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Mike Costa

Author of God is Dead, Volume 1

196+ Works 1,096 Members 50 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: Michael Costa

Also includes: Michael Costa (3)

Series

The Transformers -2009

The Transformers [2009-11]

The Transformers: Chaos

Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor [2008]

Blackhawks [2011]

G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files [2013]

Scarlet Spiders

Venom (2016-2018)

G.I. Joe: The IDW Collection

World of Warcraft : Dark Riders

Works by Mike Costa

God is Dead, Volume 1 (2014) — Author — 53 copies

Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor (2009) — Author — 36 copies

Spider-Verse: Warzones (Spider-Verse: Warzones!: Marvel Secret Wars) (2015) 35 copies

All-New X-Men/Indestructible Hulk/Superior Spider-Man: The Arms of the Octopus (2014) — Author — 30 copies

Venom Vol. 1: Homecoming (2017) 29 copies

The Transformers: All Hail Megatron, Volume 4: Coda (2010) 29 copies

Web Warriors of the Spider-Verse Vol. 1: Electroverse (2016) 24 copies

Smoke & Mirrors (2012) 23 copies

World of Warcraft: Dark Riders (2013) 21 copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series, Vol. 2 (2012) — Author — 20 copies

God is Dead, Volume 2 (2014) — Author — 20 copies

Venom Vol. 2: The Land Before Crime (2017) 19 copies

The Transformers: For All Mankind (2010) 19 copies

The Transformers: The IDW Collection, Volume Six (2012) — Author — 18 copies

Blackhawks, Vol. 1: The Great Leap Forward (2012) 17 copies

The Transformers: Police Action (2012) — Author — 17 copies

The Transformers: Ironhide (2010) 16 copies

The Transformers: International Incident (2010) — Author — 16 copies

Venom Vol. 3: Lethal Protector - Blood in the Water (2018) 16 copies

God is Dead, Volume 3 (2014) — Author — 16 copies

The Transformers: Chaos (2012) — Author — 16 copies

The Transformers: The IDW Collection, Volume Seven (2012) — Author — 15 copies

The Transformers: Chaos Theory (2011) — Author — 14 copies

The Transformers: The IDW Collection, Volume Eight (2013) — Author — 13 copies

God is Dead, Volume 4 (2015) — Author — 13 copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series: Villains, Vol. 2 (2014) — Author — 13 copies

G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files, Volume 1 (2013) 12 copies

Web Warriors of the Spider-Verse Vol. 2: Spiders Vs. (Web Warriors (2015-2016)) (2016) 12 copies

The Transformers: Revenge of the Decepticons (2011) — Author — 12 copies

Avengers: Millennium (2015) 11 copies

God is Dead, Volume 5 (2015) — Author — 10 copies

God is Dead, Volume 6 (2015) — Author — 10 copies

Venom: First Host (2018) 10 copies

God is Dead #1 (2013) — Author — 10 copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Allies and Enemies (2016) 10 copies

G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol. 2 (2010) 10 copies

God is Dead, Volume 7 (2016) — Author — 9 copies

G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files, Volume 2 (2014) — Author — 9 copies

G.I. JOE: Cobra: The Last Laugh (2012) 9 copies

God is Dead, Volume 8 (2016) — Author — 8 copies

G.I. JOE: Cobra - Cobra Civil War Volume 1 (2011) 7 copies

G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection Volume 6 (2016) — Author — 7 copies

G.I. JOE: Snake Eyes, Agent of Cobra (2015) — Author — 7 copies

God is Dead #2 (2013) — Author — 7 copies

G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection Volume 3 (2013) — Author — 6 copies

G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection Volume 2 (2013) — Author — 6 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #1 (2016) 6 copies

God is Dead #3 (2013) — Author — 6 copies

Resistance (2010) 6 copies

Blackhawks #1 (2011) 5 copies

Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham: The Complete Collection, Vol. 2 (2022) — Author — 5 copies

G.I. Joe: COBRA Serpent's Coil (2011) 5 copies

G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection Volume 4 (2014) — Author — 5 copies

G.I. JOE: Cobra - Oktober Guard (2013) 5 copies

God is Dead #20 (2014) — Author — 4 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #151 4 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #2 (2016) 4 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #150 4 copies

