Michael Doran

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

Dawn of the DCU 2023 timeline
DC reveals the Dawn of the DCU 2023 timeline and a name change

By Michael Doran Published

News It looks like Brainiac will be menacing the DCU in the new year in what is now called "Dawn of DC"

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Marvel Comics February 2023 solicitations
All of Marvel's February 2023 comics and covers revealed

By Newsarama Staff Published

News Marvel Comics full February 2023 solicitations and cover previews

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Star Wars: Sana Starros #1 cover art
First look - Han Solo's first "wife" Sana Starros in her first solo series

By Michael Doran Published

News The Marvel Comics' original character Sana Starros gets her own series

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Batman/Superman: World's Finest #10 variant cover art
Iconic live-action Batman and Superman actors featured on World's Finest variant cover

By Michael Doran Published

news Keaton, Nicholson, Reeve, and Hackman (or reasonable facsimiles thereof) appear on a December Batman/Superman: World's Finest #10 cover

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Darcy Lewis joins the MCU in Scarlet Witch #1
The MCU's Darcy Lewis makes her Marvel Universe comic book debut

By Michael Doran Published

News Thor and WandaVision's Darcy Lewis joins the cast of Scarlet Witch in the January-debuting ongoing Marvel Comics series

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'Finding Batman' DC Pride 2022 panel
DC pays tribute to Kevin Conroy by making DC Pride 2022 anthology free to readers

By Michael Doran Published

news You can now read legendary Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy's DC Pride 2022 story

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Milestone 30th anniversary
DC celebrates Milestone's 30th anniversary and Black History month in February

By Michael Doran Published

News More on DC's plans to celebrate its Black superheroes and creators in 2023

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Batman: Beyond the White Knight #8 cover art
First Look - February's White Knight Batman: Beyond the White Knight finale covers and synopsis

By Michael Doran Published

news Sean Murphy's latest White Knight saga concludes in February with Batman: Beyond the White Knight #8

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Miracleman: The Silver Age #3 art
First look - Miracleman: The Silver Age #3 - the first new Miracleman chapter in decades

By Michael Doran Published

News Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham are finally ready to show off brand new Miracleman chapters

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Gold Goblin #1 art
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

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best Marvel '80s characters left to adapt to the MCU
The best Marvel '80s characters left to adapt to the MCU

By Michael Doran Published

Features The decade of the X-Men still saw the creation of some old-school Marvel superheroes who'd make great additions to the MCU

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Batman vs. Robin #3
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

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The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special #1 art
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

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Justice Society of America #1 cover art
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

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Killraven, Ghost Rider, and Moondragon combined
The best Marvel '70s characters left to adapt to the MCU

By Michael Doran Published

Features 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?

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Blade Runner 2039 #1
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

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Ka-Zar, Silver Surfer, and Stingray art combined
The best Marvel characters left to adapt to the MCU

By Michael Doran Published

Features Besides the X-Men and Fantastic Four, there aren't a lot of old-school Marvel characters left to bring to the MCU

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The Dark Web
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

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Batman/The Joker: The Deadly Duo #1 art
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

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Kamen Rider Zero-One #1
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

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Amazing Spider-Man #12 art
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

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DC January 2023 solicitations
All of DC's January 2023 comics and covers revealed

By Newsarama Staff Published

News All of DC's full January 2023 solicitations and covers including over 180-plus images

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Archie Vs. the World #1 cover art
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

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Lazarus Planet: Legends Reborn #1 cover art
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

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Marvel Comics January 2023 solicitations
All of Marvel's January 2023 comics and covers revealed

By Newsarama Staff Last updated

News Marvel Comics' full January 2023 solicitations and cover previews

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