Barbara Randall Kesel (born October 2, 1960) is an

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

writer and editor of

comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are of ...

s. Her bibliography includes work for

Crossgen Cross Generation Entertainment or CrossGen was an American comic book publisher and entertainment company that operated from 1998 to 2004. The company's assets were acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2004, and designated to Disney Publishing ...

Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

IDW Publishing IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly recog ...

Image Comics Image Comics is an American comic book publisher and is the third largest comic book and graphic novel publisher in the industry in both unit and market share. It was founded in 1992 by several high-profile illustrators as a venue for creator-ow ...

, and

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...

Biography

Barbara Kesel initially entered the comics industry as college student after writing a 10-page letter to editor

Dick Giordano Richard Joseph Giordano (; July 20, 1932 – March 27, 2010) was an American comics artist and editor whose career included introducing Charlton Comics' "Action Heroes" stable of superheroes and serving as executive editor of DC Comics. Early li ...

regarding the portrayal of female comic book characters and Giordano offered her a writing job. Her first published comics story (credited as "Barbara J. Randall") was "He with Secrets Fears the Sound...", a

Batgirl Batgirl is the name of several superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, depicted as female counterparts and allies to the superhero Batman. Although the character Betty Kane was introduced into publication in ...

backup feature, in ''

Detective Comics ''Detective Comics'' is an American comic book series published by Detective Comics, later shortened to DC Comics. The first volume, published from 1937 to 2011 (and later continued in 2016), is best known for introducing the superhero Batman i ...

'' #518 (Sept. 1982)., , and After receiving her college degree in drama studies in 1983, she became an associate editor at DC Comics in 1984 and was promoted to editor the following year. and In 1988, she wrote a ''Batgirl Special'' and then co-wrote, with her then-husband

Karl Kesel Karl Kesel (born January 7, 1959, Victor, New York) is an American comics writer and inker whose works have primarily been under contract for DC Comics. He is a member of Periscope Studio and is best known for his collaborations with fellow artis ...

, a ''

Hawk and Dove Hawk and Dove are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Steve Ditko and Steve Skeates, they appeared in ''Showcase (comics), Showcase'' #75 (June 1968 in comics, 1968) during the Silver Age of Com ...

'' miniseries, followed by an ongoing series that ran from 1989 until 1991. As a solo writer, Barbara Kesel scripted the licensed ''

Dungeons & Dragons ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (commonly abbreviated as ''D&D'' or ''DnD'') is a fantasy tabletop role-playing game (RPG) originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The game was first published in 1974 by TSR (company)#Tactical Studies Rules ...

'' series ''

Spelljammer ''Spelljammer'' is a campaign setting originally published for the ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' (2nd edition) role-playing game, which features a fantastic (as opposed to scientific) outer space environment. Subsequent editions have included ' ...

'' in 1990–1991 and an adaptation of the ''D&D'' novel trilogy ''Avatar'' in 1991. She became an editor at

in 1991 and later was part of

Team CGW Team CGW, short for Team Comics' Greatest World, is the group of five creators of the Comics' Greatest World line for Dark Horse Comics. The members are: * Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics' Publisher * Randy Stradley, creative director * Barb ...

, responsible for most of the design and creation of the setting and characters in the Golden City location. In the second half of the 1990s, she also wrote for Image Comics, scripting all seven issues of ''Savant Garde'', the miniseries ''Shattered Image'' with fellow writer

Kurt Busiek Kurt Busiek ( ) (born September 16, 1960) is an American comic book writer. His work includes the ''Marvels'' limited series, his own series titled ''Astro City'', a four-year run on ''The Avengers (comic book), The Avengers, Thunderbolts (comics ...

, and issues of ''Stormwatch'' and ''

WildC.A.T.s Wildcats, sometimes rendered WildCats or WildC.A.T.s, is a superhero team created by the American comic book artist Jim Lee and writer Brandon Choi. Publication history The team first appeared in August 1992 in the first issue of their epon ...

''. For Marvel Comics, Kesel wrote the limited series ''

Ultragirl Uatu Ulik Ultimaton Ultimaton, also known as Weapon XV, is a living weapon created by the anti-mutant supersoldier program Weapon Plus. The character was created by Grant Morrison and Chris Bachalo, first appeared in '' New X-Men'' #143 (A ...

'' (1996–1997) and (with Karl Kesel) the ''

Captain America Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...

