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| awards = 2016 [[Eisner Award]]<ref name=NewBernNow>{{cite web|url=https://newbernnow.com/2019/08/meet-michael-eury-winner-of-a-2019-will-eisner-award.html|title=Meet Michael Eury: Winner of a 2019 Will Eisner Award|author=Card, Wendy|publisher=New Bern Now|date=August 2, 2019|accessdate=September 20, 2021|archivedate=September 20, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920222144/https://newbernnow.com/2019/08/meet-michael-eury-winner-of-a-2019-will-eisner-award.html}}</ref><br>2011 Spirit of HLAA Award<ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11>{{cite web|url=http://www2.independenttribune.com/news/2011/jun/26/3/eury-reflects-award-advocacy-hearing-loss-ar-1151712/|title=Eury reflects on award, advocacy for hearing loss|newspaper=[[Independent Tribune]]|author=Groover, Jessica|date=June 26, 2011|accessdate=January 21, 2012|archivedate=January 26, 2012|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130126021719/http://www2.independenttribune.com/news/2011/jun/26/3/eury-reflects-award-advocacy-hearing-loss-ar-1151712/}}</ref> |
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'''Michael''' "'''Mike'''" '''Eury''' (born September 28, 1957) is an editor and writer of [[comic book]]s, and of [[reference work]]s pertaining to comic books and other aspects of [[pop culture]]. He has worked for [[DC Comics]],<ref name=ComicsWorthReading>{{cite web|url=https://comicsworthreading.com/2017/06/28/hero-a-go-go-campy-comic-books-crimefighters-culture-of-the-swinging-sixties/|title=Hero-A-Go-Go!: Campy Comic Books, Crimefighters & Culture of the Swinging Sixties|publisher=Comics Worth Reading|author=Carlson, K.C.|date=June 28, 2017|accessdate=September 20, 2021|archivedate=October 21, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909065151/https://comicsworthreading.com/2017/06/28/hero-a-go-go-campy-comic-books-crimefighters-culture-of-the-swinging-sixties/}}</ref> [[Dark Horse Comics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hearinglossor.org/news_spring_2007.pdf|title=From My Lips to Your Ears: Editorial|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821001744/http://www.hearinglossor.org/news_spring_2007.pdf |archivedate=August 21, 2008|author=Eury, Michael|work=Hear It Is! Oregon|date=Spring 2007|publisher=Hearing Loss Association of Oregon|accessdate=January 21, 2012}}</ref> and [[Comico: The Comic Company|Comico Comics]], having worked on books that included ''[[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.<ref name=AtomicJunkShop>{{cite web|url=http://atomicjunkshop.com/hero-a-go-go-michael-eury/|author=Trumbull, John|title=Inside HERO-A-GO-GO with Michael Eury!|publisher=Atomic Junk Shop|date=May 8, 2017|accessdate=September 21, 2021|archivedate=May 9, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509050224/http://atomicjunkshop.com/hero-a-go-go-michael-eury/}}</ref> |
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In 2002 he began workin for [[TwoMorrows Publishing]], and since 2003, has edited the retrospective magazine ''[[Back Issue!]]''.<ref name=PBS>{{cite web|url=https://video.pbsnc.org/video/comic-culture-michael-eury-tqbu9x/|title=Comic Culture: Michael Eury|publisher=[[PBS]]|author=Dollard, Terence|date=August 20, 2018|accessdate=September 13, 2021|archivedate=September 13, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913221107/https://video.pbsnc.org/video/comic-culture-michael-eury-tqbu9x/}}</ref><ref name=VisibleInk>{{cite web|url=https://www.visibleinkpress.com/author.php?id=83|title=Author Information: Michael Eury|publisher=[[Visible Ink Press]]|accessdate=September 13, 2021|archivedate=December 13, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213150049/http://www.visibleinkpress.com/author.php?id=83}}</ref> and an advisor for the ''[[Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1017?articleID=48132|title=Overstreet Advisors: The New Class|publisher=[[Gemstone Publishing|Scoop]]|accessdate=September 13, 2021|archivedate=September 13, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913220552/https://scoop.previewsworld.com/Home/4/1/73/1017?articleID=48132}}</ref> As of 2018, he has written over two dozen books examining aspects of pop culture.<ref name=ForcesOfGeek>{{cite web|url=https://forcesofgeek.com/2018/07/fog-chats-with-michael-eury-about-his-new-magazine-retrofan.html|author=Blitz, Stefan|title=COMICSFOG! CHATS WITH MICHAEL EURY, ABOUT HIS NEW MAGAZINE, 'RETROFAN'|publisher=[[Forces of Geek]]|date=July 9, 2018|accessdate=September 20, 2021|archivedate=July 13, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713082824/https://forcesofgeek.com/2018/07/fog-chats-with-michael-eury-about-his-new-magazine-retrofan.html}}</ref> |
