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Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier are writers, editors and translators of screenplays, teleplays, books and comic books, mostly in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, animation and popular literature. They have co-authored a dozen books about movies and television, several novels, as well as numerous comics and translations, including the Moebius graphic novels. They have also contributed scripts to animated series such as The Real Ghostbusters and Duck Tales, among others. In 1990, in recognition of their distinguished career as comic book writers, translators and editors, Randy and Jean-Marc were presented with the Inkpot Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comic Arts. Jean-Marc and Randy are co-founders of HOLLYWOOD COMICS, a Los Angeles-based company that represents comic-book properties in Hollywood, and LOFFICIER CONSULTANTS, a bilingual real estate/service company located in the South of France. Jean-Marc has an MBA from the ESCP Paris Business School and a Law Degree from the Sorbonne. Randy is a member of the Writers Guild of America, West, and of Mystery Writers of America. Current Projects Animation: Bread & Butter Nightspeeder Nosferatu Oedipus & Rex Books: Les Compagnons de l'Ombre 3 (anthology) (Riviere Blanche, 2009) Les Compagnons de l'Ombre 4 (anthology) (Riviere Blanche, 2009) Fantastique! (Panorama of French SF) (non-fiction) (Black Coat Press, 2009) Harry Dickson: The Heir of Dracula (translation) (Black Coat Press, 2008) Pas de Pitié pour les Borloks (novel) (Rivière Blanche, 2009) Le Retour d'Hypnôs (novel) (Rivière Blanche, 2008) Sâr Dubnotal: Jack the Ripper (translation) (Black Coat Press, 2009) Tales of the Shadowmen 5 (anthology) (Black Coat Press, January 2009) Comics: STRANGERS: HOMICRON (Hexagon Comics, 2008) MARTIN MYSTERE: The Treasure of the Black Coats (Sergio Bonelli Editorial, 2009) STRANGERS: JAYDEE (Hexagon Comics, 2009) Films & Television: City (aka Game Over) Despair Hogoun Temu Royal Flush Tongue*Lash Games: Ragnarok Books L'Anglais par la BD - "Fearless Fosdick" and "Spider-Man" Arsene Lupin vs. Sherlock Holmes 1: The Hollow Needle - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Arsene Lupin vs. Sherlock Holmes 2: The Blonde Phantom - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Arzach: The Novel - ORDER FROM AMAZON.COM Basil, The Great Mouse Detective The Best Video Films Les Compagnons de l'Ombre 1 & 2 - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Coqdor 1 & 2 and Martervenux - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Despair: The Screenplay - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Dieu reconnaitra les siens - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Doc Ardan: City of Gold and Lepers - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Doctor Omega - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Dreamweavers and Science Fiction Filmmaking in the 1980s The Doctor Who Programme Guide - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Doctor Who: The Terrestrial Index Doctor Who: The Universal Databank Edgar Allan Poe on Mars - CLICK HERE TO BUY! French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror & Pulp Fiction Encyclopedia - ORDER FROM AMAZON.COM or McFARLAND direct! Les Grands Maitres de l'Insolite - Nouvelles Bilingues (Weird Tales by Great Masters) The Katrina Protocol / Crépuscule Vaudou - CLICK HERE TO BUY! The Nth Doctor - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Over Here: An American Expat in the South of France - CLICK HERE TO BUY! The Phantom of the Opera - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Robonocchio - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Royal Flush - The Screenplay - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Science Fiction - Nouvelles Bilingues (Grand Masters of Science Fiction) Shadowmen and Shadowmen 2 - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Les Survivants de l'Humanité - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Tales of the Shadowmen 1, 2, 3 & 4 - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Pocket Essential Tintin - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Into the Twilight Zone: The Rod Serling Programme Guide - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Your Movie Guide... "to Musicals" & "to Children's Films" Comics Alfraz Alone in the Dark Anachronauts Arak, Son of Thunder (Legends of) Arzach The Mighty Avengers Bathy-09 Batman - Nosferatu Black Knight The Blue Beetle Brigade Temporelle Cadillacs & Dinosaurs Cassandra Troy CLASH - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Code: Blue H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu DC Challenge Deathstroke the Terminator Dick Demon Doctor Strange Drago Dragut The Elsewhere Prince (Airtight Garage) The Fury of Firestorm Frank Universal The Frankenstein-Dracula War Galaor Gallix Godland Clive Barker's Hellraiser History of the Lug Universe Hogoun Temu Homicron Infinity, Inc. Jaleb Jayde Jean Brume Kabur - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Kidz King Kabur Lagrid Legion Loufoque Morgane Motor Mayhem Nightspeeder Onyx Overlord (Airtight