Michael Kaluta

Michael William Kaluta, sometimes credited as Mike Kaluta or '''Michael Wm. Kaluta' (born August 25, 1947),[1] is an American comics artist and writer best known for his acclaimed 1970s adaptation of the pulp magazine hero The Shadow'' with writer Dennis O'Neil. He is the godfather of comedian and gamemaster Brennan Lee Mulligan.[2]

Early life

Born in Guatemala to U.S. citizens, Kaluta studied at the Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University).

Career

Kaluta's early work included a three-page adventure story, "The Battle of Shiraz", in Charlton Comics Flash Gordon #18 (Jan. 1970) and an adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs's Carson of Venus

Bibliography

Dark Horse Comics

Conan #22 (with Cary Nord) (2005)
The Shadow #1–2 (1994)
The Shadow: In the Coils of Leviathan #1–4 (1993–94)
Starstruck #1–4 (miniseries) (1990)

DC Comics

Action Comics Weekly (cover) #613 (1988)
Adventure Comics (cover) #425 (1972)
Aquaman, vol. 3 (covers) #63–75 (2000–01)
Aquaman, vol. 4 (cover) #51 (2007)
Batman (covers) #242, 248, 253 (1972–73); #400 (one page interior art); Annual #12, 24 (1988–2000)
The Batman Chronicles (cover) #6 (1996)
Batman Family (covers) #17, 19 (1978)
Batman: Gotham Knights (Batman Black and White) #32 (2002)
The Brave and the Bold (cover) #176 (1981)
The Brave and the Bold, vol. 3 (cover) #26 (2009)
Detective Comics (covers) #423–424, 426–429, 431, 434, 438 (1972–74); #572 (1987)
Doorway to Nightmare (covers) #2–5 (1978)
Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion (covers) #7–8, 13 (1972–73)
From Beyond the Unknown (covers) #18–19 (1972)
Ghosts (covers) #7, 93, 101 (1972–81)
House of Mystery (interiors): #195, 200; (covers): #201–202, 210, 212, 233, 260–261, 263, 265, 267–268, 273, 276, 284, 287–288, 293–295, 300, 302, 304–305, 309–321 (1971–83)
House of Secrets (interiors): #87, 98; (covers): #101–102, 149, 151, 154 (1970–78)
Just Imagine Stan Lee with Joe Kubert creating Batman (four pages) (2001)
Justice League of America (cover) #154 (1978)
Korak, Son of Tarzan #46–53 ("Carson of Venus" series) (1972–74)
Madame Xanadu (cover) #1 (1981)
Mystery in Space vol. 4 #1 (2012)
Phantom Stranger, vol. 2 ("Spawn of Frankenstein") #23–25; (cover) #26 (1973)
Private Files of the Shadow HC (cover and new 15-page story) (1989)
Secrets of Haunted House (covers) #8, 10–11, 14, 16, 29 (1977–80)
The Shadow (interiors): #1–4, 6; (covers): #10–12 (1973–75)
Spectre, vol. 2 (covers) #1–3 (1987)
Spectre, vol. 3 (covers) #10, 44 (1993–96)
The Spirit, vol. 2, #5 (2010)
Superman ("Fabulous World of Krypton") #240 (1972); (Superman) #400 (six pages, among other artists, 1984)
Tarzan #230 ("Carson of Venus" series) (1974)
Time Warp (covers) #1–5 (1979–80)
Weird Mystery Tales #24 (1975)
Weird War Tales #12 (cover) (1973)
Weird Worlds (interiors): #4; (covers): #5–6, 10 (1972–74)
Wonder Woman (cover) #297, (pinup page) #300 (1982–83)

America's Best Comics

Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #9 (2004)

Vertigo

The Books of Magic vol. 2 (covers) #22, 27–40, 42–65, 67–75 (1996–2000)
House of Mystery vol. 2 #20 (2010)
Madame Xanadu, vol. 2 #11–15 (2008–09)
The Unwritten #31.5 (2012)
Weird War Tales #2 (cover) (1997)

America's Best Comics

Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #9 (2004)

Vertigo

The Books of Magic vol. 2 (covers) #22, 27–40, 42–65, 67–75 (1996–2000)
House of Mystery vol. 2 #20 (2010)
Madame Xanadu, vol. 2 #11–15 (2008–09)
The Unwritten #31.5 (2012)
Weird War Tales #2 (cover) (1997)

Marvel Comics

Chaos War: Chaos King (2010)
Conan the Barbarian (cover) #167 (1985)
Conan the King, then King Conan (covers) #20–27, 31 (1984–85)
Epic Illustrated #17, 21, 24, 25–26, 28 (1983–85)
Fearsome Four, miniseries, #1 (among other artists) (2011)
The Shadow 1941: Hitler's Astrologer, graphic novel (1988)
Thor vol. 2 #57 (two pages only, among other artists) (2003)

Other publishers

Dangerous Times #1 (cover) (1989) Evolution Comics
Memorial #1–6 (covers) (2011–12) (IDW Publishing)
Rocketeer Adventure Magazine #1–2 (1988) (Comico)

Books and compilations

Michael Wm. Kaluta Sketchbook 180 pages, Kitchen Sink Press, May 1998, ISBN 978-0-87816-115-7
Echoes Drawing of Michael Wm Kaluta 112 pages, Vanguard Productions, March 2007, ISBN 978-1-887591-13-3
Wings of Twilight: The Art of Michael Kaluta 80 pages, NBM Publishing, March 2001, ISBN 978-1-56163-276-3
The Michael Kaluta Treasury Glimmer Graphics, December 1988, ISBN 978-0-9621421-0-9
Michael Wm. Kaluta: Sketchbook Series
Volume 1 48 pages, IDW Publishing, April 2012, ISBN 978-1-61377-136-5
Volume 2 48 pages, IDW Publishing, August 2012, ISBN 978-1-61377-355-0
Volume 3 48 pages, IDW Publishing, December 2012, ISBN 978-1-61377-536-3
Volume 4 48 pages, IDW Publishing, May 2013, ISBN 978-1-61377-638-4
Michael Wm. Kaluta: The Big Book 304 pages, IDW Publishing, January 2014, ISBN 978-1-61377-682-7

imagesize	150
birth date	August 25, 1947
birth place	Guatemala
area	Penciller, Inker
alias	Mike Kaluta
notable works	The Shadow Starstruck
awards	Shazam Award for Outstanding New Talent 1971 Inkpot Award 1977 Spectrum Award for Grand Master 2003

Early life

Career

Awards

Bibliography

Dark Horse Comics

DC Comics

America's Best Comics

Vertigo

America's Best Comics

Vertigo

Marvel Comics

Other publishers

Books and compilations

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