Mike Baron

Mike Baron
Nationality	American
Area(s)	Writer
Notable works	Nexus Badger The Flash
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Mike Baron is the creator of comic books Badger and (along with Steve Rude) Nexus. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Biography

Mike Baron broke into comics with an illustrated text piece in the 1974 debut issue of Marvel Comics's Comix Book.^[1] In 1981, he published his first formal comics script with Nexus, the science fiction title he co-created with illustrator Steve Rude; the series garnered numerous honors, including Eisners for both creators. A prolific creator, Baron is responsible for The Badger, Ginger Fox, Spyke, Feud, and many other comic book titles. Baron has also written numerous mainstream characters, most notably DC's The Flash and Batman, Marvel's The Punisher, and several Star Wars adaptations for Dark Horse. He has been nominated for Best Writer in the Kirby, Harvey and Eisner Awards, and has won two Eisners for his work on Nexus.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

Baron graduated from the University of Wisconsin with a B.A. in political science.^{[citation needed]} He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with his dog, cat and wildebeest.^{[citation needed]}

He also had a sign in his front yard in Fitchburg, WI that read "Prairie restoration in progress".

Influences

Baron has listed Carl Barks and Philip Jose Farmer as influences on his fiction writing.^{[citation needed]}

Bibliography

Comics

• 1981 to Present - Nexus
• 1983 to Present - Badger
• 1980 to 1986 - Epic Illustrated
• 1984 to 1987 - Amazing High Adventure #4 - #5
• 1985 - Heroes for Hope starring X-Men #1
• March 1985 - All-Star Squadron #43
• 1985 - Atari Force #14 - #15
• 1987 to 1988 - The Flash
• 1988 - Chronicles of Corum
• 1988 - Crossroads
• 1987 to 1995 - The Punisher Vol.2 #1 - #44, #46 - #48, #50 - #63, #76
• 1988 to 1994 - The Punisher Annual #1 - #4
• 1988 to 1995 - The Punisher War Journal #16, #25 - #37
• 1989 - Classic Punisher #1
• 1989 to 1990 - The Punisher Magazine #4 - #13
• 1989 - Deadman: Love After Death #1 - #2
• 1989 to 1998 - What If...? #83
• 1992 - The Punisher: G-Force #1
• 1992 - Deadman: Exorcism1 - #2
• 1993 - Heavy Hitters #1
• 1993 - Feud #1 - #4
• 1993 - The Punisher: Origin of Micro Chip #1 - #2
• 1993 - Spyke #1 - #4
• 1994 - The Punisher: Empty Quarter #1
• 1995 to 1996 - Bruce Lee (graphic novel) #1 - #6
• 1995 - Tales of the Marvels: Blockbuster #1
• 1995 - Conan the Savage #8
• 1998 - Strange Tales: Dark Corners #1
• 2003 to 2004 - Faro Korbit #1 - #3
• 2005- "Night Club" #1-4
• Nov. 2004–Present - Detonator #1 - #3
• (?) 2007 to September 2008 - Code #2-4
• October 2007 - November 2008 - Black Ice #1 - #25
• July 2007 - July 2009 - Nexus:Space Opera #1 - #4

Graphic novels

• Aug. 1986 - Robotech the Graphic Novel: Genesis
• 1988 - Badger: Hexbreaker
• 1989 - The Punisher: Intruder # 1
• 1991 - Badger: Bedlam
• June 1999 - Madman Boogaloo!
• June 1999 - Star Wars: The Last Command
• Oct. 2003 - Kiss Vol. 3: Men and Monsters
• Feb. 2004 - Kiss Vol. 4: Unholy War
• 2004 - Faro Korbit

Novels

• Nov. 1986 - The World of Ginger Fox
• 2003 - Witchblade: Demons
• Aug. 2004 - Iron Triangle: The Screenplay

Instructor

• 2003-2004 - Self-Publishing Comics Instructor at Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design

Notes

1. ^ "Modifying Park Lugar Squirtgun," Comix Book 1, pp.46-47

References

• Mike Baron at the Grand Comics Database
• Mike Baron at the Comic Book DB

External links

• Official website

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