Randy DuBurke
| Randy DuBurke | |
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| Born | Randy DuBurke 1962 (age 61–62) Washington, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer, Penciller, Inker |
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Notable works
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The Moon Ring (2003) Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography (2006) Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty (2010) |
| Awards | Steptoe Award 2003 |
| http://www.randyduburke.com/ | |
Randy DuBurke (born 1962)[1] is an American artist best known as the author and illustrator of the Steptoe Award winning book The Moon Ring (2003) and as the illustrator of Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty (2010). He previously worked as a comic book artist in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Early life
Randy DuBurke was born in Washington, Georgia in 1962. He graduated from New York Technical College[1] with a graphic arts degree.[2]
Career
DuBurke made his debut in the comics industry with the story "A Life in the Day" as part of the DC Comics Bonus Book[3] program in Doom Patrol vol. 2 #9 (June 1988).[4] He contributed to the various volumes of Paradox Press' The Big Book Of series from 1994 to 2000.[4] In the early 2000s, he began working in the field of children's books and his The Moon Ring received the Steptoe Award in 2003.[5] DuBurke collaborated with writer Andy Helfer on Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography (2006)[6] which has been recommended as part of a "Suggested Core List of Graphic Novel Titles for High School Students".[7] Writer Greg Neri and DuBurke produced Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty in 2010 which was praised by Publishers Weekly,[8] Booklist,[9] and Kirkus Reviews.[10] The School Library Journal noted that "Playing not just with expressions and characters but with light and shadow as well, it's DuBurke’s choices that lift this book up and make it far more compelling than it would be merely on its own."[11] As of 2014, DuBurke was working on a graphic novel with jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter.[12]
Personal life
DuBurke resides in Switzerland with his wife and children.[13]
Bibliography
Books
- The Moon Ring 36 pages, 2003, ISBN 978-0811834872
- Just For You!: The Bravest Girls In The World (written by Olivia George) 32 pages, 2004, ISBN 978-0439568753
- Halloween Night on Shivermore Street (written by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso) 32 pages, 2004, ISBN 978-0811839464
- Catching the Moon: The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream (written by Crystal Hubbard) 32 pages, 2005, ISBN 978-1584302438
- Little Mister 22 pages, 2006, ISBN 978-0811849548
- When It's Six O'Clock in San Francisco: A Trip Through Time (written by Cynthia Jaynes Omololu) 32 pages, 2009, ISBN 978-0618768271
- Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty (written by Greg Neri), 96 pages, 2010, ISBN 978-1584302674
- Best Shot in the West: The Adventures of Nat Love (written by Patricia McKissack and Fredrick McKissack) 129 pages, 2012, ISBN 978-0811857499
- Game Changer: John Mclendon and the Secret Game (written by John Coy) 32 pages, 2015, ISBN 978-1467726047
Comic books
DC Comics
- Action Comics #609-616, 624-634 (Black Canary); #750 (Superman) (1988-1999)
- Checkmate #33 (1991)
- Doom Patrol vol. 2 #9, Annual #1 (1988)
- The Flash Secret Files and Origins #1 (1997)
- Flinch #7 (1999)
- Green Arrow vol. 2 #7, Annual #2 (1988-1989)
- JLA Gallery #1 (1997)
- JLA Secret Files and Origins #2 (1998)
- Justice League Quarterly #17 (1994)
- Martian Manhunter Special #1 (1996)
- New Gods Secret Files and Origins #1 (1998)
- Showcase '96 #6-7 (Firestorm) (1996)
- Weird War Tales vol. 2 #1 (1997)
- Who's Who in the DC Universe #10 (1991)
- Wonder Woman Gallery #1 (1996)
- Wonder Woman Secret Files and Origins #1 (1998)
Eureka Productions
- Graphic Classics - African-American Classics #22 (2011)
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography #1 (2006)
Marvel Comics
- Tales of the Marvels: Inner Demons #1 (1996)
Paradox Press
- The Big Book Of Bad (1998)
- The Big Book Of Conspiracies (1995)
- The Big Book Of Death (1995)
- The Big Book Of Freaks (1996)
- The Big Book Of Grimm (1999)
- The Big Book Of Hoaxes (1996)
- The Big Book Of Little Criminals (1996)
- The Big Book Of Losers (1997)
- The Big Book Of Martyrs (1997)
- The Big Book Of Scandal (1997)
- The Big Book Of The 70s (2000)
- The Big Book Of the Unexplained (1997)
- The Big Book Of the Weird Wild West (1998)
- The Big Book Of Thugs (1996)
- The Big Book Of Urban Legends (1994)
- The Big Book Of Vice (1999)
- The Big Book Of Weirdos (1995)
- Gangland #2 (1998)
- Hunter's Heart #1-3 (1995)
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External links
- Randy DuBurke at the Comic Book DB
- Randy DuBurke at Graphic Classics
- Randy DuBurke at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
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