Mike Baron


Mike Baron is an American comic book writer. He is the creator of Badger and the co-creator of Nexus with Steve Rude.

Biography

Mike Baron entered the comics industry with an illustrated text piece in Weird Trips Magazine #1 published by Kitchen Sink Press. 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 Eisner Awards for both creators. A prolific creator, Baron is responsible for The Badger, Ginger Fox, Spyke, Feud, and many other comic book titles. He and artist Jackson Guice relaunched The Flash in June 1987. Baron and Klaus Janson introduced the character Microchip as an ally of the Punisher in The Punisher #4. In 1988, Baron wrote the "Deadman" feature in Action Comics Weekly which led to two subsequent Deadman limited series. Baron has also written numerous other mainstream characters including Batman and several Star Wars adaptations for Dark Horse Comics. In 2014, Baron published Biker, his first novel, about reformed motorcycle hoodlum Josh Pratt. First in the 'Bad Road Rising' series. In 2018, Liberty Island Press will release six Josh Pratt novels, and Disco, a story about a boy and his dog. He has created Q-Ball, a comic about martial arts and espionage, with Barry McClain Jr.

Influences

Baron has listed Carl Barks and Philip José Farmer as influences on his fiction writing.

Awards

Mike Baron received an Inkpot Award in 1988. He has been nominated for Best Writer in the Kirby, Harvey, and Eisner Awards, and has won two Eisners for his work on Nexus.

Capital Comics