Michael A. Martin
Michael A. Martin
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BIOGRAPHY

Writer, contributor to Star Trek Monthly, Atlas Editions, Dreamwatch, The Oregonian, and The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes. Versions of his contributions to The Superhero Book (Visible Ink Press, 2012) form the basis of his contributions to various entries in Britannica.

Primary Contributions (5)
Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man clings to the side of a speeding subway train with passengers visible inside, from the film Spider-Man 2 directed by Sam Raimi.
Spider-Man, comic-book character who was the original everyman superhero. In Spider-Man’s first story, in Marvel Comics’ Amazing Fantasy, no. 15 (1962), American teenager Peter Parker, a poor sickly orphan, is bitten by a radioactive spider. As a result of the bite, he gains superhuman strength,…
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Publications (4)
Star Trek: Titan: Fallen Gods
Star Trek: Titan: Fallen Gods (July 2012)
By Michael A. Martin, Gene Roddenberry
The Starship Titan continues on her outward voyage of discovery in this latest exciting novel.


Though the United Federation of Planets still reels from Andor’s political decision that will forever affect the coalition, Captain William T. Riker and the crew of the U.S.S. Titan are carrying out Starfleet’s renewed commitment to deep space exploration. While continuing to search the Beta Quadrant’s unknown expanses for an ancient civilization’s long-lost quick-terraforming...
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The Superhero Book The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-book Icons and Hollywood Heroes
The Superhero Book The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-book Icons and Hollywood Heroes (2012)
By Gina Misiroglu
The ultimate compendium to everyone's favorite participants in the eternal battle between good and evil! Profiles of more than 1,000 mythic superheroes, icons, and their place in popular culture.

Superhuman strength. Virtual invulnerability. Motivated to defend the world from criminals and madmen. Possessing a secret identity. And they even have fashion sense--they look great in long underwear and catsuits. These are the traits that define the quintessential superhero. Their appeal and...

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Star Trek: Enterprise: The Romulan War: To Brave the Storm
Star Trek: Enterprise: The Romulan War: To Brave the Storm (October 2011)
By Michael A. Martin
The Romulan Star Empire engages in all out war against Earth, determined once and for all to stop the human menace from spreading across the galaxy.

Earth stands alone.

The Coalition of Planets has shattered, with Vulcan, Andor, and Tellar abrogating the treaty. Their pledge to come to the mutual defense of any power that is attacked has been shunted aside. Horrified by how easily the Romulans can seize control of their advanced starships, turning them into weapons, Andor and...
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Last Full Measure
Last Full Measure (2006)
By Michael A. Martin, Andy Mangels
To counter a galaxy-wide threat, Captain Archer is assigned a contingent of MACOs - an elite military unit. As tensions rise between crew and MACOs, Travis Mayweather finds the MACO sharing his berth is a neat freak with no respect for his space, and even less for the Enterprise crew.