Michael was first published in The Professor's Story Hour chapbook at the age of 11 and became a professional freelance writer in 1977. He has been published in dozens of magazines and as a syndicated columnist and cartoonist in more than 500 newspapers. His history book, Forbidden Adventure: The History of the American Comics Group, has been called a "benchmark in comics history." His magazine work has been published in seven countries, and includes articles for Starlog, Jack & Jill and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He briefly ghosted an internationally syndicated comic strip and his own strip, Holiday Out, was reprinted as a comic book. He also wrote comic book titles including Straw Men, Angel of Death, The Adventures of Captain Nemo and Bloodtide, as well as 23 short stories about the fictional town Light's End, which have been widely published. His work has appeared in several comic book anthologies, and he is listed in the Who's Who of American Comic Books & Comic Book Superstars. He worked in newspapers for 22 years as an editor, writer and advertising manager. He is currently communications director of a nonprofit agency, the Tulsa Boys' Home, in Tulsa, Okla. |
Reviews by Michael include: Aliens vs. Predator: Xenogenesis All Star Companion: Vol. 3 Black & White Images: Second Annual Collection Brusel: Cities of the Fantastic Bone: Old Man's Cave Captain Gravity: The Power of the Vril Catwoman: Guardian of Gotham The Comics Journal Library: Jack Kirby Complete Dennis the Menace
Cyberforce: Rising from the Ashes Darkness: Ultimate Collection Decoy, Menagerie Dick Tracy: The Collins Case Files, Volume 1 The Dreamland Chronicles: Book One Essential #7: The Amazing Spider-Man Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Rise of the Graphic Novel Flaming Carrot: Man of Mystery Graphic Classics
Growing Old with B.C.: A Fifty Year Celebration Hero Gets Girl: The Life & Art of Kurt Schaffenberger Isaac the Pirate: To Exotic Lands Lost in Space: Voyage to the Bottom of the Soul Meanwhile: A Biography of Milton Caniff Mystic: Rite of Passage Pistolwhip: The Yellow Menace Plastic Man: The Plastic Man Archives, Vol. 1 Sigil: Mark of Power Sojourn #6: The Berserker's Tale Steve Canyon: Vol. 1-2: 1947-48 Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future Supreme: The Return A Treasury of Victorian Murder Vampirella vs. the Cult of Chaos The Victorian: Part II, Self-Immolation Will Elder: The Mad Playboy of Art The X-Files: Volume 1 |
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