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'''Michael''' "'''Mike'''" '''Eury''' (born September 28, 1957) is an editor and writer of [[comic book]]s, and of [[reference work]]s pertaining to comic books and their history. He has worked for [[DC Comics]], [[Dark Horse Comics]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hearinglossor.org/news_spring_2007.pdf|title=From My Lips to Your Ears: Editorial|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821001744/http://www.hearinglossor.org/news_spring_2007.pdf |archivedate=August 21, 2008|author=Eury, Michael|work=Hear It Is! Oregon|date=Spring 2007|publisher=Hearing Loss Association of Oregon|accessdate=January 21, 2012}}</ref> and [[Comico: The Comic Company|Comico Comics]], and is the editor of ''[[Back Issue!]]''.<ref>[http://www.visibleinkpress.com/author.php?id=83 Author Information] at Visible Ink Press; retrieved 1/21/2012</ref> He is also an advisor for the [[Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide]].<ref>[http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/public/default.asp?t=1&m=1&c=34&s=260&ai=47011&arch=y&ssd=9/18/2004%2012:01:00%20PM Back Issue's Michael Eury Joins Overstreet Advisors], at [[Gemstone Publishing]], posted 9/18/2004, retrieved 1/21/2012</ref> |
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Eury was diagnosed with [[otosclerosis]] in 1994, and wears dual [[hearing aid]]s; as a result, he is an advocate for the rights of people with [[hearing loss]].<ref |
Eury was diagnosed with [[otosclerosis]] in 1994, and wears dual [[hearing aid]]s; as a result, he is an advocate for the rights of people with [[hearing loss]].<ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11/> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Michael Eury was born September 28, 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comics.org/creator/9264/|title=Creator: Michael Eury|accessdate=August 27, 2020|publisher=[[Grand Comics Database]]}}</ref> |
Michael Eury was born September 28, 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comics.org/creator/9264/|title=Creator: Michael Eury|accessdate=August 27, 2020|publisher=[[Grand Comics Database]]}}</ref> He grew up in [[Concord, North Carolina]].<ref name=NewBernNow/><ref name=IndyTribune7.4.18/> |
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Eury first became interested in comics characters at age eight, when he watched the January 12, 1966 premiere of the ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' television series. Eury related, "It was brand new and I had never seen anything like it...Batman popularized superheroes. I got sucked into it and it was camp, it was satire. That's why it was so successful for a while – because it was part of this camp movement of the '60's where stuff was supposedly knowingly bad, so bad that it's good. It was so over the top, but kids like me believed it. I see that today, some of these actors who play these characters in the movies and they'll go to children's hospitals in costume and when they're around kids, you’ll see the kids' looks of wide-eyed amazement".<ref name=NewBernNow/> |
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Eury, who always enjoyed writing, described when he was inspired to become a comics industry profession in a 2019 interview, saying, "I was in the eighth grade with an Algebra book in hand and had a Superman comic inside. I was reading the indicia – I read the fine print and saw the words, [[Julius Schwartz]], Editor, and I'm thinking, this would be a cool job. That was in the early 70's. I wanted to do that, but when I was graduating high school, there wasn't any way to learn how to do that."<ref name=NewBernNow/> |
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In college, Eury majored in [[Music Education]], and minored in English.<ref>{{cite web|author=Bailey, Michael|url=http://fortressofbaileytude.com/Audio/Views_Ep_044.mp3|title=Episode 44: Interview with Eury|publisher=Fortress of Baileytude|date=June 25, 2008|accessdate=September 21, 2021|archivedate=May 27, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215809/http://fortressofbaileytude.com/Audio/Views_Ep_044.mp3}} (mp3 format); 7:35 mark.</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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===Writing and editing=== |
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Eury's first published work was a review in the [[Fantagraphics]] magazine ''[[Amazing Heroes]]'' in 1986.<ref>[http://fortressofbaileytude.com/Audio/Views_Ep_044.mp3 Interview with Eury] at Fortress of Baileytude (mp3 format)</ref> In 1988, he joined the staff of Comico Comics, where he remained until 1989, at which point he moved to [[DC Comics]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7M7kJ63H9BAC&pg=RA3-PA5&lpg=RA3-PA5&dq=%22michael+eury%22+comico&source=bl&ots=0XxHjhVy52&sig=d_wBfPh1ukcLZ4rk1G2de2w8g-g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7ugaT5_OIsv6ggfumoyBDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22michael%20eury%22%20comico&f=false Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time] by Eury and [[Dick Giordano]], from [[TwoMorrows Publishing]], 2003, p. 5 (via [[Google Books]])</ref> |
