df=yes10|09}}| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan, U.S.| death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American and Israeli| area = Artist| alias = | signature = DC Special Series'Legion of Super-Heroes>Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'World's Finest Comics| awards =| website = Official website}}Michael Netzer (born 9 October 1955) is an American-Israeli artist best known for his comic book work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics in the 1970s,WEB,weblink Michael Netzer at Lambiek, Lambiek Comiclopedia, 28 November 2011, as well as for his online presence.WEB,weblink Being and Time: An Interview with Michael Netzer, Young, Thom, 5 October 2005, Comics Bulletin,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110522192329weblink">weblink 22 May 2011, 28 November 2011, WEB,weblink Netzer: He don't want to ball around like everybody else, McMillan, Graeme, 21 June 2006, Newsarama,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130616204807weblink">weblink 16 June 2013, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink Michael Netzer: Party Animal, Meth, Clifford, Clifford Meth, August 2004, Comics Bulletin,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110522191639weblink">weblink 22 May 2011, 28 November 2011,

Early life

Michael Nasser (later Netzer) was born in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. His father was Adel Nasser a-Din, a Druze doctor of philosophy who worked most of his life in a Ford factory. His mother, Adele Ghazali, is a daughter to a Druze-Lebanese father and a Jewish-Lebanese mother who settled in New York in the 1920s.WEB,weblink Hero on the Edge, Shedmi, Yoni, 26 August 2005, NRG Maariv,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141017065146weblink">weblink 17 October 2014, 15 June 2015, WEB,weblink Translation of Hero on the Edge, Shedmi, Yoni, 26 August 2005, NRG Maariv, He contracted polio at the age of eight months which partially paralyzed his left hip and leg. After two years of medical treatment, he was sent with his mother and siblings to his father's Druze hometown, Dayr QÅ«bil in Lebanon. In 1967, at the age of 11, he returned to Detroit. In school, he became interested in comic book illustration and storytelling, and began developing skills as an artist.WEB,weblink A Revealing Conversation with Nasser, Klug, Marty, July 1980, Interview, Whizzard Magazine #12,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141014212426weblink">weblink 14 October 2014, 14 June 2015, He used his art for a campaign that won him election of vice-president of his senior class in Redford High School, where he also gained the rank of lieutenant colonel in the JROTC program.WEB,weblink Challenger Mountain Mail Room â€“ artist bio, Harris, Jack C., Augustâ€“September 1977, Challengers of the Unknown #82, DC Comics,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141219190702weblink">weblink 19 December 2014, 14 June 2015, During high school, Netzer met Greg Theakston, who introduced him to the world of professional comics art. He worked as a sign painter and graphic designer while attending Wayne State University in Michigan for two years. Theakston later introduced him to Neal Adams at the Detroit Triple Fan Fair comics convention in 1974. Adams took interest in Netzer's art and invited him to join Continuity Studios.WEB,weblink Michael Netzer's New Comic Book of Life, Offenberger, Rik, Rik Offenberger, July 2005, Interview, Comics Bulletin, Silver Bullet Comic Books,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20071021230617weblink">weblink 21 October 2007, 3 December 2011, In September 1981, Netzer traveled to Lebanon to visit his father, intending to continue afterwards to Israel. When the Lebanon War broke out, he became stranded there until the fighting subsided. In August 1983, he hired a taxi that brought him to the Lebanon-Israel border, where he crossed into Israel.WEB,weblink Netzer Interview: Part 2, Stroud, Bryan D., January 2011, The Silver Age Sage,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141204014129weblink">weblink 4 December 2014, 14 June 2015, While settling in Israel, he studied the Hebrew language and the Jewish faith at several kibbutzim. Nezter then converted to Judaism, and changed his Arabic last name Nasser to the Hebrew name Netzer. In May 1985, he moved to Ofra, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, where he currently resides. He is married to Elana Yosef and they have five children.

