
Michael C Lorah
Michael C Lorah writes about small press and creator-owned comics for CBR. Because he likes to hear himself talk, you can also find his thoughts on nearly every book that crosses his path on GoodReads. In the comics business, he has served time with Newsarama and DC Comics. Outside of comics, Mike is a father, husband, editor, and avid softball player (two-time team MVP of the DC Bullets softball squad). You can also test his encyclopedic knowledge of Neil Young music, Philadelphia Phillies baseball, and the heroic ideal of Lois Lane if you’re inclined. He will tell you that nobody will ever draw comics better than Al Williamson, and he rarely watches any television that is aimed at an audience older than the age of five.
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Xenophobia Fuels the Get Out-Esque Topical Horror of Image’s Infidel
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CBR Exclusives
The Infidel team of Pornsak Pichetshote, Aaron Campbell and José Villarrubia discuss the timely horror of their new Image Comics series.
Brazen Celebrates the True Stories of Rebel Women Who Rocked the World
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Michael C Lorah
CBR Exclusives
French cartoonist Pénélope Bagieu talks to CBR about writing and illustrating biographies of 30 women who changed the world.
Get Naked with Steven T. Seagle in a Collection of Comics Essays
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Michael C Lorah
CBR Exclusives
Man of Action's Steven T. Seagle talks to CBR about his new book of comics essays telling tales of physical and emotional exposure.
INTERVIEW: Terry Moore Returns to Katchoo for Strangers in Paradise XXV
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CBR Exclusives
Terry Moore returns to his most famous creations, Katchoo and Francine, with new series Strangers in Paradise XXV.
Meet the Dinosaur Next Door in BOOM! Studios’ Bolivar
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Comic News
Sean Rubin talks to CBR about his hybrid picture book/graphic novel Bolivar, and the latest on possible feature film plans.
How All Star Batman & Robin Brought Humanity to DC’s Pantheon
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CBR Exclusives
Frank Miller and Jim Lee's controversial All Star Batman and Robin, the Boy Wonder showed DC Comics' heroes what it is to be human.
Magritte Comic Book Biography Captures the Artist’s Surrealist Spirit
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Michael C Lorah
Comic News
Illustrator Thomas Campi talks to CBR about the artistic approach to he and writer Vincent Zabus’s Magritte: This is Not a Biography.
Poppies of Iraq Shares Reality of Growing Up in an Oppressive Regime
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Michael C Lorah
Comic News
In Poppies of Iraq, Brigitte Findakly and her husband, legendary French cartoonist Lewis Trondheim, recount her life growing up in Iraq.
A Vicious Criminal Returns from the Dead (Maybe) in The Bloody Cardinal
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Michael C Lorah
Comic News
Richard Sala talks to CBR about his latest macabre story for Fantagraphics, the mysterious, scary and funny The Bloody Cardinal.
Mimi Pond Explains Why The Customer is Always Wrong
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Michael C Lorah
Comic News
Mimi Pond discusses The Customer Is Always Wrong, her pseudo-memoir follow-up to the award-winning Over Easy.
Katie Skelly Combines Cute Art with Sexy Horror in My Pretty Vampire
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Michael C Lorah
Comic News
Cartoonist Katie Skelly returns with My Pretty Vampire, a sexy -- and surprisingly sweet -- horror romp from Fantagraphics.
Matt Wagner Ends Mage Saga with Final Chapter The Hero Denied
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Michael C Lorah
Comic News
Grendel creator Matt Wagner talks to CBR about the finale of his "autobiographical allegory" magnum opus, Mage: The Hero Denied.
Shinn & Ostertag Find Hope in Tyranny with Sci-Fi Tale Shattered Warrior
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Michael C Lorah
Comic News
Celebrated novelist Sharon Shinn and webcomic author Molly Ostertag unite to tell an emotional human uprising tale.
Whyte’s Home Time Mixes Adolescence, Adventure & Modern Storytelling
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Michael C Lorah
Comic News
Campbell Whyte's debut graphic novel Home Time follows six kids into a strange fantasy world, echoing their passage to the cusp of adulthood.
INTERVIEW: Tamaki’s Boundless Explores Women and the World Around Them
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Michael C Lorah
CBR Exclusives
This One Summer coauthor Jillian Tamaki returns with a collection of short stories focusing on women and how they connect to the world around them.
Charise Mericle Harper Brings The Amazing Crafty Cat to First Second
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Michael C Lorah
Comic News
Acclaimed children’s book author Charise Harper launches a three-book all-ages series of do-it-yourself, believing-in-yourself goodness.
Ted Naifeh Has Bold Plans to Take Superheroes Beyond Marvel & DC
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Michael C Lorah
CBR Exclusives
Ten Neifeh's Heroines introduces a new, all-women superhero team, despite knowing how difficult it is to crack the Big Two's superhero stranglehold.
Author Scott Westerfeld Enters Comics with The Spill Zone
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Michael C Lorah
Comic News
Prolific YA novelist Scott Westerfeld makes his comics debut in the post-disaster survival saga Spill Zone, illustrated by Alex Puvilland.
INTERVIEW: Jason Walks On the Camino
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Michael C Lorah
Comic News
Norwegian cartoonist Jason returns with his first autobiographical narrative, telling of his month-long walk on Spain’s Camino de Santiago.
Pénélope Bagieu is California Dreamin’ About Mama Cass
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Michael C Lorah
Comic News
French cartoonist Pénélope Bagieu’s second English-language graphic novel is a biography of The Mamas and The Papas’ singer Cass Elliot.