Michael Eury

Michael Eury
Eury at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention in September 2019
BornSeptember 28, 1957
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Editor, Publisher
Notable works
Amazing Heroes
Captain Action
Adventures of the Mask
Back Issue!
Awards2016 Eisner Award[1]
2011 Spirit of HLAA Award[2]

Michael "Mike" Eury (born September 28, 1957) is an editor and writer of comic books, and of reference works pertaining to comic books and other aspects of pop culture. He has worked for DC Comics,[3] Dark Horse Comics[4] and Comico Comics, having worked on books including Maze Agency and The Legion of Super-Heroes, originating practices such as the loose leaf format of DC's Who's Who in the DC Universe reference series.[5]

In 2002 he began workin for TwoMorrows Publishing, and since 2003, has edited the retrospective magazine Back Issue![6][7] He is also an advisor for the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide,[8] and as of 2018, he has written over two dozen books examining aspects of pop culture.[9]

Eury was diagnosed with otosclerosis in 1994, and wears dual hearing aids. He is an advocate for the rights of people with hearing loss.[2]

  1. ^ Card, Wendy (August 2, 2019). "Meet Michael Eury: Winner of a 2019 Will Eisner Award". New Bern Now. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Groover, Jessica (June 26, 2011). "Eury reflects on award, advocacy for hearing loss". Independent Tribune. Archived from the original on September 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  3. ^ Carlson, K.C. (June 28, 2017). "Hero-A-Go-Go!: Campy Comic Books, Crimefighters & Culture of the Swinging Sixties". Comics Worth Reading. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Eury, Michael (Spring 2007). "From My Lips to Your Ears: Editorial" (PDF). Hear It Is! Oregon. Hearing Loss Association of Oregon. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 21, 2008. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  5. ^ Trumbull, John (May 8, 2017). "Inside HERO-A-GO-GO with Michael Eury!". Atomic Junk Shop. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Dollard, Terence (August 20, 2018). "Comic Culture: Michael Eury". PBS. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Author Information: Michael Eury". Visible Ink Press. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "Overstreet Advisors: The New Class". Scoop. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
  9. ^ Blitz, Stefan (July 9, 2018). "COMICSFOG! CHATS WITH MICHAEL EURY, ABOUT HIS NEW MAGAZINE, 'RETROFAN'". Forces of Geek. Archived from the original on July 13, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2021.