Comics career

Early work

File:Nasser Batman.jpg|thumb|Batman by Michael Netzer and inker Josef Rubinstein from DC Special Series DC Special SeriesIn late 1975, Netzer was invited to join Arvell Jones and Keith Pollard for a drive to New York City, where the two artists shared an apartment. They offered Netzer accommodations while he tried to gain work in comics.WEB,weblink Netzer Interview: Part 1, Stroud, Bryan D., December 2010, The Silver Age Sage,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141129075851weblink">weblink 29 November 2014, 14 June 2015, He joined Continuity Studios, which became his base as a freelancer. He began work producing storyboards and advertising art for the studio, while procuring his first comics assignment, a two-part back-up story in Kamandi: "Tales of the Great Disaster". He gained quick recognition as an illustrator at DC Comics and Marvel Comics, producing art for Kobra, Challengers of the Unknown, Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes and Wonder Woman at DC, as well as various covers for Marvel. Other characters he became known for were the Martian Manhunter, Green Arrow and Black Canary, Batman, Black Lightning and Spider-Man. Netzer became active in efforts to form a Comics Creators Guild, that were based at Continuity.JOURNAL, Groth, Gary, 1978, Birth of the Guild: May 7, 1978, The Comics Journal, 42, 21â€“28, Fantagraphics Books,weblink 29 January 2012, By late 1977, he was scheduled to pencil the new series John Carter, Warlord of Mars for editor Marv Wolfman at Marvel. Reconsidering the direction his life and career were taking, and the general conditions of the comics industry, Netzer declined the project and decided to take a break away from drawing comic books.In November 1977, Netzer left his career in New York and hitchhiked across the United States.WEB,weblink Editorial column, Friedrich, Mike, December 1977, Star Reach #12,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140225035049weblink">weblink 25 February 2014, 14 June 2015, Arriving in San Francisco, he contacted Star*Reach magazine publisher Mike Friedrich to decline a commitment he had made for the publication's first color installment. Friedrich asked Netzer to produce a story that would tell of his new-found aspirations, resulting in "The Old, New and Final Testaments", an eight-page vignette weaving socio-religious history with humanity's ambitions for the colonization of the solar system.WEB,weblink The Old, New and Final Testaments, Netzer, Michael, December 1977, Star Reach,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130520105030weblink">weblink 20 May 2013, 14 June 2015, Friedrich published the story in Star*Reach #12 (1977) and wrote about his meeting with Netzer in the editorial.For the next several years, Netzer produced sporadic comic book art for DC and Marvel, including a Batman story in DC Special Series,BOOK, Manning, Matthew K., Dougall, Alastair, ed., 1970s, Batman: A Visual History, Dorling Kindersley, 2014, London, United Kingdom, 126, 978-1465424563, Batman's tale [in DC Special Series #1] was inspired by a planned guest appearance in Kobra #8. However, that series folded with issue #7 (April 1977), inspiring writer Martin Pasko and artist Mike [Netzer] to rework the plot into this seventeen page showdown between Batman and Kobra., Black Lightning in World's Finest Comics, Spider-Man in Marvel Team-Up and numerous covers for Marvel. He was one of several artists to draw the comics adaptation of Xanadu in Marvel Super Special #17 (Summer 1980).JOURNAL, Friedt, Stephan, Marvel at the Movies â€“ The House of Ideas' Hollywood Adaptations of the 1970s and 1980s, Back Issue!, 89, 64, TwoMorrows Publishing, July 2016, Raleigh, North Carolina, The interior [art] was a group effort with over a dozen people credited with different aspects of the artwork (including layouts by Rich Buckler and Jimmy Janes, and finished pencils by Michael Nasser [Netzer], Brent Anderson (comics), Brent Anderson, Joe Brozowski, Al Milgrom, and Bill Sienkiewicz)., During this period, he traveled through the United States and promoted the idea of a new political hierarchy through the comic book medium. His colleagues described this activity as messianic and expressed concerns about his behavior.JOURNAL, Groth, Gary, 1982, Neal Adams interview, The Comics Journal, 72, 68â€“69, Fantagraphics Books,weblink 1 December 2011, WEB,weblink Joe Rubinstein interview, Marzan, Jose Jr., 2004, Adelaide Comics and Books,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141219195952weblink">weblink 19 December 2014, 15 June 2015, WEB,weblink Link: Defending Ronee, Gonzalez, Guy LeCharles, June 2006, Loudpoet,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120426010201weblink">weblink 26 April 2012, 15 June 2015, In a 1980 interview with Whizzard Magazine, editor Marty Klug noted: "Since 1977 his work, most notably in Star*Reach, has often professed a creative politico-religious theme derived from diverse sources ranging from superhero adventure to Biblical prophecy. Nasser's speculationsâ€”frequently intriguing, often controversial and, at times, somewhat outrageousâ€”espouse a refreshing optimism rarely found in such works. Currently, he is assembling these perspectives in book form and may well be one of the first comic illustrators to branch off in such a unique direction."