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In 1986, Eury and his wife moved from to [[Wilmington, Delaware]], where he wrote a local newspaper. During his time there, he submitted an article to [[Fantagraphics]]' comics industry trade journal ''[[Amazing Heroes]]''. The submission was accepted,<ref name=NewBernNow/> seeing print that year as Eury's first published work.<ref name=NewBernNow/><ref name=Baileytude9:30>Bailey (2008); 9:30 mark.</ref> The piece was a review of the ''Batman'' TV series that Eury wrote for editor [[Mark Waid]], with whom Eury had previously worked for an [[amateur press association]] (AMA).<ref name=Baileytude9:30/> Eury then began writing for them regularly, and interviewed various Marvel and DC editors, writers, and artists that he interviewed. Through these contacts, he was alerted to job opportunities for those publishers. He pursued one of these openings at [[Comico: The Comic Company|Comico]] in [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]], to which Eury and wife moved<ref name=NewBernNow/> in 1988, so that Eury could joint Comico's staff. He remained with that publisher until 1989, at which point he moved to [[DC Comics]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7M7kJ63H9BAC&pg=RA3-PA5&lpg=RA3-PA5&dq=%22michael+eury%22+comico&source=bl&ots=0XxHjhVy52&sig=d_wBfPh1ukcLZ4rk1G2de2w8g-g&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7ugaT5_OIsv6ggfumoyBDA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22michael%20eury%22%20comico&f=false|title= Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time|author=Eury, Michael; [[Giordano, Dick]]|publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|date=2003|page=5|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> which he described as his "dream job."<ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11/> |
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At DC, Eury began as an editor, and within eight months was [[Dick Giordano]]'s assistant.<ref name=PBS/><ref name=HearingLoss>{{cite web|url=http://www.hearingloss.org/sites/default/files/docs/HLM_Michael_Eury_S-O2011.pdf|title=How My Hearing Loss Made Me a Superhero!]|author=Eury, Michael|magazine=Hearing Loss|date=September 2011|accessdate=January 21, 2012|archivedate=January 1, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101001204/https://www.hearingloss.org/sites/default/files/docs/HLM_Michael_Eury_S-O2011.pdf}}</ref> In 1992, he resigned from DC due to interpersonal conflicts, which he attributes largely to his then-undiagnosed [[hearing loss]],<ref name=HearingLoss/> which he said some of his colleagues perceived as a weakness.<ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11/> In 1993, he began work at [[Dark Horse Comics]] as an editor, but left in 1995 for the same reasons.<ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11/> <ref name=HearingLoss/> |
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In 2002, Eury began work for [[TwoMorrows Publishing]],<ref name=AtomicJunkShop/><ref name=VisibleInk/> writing ''Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure'' (2002), a guidebook to the character [[Captain Action]]; ''Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time'' (2003); and ''The Justice League Companion'' (2005).<ref name=VisibleInk/> His initial success with these books led to his founding of ''Back Issue!'' in 2003, on which she serves as editor,<ref name=PBS/> and other reference works for TwoMorrows, including ''The Krypton Companion'' and ''The [[Justice League]] Companion''. ''The Krypton Companion'', a 2006 exploration of the [[Silver Age of Comic Books|Silver Age]] Superman, was praised by ''[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]]'' magazine senior editor Brian Doherty, who said, "Historians of American culture owe Eury and his indefatigible publisher TwoMorrows a debt of gratitude for their relentless interviewing and documenting a part of American cultural life that's still an engine of enormous wealth-creation for our proud American megaconglomerates, and still a modern myth of great entertainment value in all its glory and absurdity, all its workmanlike repetition and fershlugginer imagination, all its Lois Lanes and Kryptos and Legion of Superheroes."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://reason.com/2006/12/27/wednesday-mini-book-review-the-2/?itm_source=parsely-api&|author=Doherty, Brian|title=Wednesday Mini-Book Review: The Krypton Companion|magazine=[[Reason (magazine)|Reason]]|date=December 27, 2006|accessdate=September 13, 2021|archivedate=September 13, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913222856/https://reason.com/2006/12/27/wednesday-mini-book-review-the-2/?itm_source=parsely-api}}</ref> Geoff Willmetts of SFcrowsnest also lauded the book, saying of the 235-page softcover, "This is a long read and you’ll certainly get your money’s worth."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfcrowsnest.info/the-krypton-companion-edited-by-michael-eurybook-review/|author=Willmetts, Geoff|title=The Krypton Companion edited by Michael Eury (book review).|publisher=SFcrowsnest|date=April 21, 2013|accessdate=September 13, 2021|archivedate=August 12, 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812113824/https://www.sfcrowsnest.info/the-krypton-companion-edited-by-michael-eurybook-review/}}</ref> |
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In May 2017 TwoMorrows published Eury's retrospective book ''Hero-A-Go-Go: Campy Comic Books, Crimefighters, & Culture of the Sixties.'' The book examines varous elements of pop culture from the titular decade, including the popularity of the 1966 ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' television series, [[Hanna-Barbera]]'s animated cartoons, and the popular music of the area by bands such as the [[The Beatles]] and [[The Monkees]],<ref name=ComicsWorthReading/><ref name=ForcesOfGeek/> as well as the comics of the era.<ref name=AtomicJunkShop/> The book was positively reviewed by K.C. Carlson of Comics Worth Reading, who praised Eury for having "unearthed huge, heaping amounts of previously seldom-discussed details about some of the more obscure and esoteric comic books in history, as well as new interviews with many of the still-living creators/survivors."<ref name=ComicsWorthReading/><ref name=ForcesOfGeek/> |