Citizen V Citizen Vee is the codename of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The original incarnation (John Watkins) first appeared in ''Daring Mystery Comics'' (Jan 1942), during the Golden ...

Annual '98''. Kesel also returned to DC and wrote the ''

Alpha Centurion Abel Abin Sur Abra Kadabra (character) Abby Holland Ace the Bat-Hound Acrata Acrata (Andrea Rojas) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics who was created as part of the ''Planet DC'' annuals event. ...

Special'' (1996), several ''Superboy'' issues (1997), and the 'Girlfrenzy!'-oneshot ''Superman: Lois Lane'' as well as the '' Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl'' one-shot in 1998. She worked as both a writer and an editor at

CrossGen Cross Generation Entertainment or CrossGen was an American comic book publisher and entertainment company that operated from 1998 to 2004. The company's assets were acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2004, and designated to Disney Publishing ...

from 2000 to 2004 where she scripted the series ''

Meridian Meridian or a meridian line (from Latin ''meridies'' via Old French ''meridiane'', meaning “midday”) may refer to Science * Meridian (astronomy), imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon * ...

'', ''

The First The First may refer to: * ''The First'' (album), the first Japanese studio album by South Korean boy group Shinee * ''The First'' (musical), a musical with a book by critic Joel Siegel * The First (TV channel), an American conservative opinion ne ...

'', ''Sigil'' and ''Solus'' as well as issues of ''

CrossGen Chronicles ''CrossGen Chronicles'' was an American comic book published by CrossGen Entertainment from June 2000 to July 2002. Each issue told a story from one of the different worlds in the Sigilverse, usually a historical narrative of some aspect. Issue # ...

''. In 2007, Tokopop released the first volume of ''

Legends of the Dark Crystal ''Legends of the Dark Crystal'' is an OEL manga published by Tokyopop, based on the 1982 Jim Henson fantasy film ''The Dark Crystal''. It's written by Barbara Randall Kesel and illustrated by Heidi Arnhold and Max Kim. The story is a prequel, s ...

'', an

OEL manga An original English-language manga or OEL manga is a comic book or graphic novel drawn in the style of manga and originally published in English. The term "international manga", as used by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, encompasses all ...

based on

Jim Henson James Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, animator, cartoonist, actor, inventor, and filmmaker who achieved worldwide notice as the creator of The Muppets and '' Fraggle Rock'' (1983–1987) and ...

's film ''

The Dark Crystal ''The Dark Crystal'' is a 1982 dark fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. It stars the voices of Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Percy Edwards, and Barry Dennen. The film was produced by ITC Entertainment and The J ...

'', written by Kesel. Volume 2 was published in 2010. As of 2008, she was part of the

book packaging Book packaging (or book producing) is a publishing activity in which a publishing company outsources the myriad tasks involved in putting together a book—writing, researching, editing, illustrating, and even printing—to an outside company calle ...

company "The Pack" with Lee Nordling,

Brian Augustyn Brian Augustyn (November 2, 1954 – February 1, 2022) was an American comic book editor and writer. He often worked as editor or co-writer with writer Mark Waid, such as on ''The Flash'' in the 1990s. He wrote ''Gotham by Gaslight –'' which i ...

, Gordon Kent, and

Dave Olbrich Dave Olbrich is an editor and executive in the American comic book industry. He began as producer and host of YouTube channel Geekview Tavern in 2021. He was instrumental in the creation of two awards for achievement in comic books, voted on by pr ...

. The same year, Barbara Kesel began to work for

, writing a four-part '' Ghostwhisperer'' comic miniseries, another miniseries based on the adventure novel series ''

Rogue Angel ''Rogue Angel'' is a series of paperback novels produced bi-monthly since July 2006 by Harlequin Enterprises, published under a succession of imprints and written under the house name of "Alex Archer". Actual authors are credited with small notes i ...

'' and the comic adaptation of the animated film ''Igor''. In 2015, she wrote a

Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a superhero created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston (pen name: Charles Moulton), and artist Harry G. Peter. Marston's wife, Elizabeth Holloway Marston, Elizabeth, and their life partner, Olive Byr ...

story for DC's digital series ''

Sensation Comics ''Sensation Comics'' is the title of an American comic book anthology series published by DC Comics that ran for 109 issues between 1942 and 1952. For most of its run, the lead feature was Wonder Woman, a character which had been introduced in ''Al ...