Israel comics
In 1984â€“1988, he contributed covers, accompanying illustrations and a comic strip, Milk and Honey, to Counterpoint, an Israeli English-language publication of Gush Emunim edited by Rachelle Katsman and Yisrael Medad.WEB,weblink Michael Netzer's Early Israel Art, Medad, Yisrael, 10 October 2011, My Right Word,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150523051133weblink">weblink 23 May 2015, 14 June 2015, In 1987, he produced Israel's first Super Hero color comic book, with partners Jonathan Duitch and Yossi Halpern, "Uri-On", (××•×¨×™-××•×Ÿ) under their Israel Comics imprint.WEB,weblink Uri-On: The Israeli-Jewish Superman, Haggadahs R Us,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141209161520weblink">weblink 9 December 2014, 14 June 2015, BOOK, A Different Light: The Hanukkah Book of Celebration, Zion, Noam, Spectre, Barbara, Barbara Lerner Spectre, 2000, Devora Publishing, Englewood, New Jersey, 1-930143-31-1, 190,weblink registration, 14 December 2011, This came at a time of a surge in comics activity in the country and was featured in an Israel Museum Comics Exhibit alongside the work of his national peers, Dudu Geva, Michel Kichka, Uri Fink and others. Michael's design of the Menorah symbol for Uri-On was featured in a later Israel Museum exhibit highlighting various Menorah designs through the ages. Netzer's prominence as a former American comic book artist and controversial choice of residence in the occupied West Bank, provided a (wikt:platform|platform) for the artist to appear on local television talk shows, receive varied media coverage and give lectures on the comic book medium as a tool for advancing a peaceful solution to the Arabâ€“Israeli conflict.
Return to U.S. comics
(File:Netzer hotstuff8.jpg|thumb|From "12 Parts" Hot Stuff #6 (1978), depicting the sharp departure from the artist's early career influences) In 1991, Netzer returned to New York and Continuity Comics, where he produced art for several issues of Megalith. He and Neal Adams entered into a dispute over intellectual property rights to Ms. Mystic, a character they had worked on jointly in 1977, which Adams had published under the Pacific Comics and Continuity Comics imprints, leading to a lawsuit against Adams in New York Federal Court in 1993.JOURNAL, Reynolds, Eric, 1994, Adams Sued for $20 Million in Libel/Trademark Suit, The Comics Journal, 162, 7â€“11, Fantagraphics Books,weblink 1 December 2011, The case was dismissed in 1995, citing the statute of limitations.JOURNAL, Stump, Greg, 1998, News Watch: Mike Netzer's Lawsuit against Neal Adams Dismissed, The Comics Journal, 201, 18, Fantagraphics Books,weblink 29 January 2012, WEB,weblink Netzer v. Continuity Graphic Associates, Inc., Buchwald, Naomi, 1995, USDC/SDNY, Opinion and Order, The Annotated Flex Mentallo,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140304232052weblink">weblink 4 March 2014, 14 June 2015, Netzer left Continuity and produced a series of comic book projects during this period, including (Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight) Annual #2,Manning "1990s" in Dougall, p. 197: "Writer Dennis O'Neil and artist Michael Netzer decided to marry off Commissioner Gordon to his longtime love, Sarah Essen." Detective Comics,Manning "1990s" in Dougall, p. 198 The Huntress,Manning "1990s" in Dougall, p. 208: "Helena Bertinelli, the Huntress, returned to star in her own title in this four-issue series written by Chuck Dixon and drawn in a moody, shadowy style by artist Michael Netzer." Babylon 5, Team Titans,BOOK, Manning, Matthew K., Dolan, Hannah, ed., 1990s, DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle, Dorling Kindersley, 2010, London, United Kingdom, 978-0-7566-6742-9, 254, The team...started with a bang, offering five first issues, that each contained a different origin story for every team member. Marv Wolfman supplied the scripts for each issue while the art was handled by Kevin Maguire, Gabriel Morrissette, Adam Hughes, Michael Netzer, Kerry Gammill, and Phil Jimenez., and Green ArrowManning "1990s" in Dolan, p. 271: "Writer Chuck Dixon and artists Michael Netzer, Jim Aparo, and Rodolfo Damaggio were putting longtime Green Arrow Oliver Queen through his paces." for DC Comics, and Neil Gaiman's Lady Justice for Tekno Comix. His art in this period demonstrated a notable shift into a darker and moodier art style, such as in The Huntress mini-series, which merged his high-contrast style in the 1978 Hot StuffWEB,weblink Hot Stuff #6, Netzer, Michael, 1978, 12 Parts, Sal Quartucio Productions, 1 December 2011, with the