Mike Saenz (born December 3, 1959) is an American comic book artist and early collaborator with MacroMind.[1]
Biography[]
Saenz was born in Chicago, Illinois.
Career[]
Saenz collaborated with Marc Canter, Jay Fenton, Erik Neumann, and Dan Sadowski at MacroMind in the development of ComicWorks, which was released in 1986.[2]
In 1988, Saenz and programmer William Bates co-produced Iron Man: Crash, which was billed by Marvel Comics as "the first computer generated graphic novel".[3]
Saenz co-founded Reactor in 1989 with Joe Sparks to develop and publish interactive CD-ROM entertainment titles, such as Spaceship Warlock, Virtual Valerie, Virtual Valerie 2, and Donna Matrix, all produced with MacroMind Director or Macromedia Director. Some titles were focused towards adult audiences.[4][5]
References[]
- ↑ Comics Industry Birthdays by John Jackson Miller, Comics Buyer's Guide. 2005-06-10. Archived 2010-10-30.
- ↑ Desktop Publishing #1 (including MacroMind ComicWorks) by Stewart Cheifet, The Computer Chronicles. 1986-11-02.
- ↑ Why Iron Man: Crash Is Important To Modern Comic Creating by Benjamin Hall, Comicon.com. 2019-08-02.
- ↑ A Conversation With Mike Saenz by Laura Grindstaff and Julie Palsmeier, Speed 1.2. Archived 2015-10-16.
- ↑ Sex in Computer Games Part 2 by Ernest Adams, Gamasutra. 2000-10-05.
External links[]
- Mike Saenz official homepage (archived 2011-02-01)
- Mike Saenz at the Marvel Database
- Mike Saenz at Wikipedia
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