God is Dead #12 (2014) — Author — 4 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #6 (2017) 4 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #3 (2017) 4 copies

God is Dead #8 (2014) — Author — 4 copies

G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection Volume 7 (2017) — Author — 4 copies

G.I. Joe: Cobra, Vol. 4 (2011) 4 copies

G.I. JOE: Cobra - Son of the Snake (2013) 4 copies

SPIDER-VERSE 1 BAM! VARIANT Books a Million (2015) 4 copies

God is Dead #15 (2014) — Author — 4 copies

Australian HIV/AIDS legal guide (1991) 4 copies

God is Dead #6 (2014) — Author — 4 copies

God is Dead #4 (2013) — Author — 4 copies

God is Dead #5 (2014) — Author — 4 copies

God is Dead #28 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #27 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #26 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #25 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #24 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #23 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #47 (2016) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #22 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #21 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #19 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #18 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #16 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #14 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #11 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #29 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes Collection (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #30 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #17 — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #45 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #44 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #43 — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #42 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #10 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #48 (2016) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #41 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #40 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #39 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #46 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #38 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #37 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #36 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #35 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #34 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #33 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #32 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #31 (2015) — Author — 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #155 3 copies

God is Dead #13 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

God is Dead #9 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #157 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #5 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #4 (2017) 3 copies

God is Dead #7 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

Blackhawks #2 (2011) 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #160 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #156 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #159 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #158 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #152 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #154 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #153 3 copies

G.I. Joe: Cobra #1 (2009) — Author — 3 copies

G.I. Joe: Cobra (2011) - Vol. 2: Civil War (2012) 3 copies

World Of Warcraft - Jinetes oscuros (2013) 2 copies

Spider-Verse #2 (2015) 2 copies

Secret Wars: Bd. 1: Spider-Man (2016) 2 copies

Stealth, Volume 1 (2020) 2 copies

Scarlet Spiders #3 2 copies

Scarlet Spiders #1 2 copies

Spider-Man: Web Warriors 1: Wächter des Netzes 2 copies

Smoke and Mirrors #1 (of 5) (2012) 2 copies

Blackhawks #3 (2011) 2 copies

Scarlet Spiders #2 2 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #165 2 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #161 2 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #164 2 copies

Venom: Bd. 1: Finstere Rückkehr (2018) 2 copies

The Transformers #1 1 copy

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Villains Collection (2016) — Author — 1 copy

The Transformers Spotlight: Prowl (2010) 1 copy

Avengers Millennium #1 1 copy

Spider-Verse #4 (2015) 1 copy

Spider-Verse #3 (2015) 1 copy

The Transformers #12 - International Incident, Part 4: All My Sins Remembered (2010) — Author — 1 copy

Secret Wars Sonderband 1: Spider-Man (2016) 1 copy

The Transformers #31 - Pax Cybertronia (2011) 1 copy

World of Warcraft - Dark Riders, tome 2 (2013) 1 copy

The Transformers: All Hail Megatron #16 (2009) 1 copy

World of Warcraft - Dark Riders, tome 1 (2013) 1 copy

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series: Villains #6 - Hun (2013) — Author — 1 copy

Transformers: Ironhide #2 (2010) 1 copy

Scarlet Spiders #3: The Hero 1 copy

Scarlet Spiders #2: The Other 1 copy

Scarlet Spiders #1: The Widow 1 copy

Blackhawks #4 (2011) 1 copy

Blackhawks #5 (2012) 1 copy

Australian industry : what policy? (1991) 1 copy

Blackhawks #6 (2012) 1 copy

Eli, An oratorio (1856) 1 copy

Smoke and Mirrors #4 (2012) 1 copy

Blackhawks #7 (2012) 1 copy

Transformers: Ironhide #4 (2010) 1 copy

Blackhawks #8 (2012) 1 copy

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series #6 - Casey Jones (2012) — Author — 1 copy

World of Warcraft OGN Preview 1 copy

Lookers #0 (2016) 1 copy

Venom T01 : Un nouvel hôte (PAN.MARV.DELUXE) (French Edition) (2019) 1 copy

Belladonna #0 (2015) 1 copy

Belladonna #1 (2016) 1 copy

Belladonna #2 (2016) 1 copy

Web Warriors (2015-) #11 (Gustavo Duarte Variant) 1 copy

Belladonna #3 (2016) 1 copy

Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor #6 (2008) — Author — 1 copy

Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor #2 (2008) — Author — 1 copy

Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor #4 (2008) — Author — 1 copy

Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor #3 (2008) — Author — 1 copy

Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor #5 (2008) — Author — 1 copy

Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor #1 (2008) — Author — 1 copy

The Transformers #2 (Cover A) 1 copy

Marvel Legacy : Spider-Man Extra nº2 (2018) 1 copy

Web Warriors #1 1 copy

Marvel Legacy - Spider-Man Extra n°3 (2018) 1 copy

Belladonna #4 1 copy

Web Warriors (2015-2016) #2 1 copy

Secret History Of The Authority: Hawksmoor #1 (of 6) (2008) 1 copy

Smoke and Mirrors No. 1 Cover A Life and Death and Other Card Tricks (2012) 1 copy

Web Warriors of the Spider-Verse Vol. 1: Electroverse 1 copy

Venom: Bd. 4: Held mit Hindernissen (2018) 1 copy

Venom: Bd. 2: Herz der Finsternis (2018) 1 copy

Spider-Verse #1 1 copy

Smoke and Mirrors #5 (of 5) (2012) 1 copy

Spider-Man : Web-warriors (2018) 1 copy

Spider-Verse #5 (2015) 1 copy

G.I. Joe #0 1 copy

Smoke and Mirrors #3 1 copy

Associated Works

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Vol. 02 (2016) — Author — 52 copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Vol. 03 (2016) — Author — 49 copies

DC Comics: The New 52 (2011) — Contributor — 36 copies

G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection Volume 5 (2015) — Author — 5 copies

G.I. Joe: Cobra Command, Volume 1 (2012) — Author — 3 copies

G.I. Joe: Cobra Command, Volume 2 (2012) — Author — 3 copies

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2014 (19) 2015 (25) acquired 2017 (17) Avatar Press (49) Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (13) comic (11) comic book (54) comic books (50) comics (155) ebook (38) erotica (14) fantasy (29) fiction (31) G.I. Joe (24) God is Dead (51) graphic novel (68) graphic novels (44) graphic series (12) graphic-novels-comics (13) IDW (23) IDWverse (23) inclusion (12) Marvel (22) Marvel Comics (15) omnibus (37) ongoing series (41) owned (24) purchased from Humble Bundle (28) read (13) religion (16) science fiction (25) single issue (45) Spider-Man (16) superhero (15) superheroes (20) teen (18) to-read (39) Transformers (59) Transformers (2009) (16) Transformers vs. G.I. Joe Bundle (15)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1967-08-18
Gender: male
Nationality: USA

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Reviews

Secret history of the Authority. Hawksmoor by Mike Costa

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freixas | Mar 31, 2023 |

the-transformers-ironhide by mike-costa

I really like this book, yet I don't know why. The resurrection of Ironhide is poorly hand-waved away, but this is simply a beautifully illustrated book. Coller's pencils are really clean and cinemati, yet I really think the star of the book is Lafuente's colours. Seriously, this is just an amazingly coloured series. The next time someone laments about the nostalgic days of four colours, give them this book and tell them to shut up.

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Kavinay | 1 other review | Jan 2, 2023 |

Transformers Volume 6: Chaos: Police Action by Mike Costa

Better than much of Costa's run on Earth, but still mired by the fact that humans are profoundly boring. The twist in regards to Spike's actions all along is better than nothing, but doesn't feel worth an 30 issue run to pay off.

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Kavinay | Jan 2, 2023 |

Transformers Volume 2: International Incident by Mike Costa

You get the sense that Mike Costa really didn't have a lot for his Cybertronians to say. That's not a metaphor. Panels are large, dialogue relatively terse and the stories are fairly decompressed compared to where IDW would eventually end up with in Barber and Roberts' writing.

There are a few interesting ideas here: 1 star entirely due to Thundercracker's budding fascination with Earth culture. Ultimately though, this book is probably one of the weakest parts of IDW's run. Anytime humans have drastically more pages of dialogue than Cybertronians, you're more unlikely to get a compelling Transformers story.… (more)

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Kavinay | Jan 2, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works: 196
Also by: 6
Members: 1,096
Popularity: #23,436
Rating: 3.2

Reviews: 50
ISBNs: 119
Languages: 3

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