[2] Michael Choi went to business school at The University of Texas at Austin, and graduated with a degree in Management Information Systems.

In the April 2007 issue of Wizard Magazine (#186) Choi was named number 10 of the "Hot 10 Artists" for his work on X-23: Target X.

In 2010, Choi provided the illustrations in a pictorial featuring comedic actress Olivia Munn in the April/May 2010 issue of Complex magazine, and on its cover.

The pictorial featured Munn interacting with illustrated animals in a forest setting, which were drawn by Choi and colored by Sonia Oback.

[5] In March 2015, Kotaku named Choi as one of the 20 best X-Men artists over the 50-year history of the comic books.