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

Black Panther was one of the original 10 MCU characters Marvel Studios was founded on
By Michael Doran published
Feature The role of Black Panther is to be determined in Wakanda Forever. The key role of Black Panther in MCU history is a matter of record

DC Fandome returns for more movie, games, and comics reveals in October
By Michael Doran last updated
News The event focusing on movies, TV, games, and comic books featuring DC characters returns for a sequel

Remember the Totality - a Dawn of the DCU cautionary tale
By Michael Doran published
Feature December and January's Dawn of the DCU is sure to be filled with big ideas, but there needs to be follow-through this time

Iron Man's Celestial judgment takes him back to his origin in AXE: Avengers #1 preview
By Michael Doran published
news Someone Tony Stark hasn't seen in years is 'back' and pissed

First look - Longshot meets Wolverine and Kitty for the first time in Ann Nocenti's X-Men Legends story
By Michael Doran published
News Ann Nocenti returns to Longshot for a story set right after the original limited series

The Titans, JSA, and Bat-Family divvy up to protect the world from Deathstroke in The Flash #786
By Michael Doran published
News Donna Troy hands out the continental assignments in this Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths tie-in

Tom King's Black Label series Danger Street will finally hit shelves in December
By Michael Doran published
News DC and Tom King cull from an obscure '70s DC title for a Black Label series that's "a little bit silly, a whole lot dark, and completely cool"

DC revives Just Imagine for Stan Lee's 100th birthday
By Michael Doran published
News The early 2000s event surprisingly returns with brand new stories to celebrate the legendary creator

Seven Dawn of the DCU questions and observations
By Michael Doran published
News We don't know much about Dawn of the DCU, but we know enough to ask the right questions

Why Ollie isn't dead? Worlds Without a Justice League - Green Arrow has the answer
By Michael Doran published
News We get three distinct Green Arrows including Oliver Queen playing the role of his own hero in this Dark Crisis first look

Marvel and NetEase team for games variant covers
By Michael Doran published
News The U.S. publishing giant and China games giant put Redwing on a cover because why not?

The Bat Family - the most vital members, ranked
By Michael Doran published
Feature Ironically, Batman has perhaps the largest and most diverse family of any comic book superhero. But who is among the best of the Bat Family?

Mary Jane and Black Cat team up (again) for a Dark Web tie-in series
By Michael Doran published
News Two of Spider-Man's romantic partners are stuck in limbo... make that Limbo ... for the new series

John Stewart: The Emerald Knight #1 bridges the end of Green Lantern and the start of Dark Crisis
By Michael Doran published
News The November one-shot special follows up on the Green Lantern #12 cliffhanger and squares it up with Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths

New publisher Frank Miller Presents drops surprise $1 preview comic on August 17
By Michael Doran last updated
News Frank Miller and Dan DiDio's new imprint will make a surprise debut in comic book shops in August

The former replacement Batman returns - reluctantly - in Sword of Azrael #1 preview
By Michael Doran published
News Jean-Paul Valley is back in Sword of Azrael to protect ... a new Azrael?

The Titans and friends deal with Beast Boy's brutal shooting in Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #3 preview
By Michael Doran published
News Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths #3 gets ... well ... dark

Zeb Wells brings together Spider-Man and the new X-Men team for The Dark Web
By Michael Doran published
News Ben Reilly and X-Men villain Madelyne Pryor have a lot in common and are teaming up to torment Spider-Man

Scott Snyder's Dark Spaces expands with Good Deeds
By Michael Doran published
News Dark Spaces: Good Deeds sounds like Stephen King in the Sunshine State

Jon has the boyhood he never had in Worlds Without a Justice League - Superman preview
By Michael Doran published
News The Dark Crisis special is very different than what it was originally solicited as

Marvel gets right to the point in A.X.E.: Eve of Judgment #1 preview
By Michael Doran published
News Eve of Judgment introduces the Iron Waffle 3000 to the Marvel Universe and we're here for it

First look - Bloodshot Unleashed #1 action figure variants
By Michael Doran published
News The return of Bloodshot in Valiant's first mature readers series includes the debut of a new Bloodshot action figure

The Mighty get a new home at Image Comics
By Michael Doran published
News The story of what if the world's only and most powerful superhero was a bad dude returns in a new publishing home in September
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