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In June 2018, Eury launched the magazine ''RetroFan'',<ref name=ForcesOfGeek/><ref name=IndyTribune7.4.18>{{cite web|url=https://independenttribune.com/news/local/michael-eury-launches-new-classic-pop-culture-magazine-retrofan/article_d0dd1e0e-3cff-5474-9a5f-76a44ffdec47.html|title=Michael Eury launches new classic pop culture magazine RetroFan|newspaper=[[Independent Tribune]]|date=July 4, 2018|accessdate=September 20, 2021|archivedate=July 5, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705185149/https://independenttribune.com/news/local/michael-eury-launches-new-classic-pop-culture-magazine-retrofan/article_d0dd1e0e-3cff-5474-9a5f-76a44ffdec47.html}}</ref> which examines various aspects of the pop culture of 1960s to the 1980s, including material similar to that spotlighted by ''Hero-A-Go-Go'', such as Saturday morning children's programming, popular music, and the spy films of the era. Eury had discussed the idea with TwoMorrows publisher John Morrow in 2012, but with his mother's health in decline at the time, Eury was unable to commit to another project. By 2017, she had died, and Eury, having refamiliarized himself with retro pop culture in researching ''Hero-A-Go-Go'', decided the time was right to launch a magazine dedicated to what he called "The Crazy Cool Culture We Grew Up With." |
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<ref name=ForcesOfGeek/> Initial columnists on the magazine included [[Martin Pasko]], [[Andy Mangels]], and [[Scott Shaw]], and its debut issue featured articles on topics including ''[[The Phantom of Hollywood]]'', ''[[Star Trek: The Animated Series]]'', [[Mego Corporation]]'s rare Elastic ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1978 TV series)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' toy, the [[Mount Airy, North Carolina|North Carolina town]] belived to have been the basis for the fictional [[Mayberry]] in ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', and [[Mr. Microphone]], as well as an interview with ''Andy Griffith Show'' alumna [[Betty Lynn]]. The second issue, which was Halloween-themed, featured articles on ''[[Groovie Goolies]]'', [[Ben Cooper, Inc.]] Halloween costumes, and an interview with horror host [[Cassandra Peterson|Elvira: Mistress of the Dark]].<ref name=IndyTribune7.4.18/> |
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===Hearing loss advocacy=== |
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Eury has discussed his struggle with adult onset [[hearing loss]]. He received his first hearing aid in 1994, and one for his other ear in 2001.<ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11/> In a 2019 interview, he stated "I hit rock bottom. I was depressed, angry, and got so mad at God that I threw my Bible in the trashcan. I really felt forsaken."<ref name=NewBernNow/> Eury revealed that he had a profound spiritual epiphany on October 10, 2004, the day that Eury's "absolute hero", actor [[Christopher Reeve]], had died, nine years after having suffered permanent paralysis in an accident. Eury related:<ref name=NewBernNow/><ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11/> |
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<blockquote>"I'm absolutely convinced that I was touched by his Angel. I think God used him to send me a message because I had been broken. I was so moved by his example. He spent nine years in his wheelchair. He couldn't take a breath without a respirator, he couldn't move his arms, much less his legs, but still, he did so many things for other people as an advocate for people with spinal-cord injuries. That day I stopped bellyaching why me? and I instead asked what do I do next? It led me to the Hearing Loss Association of American, which then led me to community involvement. What a great blessing...and that's my superpower."<ref name=NewBernNow/></blockquote> |
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In 2005, Eury joined the Oregon chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America,<ref name=NewBernNow/><ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11/> which provided Eury with communication strategies and a sense of community that enabled him to cope with the sense of isolation that initially resulted from his hearing loss.<ref name=NewBernNow/> He eventually became the chapter's program director, and subsequently its President of the [[Lake Oswego, Oregon]] chapter. In 2006, he joined the state's board of trustees and edited the Oregon HLA's chapter's newsletter. When he moved back to North Carolina in 2007, he joined that state's HLA board of directors. He became its presdient in 2008, continuing in that role as of 2011.<ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11/> |
