Michael Uslan

Michael E. Uslan ( born June 2, 1951 in Cedar Grove, New Jersey) is an American film producer, and comic book writer, and Professor of "Comic Book Folklore " at the University of Indiana.

Life and work

Uslan studied law at the Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington. Later, after first attempts had failed to grasp as a screenwriter foot, he became a lecturer at his alma mater, where he attracted the attention of various comic publishers on by a lecture on comics history.

As a result, Uslan, among other things together with Ernie Chua wrote a few comic stories for the publisher DC Comics, for which he wrote to the traditional series Detective Comics, as well as Green Lantern / Green Arrow among others. His most famous figurative creation of this period was the modern Pirate and Batman adversary Captain Stingaree ( "Captain Stingray ").

In the late 1970s succeeded Uslan to establish itself as production attorney of films like Apocalypse Now, Rocky II and Raging Bull in the film industry. This will be followed, he began a career as a film producer, for which he won awards including the Independent Spirit Award at the Garden film festivals and in the course of which he has specialized mainly on comic adaptations.

Movies where Uslan has worked as a screenwriter and producer / executive producer include: The Swamp Thing (1982 ), The Green Swamp Thing (1989 ), Batman (1989 ), Batman Returns, Batman Mask of the Phantasm ( 1993), Batman Forever ( 1995) Batman & Robin ( 1997) Batman & Mr. Freeze - Ice Age ( 1998) Catwoman (2004), Constantine ( 2005), Batman Begins (2005 ), The Dark Knight and The Spirit ( 2008). His television work includes the animated series Where is Carmen SanDiego.

Another comic series, was involved in the Uslan, The Shadow was.