I'm not just the Newsarama founder and editor-in-chief, I'm also a reader. And that reference is just a little bit older than the beginning of my Newsarama journey. I founded what would become the comic book news site in 1996, and except for a brief sojourn at Marvel Comics as its marketing and communications manager in 2003, I've been writing about new comic book titles, creative changes, and occasionally offering my perspective on important industry events and developments for the 25 years since. Despite many changes to Newsarama, my passion for the medium of comic books and the characters makes the last quarter-century (it's crazy to see that in writing) time spent doing what I love most.
Latest articles by Michael Doran

Gwen Stacy is back and Norman Osborn doesn't appear well in Gold Goblin #1
By Michael Doran published
news The Green Goblin's hero turn doesn't seem like it's on solid ground in the debut of the Gold Goblin limited series

The best Marvel '80s characters left to adapt to the MCU
By Michael Doran published
Feature The decade of the X-Men still saw the creation of some old-school Marvel superheroes who'd make great additions to the MCU

The mystically armed Robins hunt their mentor in Batman vs. Robin #3 preview
By Michael Doran published
News What's more dangerous than an ex-Robin ... an ex-Robin with a magical weapon

Jon learns about Doomsday in The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special preview
By Michael Doran published
News Four new stories by the original creators mark the anniversary of Superman's death

How do DC's New Golden Age and Dawn of the DCU intersect?
By Michael Doran published
News The answer is they largely take place in different periods. We explain the timelines

The best Marvel '70s characters left to adapt to the MCU
By Michael Doran published
Feature Shang-Chi, Eros, Man-Thing, Moon Knight, and Blade have already made the jump from Marvel Comics. Who from the '70s is next for the MCU?

Preview - Blade Runner 2039 concludes Ash's story
By Michael Doran published
News Ash faces off with Luv, a character from the Blade Runner 2049 film

The best Marvel characters left to adapt to the MCU
By Michael Doran published
Feature Besides the X-Men and Fantastic Four, there aren't a lot of old-school Marvel characters left to bring to the MCU

Peter and Black Cat get closer following the Dark Web Spider-Man / X-Men crossover
By Michael Doran published
news The on-off again MJ-Black Cat dynamic seems like it's Mary Jane-off/Felicia-on in the pages of Amazing Spider-Man

Preview - Marc Silvestri's Batman/Joker: The Deadly Duo #1
By Michael Doran published
News The unthinkable has happened. Batman and the Joker are forming a partnership

Kamen Rider Zero-One #1 trailer
By Michael Doran last updated
News Titan's new comic book continuation of the Tokusatsu TV series introduces the supervillain Ragnarok

Amazing Spider-Man #12 preview tries to decipher which Hobgoblin is which
By Michael Doran published
news There's a new mystery afoot around the Hobgoblin in Amazing Spider-Man #12

Yes, that's Archie, Veronica, and Betty in a Fury Road-Archie mash-up
By Michael Doran published
News Archie Vs. the World is a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi special

First look - Lazarus Planet explodes with four January specials
By Michael Doran published
News We've got all the creative details and 25 covers for DC's first event of 2023 - Lazarus Planet

Marvel pays tribute to itself in new series of classic cover homages
By Michael Doran published
News Some are straight redos, some put new spins on the iconic images

ENDLESS Space 2 Stories comes to print for the first time
By Michael Doran published
News Titan Comics and Amplitude Studios team to bring the comics to print in 2023

An old-school Batcopter and the original Teen Titans guest star in Batman/Superman: World's Finest #8
By Michael Doran published
News Is Boy Thunder the DCU's next Devil Nezha?

Young Miracleman returns in Gaiman and Buckingham's Miracleman: The Silver Age #1 preview
By Michael Doran published
News The long-awaited completion of the story is part of Marvel Comics' 40th-anniversary celebration of the modern Miracleman

DC 2023 preview - a dawn, an eruption, old-timers, and Superman's family headline the new year
By Michael Doran published
News Four major editorial events (so far) promise to refine the DC Universe in 2023

Alfred Pennyworth's return in Batman vs. Robin takes another surprising twist
By Michael Doran published
News Or does it? Batman vs. Robin #2 is full of shenanigans

Spock, Lore, B'Elanna, and Ro join Worf in Star Trek: Defiant ongoing comic book series
By Michael Doran published
News Spock is back as Star Trek meets the Dirty Dozen in IDW's second new ongoing series set in the TNG era

Marvel and Viz team on 3 new 2023 Marvel manga titles
By Michael Doran published
News Wolverine: Snikt! (yes, that one), Spider-Man: Fake Red, and Marvel Comics: A Manga Tribute are coming summer 2023

Joe Quesada reemerges as DC cover artist
By Michael Doran published
News He'll first draw a couple of Batman covers, 30 years after his last
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