dark noir art of the popular Frank Miller's Sin City series.WEB,weblink The Huntress: The critical conscience of Bat-verse, Silver, Francis, 24 March 2002, uBC Monitor, 1 December 2011, In his (The Big Fat Kill|Sin City: The Big Fat Kill) #1 (1994) letter column, Miller criticized Netzer, along with artists Jim Lee and Tim Sale, who also produced dark noir art in that period, for drawing influence from Sin City. Miller also criticized Netzer's lawsuit against Adams for Ms. Mystic in the same letter column.BOOK, Sin City: The Big Fat Kill â€“ Letter column, Miller, Frank, Frank Miller (comics), 1994, Dark Horse Comics,weblink weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141219163001weblink">weblink 19 December 2014, 14 June 2015, In 2011, Netzer responded to Miller at CBR's Comics Should Be Good, saying he'd worked in a similar style before Miller became known for it. He added that no artist develops without visible influences, and that creators who preceded Miller were not known to criticize artists whom they inspired.WEB,weblink Meta-Messages â€“ Frank Miller Comments on Jim Lee's New Art Style, Cronin, Brian, 3 October 2011, Comics Should Be Good â€“ article and comments, Comic Book Resources, 29 January 2012, In 1994 Netzer returned to Israel. In 1998, he teamed up with Sofia Fedorov to establish a visual media production studio called Netzart Fedorov Media which allowed Netzer to develop his skills in computer-generated illustration, advertising and web design.In 2010, Netzer returned to mainstream comics, producing art for Kevin Smith's Green Hornet from Dynamite Entertainment,WEB,weblink Who Dies in Kevin Smith's Green Hornet?, Dynamite News, 6 April 2010, Newsarama, 1 December 2011, WEB,weblink Kevin Smith's Green Hornet Annual, Hester, Phil, August 2010, Dynamite Entertainment, 1 December 2011, along with illustrating a chapter of Erich Origen and Gan Golan's The Adventures of Unemployed Man from Little, Brown, publishers of the satire Goodnight Bush by the same writers.WEB,weblink The Adventures of Unemployed Man: Artists, The Adventures of Unemployed Man,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131208075937weblink">weblink 8 December 2013, 14 June 2015, Netzer also returned to producing collector art commissions, including a series of classic cover recreations with artist Gene Colan, represented by writer/agent Clifford Meth.WEB,weblink Commission Collaborations with Gene Colan, 17 January 2011, Comicon Pulse,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120308062246weblink">weblink 8 March 2012, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink Michael Netzer: Art of Responsibility, Meth, Clifford, 4 January 2011, Everyone's Wrong and I'm Right, 1 December 2011, In 2011, he produced three covers for Kfir from Israeli Zanzuria Comics.WEB,weblink Kfir #1â€“3, Zanzuri, Ofer, 2011, Covers, Zanzuria Comics,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111019094106weblink">weblink 19 October 2011, 14 June 2015,
Web activism
A 40-day retreat to the Dead Sea resort of Ein Gedi in February 2003 inspired Netzer to go back to his early spiritual themes and activism. In January 2004, Netzer launched his first web site, "The New Comic Book of Life", outlining his theories on superhero mythology and the role it plays in cultural evolution. On the site, Netzer revealed unpublished material espousing this manifesto from 1977 to 1981, which had never seen publication. He also apologized to colleague Neal Adams for his lawsuit against him in the previous decade,WEB,weblink Lying in the Gutters: Son of Neal, Johnston, Rich, Rich Johnston, 13 January 2004, Comic Book Resources,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131030113549weblink">weblink 30 October 2013, 14 June 2015, though in 2018 Netzer renewed his assertion that he created the character of Ms. Mystic, leading to a great deal of public acrimony between the two. In November 2004, he launched a second web site, "The Comic Book Creator's Party", calling on comics creators to form a political union for participating in the 2008 U.S. presidential election, and quoting notable comics creators' references to the socio-political climate in America and abroad.WEB,weblink Lying in the Gutters: Where's Michael, Johnston, Rich, 22 November 2004, Comic Book Resources,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131029190007weblink">weblink 29 October 2013, 14 June 2015, Netzer has since launched several other web sites, including "The Comic Book Creators' Guild", "Growing Earth Consortium" and "Michael Netzer Online", the site-complex portal.While producing no mainstream comics art from the mid-1990s until 2010, Netzer maintained a web presence,WEB,weblink Netzer appearance at Imwan, Dave & co., 6 January 2007, Imwan, 2 December 2011, speaking on comics community issues,WEB,weblink I'm Digging for Gold..., McMillan, Graeme, 9 January 2007, Newsarama,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130314122009weblink">weblink 