Mike W. Barr


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  • Inkpot Award 2008

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Biography

Mike W. Barr (born May 30, 1952) is an American writer of comic books, mystery novels, and science fiction novels. Barr has written for every one of the first four incarnations of Star Trek: Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager, in either comic book or other media. Barr's debut as a comics professional came in DC Comics' Detective Comics #444 (Dec. 1974–Jan. 1975), for which he wrote an eight-page back-up mystery feature starring the Elongated Man. Another Elongated Man story followed in Detective Comics #453 (Nov. 1975). He wrote text articles and editorial replies in letter columns for the next few years. By mid-1980 he was writing regularly for both DC and Marvel, including stories for Mystery in Space, Green Lantern, The Brave and the Bold, Marvel Team-Up, and a Spider-Man/Scarlet Witch team-up in Marvel Fanfare #6. Legion of Super-Heroes #277 (July 1981) saw him take on editorial duties at DC, a position he would hold until 1987. In December 1982, he and artist Brian Bolland began Camelot 3000, a 12 issue limited series that was one of DC Comics' first direct market projects. Barr and artist Trevor Von Eeden produced the first Green Arrow limited series in 1983. When the long running The Brave and the Bold series came to its conclusion with issue #200 (July 1983), it featured a preview of a new Batman series, Batman and the Outsiders by Barr and artist Jim Aparo, which would be described by DC Comics writer and executive Paul Levitz as being "a team series more fashionable to 1980s audiences." The Masters of Disaster were among the supervillains created by Barr and Aparo for the series. Barr wrote every issue of the original series, and its Baxter paper spinoff, The Outsiders that did not include Batman and introduced Looker. After the series' cancellation in February 1988, it was revived in November 1993 by Barr and artist Paul Pelletier. He was one of the contributors to the DC Challenge limited series in 1986 and wrote the "Batman: Year Two" storyline in Detective Comics #575–578 (June–Sept. 1987) which followed up on Frank Miller's "Batman: Year One". Barr introduced the Reaper in Detective Comics #575 (June 1987) and returned to the character in the Batman: Full Circle one-shot in 1991. Another project from 1987 was the Batman: Son of the Demon graphic novel which was drawn by Jerry Bingham, proceeds from which reputedly "restored DC Comics to first place in sales after fifteen years." This title, and Barr's work on Batman with artist Alan Davis have been cited by Grant Morrison as key inspirations for his own run on the Batman title. Barr's sequel, Batman: Bride of The Demon, was published in 1991. Barr's Batman stories and scripts have been adapted into several mediums, including episodes of Batman: The Animated Series. From 1989 to 1990, he took over DC's Doc Savage series from Dennis O'Neil, which saw the 1930s super-scientist taken to the present day. It was also notable as featuring Doc Savage's first-ever team-up with The Shadow, another popular hero of the pulp magazine era and inspiration for Batman. The two characters appeared together in a four-issue story, The Conflagration Man, that crossed back and forth between each character's DC comic book series. In 2007, he wrote a two-part story for the pages of DC's JLA: Classified (#47–48, Jan–Feb 2008), returned to the Outsiders with Outsiders: Five of a Kind — Katana/Shazam #1 (Oct. 2007), contributed to Tokyopop's Star Trek: The Manga, and relaunched Maze Agency at IDW Publishing. He has scripted many of Bongo Comics' The Simpsons titles, including a Christmas story for 2010. His other comics work includes Mantra for Malibu Comics and Maze Agency for Comico Comics and Innovation Publishing.