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Eury decided to become a public speaker on the affliction, for which he appeared on the cover of the Summer 2011 edition of ''HLAA'' magazine, which depicted him transforming into Superman.<ref name=NewBernNow/> In 2010, Eury created a leadership-training program in North Carolina called Invisible No More, which helps people with hearing loss deal with the condition in a positive manner, and trains them to educate others. The program eventually sought out beneficiaries across the United States. On June 19, 2011, Eury attended the HLAA's Annual Awards Breakfast and Ceremony in Washington, D.C., where he was one of five individuals who received the Spirit of HLAA Award, in light of the Invisible No More program.<ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11/> |
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In October 2019, he was the guest speaker for the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) chapter based in [[New Bern, North Carolina]], where he lives.<ref name=NewBernNow/> |
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==Personal life== |
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In 1984, Eury auditioned to be a singing telegram delivery person for Monkey Business Singing Telegrams, and was hired by that business's manager, Rose Rummel. The two eventually married and in 1986, they moved from [[Charlotte, North Carolina]] to [[Wilmington, Delaware]], where they lived until Eury got a job with [[Comico: The Comic Company|Comico]] in [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]].<ref name=NewBernNow/> |
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In 2007, the Eurys moved back to his childhood home of Concord,<ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11/> where he became the Executive Director of the Cabarrus County History Museum, and curated exhibits at the local Veterans Museum.<ref name=NewBernNow/><ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11/> |
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In 2018, Eury, after [[Hurricane Florence]] damaged parts of Eastern North Carolina, where Eury anbd Rose, now a writer, had lived, they moved to [[New Bern, North Carolina]], where Eury's mother and uncle grew up.<ref name=NewBernNow/> |
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==Awards and nominations== |
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At DC, he began as an editor, and within eight months was [[Dick Giordano]]'s assistant. In 1992, he resigned from DC due to interpersonal conflicts, which he attributes largely to his then-undiagnosed hearing difficulties. In 1993, he began work at Dark Horse Comics as an editor, but left in 1995 for the same reasons.<ref>[http://www.hearingloss.org/sites/default/files/docs/HLM_Michael_Eury_S-O2011.pdf How My Hearing Loss Made Me a Superhero!], by Michael Eury, published in ''Hearing Loss'' magazine, September/October 2011; retrieved January 21, 2012</ref> |
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===Wins=== |
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* 2011 Spirit of HLAA Award<ref name=IndyTribune6.26.11/> |
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* 2019 Eisner Award win for ''Back Issue''<ref name=NewBernNow/> |
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===Nominations=== |
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In 2002, Eury began work for [[TwoMorrows Publishing]], writing ''Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure'', a guidebook to the character [[Captain Action]].{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} This led to his becoming the founder and editor of ''Back Issue!'', and to his creation of several more reference works for TwoMorrows, including ''the Krypton Companion'' and ''The [[Justice League]] Companion''.{{citation needed|date=January 2017}} |
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* 2012 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism for ''Back Issue'' (with TwoMorrows Publishing; shared with [[Roy Thomas]], [[Mike Manley]] and [[John Morrow]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2624741/2012-eisner-awards-nominees/|author=Davidson, Danica|title=2012 EISNER AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED|publisher=[[MTV Geek]]|date=April 4, 2012|accessdate=September 20, 2021|archivedate=September 20, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210920221415/http://www.mtv.com/news/2624741/2012-eisner-awards-nominees/}}</ref> |
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* 2016 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Journalism for ''Back Issue''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/28916-2016-eisner-award-nominations.html|title=2016 EISNER AWARD Nominations|author=Arrant, Chris|publisher=[[Newsarama]]|date=April 19, 2016|accessdate=September 20, 2021|archivedate=April 20, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420223505/https://www.newsarama.com/28916-2016-eisner-award-nominations.html}}</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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* ''Comico Christmas Special'' #1 |
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* ''[[Marvel Tales]]'' (Spider-Ham backups) #205, 206, 211, 214, 215, 218, 219, 223 |