14 March 2013, 14 June 2015, including a campaign to bolster comic fandom's support for J'onn J'onzz The Martian Manhunter,WEB,weblink Netzer unites fandom in an effort to save J'onn J'onzz, Parkin, JK, 21 January 2008, Newsarama,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130703182357weblink">weblink 3 July 2013, 14 June 2015, facing a rumored demise in DC Comics Final Crisis miniseries.WEB,weblink Michael Netzer has a Cause!, MacDonald, Heidi, Heidi MacDonald, 21 January 2008, The Beat, Comics Beat, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink J'Onn J'Onzz Marked for Death?, Marshall, Rick, 23 January 2008, ComicMix,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141219212313weblink">weblink 19 December 2014, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink The Flash Resurrection, Gustines, George, 30 April 2008, The New York Times, 2 December 2011, In early 2009, Netzer founded and launched Facebook Comic Con.WEB,weblink Facebook Comic Con, Netzer, Michael, 2009, FBCC page, Facebook, 2 December 2011, WEB,weblink Facebook Comic Con Opens, Hauman, Glenn, 12 March 2009, ComicMix,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141219205359weblink">weblink 19 December 2014, 14 June 2015, Following his conviction that art should contribute towards the betterment of society, Netzer joined Comics For All in May 2010, a collective of Israeli comics artists that aims to promote the medium as a cultural and educational tool for aiding underprivileged children.WEB,weblink Comics For All, CFA Website, Comics N' Vegetables,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130930144408weblink">weblink 30 September 2013, 14 June 2015, The organization operates under the auspices of comic book retailer chain Comics N' Vegetables, and contributed to the retailer winning the Will Eisner Spirit of Comics Retailer Award in 2011.WEB,weblink "Spirit of Comics" Past Award Recipients, 2011, Comic Con, 2 December 2011, WEB,weblink Israelis win comics award, Carnvek, Sarah, 20 December 2011, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120110165004weblink">weblink 10 January 2012, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink Comic N' Vegetables Wins Eisner, Netzer, Michael, 24 July 2011, Michael Netzer Online Portal,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140226114054weblink">weblink 26 February 2014, 14 June 2015, Netzer participates in various activities on a pro bono basis.WEB,weblink Comics For All @ Dana Tel-Aviv Hospital, Netzer Michael, 25 February 2011, Michael Netzer Online Portal,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130511011156weblink">weblink 11 May 2013, 14 June 2015,
Save the Comics campaign
In early 2011 Netzer launched a campaign, Save the Comics, to bring public attention to the undercurrents of a decades-long sales slump for printed comic books.WEB,weblink Save The Comics Campaign, Offenberger, Rik, 15 January 2011, Interview, First Comics News,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120402090134weblink">weblink 2 April 2012, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink Sam Agro takes the lead, 8 March 2011, News, Comicon Pulse,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120308062433weblink">weblink 8 March 2012, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink Superhero Fatigueâ€¦ or, Does the Genre Even Benefit the Medium Where it Started?, Gutierrez, Peter, 26 July 2012, SLJ blog commentary, School Library Journal,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150326155333weblink">weblink 26 March 2015, 14 June 2015, The initiative came on the heels of his participation in an industry-wide debate on a revolution in creator-owned properties.WEB,weblink What's all this Creator-Owned Talk?, Steve Niles, 25 January 2011, Steve Niles,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110914215852weblink">weblink 14 September 2011, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink Grassroots creators support campaign begins, MacDonald, Heidi, 31 January 2011, Article and comment discussion, The Beat,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120815140149weblink">weblink 15 August 2012, 15 June 2015, WEB,weblink A little more on the creators revolution, MacDonald, Heidi, 4 February 2011, Article and comment discussion, The Beat,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120324211939weblink">weblink 24 March 2012, 14 June 2015, On 10 February 2011, Netzer lodged an online complaint at the Federal Trade Commission web site against DC Comics and Marvel Comics calling for industry leaders to turn their attention back to the business of comic book publishing.WEB,weblink Complaint Lodged with the FTC Against DC and Marvel, 10 February 2011, News, Comicon Pulse,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120308062413weblink">weblink 8 March 2012, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink All for filing complaints, Spurgeon, Tom, Tom Spurgeon, 