Barbara Randall Kesel is a comic-book writer/editor who has worked for DC COMICS, DARK HORSE COMICS, CROSSGEN COMICS and as a freelance writer/editor, writing for titles such as ALIEN, BATGIRL, COMICS GREATEST WORLD: GOLDEN CITY, CROSSGEN ILLUSTRATED, THE FIRST, HAWK & DOVE, HAWKMAN, LEGEND OF THE DARK CRYSTAL, MERIDIAN, NEW TEEN TITANS, SECRET ORIGINS, SAVANT GARDE, SIGIL, SPELLJAMMER, SOLUS, SUPERBOY, WILDC.A.T.S. and edited titles such as AD&D, BODY BAGS, FORGOTTEN REALMS, KELLEY JONES' THE HAMMER, HELLBOY, INSTANT PIANO, MEDIEVAL LADY DEATH, NEW TEEN TITANS, STAR WARS: DARK EMPIRE for companies such as ARCHAIA, DARK HORSE, DC COMICS, CROSSGEN, DARK HORSE, IDW, MARVEL, TOKYOPOP, and WILDSTORM. She graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a BA in Drama and works from her home in Southern California.