Richard Dean Starr


Richard Dean Starr 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 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, 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 edited Tales of Zorro, the first anthology of original Zorro 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.
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, and as a volunteer expert in the "Getting Published and E-Published" section of AllExperts.com since 2006.

Works

Anthologies

HellboyHellboy: Odder Jobs
ZorroTales of Zorro More Tales of Zorro
The Green HornetThe Green Hornet Case Files The Green Hornet Chronicles
Kolchak: The Night StalkerKolchak: The Night Stalker: The Other Foot Kolchak: The Night Stalker Casebook Kolchak: The Night Stalker Chronicles
Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes: Crossovers Casebook - Volume I
The Lone RangerThe Lone Ranger and Tonto: Frontier Justice The Lone Ranger Chronicles
The PhantomThe Phantom Chronicles 2 The Phantom Chronicles
The Avenger

Other short fiction

  • "Eat Your Heart Out"
  • "Fear Itself"

Graphic novels

Comic books

Kolchak: The Night Stalker and Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I.: Unnaturally Normal Captain Action: The Complete Captain Action Captain Action: King Size Special #1 Captain Action: King Size Special #1 Captain Action: King Size Special #1 Variant Cover Captain Action: King Size Special #1 Variant Cover

As editor

Sherlock Holmes: Crossovers Casebook - Volume II More Tales of Zorro Tales of Zorro
  • ''Sex, Lies and Private Eyes''