10 February 2011, The Comics Reporter,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130502085705weblink">weblink 2 May 2013, 14 June 2015, In June 2011, Netzer responded to the controversial story in Action Comics #900, in which Superman is compelled to renounce his American citizenship after participating in an Iranian anti-government demonstration.WEB,weblink Superman Renounces His U.S. Citizenship, Gustines, George Gene, 29 April 2011, The New York Times, 29 January 2012, WEB,weblink Superman Renounces His U.S. Citizenship, Young, Bryan, 28 April 2011, Media News, HuffPost, 29 January 2012, He produced a two-page short satire, wherein Superman returns to Tehran with Batman and Wonder Woman, who all participate in an anti-American demonstration.WEB,weblink Mike Netzer Vs DC Comics, Johnston, Rich, 7 June 2011, Bleeding Cool,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141219020408weblink">weblink 19 December 2014, 14 June 2015, An image of the three heroes burning American and Western Allies flags, drew sharp criticism from the Bleeding Cool audience.WEB,weblink Mike Netzer Vs DC Comics: Forum discussion, 7 June 2011, Bleeding Cool, 29 January 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141219022424weblink">weblink 19 December 2014, Netzer responded by burning the original art of the controversial image, and filming a video clip of it, to demonstrate the value of the satire.WEB,weblink Mike Netzer Burns Original Superman Art To Appease Bleeding Cool Message Board Posters, Johnston, Rich, 21 June 2011, Bleeding Cool,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141219021441weblink">weblink 19 December 2014, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink Mike Netzer Burns Original Superman Art To Appease Bleeding Cool Message Board Posters: Forum discussion, 21 June 2011, Bleeding Cool, 29 January 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141219021932weblink">weblink 19 December 2014, In May 2013, Netzer led a campaign on behalf of comics writer Don McGregor when Dynamite Entertainment promoted the revival of Lady Rawhide, created by McGregor and Mike Mayhew.WEB,weblink The Return of Lady Rawhide, Johnston, Rich, 15 May 2013, Bleeding Cool,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150511191142weblink">weblink 11 May 2015, 14 June 2015, Dynamite publisher Nick Barrucci responded in dismissal of McGregor's publicly aired frustration at hearing about his creation being revived in press releases, and that the creators' credits were omitted from the announcements.WEB,weblink Don McGregor Vs Dynamite Over Lady Rawhide, Johnston, Rich, 30 May 2013, Bleeding Cool,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141221051047weblink">weblink 21 December 2014, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink Did anyone tell creator Don McGregor they were remaking Lady Rawhide? UPDATED with Dynamite's Response, MacDonald, Heidi, 30 May 2013, The Beat,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141221051754weblink">weblink 21 December 2014, 15 June 2015, Netzer's campaign at Bleeding Cool,WEB,weblink Don McGregor Vs Dynamite Over Lady Rawhide, 30 May 2013, Forum comments, Bleeding Cool, 17 July 2013, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130611013021weblink">weblink 11 June 2013, The Beat, FacebookWEB,weblink Netzer art and comments, 2 June 2013, Facebook, 17 July 2013, and his own siteWEB,weblink In the Absence of Love..., Netzer, Michael, 2 June 2013, If Life was a Comic Book...,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141221051833weblink">weblink 21 December 2014, 15 June 2015, led the publisher to appear at Netzer's Facebook profile and apologize to McGregor.WEB,weblink The Weekend Where Everyone Apologised To Everyone Else Over Lady Rawhide, Johnston, Rich, 3 June 2013, Bleeding Cool,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141221051859weblink">weblink 21 December 2014, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink Nick Barrucci and Don McGregor are cool now, MacDonald, Heidi, 3 June 2013, The Beat,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141221051137weblink">weblink 21 December 2014, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink Random Comics News Story Round-Up, Spurgeon, Tom, 3 June 2013, Comics Reporter,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141221043728weblink">weblink 21 December 2014, 14 June 2015, The campaign received some criticism for its intensity, but was also noted by others for helping bring the issue of creators' rights and their treatment by publishers to the forefront of industry dialogue.WEB,weblink The Woman with a Whip: Why Lady Rawhide Matters, Sacks, Jason, 6 June 2013, Comics Bulletin,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130625233107weblink">weblink 25 June 2013, 14 June 2015, WEB,weblink When Creators' Feelings Explode, Meth, Clifford, 10 June 2013, Everyone's Wrong and I'm Right, 17 July 2013,
Published works
DC Comics

