Khary Randolph (born January 10, 1979, in

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, Massachusetts) is an

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comic book artist. He has worked on such series as ''

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'', ''Charismagic'', ''

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'', ''Mosaic'', and ''Excellence''; and for such publishers as

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, and

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Biography

Born in Boston, Randolph grew up in

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, New York. In an interview with ''

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'', Randolph discussed his influences growing up: Randolph graduated from the

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in 2000 with a BFA in Cartooning & Illustration. His first published comic work was ''Spider-Man: Legend of the Spider-Clan'' #5, published by Marvel in 2003. He was a guest at the 2006 edition of the

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's National Comic Book, Art, Toy & Sci-Fi Expo. Randolph illustrated cards in the

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, released in 2007. Randolph worked on '' We Are Robin'', which launched in June 2015, with writer

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and artist Rob Haynes, which detailed multiple teenagers in

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who take up the mantle of Robin. From 2013 to 2015 he created covers for DC Comics' '' Batman Beyond Universe''. In 2016, Randolph created covers for

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' ''Black''. In 2019, he and writer

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launched the

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series ''Excellence'' with

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. ''Excellence'', created entirely by

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, is about a secret society of black magicians.

Art style

Randolph is known for his dynamic art style which shows influence from

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and hip hop.

Awards

* 2017 Glyph Comics Award for "Best Cover" for ''Black'' No. 1 * 2019 Glyph Comics Awards: ** "Best Artist" ** "Best Cover" for ''Noble, Vol 2: Never Events''

Exhibitions

* 2019 ''"Black / Excellence: The Art of Khary Randolph,"''

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Communication Design Center (Brooklyn, New York)

Bibliography (selected)

Comics

* ''

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'' #15: "Monstro" (with Robert Kirkman, Marvel, 2006) * ''

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'' No. 6 (with Brandon Thomas, DC Comics, May 2021) * ''Charismagic'' #1–6 (with Vince Hernandez,

, 2011–2012) * ''

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: The Gauntlet'' No. 9, "Gangs of New York" (with Gerry Duggan and

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, Marvel Comics, 2014) * '' Epic Anthology'': "Sleepwalker: New Beginnings" (with

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, 2004) * ''Excellence'' (with Brandon Thomas, Image Comics/

, 2019) *

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2.0: ''Mosaic'' #1–8 (with

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, Marvel Comics, October 2016–May 2017) * '' Peter Parker: Spider-Man'' No. 55 (with

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and

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, Marvel, June 2003) * ''

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'' #1–2 (with Tom King, DC Comics, 2016) * ''

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'' No. 198 (with

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, July 2010) * ''Spider-Man: Legend of the Spider-Clan'' #5 (with

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and

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, April 2003) * ''

'' #1–9, 11–12 (with Chris Roberson and Matteo Scalera,

, 2010-2012) * ''

'' #1–12 (with

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, Image, 2014–2015) * ''

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'' No. 22 (with J. Torres,

, October 2005) * '' We Are... Robin'' No. 1 (with

, DC Comics, Aug. 2015)

References

External links

"Comic Book Artist Khary Randolph on His Unique Style,"
''SYFY WIRE'' (February 9, 2017)
"Khary Randolph on Being A Black Comic Book Artist,"
''SYFY WIRE'' (February 9, 2017) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Randolph, Khary Living people Artists from Boston Artists from Brooklyn School of Visual Arts alumni African-American comics creators People from Brooklyn 1979 births 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people