'', later published in print as ''Sensation Comics'' #13. When fellow comic book writer

put together creative teams for the eight standalone, oversized issues of his ''Marvels Snapshots'' series, he hired Barbara Kesel to write the first issue starring the 1980s

Avengers Avenger, Avengers, The Avenger, or The Avengers may refer to: Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe * Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes **Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...

which was published in 2021. Currently (in 2022), she's working for tech-startup Urus Entertainment, creating a forthcoming new twist on comics. Kesel is an outspoken opponent of

sexism Sexism is prejudice or discrimination based on one's sex or gender. Sexism can affect anyone, but it primarily affects women and girls.There is a clear and broad consensus among academic scholars in multiple fields that sexism refers primari ...

in the comic book industry. She is known for her strong female characters and created

Grace Grace may refer to: Places United States * Grace, Idaho, a city * Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois * Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office * Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an uninco ...

, the ruler of the Golden City location in

Comics' Greatest World Comics' Greatest World was an imprint of Dark Horse Comics. It was created by Team CGW. Originally conceived in 1990, it took three years for the line to be released, which led to an industry-wide perception that it was created to capitalize on th ...

Personal life

She was married to fellow comic book writer

but they have since divorced.

Awards

Kesel has been nominated for the 1991 "Best Editor"

Eisner Award The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, commonly shortened to the Eisner Awards, are prizes given for creative achievement in American comic books, sometimes referred to as the comics industry's equivalent of the Academy Awards. They are named in ...

for ''

Badlands Badlands are a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded."Badlands" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 2, p. 47. They are characterized by steep slopes, m ...

'', ''

Aliens Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrate ...

: Genocide'' and ''

Star Wars ''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...

''. In 1995, she was nominated for "Best Anthology" and "Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Material"

Harvey Award The Harvey Awards are given for achievement in comic books. Named for writer-artist Harvey Kurtzman, the Harvey Awards were founded by Gary Groth in 1988, president of the publisher Fantagraphics, to be the successor to the Kirby Awards that were ...

s for, respectively, ''Instant Piano'' and '' Hellboy: Seed of Destruction''. She won the 1996 "Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work" Harvey Award, for ''

Hellboy Hellboy is a fictional superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character first appeared in ''San Diego Comic-Con Comics'' #2 (August 1993), and has since appeared in various eponymous miniseries, one-shots and intercompany crossovers ...

: The Wolves of St. August''. Received a Comic-Con International Inkpot Award on July 22nd, 2022 for "Achievement in Comic Arts".

Bibliography

Archaia

* ''

: Creation Myths'' OGN (among others) (2011)

ComicMix

* ''Mine!'' OGN (among others) (2018)

CrossGen

* ''

'' #1, 3, 6 (2000–2002) * ''

CrossGenesis ''CrossGenesis'' was the first ever CrossGen comic book A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtapo ...

'' #1 (2000) * ''

'' #1–37 (2000–2003) * ''

'' #1–44 (2000–2004) * ''

Sigil A sigil () is a type of symbol used in magic. The term has usually referred to a pictorial signature of a deity or spirit. In modern usage, especially in the context of chaos magic, sigil refers to a symbolic representation of the practitioner ...

'' #1–11, 20 (2000–2002) * '' Solus'' #1–8 (2003)

Dark Horse Comics

*''

Aliens vs. Predator ''Alien vs. Predator'' (also known as ''Aliens versus Predator'' and ''AVP'') is a science-fiction action horror media franchise created by comic book writers Randy Stradley and Chris Warner. The series is a crossover between, and part of, th ...

: Booty'' #1 (1996) *''

: Catalyst: Agents of Change'' (#8) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Mecha'' (#6) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Rebel'' (#5) (1993) * ''Comics' Greatest World: Titan'' (#7) (1993) *''

Dark Horse Presents ''Dark Horse Presents'' was a comic book published by American company Dark Horse Comics from 1986. Their first published series, it was their flagship title until its September 2000 cancellation. The second incarnation was published on MySpace, r ...

'' vol. 3 #18–20 (2016) *''Hard Looks'' #1 (with

Andrew Vachss Andrew Henry Vachss ( ; October 19, 1942 – November 23, 2021) was an American crime fiction author, child protection consultant, and attorney exclusively representing children and youths. Early life and career Vachss grew up in Manhattan on ...

