Lofficier, Randy

Entry updated 4 November 2024. Tagged: Author.

(1953-    ) US editor, translator and author, almost invariably in collaboration with her husband, Jean-Marc Lofficier; see his entry for more detail about joint written and edited works. She is of greatest sf importance for French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction: A Guide to Cinema, Television, Radio, Animation, Comic Books and Literature from the Middle Ages to the Present (2000) with Jean-Marc Lofficier, a central work of reference for the study of the French fantastic. [JC/DRL]

see also: Jean de La Hire.

Randy Lofficier

born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 3 February 1953

series

Pacifica

• Pacifica (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2012) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [coll: Pacifica: pb/Mike Hoffman]
• Pacifica 2 (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2016) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [coll: Pacifica: pb/Mike Hoffman]

individual titles

• Doctor Omega (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2003) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [adaptation and retelling of Le Docteur Oméga (Paris: La Libraire Mondiale, 1906) by Arnould Galopin (1865-1934): pb/Rapeno]
• Harry Dickson: The Man in Grey (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2003) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [adaptation and retelling of L'Homme au Complet Gris (Paris: Albin Michel, 1931) by Arnould Galopin (1865-1934): pb/]
• Doc Ardan: City of Gold and Lepers (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2004) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [adaptation and retelling of "La Cité de L'Or et de la Lepre" by Guy D'Armen: first appeared 1928 Science et Voyages: pb/Dean Zachary]
• Robonoccio (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2004) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [novella: pb/Sylvain Despretz]
• Les survivants de l'humanité ["The Survivors of Humanity"] (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2004) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [illus/pb/Stephan Martinière]
• Edgar Allan Poe on Mars: The Further Memoirs of Gullivar Jones (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2008) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [for Gullivar Jones see Edwin L Arnold: Edgar Allan Poe: pb/Olivier Peru and Stephene Peru]
• City (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2012) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [screenplay: pb/Mike Hoffman]

nonfiction

individual titles

• French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction: A Guide to Cinema, Television, Radio, Animation, Comic Books and Literature from the Middle Ages to the Present (Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, 2000) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [bibliography: pb/Jean Giraud as Moebius]
  • The Handbook of French Science Fiction (Encino, California: Black Coat Press, 2022) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [nonfiction: exp vt of the above: thematically split into separate volumes: pb/Vincent Laik]
  • The Handbook of French Fantasy & Supernatural Fiction (Encino, California: Black Coat Press, 2022) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [nonfiction: exp vt of the above: thematically split into separate volumes: pb/Nathalie Lial]
  • The Handbook of French Fantastic Cinema (Encino, California: Black Coat Press, 2023) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [nonfiction: exp vt of the above: thematically split into separate volumes: pb/Colette Forest]
  • The Handbook of French Fantastic Radio & Television (Encino, California: Black Coat Press, 2023) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [nonfiction: exp vt of the above: thematically split into separate volumes: pb/]
• Into the Twilight Zone: The Rod Serling Programme Guide (Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse, 1995) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [nonfiction: Rod Serling: Twilight Zone: pb/]
• Shadowmen: Heroes and Villains of French Pulp Fiction (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2003) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [nonfiction: pb/Andrew Paquette]
• Shadowmen II: Heroes and Villains of French Comics (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics, 2004) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [nonfiction: pb/Andrew Paquette]

works as editor

series

Shadowmen

• Tales of the Shadowmen 1: The Modern Babylon (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2005) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Mike Manley]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 2: Gentlemen of the Night (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2006) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Fernando Calbi]
• Tales of the Shadowmen: Danse Macabre (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2007) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Daylon]
• Tales of the Shadowmen: Lords of Terror (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2008) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Ladronn]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 5: The Vampires of Paris (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2008) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Daylon]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 6: Grand Guignol (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2009) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Christine Clavel]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 7: Femmes Fatales (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2010) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Phil Cohen]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 8: Agents Provocateurs (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2011) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Jean-Claude Claeys]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 9: La Vie en Noir (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2012) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Natalie Lial]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 10: Esprit de Corps (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2013) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Jean-Michel Nicollet]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 11: Force Majeure (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2014) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Mariusz Gandzel]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 12: Carte Blanche (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2015) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Mike Hoffman]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 13: Sang Froid (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2016) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Michel Borderie]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 15: Coup de Grace (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2017) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Michel Borderie]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 15: Trompe L'Oeil (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2018) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Stephan Martinière]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 16: Voir Dire (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2019) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Daniele Serra]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 17: Noblesse Oblige (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2020) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Mandy]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 18: Eminences Grises (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2021) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Juan Miguel Aguilera]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 19: Demi-Monde (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2022) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Shadowmen: pb/Aurelien Maccarelli]
• Tales of the Shadowmen, Volume 20: Fin de Siecle (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2023) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: includes some nonfiction: Shadowmen: pb/Raphael Del Rosario]

Vampire Almanac

• Vampire Almanac, Volume 1 (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2015) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Vampire Almanac: pb/Mike Hoffman]
• Vampire Almanac, Volume 2 (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2015) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Vampire Almanac: pb/Mike Hoffman]

French Fantasy Treasury

• The French Fantasy Treasury 1: The World's Edge (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2016) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: French Fantasy Treasury: pb/Michel Borderie]
• The French Fantasy Treasury 2: Myths & Legends (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2016) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: French Fantasy Treasury: pb/Michel Borderie]
• The French Fantasy Treasury 3: Far Realms (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2016) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: French Fantasy Treasury: pb/Michel Borderie]

Nyctalope

• The Nyctalope Steps In (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2011) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Nyctalope: pb/Ladronn]
• The Night of the Nyctalope (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2012) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: Nyctalope: pb/Ladronn]

individual titles as editor

• Doctor Omega and the Shadowmen (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2011) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: pb/Mike Shoyket]
• The Shadow of Judex (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2013) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: pb/Genkis and Sev]
• Sar Dubnotal: The Astral Trail (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2015) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: pb/Gino Starace]
• Michael Moorcock's Legends of the Multiverse (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2017) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: pb/Michel Borderie]
• French Tales of Alien Encounters (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2022) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: all but one story translated by Brian Stableford: pb/Mike Hoffman]
• French Tales of Cataclysms (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2022) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: all but one story translated by Brian Stableford: pb/Mike Hoffman]
• French Tales of Mad Scientists, Vol 1 (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2023) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: all except one story translated by Brian Stableford: pb/Stephan Martinière]
• French Tales of Mad Scientists, Vol 2 (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2024) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: all stories translated by Brian Stableford: pb/Stephan Martinière]
• French Tales of Mad Scientists, Vol 3 (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2024) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: all stories translated by Brian Stableford: pb/Yoz]
• Doctor Omega and the Shadowmen (Volume 2) (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2024) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: pb/Eduardo Garcia]
• French Tales of Vampires: Volume 1 (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2024) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: translated by Brian Stableford and Ruth Berman: pb/Mike Hoffman]
• French Tales of Vampires: Volume 2 (Encino, California: Hollywood Comics/Black Coat Press, 2024) with Jean-Marc Lofficier [anth: translated by Brian Stableford: pb/Mike Hoffman]

links

• Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier
• Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Picture Gallery

previous versions of this entry

• Internet Archive