Mike Romo

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Name: Mike Romo

Bio: Originally from San Francisco, Mike Romo now finds himself in Los Angeles, after spending a few years in New York acting in Off-Off (Off?) Broadway shows and learning what terms like "wind chill" and "85% humidity" meant. In addition to acting in commercials and film, Mike works in technology as a product manager (and is the host of his own corporate talk show--long story), focusing on Internet security. Though he grew up reading comics, Mike did not start reading them regularly until 2002 and has not looked back since, and has a complex relationship with the many long boxes taking over his closets. If pressed to talk about his favorite stories and creators, he would hem and haw a bit and then start throwing out names like Darwyn Cooke, Grant Morrisson, Paul Pope, Gabriel and Fabio Moon, Matt Kindt, Ed Brubaker and mention titles like Criminal, Richard Stark's Parker, 100%, All-Star Superman, Super Spy and quickly ask what you like. While he admits to being a big fan of characters like Superman, Daredevil, Batman Spider-Man and The Flash, he's more than eager to talk about non superhero books and finds himself picking more independent books than ever. A regular writer for iFanboy, he's been known to show up in a few of the podcasts and video shows as well.

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January 5, 2012 7:05 pm great pics, guys. though the "Animal Man" one is really FREAKING ME OUT. Travel Foreman...eeecchhgtt...
January 5, 2012 7:01 pm hi all! thanks for the comments--glad you took the time to read it. I know, I know--there are going to be choices that will be frustrating--I literally have been obsessing about this article for at least a month, going through books and breaking things down. None of these choices were taken lightly, but, as always, some art will evoke more to an individual than another, which is what makes this so challenging—and why I changed the format this year. Regardless, what a great year for art, and aren't we lucky to get a front row seat to all of this. I think about my friends who do not read comics but who do appreciate art, and I just feel like they are missing out on some truly groundbreaking stuff. thank you so much for the comments, guys. I think I speak for the rest of the staff that these are the hardest pieces of the year to write, and we take it very seriously--I was going back and forth with Josh about the picks and it was nigh on impossible to pick a single artist of the year, but I think it worked out in the end. I am REALLY curious to see how 2012 shapes up. This year was pretty momentous. take care!
January 5, 2012 6:56 pm oh -- I was kind of kidding that he was drawing FOR the iPad, not on it. I'll edit to make sure that's more clear..
January 1, 2012 8:57 pm Happy New Year, everyone! i found out during my vacation that the Mayans never invented the wheel, by the way. I'm just saying...
December 19, 2011 6:29 pm Uhmm...I really love this casting...good work!
December 13, 2011 5:16 pm no! I remember--it was "Meet Joe Black"!! wow.
December 7, 2011 1:52 pm Wow, great comments, guys.Thanks for that blog link, too! Sorry to be late in replying, I was out all day for a work thing...I think it's great you all are thinking about this stuff with your kids. I have really fond memories of my dad taking me to the comic book store to get me a single comic after my haircuts. It was such a cool thing, with every comic just a world of possibility. I think it's a fun experience for kids to have, walking into that shop and seeing all of those books...
November 30, 2011 4:39 pm Wow, I turn my back for a few hours and we have almost 70 comments. I am running to a meeting, otherwise I would reply directly to quite a few of you. I really liked that you all took the story and moved it to its next logical space--how digital comics may (or may not) be our backups. I actually don't know how Apple treats in-app purchases. You'd think that given how they treat music, books and video, you'd always have access to those back issues, but I haven't seen anything actually stated. I will have to dig into the matter. I was really struck by those of you who talked about losing your comics to the environments that you are in/are moving to. Paper is usually pretty resilient...but a flood...yikes. anyway, thanks for taking the time to read the piece! -mike
November 29, 2011 3:15 pm I never cease to be amazed at the thoughtful comments and stories you all continue to share on this site. It's really kind of humbling, honestly, to be a part of it. It's really great to read about how you consider your collection, how you feel about it...how you DEAL with it. It's crazy, right? No matter how easy digital comics makes things, no matter how cheap the trades get on Amazon...there's just nothing that replicates being able to get those single issues out and think to yourself, "I'm so glad I kept this around." Great comments, thanks all! mike
November 29, 2011 3:12 pm That's...that's like the craziest thing I've ever heard--I am so sorry you had to go through all that! I can only imagine the logistics of managing a collection of that size. Wow.