Artistic production

Comic Title Role Publisher Year Language
Batman: Dark knight dynasty Author Titan 1998 English
The landmark crossover Author Titan 1995 English
Emancipation and beyond Author Boxtree 1994 English
The maze agency Author Diamond 2005 English
The Wolverine files Author Gallery Books 2009 English
Tales of the Batman : Carmine Infantino Author Dc Comics 2014 English
Batman and the outsiders. volume 1 Author Dc Comics 2017 English
Batman : year two (30th anniversary deluxe edition) Author Dc Comics 2017 English
Dark knight dynasty 2 Author Titan 1997 English
The Greatest Batman stories ever told : including the best selling graphic novel Son of the demon Author Hamlyn 1989 English
Millennium bloom Author Pocket 2011 English
Camelot 3000 2 Author Dc Comics 2013 English
Star trek : deep space nine Author Boxtree 1994 English
The maze agency 2 Author Diamond 2007 English
Batman. Birth of the Demon Author Dc Comics 2012 English
Batman Dark Knight Dynasty Writer Dc Comics 0 Unspecified
Requiem for a rogue Author Titan 1999 English
Star Trek archives Author Unspecified 2008 English
To boldly go Author Titan 2005 English
The maze agency 4 Author Diamond 2007 English
Batman and the Outsiders. Vol. 2 Author Dc Comics 2018 English
The six-fingered hand Author Marvel Worldwide 2016 English
Batman year two : fear the reaper Author Titan 2003 English
Batman : the Wrath Author Dc Comics 2009 English
Batman : legends of the Dark Knight. Volume 4 Author Dc Comics 2015 English
Batman '66. Vol Author Dc Comics 2015 English
The maze agency 3 Author Diamond 2007 English
Camelot 3000 Author Titan 2009 English
Best of Klingons Author Unspecified 2013 English
Star Wars omnibus. The other sons of Tatooine Author Dark Horse 2012 English
Freedom 3 Author Dc Comics 2016 English
The Starcrusher trap Author Dark Horse 2011 English
Beware the Batman. Volume 1 Author Dc Comics 2015 English
Batman and the Outsiders. Volume one Author Dc Comics 2007 English
Suicide Squad most wanted : Katana Author Dc Comics 2016 English
Camelot 3000 : the deluxe edition Author Dc Comics 2008 English
Power Man and Iron Fist. Volume 2. Power Man and Iron Fist #76-100 & Daredevil #178 (Direct edition) Author Marvel Publishing 2009 English
Devil & Hulk #0 Writer Marvel Italia 1994 Italian
Batman - Tödliche Allianz Author Carlsen Comics 1994 German
Asylum Sinister! #327 Author DC Comics 1980 English
"The Messiah of the Crimson Sun" #8 Writer Dc Comics 0 English
The Sea Baron! Part I #15 Writer DC Comics, Inc 1989 English
Faith Part One #21 Writer DC Comics, Inc 1991 English
Faith Part Two #22 Writer DC Comics, Inc 1991 English
Faith Part Three #23 Writer DC Comics, Inc 1991 English
Batman und die Outsiders Author Eaglemoss France 0 German
Batman: Die Geburt des Dämons Teil 1 Author Eaglemoss France 0 German
Batman: Dynastie der Dunklen Ritter Author Eaglemoss France 0 German
Batman: Sohn des Dämons Author Norbert Hethke Verlag 0 German
Who's Afraid of the Big Red S? #19 Writer DC Comics, Inc 1985 English
All My Sins Remembered #1 Writer Dc Comics 1983 English
Suicide Squad Most Wanted: Katana: 1-6 Writer Author Dc Comics 0 English
The Big Boom: The Conflagration Man, Part 3 #6 Writer DC Comics, Inc 1990 English
You Must Have A Taste For It! / The Mummy In The Iron Mask / Food For Naught! / The Temple Of The 7 Stars! #211 Writer DC Comics, Inc 1981 English
The Search for Spock Writer DC Comics, Inc 0 English
Nuclear Fear Part I : Beginning With A Bang! #1 Writer Editor DC 1985 English
Nuclear Fear Part II : Family Ties! #2 Writer Editor DC 1985 English
The Outsiders #8 Author Writer Editor DC Comics, Inc 1986 English
Le Paree-- C'est Fini! #20 Writer Dc Comics 1995 English
The Firefly's Blaze of Glory #16 Writer Editor DC 1987 English
The Voyage Home Writer Dc Comics 0 English
"To Judge A Nighthawk!" #101 Writer Marvel 1981 English
The Outcast Chapter One #1 Writer Malibu Comics 1994 English
A Radical Approach #3 Writer Malibu Comics 1994 English
Freex Show #4 Writer Malibu Comics 1994 English
Freexout #5 Writer Malibu Comics 1994 English
Interludes #6 Writer Malibu Comics 1994 English
Days Of Wrath, Part II: Project Patriot Games #8 Writer Malibu Comics 1994 English
Days Of Wrath, Part 3: Escape From Paradise #9 Writer Malibu Comics 1994 English
Stowaway, Part 2 Writer Malibu Comics 1993 English
Old Wounds #3 Writer Malibu Comics 1993 English
Emancipation Part II #5 Writer Malibu Comics 1993 English
Against All Odds! #34 Writer Editor DC Comics, Inc 1986 English
Agents Of Change #36 Writer Editor DC Comics, Inc 1986 English
Lord Pumpkin / Necromantra #1 Writer Malibu Comics 1995 English
The Battle Of All Mothers #7 Writer Malibu Comics 1994 English
Mother And Child Reunion #19 Writer Malibu Comics 1995 English
A House Divided #4 Writer Dc Comics 0 English
Batman - Braut des Dämons Author Norbert Hethke Verlag 0 German
Batman - Der Kreis schliesst sich Author Norbert Hethke Verlag 0 German
Batman '66 Band 4 Author Panini Comics 0 Unspecified
Das zweite Jahr, Teil 1 Author Norbert Hethke Verlag 0 German
Das zweite Jahr, Teil 2 Author Norbert Hethke Verlag 0 German
Proving Ground #14 Writer Dc Comics 1995 English
Separate But Unequal #12 Writer Dc Comics 1994 English
From the Ashes #0 Writer Dc Comics 1994 English
"And the Beat Goes Off" #301 Editor Dc Comics 1981 English
"Shadow of the Dragon" #284 Editor Dc Comics 1981 English
Assault On New Camelot #4 Writer Dc Comics 1983 English
The Tale Of Morgan LeFay #5 Writer Dc Comics 1983 English
Knight Quest #3 Writer Dc Comics 1983 English
The Past and Future King! #1 Writer Dc Comics 1982 English
To Kill a Legend #500 Writer Dc Comics 1981 English
"The Deadly Web of the Crime Exchange!" #453 Writer Dc Comics 1975 English
Dial "H" For Hero #487 Editor Dc Comics 1981 Unspecified
"The Golden Age Batman" #6 Writer Editor Dc Comics 1986 English
Unas Guerras Terminadas... Empiezan Otras Guerras ! #1 Author Ediciones Zinco 0 Spanish
¡ Aniversario Mortal ! #17 Author Comics Forum 0 Spanish
Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron - Requiem für einen Rogue Writer Panini Comics 2007 German
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps Author Titan 2009 English