) (1992) *'' Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'' #9–10 (1997) * ''

Will to Power The will to power (german: der Wille zur Macht) is a concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. The will to power describes what Nietzsche may have believed to be the main driving force in humans. However, the concept was never systematic ...

'' #7–9 (1994)

DC Comics

* ''

Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/Comic anthology, magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics ...

'' #574 (1985) * '' Adventures of Superman'' #557 (1998) * ''

Special'' #1 (1996) * ''Avatar'' #1–3 (1991) * '' Batgirl Special'' #1 (1988) *''Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus'' #2 (foreword) (2019) * ''

Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on ...

'' #401 (1986) * ''

DC Comics Presents ''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring back ...

'' #94 (1986) * ''

'' #518–519 (Batgirl backup stories) (1982) * '' Elseworld's Finest: Supergirl & Batgirl'' #1 (1998) * '' Elvira's

House of Mystery ''The House of Mystery'' is the name of several horror, fantasy, and mystery Comics anthologies published by DC Comics. It had a companion series, ''The House of Secrets''. It is also the name of the titular setting of the series. First serie ...

Special'' #1 (1987) * ''

The Fury of Firestorm Firestorm is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Ronnie Raymond (character), Ronnie Raymond and Martin Stein fused together debuted as the first incarnation in ''Firestorm, the Nucl ...

'' #57 (1987) * ''

'' vol. 2 #1–5 (1988) * ''Hawk and Dove'' vol. 3 #1–28, ''Annual'' #1–2 (1989–1991) * ''

Hawkman Hawkman is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Dennis Neville, the original Hawkman first appeared in ''Flash Comics'' #1, published by All-American ...

'' vol. 2 #10 (1987) * ''

Heroes Against Hunger ''Heroes Against Hunger'' is a 1986 all-star benefit comic book for African famine relief and recovery. Published by DC Comics in the form of a "comic jam" or exquisite corpse, the book starred Superman and Batman. Spearheaded by Jim Starlin and B ...

'' #1 (1986) *'' Invasion! Special: Daily Planet'' #1 (1989) * ''

New Talent Showcase ''Showcase'' is a comic anthology series published by DC Comics. The general theme of the series was to feature new and minor characters as a way to gauge reader interest in them, without the difficulty and risk of featuring untested characters i ...

'' #15 (1985) * ''

The New Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...

'' #68–69 (1990) * ''

Secret Origins ''Secret Origins'' is the title of several comic book series published by DC Comics which featured the origin stories of the publisher's various characters. Publication history ''Secret Origins'' was first published as a one-shot in 1961 and c ...

'' vol. 2 #20 (Batgirl); #43 (Hawk and Dove) (1987–1989) * ''

Featuring Wonder Woman'' #13 (2015) * ''

'' #1–8, 11 (1990–1991) * ''

Superboy Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comicbooks published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series featuring ...

'' vol. 3 #43–44, 48–49, ''Annual'' #2 (1995–1998) * '' Supergirl Annual'' #1 (1996) * ''Superman:

Lois Lane Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June 1938). Lois is an award-winning journalist for ...

'' #1 (1998) * '' Team Superman Secret Files'' #1 (1998) * ''

Teen Titans The Teen Titans are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, frequently in eponymous monthly series. As the group's name indicates, the members are teenage superheroes, many of whom have acted as sidekicks to DC ...

Spotlight'' #19 (1988) * '' TSR Worlds'' #1 (1990) * ''

Who's Who in the DC Universe ''Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe'' (1985–87), usually referred to simply as ''Who's Who'', is the umbrella title for a number of comic book series which DC Comics published to catalogue the wide variety of fictional cha ...

'' #1–2, 4, 6–7 (1990–1991) * ''Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes'' #1–6 (1988)

Amalgam Comics

* '' Exciting X-Patrol'' #1 (1997) * ''X-Patrol'' #1 (1996)

Flux

* '' Black is for Beginnings'' OGN (with

Laurie Faria Stolarz Laurie Faria Stolarz is an American author of young adult fiction novels featuring teenage protagonists, best known of which are the series of books beginning with '' Blue is for Nightmares''. Background Stolarz grew up in Salem, Massachusetts, ...

) (2009)

IDW Publishing

* ''

Ghost Whisperer ''Ghost Whisperer'' is an American supernatural television series, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005, to May 21, 2010. The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon ( Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the ability to see and communicate with ...

: The Muse'' #1–4 (2008–2009) * ''

Igor Igor may refer to: People * Igor (given name), an East Slavic given name and a list of people with the name * Mighty Igor (1931–2002), former American professional wrestler * Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling * ...

