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EPISODE · Mar 3, 2025 · 1H 5M

Episode 127: Barbara Randall Kesel

from The Graphic Histories Podcast · host André Myette

Another amazing conversation this time with a creative voice that worked to create real change in the comics industry.Barbara Randall Kesel is a comic book writer and editor with work for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, and CrossGen. At Dark Horse, she helped create the Golden City setting. She entered comics by writing a critique on female character portrayals to editor Dick Giordano. A vocal opponent of sexism in the industry, she is known for strong female characters, including Grace from Comics' Greatest World. She was a Harvey Award nominee in 1995 and 1996, winning for Hellboy: The Wolves of St. August.Barbara discusses how writing a 10 page letter to DC comics secured her a job, finding the right fit in the companies she worked for and how approaching angry fans with kindness may be a better approach. Send us Fan MailSupport the show

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Another amazing conversation this time with a creative voice that worked to create real change in the comics industry.Barbara Randall Kesel is a comic book writer and editor with work for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, and CrossGen. At Dark Horse,...

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