Michael Eury

[5] In 2002 he began workin for TwoMorrows Publishing, and since 2003, has edited the retrospective magazine Back Issue!

[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.

During his time there, he submitted an article to Fantagraphics' comics industry trade journal Amazing Heroes.

[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.

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.

The book examines various 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 Beatles and The Monkees,[3][9] as well as the comics of the era.

"[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.

"[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 believed to have been the basis for the fictional Mayberry in The Andy Griffith Show, and Mr.

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.

"[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.

[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.

[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.

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.