Adventure Comics 449â€“451 (Manhunter from Mars) (with Dennis O'Neil, inks by Terry Austin, 1977); (The Flash) 466 (with Cary Bates, inks by Vince Colletta, 1979)
(Armageddon: The Alien Agenda) 2 (with Jonathan Peterson, inks by Josef Rubinstein, 1991)
(Armageddon 2001|Armageddon: Inferno) 1â€“2, 4 (1992)
Babylon 5 1â€“2, 4 (with J. Michael Straczynski, inks by Rob Leigh, 1994)
Batman/Green Arrow: The Poison Tomorrow one-shot (with Dennis O'Neil, 1992)
(Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight) Annual 2 (with Dennis O'Neil, inks by Luke McDonnell, 1993)
Challengers of the Unknown 81â€“82 (with Gerry Conway, inks by Bob Wiacek and Josef Rubinstein, 1977)
DC Special Series 1 (Batman) (with Martin Pasko, 1977); 15 (with David V. Reed, in both cases, inks by Josef Rubinstein, 1978); 11 (Doctor Fate) (with Paul Levitz and Joe Staton, 1978)
Detective Comics 654â€“655, 657â€“658 (with Chuck Dixon, inks by Scott Hanna and Luke McDonnell, 1992â€“1993)
Ghosts 97 (1981)
Green Arrow 89, 96 (with Kevin Dooley and Chuck Dixon, inks by Rob Leigh and Jim Aparo, 1994â€“1995)
House of Mystery 276 (1980)
Isis 2 (with Steve Skeates, inks by Vince Colletta, 1976â€“1977)
The Huntress 1â€“4 (miniseries) (with Chuck Dixon, 1994)
Jonah Hex and Other Western Tales 3 (1980)
Kamandi 45â€“46 ("Tales of the Great Disaster"), inks by Josef Rubinstein (1976)
Kobra 6â€“7 (with Martin Pasko, inks by Josef Rubinstein, 1977)
Men of War 15 ("The Sentry", twoâ€“pages, inks by Bob Smith, 1979)
Secrets of Haunted House 24 (with Laurie S. Sutton, inks by Vince Colletta, 1980)
Star Hunters 3 (with David Michelinie, inks by Bob Layton, 1978)
Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes 222, 225â€“226, 230â€“231, 233, 236 (with Jim Shooter and Paul Levitz, inks by Bob Layton, Bob Wiacek, Jack Abel and Josef Rubinstein, 1976â€“77)
Team Titans 1 Nightrider (with Marv Wolfman, inks by George PÃ©rez, 1992)
Time Warp 4 (1980)
Wonder Woman 232 (with Alan Brennert and Martin Pasko, inks by Vince Colletta, 1977)
World's Finest Comics 244â€“246 (Green Arrow and Black Canary) (with Tony Isabella and Jack C. Harris, inks by Terry Austin, 1977); 259â€“260 (Black Lightning) (with Dennis O'Neil, inks by Vince Colletta, 1979)

