Mike Conroy (writer)
Mike Conroy is a British
Conroy has written for Borderline, Panini Group, Eaglemoss, and SFX among others, primarily as a comics historian. He has written three books on comics history.
Career
Conroy managed the Eagle Awards from 1977 to 2014, with some significant hiatuses. He co-created the awards with Richard Burton in 1976,[1] and the Eagles were presented annually at the British Comic Art Convention in the period 1977–1981, and then the United Kingdom Comic Art Convention in the period 1987–1990, as well as select other conventions in the years in-between.
In 1978, Conroy took over management of the
The Eagle Awards took a hiatus for much of the 1990s as Conroy concentrated on his freelance writing. (The Eagles were replaced in the interim by the
In 2000, Conroy revived the Eagles; they were presented at Comic Festival in 2000 and 2002, and then at Comic Expo in the years 2004 and 2006–2008.
Meanwhile, Comics International changed hands in 2006,[5] and Conroy was promoted to editor-in-chief.[6] Under Conroy's direction, however, the magazine only published eight regular issues (and a few specials) in three years, before shutting down.[7]
After leaving Comics International, Conroy became a columnist for the online publication World of Superheroes.[8]
Conroy transferred the management of the Eagle Awards to his teenage daughter Cassandra in 2009 (although Mike stayed on as advisor).
Bibliography
- 500 Comicbook Action Heroes (ISBN 9781844110049
- 500 Comicbook Villains (Chrysalis/Collins & Brown, 2004) ISBN 9781843402053
- War Stories: A Graphic History (ISBN 9780061731129 — foreword by Garth Ennis
References
- ^ Burton, Richard "'The Eagles' are launched!" in Burton (ed.) Comic Media News #30 (Mar-Apr 1977), p. 11.
- ^ Sallis, Ted. "Fan-Things," BEM #17 (Feb. 1978), p. 5.
- ^ New Original Comic Mart advertisement, BEM Comic News #20 (Aug. 1978), p. 6.
- ^ "Comic Mart: Britain's Largest Comic Fan Gathering" advertisement, Comicon '79 program booklet.
- ^ Voulieris, John. "All the Rage: A Little Rage Under The Tree," Archived 2007-01-02 at the Wayback Machine Silver Bullet Comics (Dec. 17, 2006).
- ^ "‘Under new management’ – FPI speaks to Mike Conroy, new editor of Comics International," Archived 2012-02-14 at the Wayback Machine Forbidden Planet International (Feb. 27, 2007).
- ^ Freeman, John. "Comics International publisher company dissolved," DownTheTubes (May 21, 2010).
- ^ Conroy's columns page, World of Superheroes. Archived at the WayBack Machine.[dead link]
- ^ MacDonald, Heidi. "Eagle Awards and more British comics stuff," The Beat (May 8, 2009).
- ^ Carter, Glenn. "News," Eagle Awards website. Archived at the Wayback Machine. Accessed Jan. 15, 2020.
- ^ "When Eagles Cry" at Bleedingcool.com, 31 May 2012
- ^ "Stan Lee Backs Revived Eagle Awards" at Downthetubes.net, 25 April 2014
- ^ "True Believers Comic Awards replaces Eagle Awards?" by Hugh Armitage, at Digital Spy, 10 June 2014
- ^ "True Believers Awards Launched as Revamped 'Eagle Award' Site Vanishes", by John Freeman, at Downthetubes.net, 9 June 2014
- ^ "True Believers Comic Awards announce 2014 winners" by Kevin Melrose, at CBR, 14 July 2014
- ^ Freeman, John. "True Believer Awards: The Winners," DownTheTubes.net (JULY 13, 2014).