Douglas Locke Miers (1963-2005)
Conscience of the RoachKings

Doug was an incredibly creative & intelligent guy who started his own comics shop - Comics Conspiracy, then wrote & published his own comics, as well as editing a publication for alternative comics.  He raised a smart, beautiful daughter and sang with 2 rock & roll bands. 

Doug was the first guy ever to roll up a character in the World of Lia - the Necromantic King Krandox.  He was also the first to roll up a character in the second ("Göham") campaign - Amblinon.  And he was the first to join Shag & Jeff to become a RoachKing.  He was the conscience of the fellowship.  I don't have many pics of Doug, but I wanted to share what I have, along with some links to external pages featuring or about him.

Doug from the group pic in 1987

Doug with Charlie in San Francisco, 1989 . . .

Some web pages regarding Doug's contributions to the comics industry:

An interview with Doug by 3am Magazine

Another interview with Doug by Sequential Tart

An "In Memoriam" article about Doug by Comic Book Resources

The pic of Doug used in the above article:

Doug, singing with Ruckus in late January of 2005, belts out "Hell yeah!" at the beginning
of the song "Rock Candy."  (Click this image for the "Ruckus" YouTube channel.)