harvey-awards/ |title=1995 Harvey Awards |date=2016 |publisher=Harvey Awards |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315094606/http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/1995-harvey-awards/ |archivedate=March 15, 2016 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/1996-harvey-awards/ |title=1996 Harvey Awards |date=2016 |publisher=Harvey Awards |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315032543/http://www.harveyawards.org/previous-awards-nominees/1996-harvey-awards/ |archivedate=March 15, 2016 |deadurl=yes |df=mdy-all }}