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* ''[[Sensational She-Hulk]]'' #50, 52–57 |
* ''[[Sensational She-Hulk]]'' #50, 52–57 |
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* ''Sensational She-Hulk by John Byrne: The Return'' (contributing writer) |
* ''Sensational She-Hulk by [[John Byrne]]: The Return'' (contributing writer) |
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==External links== |
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* {{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/contributor/Michael-Eury/9331636|title=Michael Eury|publisher=[[Encyclopaedia Britannica]]}} |
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Michael Eury | |
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Nationality | American |
Area(s) | Editor, Publisher |
Notable works | Amazing Heroes Captain Action Adventures of the Mask Back Issue! |
Awards | 2016 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 that included 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] and an advisor for the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide.[8] 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; as a result, he is an advocate for the rights of people with hearing loss.[2]
Early life
Michael Eury was born September 28, 1957.[10] He grew up in Concord, North Carolina.[1][11]
Eury first became interested in comics characters at age eight, when he watched the January 12, 1966 premiere of the Batman television series. Eury related, "It was brand new and I had never seen anything like it...Batman popularized superheroes. I got sucked into it and it was camp, it was satire. That's why it was so successful for a while – because it was part of this camp movement of the '60's where stuff was supposedly knowingly bad, so bad that it's good. It was so over the top, but kids like me believed it. I see that today, some of these actors who play these characters in the movies and they'll go to children's hospitals in costume and when they're around kids, you’ll see the kids' looks of wide-eyed amazement".[1]
Eury, who always enjoyed writing, described when he was inspired to become a comics industry profession in a 2019 interview, saying, "I was in the eighth grade with an Algebra book in hand and had a Superman comic inside. I was reading the indicia – I read the fine print and saw the words, Julius Schwartz, Editor, and I'm thinking, this would be a cool job. That was in the early 70's. I wanted to do that, but when I was graduating high school, there wasn't any way to learn how to do that."[1]
In college, Eury majored in Music Education, and minored in English.[12]
Career
Writing and editing
In 1986, Eury and his wife moved from to Wilmington, Delaware, where he wrote a local newspaper. During his time there, he submitted an article to Fantagraphics' comics industry trade journal Amazing Heroes. The submission was accepted,[1] seeing print that year as Eury's first published work.[1][13] The piece was a review of the Batman TV series that Eury wrote for editor Mark Waid, with whom Eury had previously worked for an amateur press association (AMA).[13] Eury then began writing for them regularly, and interviewed various Marvel and DC editors, writers, and artists that he interviewed. Through these contacts, he was alerted to job opportunities for those publishers. He pursued one of these openings at Comico in Norristown, Pennsylvania, to which Eury and wife moved[1] in 1988, so that Eury could joint Comico's staff. He remained with that publisher until 1989, at which point he moved to DC Comics,[14] which he described as his "dream job."[2]
At DC, Eury began as an editor, and within eight months was Dick Giordano's assistant.[6][15] In 1992, he resigned from DC due to interpersonal conflicts, which he attributes largely to his then-undiagnosed hearing loss,[15] which he said some of his colleagues perceived as a weakness.[2] In 1993, he began work at Dark Horse Comics as an editor, but left in 1995 for the same reasons.[2] [15]
In 2002, Eury began work for TwoMorrows Publishing,[5][7] writing Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure (2002), a guidebook to the character Captain Action; Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time (2003); and The Justice League Companion (2005).[7] His initial success with these books led to his founding of Back Issue! in 2003, on which she serves as editor,[6] and other reference works for TwoMorrows, including The Krypton Companion and The Justice League Companion. The Krypton Companion, a 2006 exploration of the Silver Age Superman, was praised by Reason magazine senior editor Brian Doherty, who said, "Historians of American culture owe Eury and his indefatigible publisher TwoMorrows a debt of gratitude for their relentless interviewing and documenting a part of American cultural life that's still an engine of enormous wealth-creation for our proud American megaconglomerates, and still a modern myth of great entertainment value in all its glory and absurdity, all its workmanlike repetition and fershlugginer imagination, all its Lois Lanes and Kryptos and Legion of Superheroes."[16] Geoff Willmetts of SFcrowsnest also lauded the book, saying of the 235-page softcover, "This is a long read and you’ll certainly get your money’s worth."[17]
