Career

Richard Howell entered the comics industry in 1977 with his self-published series Portia Prinz of the Glamazons. Howell replaced Peter B. Gillis as editorial director of New Media/Irjax in June 1981. Howell began working for Comics in 1981 and District of Columbia Comics in 1983.

Writer Tony Isabella and Howell produced The Shadow War of Hawkman limited series in 1985 and an ongoing Hawkman series the next year.

Howell and writer Steve Englehart crafted a twelve-issue Vision and the Scarlet Witch limited series in 1985-1986 wherein the Scarlet Witch became pregnant. With co-editor Jesse Reyes, he relaunched the Vampirella character at Comics and co-founded Comics with Editor Via in 1993.

Howell served as editor of "s line throughout its existence. announced in July 2006 that the print end of its published line would cease, as Diamond Comic Distributors, the industry"s major distribution arm, would no longer carry lieutenant "Deadbeats" continues as a webcomic at the Comics website.