Marvel Comics

Howard the Duck 16 (with Steve Gerber, inks by Terry Austin, 1976)
Marvel Comics Super Special 17 (with J. M. DeMatteis and other artists, 1980)
Marvel Preview 7 (1976)
Marvel Spotlight 33 (with David Anthony Kraft, Rich Buckler and Arvell Jones, inks by Klaus Janson, Marvel, 1977)
Marvel Tales 100 (with Scott Edelman, inks by Terry Austin, 1979)
Marvel Team-Up 89 (with Chris Claremont, inks by Josef Rubinstein, 1980)
Marvel Two-In-One 70 (with Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, inks by Gene Day, 1980)
Savage Sword of Conan 20, 29, 70â€“71 (pinups only, 1977â€“81)
Star Trek 7 (with Tom DeFalco, inks by Klaus Janson, 1980)
The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu 28 (with Lao Tzu, pinup only, 1976)
Web of Spider-Man Annual 3 (with Roger Stern, inks by Josef Rubinstein, 1987)

Other publishers

"12 Parts" in Hot Stuff 6,{{Gcdb issue|id= 276121|title= Hot Stuff}} (Sal Quartuccio Productions, 1978)
1984 5 (with Len Wein, inks by Alfredo Alcala, Warren Publishing, 1979)
Civil Wardrobe (with Rich Johnston, Brain Scan Studios, 2006)
Ms. Mystic 1 (with Neal Adams, Pacific Comics, 1982)
Neil Gaiman's Wheel of Worlds 0 (with C. J. Henderson, Tekno Comix, 1995)
Neil Gaiman's Lady Justice 1â€“2 (with C.J. Henderson, inks by Rick Magyar, Tekno, 1995)
Megalith 5â€“7 (with Peter Stone, Continuity Comics, 1991)
Star Reach 12 (Star Reach Productions, 1978)
Uri-On 1â€“4 (Israel Comics, 1987â€“1988)
War Dancer 5 (with Jim Shooter, inks by Brad Vancata Defiant Comics, 1994)
Dose 2 (Bankshot Comics, 2008)
Kevin Smith's Green Hornet Annual 1 (with Phil Hester, inks by Josef Rubinstein Dynamite Entertainment, 2010)
The Adventures of Unemployed Man graphic novel (with Origen and Golan, inks by Josef Rubinstein Little, Brown, 2010)
Rich Johnston's ScienTHORlogy one shot satire (with Rich Johnston, Boom! Studios, 2012)
Jewish Comix Anthology short story (with Clifford Meth, Alternate History Comics, 2014)

Note: From 1987 (Uri-On #1), he is credited as Michael Netzer; previously, he was credited with his birth name, Michael Nasser.
Covers
Netzer has also provided the art for these covers:

Adventures on the Planet of the Apes 7 (Marvel, 1976)
Tomb of Darkness 22 (Marvel, 1976)
Chamber of Chills 24, inks, (Marvel, 1976)
Kobra 6â€“7 (DC, 1977)
Challengers of the Unknown 81â€“82 (DC, 1977)
Wonder Woman 231â€“232 (DC, 1977)
Shazam! 35 (DC, 1978)
The Spectacular Spider-Man 37 (Marvel, 1979)
Defenders 87â€“89 (Marvel, 1980)
Star Trek 7 (Marvel, 1980)
Marvel Team-Up 101 (Marvel, 1980)
The Amazing Spider-Man 207, 228 (Marvel, 1980, 1982)
Uri-On 1â€“4, (Israel Comics, 1987â€“1988)
(Armageddon 2001|Armageddon: Inferno) 1â€“4 (DC, 1992)
The Shadow Strikes 30 (DC, 1992)
Batman 480 (DC, 1992)
The Comet 9â€“12, 14â€“18 (DC, 1992)
Batman/Green Arrow: The Poison Tomorrow (DC, 1992)
(Robin (comics)|Robin III: Cry of the Huntress) 3 {DC, 1993}
(Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight) Annual 2 (DC, 1993)
The Huntress 1â€“4 (DC, 1994)
Babylon 5 2, 4, (DC, 1994)
Kevin Smith's Green Hornet 3 (4 alternate covers, Dynamite 2010)
Kevin Smith's Green Hornet Annual 1 (Dynamite, 2010)
Avatar of the Futurians 2 (David Miller Studios, 2010)
Kfir 1â€“3 (Zanzuria, 2011)
WWE Superstars 3 (Super Genius, Papercutz, 2013)

References
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Bibliography

{{gcdb|type=credit|search=Michael+Netzer|title=Michael Netzer}}
Michael Netzer at the Big Comic Book DataBase

External links
{{Commons category}}

Michael Netzer Online Portal, official homepage (archived)
{{comicbookdb|type=creator|id=2324|title=Michael Netzer}}
"DC Profiles 14" at the Grand Comics Database
Netzart Fedorov Media, company with which Netzer is involved
Marty Klug, weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130708195914weblink">A Revealing Conversation, Wizzard Magazine, Fall 1980 (archived)
Daniel Best, Interview, Adelaide Comics and Books, 17 July 2004
Brian Doherty, But What Has He Done for the Purple Skins?, Reason Magazine, 11 January 2005
Rik Offenberger, {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070807050949weblink |date=7 August 2007 |title=Michael Netzer's New Comic Book of Life }}, Silver Bullet Comic Books, 4 May 2005
Facebook Comic Con Gala Premiere {{YouTube|k094pDm3K3U|keynote video address}}
weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130510220552weblink">Campaign to Save the Comics at Netzer's web site (archived).

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