Garage) Phenix - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Robur Secret Origins - "Zatanna" The Silver Surfer: The Lost Adventure (cancelled) Starlock Star Trek Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Strangers Superman Superman's Metropolis Superman - Transilvane Tanka The New Teen Titans Teen Titans Spotlight Tongue*Lash Tribute to Alan Moore Wampus - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Wampus vs. Nexus Verdict What If?... Witchblade: Blood Oath Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon The Young All-Stars Young Kabur Zembla - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Translations Adele Blanc-Sec (Tardi) Aquablue (Cailleteau & Vatine) Carmen Cru (Lelong) Les Cites Obscures (Schuiten & Peeters) Dimension of Miracles (Robert Sheckley) - CLICK HERE TO BUY! Henriette (Dupuy & Berberian) Kador (Binet) Lone Sloane (Druillet) Moebius Nestor Burma Rork (Andreas) Other Translations Screenplays & Teleplays Airtight Garage Alf - "Alf's Halloween" Arzach The Bionic Six - "Bone of Contention" & "The Hive" Cheers - "Knock on Woody" Despair Duck Tales - "Magica's Shadow War" Game Over (aka City) The Real Ghostbusters - "The Ghostbusters in Paris"& "The Headless Motorcyclist" Mayday Oedipus & Rex - "Bible" Royal Flush Science Fiction Plus - "Pilot" Super Powers - "Apokolips Now" Tongue*Lash - "Pilot" Young Robin Hood - "Merry No More" Articles Jean-Marc and Randy have contributed articles to a variety of American and foreign cinema magazines, including Starlog, Cinefex, Twilight Zone Magazine, American Cinematographer, Starburst and L'Ecran Fantastique. Drew Barrymore on E.T. and Firestarter Enki Bilal on The Keep (in French) (in English) Robert Bloch James Cameron & Gale Ann Hurd on Aliens Wes Craven Stephen King on Christine Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (Set Visit) Ian McDiarmid Malcom McDowell on Blue Thunder and Star Trek VI Monty Python Ivan Reitman on Ghostbusters Remake American Style - American Writers Discuss the Writing and Crediting Process for Remakes of Foreign Films Illustrated History of the French Saint Novels Vive le Silver Surfer! Roy Scheider on Blue Thunder The Star Wars Genesis - A look at the first scripts Short Stories Read Jean-Marc's science fiction stories from the 1970s. Dark Dream, Dark Beauty Erinnye The Last Party on Earth Lutte Ancestrale (IN FRENCH) Private Hell To Carnac and Beyond The Prisoner stories, inspired by the renowned TV series starring Patrick McGoohan, were written by Jean-Marc for his fanzine Rover (1979-82). A Change of Mind Revisited (with The Saint) Acid Test (with The Avengers) Encounter at Night (with Doctor Who) Forever Nadia Rumpole of the Village (with Horace Rumpole) The Quatermass Interlude (With Prof. Bernard Quatermass) The "Chat" is by Jean-Marc. Website Contents © 2007 Jean-Marc Lofficier

Updated June 2008 LOTSA' BOOKS! JULY 08: LES COMPAGNONS DE L'OMBRE Vol. 2 (anthology; French edition of TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN) from Riviere Blanche! MAY. 08: THE KATRINA PROTOCOL (novel) from Black Coat Press! FEB. 08: CLUB VAN HELSING: CREPUSCULE VAUDOU (novel) from Seuil/Baleine! JAN. 08: TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN Vol. 4 (anthology) from Black Coat Press! JAN. 08: LA OU S'OUVRE L'UNIVERS (a new CHEVALIER COQDOR novel) from Riviere Blanche! JAN. 08: MARTERVENUX: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE CHEVALIER COQDOR UNIVERSE (non-fiction) from Riviere Blanche)! DEC. 07: EDGAR ALLAN POE ON MARS: THE FURTHER MEMOIRS OF GULLIVAR JONES (novel) from Black Coat Press! NOV. 07: LES COMPAGNONS DE L'OMBRE Vol. 1 (anthology; French edition of TALES OF THE SHADOWMEN) from Riviere Blanche! SEPT. 07: JM translates Robert Sheckley's Dimension of Miracles Revisited for Riviere Blanche ! JULY 07: JM co-writes MYSTIC ARCANA #2: THE BLACK KNIGHT with Roy Thomas for MARVEL! Randy's OVER HERE: AN AMERICAN EXPAT IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE! Features Check out the TONGUE * LASH website with a 3D Animation Quicktime Movie (10 MB). Read Rick LAI's ANNOTATIONS of ALONE IN THE DARK! Randy's poem in The Pedestal Magazine! GIFT IDEA! Buy a WATCHSCARF (designed by Randy)! Randy's guest-editorial on Rebecca Reads! Interviews Jean-Marc interviewed on KASTERBOROUS! Jean-Marc interviewed on SCENEARIO (IN FRENCH)! Randy is profiled & interviewed by SISTERS IN CRIME! Jean-Marc interviewed on ACTU-SF (IN FRENCH)! Jean-Marc interviewed on writing for The Real Ghostbusters! Jean-Marc interviewed on the HEROES site (IN FRENCH)! Jean-Marc interviewed on the LEFANTASTIQUE.NET site (IN FRENCH)! Jean-Marc interviewed on the ULTRAZINE site (IN FRENCH, ENGLISH & ITALIAN)! SWOF #30 -- Special issue devoted to Jean-Marc with interviews, articles, unpublished art (IN FRENCH)! Photos Photo of Ladronn & Jean-Marc at Comicon 2000 (photo by P. Charpenet). Photo of Jean-Marc with Isaac Asimov Photo of Jean-Marc with John Badham Photo of Randy, Chris Malgrain & Jean-Marc Sample Scripts Cheers - "Knock on Woody" Duck Tales - "Magica's Shadow War" The Real Ghostbusters - "The Ghostbusters in Paris" and "The Headless Motorcyclist" Randy's Blog Links MORE LINKS

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