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Randy DuBurke

Randy DuBurke (born 1962) 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.

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 drew the "Black Canary" feature in Action Comics Weekly in 1988[5] and 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.[6] DuBurke collaborated with writer Andy Helfer on Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography (2006)[7] which has been recommended as part of a "Suggested Core List of Graphic Novel Titles for High School Students".[8] Writer Greg Neri and DuBurke produced Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty in 2010 about the life of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer. The book was praised by Publishers Weekly,[9] Booklist,[10] and Kirkus Reviews.[11] 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."[12] As of 2014, DuBurke was working on a graphic novel with jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter.[13] The graphic novel was included with Shorter's Emanon album released in August 2018.[14]

Personal life

DuBurke resides in Switzerland with his wife and children.[15]

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

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)

DC Comics

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)

Awards and recognitions

He earned the following awards for Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty:

He earned the following awards for Best Shot in the West:

  • the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance Once Upon A World Children's Book Award[16]
  • 2011 YALSA Top 10 Quick Picks[17]
  • 2011 IRA Notable Book for a Global Society[18]
  • Chicago Public Library - Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2010[19]
  • Cynsational Books of 2010[20]
  • 2012 BCCB Blue Ribbon Book[21]
  • 2013 Bank Street CBC Best Children's Book of the Year[22]
  • 2013 Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles Silver Award[23]

External links

  • at Graphic Classics
  • Randy DuBurke at Mike's Amazing World of Comics

References

  1. Henrietta M. Smith. The Coretta Scott King Awards, 1970–2009 American Library Association, 2014^
  2. Day 2: Randy DuBurke The Brown Bookshelf, February 2, 2011^
  3. Robert Greenberger. New Talent and Bonus Babies Back Issue!, TwoMorrows Publishing, April 2014^
  4. {{gcdb|type=credit|search= Randy+DuBurke|title= Randy DuBurke}}^
  5. Brian Martin. Where the Action is...Weekly Back Issue!, TwoMorrows Publishing, August 2017^
  6. Coretta Scott King Book Awards – All Recipients, 1970–Present American Library Association, 2014^
  7. Frederick Luis Aldama. Multicultural Comics: From Zap to Blue Beetle University of Texas Press, 2011^
  8. Karen W. Gavigan, Mindy Tomasevich. Connecting Comics to Curriculum: Strategies for Grades 6–12 Libraries Unlimited, 2011^
  9. Best Books of 2010 Publishers Weekly, 2010^
  10. Gillian Engberg, Ian Chipman, Michael Cart. Booklist's 1000 Best Young Adult Books since 2000 Booklist, 2014^
  11. Yummy: the Last Days of a Southside Shorty Kirkus Reviews, July 15, 2010^
  12. Elizabeth Bird. Review of the Day – Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri School Library Journal, July 6, 2010^
  13. Richard Scheinin. Wayne Shorter Q&A: life lessons through music San Jose Mercury News, March 31, 2014^
  14. Eugene Holley Jr. In His New Album, Jazz Master Wayne Shorter Goes Graphic Publishers Weekly, July 24, 2018^
  15. Randy DuBurke. Bio Randyduburke.com, n.d.^
  16. Once Upon A World Children's Award - Winner 2011 Award Museum of Tolerance, retrieved January 15, 2023^
  17. 2011 Top Ten Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), 2011-01-06, retrieved 2020-07-12^
  18. Book awards: IRA Notable Book for a Global Society LibraryThing, retrieved July 25, 2021^
  19. Best Informational Books for Older Readers of 2010 - Chicago Public Library BiblioCommons, retrieved 2020-07-12^
  20. Cynsational Books of 2010 Cynthia Leitich Smith, 2010-12-31, retrieved 2020-07-12^
  21. 2012 Blue Ribbons: Fiction bccb.ischool.illinois.edu, Johns Hopkins University Press, retrieved April 4, 2017^
  22. Best Children's Books of the Year: Nine to Twelve - 2013 Edition, Historical Fiction s3.amazonaws.com, retrieved April 4, 2017^
  23. The Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles 51st Annual Illustration Exhibition retrieved January 15, 2023^