: Movie Adaptation'' #1–4 (2008) * ''

My Little Pony ''My Little Pony'' (''MLP'') is a toy line and media franchise developed by American toy company Hasbro. The first toys were developed by Bonnie Zacherle, Charles Muenchinger, and Steve D'Aguanno, and were produced in 1981. The ponies feature c ...

: Friends Forever'' #12, 25 (2014, 2016) * ''My Little Pony Micro-Series'' #4 (2013) * ''

: Teller of Tall Tales'' #1–5 (2008) * ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Miche ...

Micro-Series'' #7 (2012) * ''Womanthology: Heroic'' OGN (among others) (2011) * ''Womanthology: Space'' #5 (2013)

Image Comics

* ''

Gen¹³ ''Gen¹³'' is a superhero team and comic book series originally written by Jim Lee and Brandon Choi and illustrated by J. Scott Campbell. It was published by WildStorm under the Image Comics banner, which went on to become an imprint (trade name ...

Bootleg'' #19 (1998) * ''Savant Garde'' #1–7 (1997) *''Savant Garde Fan Edition'' #1–3 (1997) *''

Shattered Image ''Shattered Image'' is a 1998 thriller film written by Duane Poole and directed by Chilean filmmaker Raúl Ruiz. It stars William Baldwin, Anne Parillaud and Lisanne Falk. According to academic Michael Goddard, this is a confusing and surreal fi ...

'' #1–4 (with

) (1996) * '' Stormwatch'' #29–30 (1995) * ''

'' #35–36 (1997)

Lion Forge Comics

* ''

Airwolf ''Airwolf'' is an American action military drama television series that centers on a high-technology military helicopter, code-named ''Airwolf'', and its crew. The show follows them as they undertake various exotic missions, many involving esp ...

: Airstrikes'' #4 (2015)

Marvel Comics

* ''

'98'' #1 (1998) * ''Marvels Snapshots:

'' #1 (2021) * ''

'' #1–3 (1996–1997)

Silver Dragon Books

* ''Animal Planet: The World's Most Dangerous Animals'' (among others) (2012)

Tokyopop

*''

Aqua Aqua is the Latin word for water. It is used in many words which relate to water, such as aquatic life. In English, it may also refer to: Arts * Aqua (color), a greenish-blue color Business * Aqua (skyscraper), an 82-story residential skysc ...

'' volume 1–2 (English adaptation) (2007–2008) *''Arcana'' volume 1–5 (English adaptation) (2005–2007) *''

'' volume 1–2 (2007–2010)

Characters created

Bloody Mary Bloody Mary originally referred to: * Mary I of England (1516–1558), Queen of England and Ireland, so called because of her persecution of Protestants Bloody Mary may also refer to: Film * '' Urban Legends: Bloody Mary'', a 2005 horror fi ...

* Catalyst: Agents of Change *

Enson Enson may refer to: * ''Enson'' (album), by Masaaki Endoh * Enson Inoue (born 1967), Japanese mixed martial artist * Faux d'Enson, a mountain in Switzerland * Enson, a character in ''The First'' comic book series See also * Enson (disambiguat ...

* Ilahn of Cadador * Lindy Karsten *

Malice Vundabar The Female Furies are a group of women warriors and supervillains appearing in comics published by DC Comics. All of them are New Gods who serve Darkseid. They operate directly under Granny Goodness, who trains all of Darkseid's soldiers. Publica ...

* Sephie of Meridian *

Solusandra ''Solus'' was an American comic book Ongoing series, series written by Barbara Kesel and illustrated by George Pérez. It was published by CrossGen Entertainment from April to December 2003 in comics, 2003. It ran for eight issues until it was can ...

Speed Queen In everyday use and in kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a scalar quanti ...

* Titan *

Ultra Girl Uatu Ulik Ultimaton Ultimaton, also known as Weapon XV, is a living weapon created by the anti-mutant supersoldier program Weapon Plus. The character was created by Grant Morrison and Chris Bachalo, first appeared in '' New X-Men'' #143 (A ...

* Wyture

References

External links

*
Barbara J. Kesel (Randall)
at Mike's Amazing World of Comics {{DEFAULTSORT:Kesel, Barbara 1960 births American comics writers American feminist writers Comic book editors Female comics writers Living people Inkpot Award winners