In May 2017 TwoMorrows published Eury's retrospective book Hero-A-Go-Go: Campy Comic Books, Crimefighters, & Culture of the Sixties. The book examines varous elements of pop culture from the titular decade, including the popularity of the 1966 Batman television series, Hanna-Barbera's animated cartoons, and the popular music of the area by bands such as the The Beatles and The Monkees,[3][9] as well as the comics of the era.[5] The book was positively reviewed by K.C. Carlson of Comics Worth Reading, who praised Eury for having "unearthed huge, heaping amounts of previously seldom-discussed details about some of the more obscure and esoteric comic books in history, as well as new interviews with many of the still-living creators/survivors."[3][9]
In June 2018, Eury launched the magazine RetroFan,[9][11] which examines various aspects of the pop culture of 1960s to the 1980s, including material similar to that spotlighted by Hero-A-Go-Go, such as Saturday morning children's programming, popular music, and the spy films of the era. Eury had discussed the idea with TwoMorrows publisher John Morrow in 2012, but with his mother's health in decline at the time, Eury was unable to commit to another project. By 2017, she had died, and Eury, having refamiliarized himself with retro pop culture in researching Hero-A-Go-Go, decided the time was right to launch a magazine dedicated to what he called "The Crazy Cool Culture We Grew Up With." [9] Initial columnists on the magazine included Martin Pasko, Andy Mangels, and Scott Shaw, and its debut issue featured articles on topics including The Phantom of Hollywood, Star Trek: The Animated Series, Mego Corporation's rare Elastic The Incredible Hulk toy, the North Carolina town belived to have been the basis for the fictional Mayberry in The Andy Griffith Show, and Mr. Microphone, as well as an interview with Andy Griffith Show alumna Betty Lynn. The second issue, which was Halloween-themed, featured articles on Groovie Goolies, Ben Cooper, Inc. Halloween costumes, and an interview with horror host Elvira: Mistress of the Dark.[11]
Hearing loss advocacy
Eury has discussed his struggle with adult onset hearing loss. He received his first hearing aid in 1994, and one for his other ear in 2001.[2] In a 2019 interview, he stated "I hit rock bottom. I was depressed, angry, and got so mad at God that I threw my Bible in the trashcan. I really felt forsaken."[1] Eury revealed that he had a profound spiritual epiphany on October 10, 2004, the day that Eury's "absolute hero", actor Christopher Reeve, had died, nine years after having suffered permanent paralysis in an accident. Eury related:[1][2]
"I'm absolutely convinced that I was touched by his Angel. I think God used him to send me a message because I had been broken. I was so moved by his example. He spent nine years in his wheelchair. He couldn't take a breath without a respirator, he couldn't move his arms, much less his legs, but still, he did so many things for other people as an advocate for people with spinal-cord injuries. That day I stopped bellyaching why me? and I instead asked what do I do next? It led me to the Hearing Loss Association of American, which then led me to community involvement. What a great blessing...and that's my superpower."[1]
In 2005, Eury joined the Oregon chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America,[1][2] which provided Eury with communication strategies and a sense of community that enabled him to cope with the sense of isolation that initially resulted from his hearing loss.[1] He eventually became the chapter's program director, and subsequently its President of the Lake Oswego, Oregon chapter. In 2006, he joined the state's board of trustees and edited the Oregon HLA's chapter's newsletter. When he moved back to North Carolina in 2007, he joined that state's HLA board of directors. He became its presdient in 2008, continuing in that role as of 2011.[2]
Eury decided to become a public speaker on the affliction, for which he appeared on the cover of the Summer 2011 edition of HLAA magazine, which depicted him transforming into Superman.[1] In 2010, Eury created a leadership-training program in North Carolina called Invisible No More, which helps people with hearing loss deal with the condition in a positive manner, and trains them to educate others. The program eventually sought out beneficiaries across the United States. On June 19, 2011, Eury attended the HLAA's Annual Awards Breakfast and Ceremony in Washington, D.C., where he was one of five individuals who received the Spirit of HLAA Award, in light of the Invisible No More program.[2]
In October 2019, he was the guest speaker for the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) chapter based in New Bern, North Carolina, where he lives.[1]
Personal life
In 1984, Eury auditioned to be a singing telegram delivery person for Monkey Business Singing Telegrams, and was hired by that business's manager, Rose Rummel. The two eventually married and in 1986, they moved from Charlotte, North Carolina to Wilmington, Delaware, where they lived until Eury got a job with Comico in Norristown, Pennsylvania.[1]
In 2007, the Eurys moved back to his childhood home of Concord,[2] where he became the Executive Director of the Cabarrus County History Museum, and curated exhibits at the local Veterans Museum.[1][2]
