Mike Cavallaro

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Mike Cavallaro
Born New Jersey, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer, Artist, Colourist
Notable works
Parade (with Fireworks)
The Life and Times of Savior 28
Foiled and Curse! Foiled Again
Nico Bravo series
Collaborators J. M. DeMatteis
Jane Yolen
www.mikecavallaro.com

Mike Cavallaro is an American comic book writer and artist. His most notable work is in the realm of middle grade comics, including collaborations with Jane Yolen and his own graphic novel series Nico Bravo (both published by First Second Books).

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Cavallaro grew up in New Jersey. He attended The Kubert School. [1] He has performed in punk bands in the New Jersey area, and has a song on the 1995 The Bouncing Souls' album Maniacal Laughter .

He is the author of the semi-autobiographical Parade (with Fireworks) , which debuted on the webcomics collective Act-i-vate [2] and was later collected as an Eisner Award-nominated two-issue limited series by Image Comics. [3] [4]

Cavallaro has collaborated with comics writer J. M. DeMatteis on a number of projects, most notably The Life and Times of Savior 28 , published by IDW Publishing in 2009; as well as a story in Occupy Comics #1 (Black Mask Studios, 2013), Shield backup stories in The Fox vol. 1 (Archie Comics, 2013–2014), and Impossible, Incorporated (IDW, 2018–2019).

Cavallaro is a faculty member of the School of Visual Arts. [5] He is Vice-Chairman of the Manhattan Chapter[ citation needed ] of the National Cartoonists Society. [1]

Awards

Bibliography

Solo projects

Graphic novels

Other comics/illustration work

References

  1. 1 2 Member directory, National Cartoonists Society website. Accessed Dec. 16, 2019.
  2. "Exclusive Comics Excerpt: ‘Parade (With Fireworks)’,", New York (Oct. 3, 2007).
  3. "Comic-Con Begins! Plus: Vulture Excerpts This Year’s Eisner Award Nominees," Vulture (Apr. 18, 2008).
  4. Warmoth, B. (2007). "Launching 'Fireworks' From the Web" Archived 2008-01-04 at the Wayback Machine . Wizard Magazine . Retrieved October 15, 2007.
  5. Faculty bio, School of Visual Arts website. Accessed Dec. 15, 2019.
  6. "Best Books for Kids: 2019 Picks," New York Public Library website (2019). Accessed Dec. 16, 2019.