Mike W. Barr

Mike W. Barr ( * May 30, 1952 ) is an American novelist and comic book writer. Barr was known primarily as a writer of mystery and science fiction novels, as well as a comic book author.

Life

Barr began in the mid -1970s to work as a professional comic book writer. His first published work, an eight-page mystery short story about the adventurer Elongated Man, appeared at the turn of 1974/1975 in the comic book Detective Comics # 444 In the following years he continued to write short stories for Detective Comics, and for the horror comic series House of Mystery, both published by the publishing house DC Comics program.

At the beginning of the 1980s took over Barr also the author of Jobs for Marvel Comics, for he delivered some scripts for the series Marvel Team-Up and Mystery in Space. There was also a commitment as a guest author for the series Captain America, for which he wrote issue # 241. Later, some books for Hulk and Spider-Man followed. For DC he wrote at this time issues of the series Green Lanter and Batman.

In 1981, Barr first editorial duties when he starting with issue # 277 took over the post of editor for appearing at DC science fiction series Legion of Super - Heroes.

His breakthrough as a comic author experienced Barr in 1982 with the mini-series Camelot 3000, a modern interpretation of Celtic Arthurian legend, who end the legendary British king in the 30th century. The miniseries, which was written by Barr and implemented by Briton Brian Bolland in naturalistic images was both artistically and commercially one of the biggest successes in the American comic book market. From August 1983 to 1986 Barr wrote that he himself developed team -up series Batman and the Outsiders (later renamed The Outsiders ). As a signatory him Jim Aparo was put aside again here.

Following the visualized by Jerry Bingham graphic novel Batman. Son of the Demon 1987, who was not only a great commercial success, but was praised by critics in high tones, Barr served nearly two years as an author of the Batman stories for Detective Comics. As a draftsman he was seconded to this time the Briton Alan Davis.

Private Projects Barrs, which were published by the publisher Malibu Comics, where Barr but itself holds the rights to the series Mantra and Maze Agency. His artistic partner in mantra was Terry Dodson.

As author Barr has written several novels about the American television series Star Trek.