In 2018, Eury, after Hurricane Florence damaged parts of Eastern North Carolina, where Eury anbd Rose, now a writer, had lived, they moved to New Bern, North Carolina, where Eury's mother and uncle grew up.[1]
Awards and nominations
Wins
Nominations
- 2012 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Periodical/Journalism for Back Issue (with TwoMorrows Publishing; shared with Roy Thomas, Mike Manley and John Morrow)[18]
- 2016 Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Journalism for Back Issue[19]
Bibliography
Arcadia Publishing
- Images of America: Concord (2011)
- Legendary Locals of Cabarrus County (2015)
- Legendary Locals of Concord (2013)
Archie Comics
- The Flintstones #15
Comico: The Comic Company
- Bloodscent #1
- Comico Christmas Special #1
- Elementals v.2 #1–13
- Elementals Special #2
- E-Man v.3 #1
- Empire Lanes Special #1
- Gumby's Winter Fun Special #1
- Jonny Quest Special #2
- Justice Machine #20–29
- Justice Machine Annual #1
- The Maze Agency #1–9
- Morningstar Special #1
- Sam & Max: Freelance Police Special #1
- Star Blazers #1–4
- Trollords #1–4
Dark Horse Comics
- Adventures of the Mask #1–12
- Adventures of the Mask/Toys R Us Special Edition #1
- Adventures of the Mask Omnibus
- Agents of Law #1, 2
- Barb Wire #1–5
- Batman vs. Predator II #1–4
- Catalyst: Agents of Change #1–7
- Danger Unlimited #1
- Ghost #1–7
- Ghost Special #1
- Godzilla vs. Hero Zero #1
- Hero Zero #0
- Into the Vortex #12
- The Machine #1–4
- The Mask Strikes Back #1–5
- The Mask: Virtual Surreality
- Mecha Special #1
- Motorhead Special #1
- Revelations #1
- San Diego Comic-Con Comics #4
- Superman vs. Aliens #1–3
- Tex Avery’s Comics and Stories #2
- Titan Special #1
- X #8–13
DC Comics
- Ambush Bug Nothing Special #1
- Bugs Bunny: What’s Up, Doc? (contributing writer)
- Cartoon Network Presents #20
- Cool World Movie Adapation #1
- Daffy Duck: You’re Despicable! (contributing writer)
- Eclipso: The Darkness Within #1, 2
- Eclipso #1, 2
- Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #4, 5 (G’nort stories)
- Hawk & Dove v. 2 #5–17
- Hawk & Dove Annual #1
- The Huntress #13–16, "Inside DC" (weekly column appearing in DC Comics titles, 1990–1992)
- Legionnaires #1
- Legion of Super-Heroes v.4 #6–12, 26–42
- Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #2, 3
- Looney Tunes #28, 34, 39, 45–47, 49–51, 58
- Looney Tunes' Greatest Hits: What’s Up Doc (contributing writer)
- Pinky and the Brain #20
- New Gods v.3 #10–18
- Secret Origins v.3 #48–50
- Timber Wolf #1
- Valor #1
- Who's Who in the DC Universe]] ’90 #1–16
Fantagraphics Books
- Amazing Heroes (random issues, 1986–1989)
Major Magazines
- Cracked #355
Marvel Comics
- Marvel Age #28
- Marvel Tales (Spider-Ham backups) #205, 206, 211, 214, 215, 218, 219, 223
- Sensational She-Hulk #50, 52–57
- Sensational She-Hulk by John Byrne: The Return (contributing writer)
- What The--?! #4
TwoMorrows Publishing
- Back Issue #1 - present (editor and contributing writer, 2003–present)
- The Batcave Companion (Batman history, co-writer with Michael Kronenberg, 2009)
- Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure (2002)
- Captain Action: The Original Super-Hero Action Figure Revised Second Edition (2009)
- Comics Gone Ape!: The Missing Link to Primates in Comics (2007)
- Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time (2003)
- Hero-A-Go-Go: Campy Comic Books, Crimefighters, and Culture of the Swinging Sixties (2017)
- The Justice League Companion (2005)
- The Krypton Companion (Superman history, 2006)
- RetroFan /31 - present (editor and contributing writer, 2018–present)
Visible Ink Press
- The Superhero Book (contributing writer, 2004)
- The Supervillain Book (co-editor and contributing writer, 2006)
Yesterday Forever
- Son of a Sharecropper: How Raiford Troutman Built a Business upon Faith and Family (2015)
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Groover, Jessica (June 26, 2011). "Eury reflects on award, advocacy for hearing loss". Independent Tribune. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ a b c 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 October 21, 2017. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
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- ^ a b c Dollard, Terence (August 20, 2018). "Comic Culture: Michael Eury". PBS. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
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- ^ "Overstreet Advisors: The New Class". Scoop. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
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- ^ "Creator: Michael Eury". Grand Comics Database. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Michael Eury launches new classic pop culture magazine RetroFan". Independent Tribune. July 4, 2018. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
- ^ Bailey, Michael (June 25, 2008). "Episode 44: Interview with Eury". Fortress of Baileytude. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2021. (mp3 format); 7:35 mark.
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- ^ Eury, Michael; Giordano, Dick (2003). "Dick Giordano: Changing Comics, One Day at a Time". TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 5 – via Google Books.
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