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Mike Costa

Author of God is Dead, Volume 1

190+ Works 1,139 Members 50 Reviews 1 Favorited

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]

Venom (2016-2018)

G.I. Joe: The IDW Collection

World of Warcraft : Dark Riders

Belladonna [2015]

Works by Mike Costa

God is Dead, Volume 1 (2014) — Author — 54 copies, 2 reviews

Secret History of the Authority: Hawksmoor (2009) — Author — 38 copies, 1 review

Spider-Verse: Warzones (Spider-Verse: Warzones!: Marvel Secret Wars) (2015) 38 copies, 1 review

Venom Vol. 1: Homecoming (2017) 32 copies

All-New X-Men/Indestructible Hulk/Superior Spider-Man: The Arms of the Octopus (2014) — Author — 32 copies, 1 review

The Transformers: All Hail Megatron, Volume 4: Coda (2010) 29 copies, 1 review

Web Warriors of the Spider-Verse Vol. 1: Electroverse (2016) 25 copies

Smoke & Mirrors (2012) 25 copies, 6 reviews

God is Dead, Volume 2 (2014) — Author — 23 copies, 1 review

The Transformers: For All Mankind (2010) 21 copies, 2 reviews

World of Warcraft: Dark Riders (2013) 21 copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Micro-Series, Vol. 2 (2012) — Author — 20 copies, 4 reviews

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

The Transformers: The IDW Collection, Volume Six (2012) — Author — 19 copies

God is Dead, Volume 3 (2014) — Author — 19 copies, 2 reviews

Blackhawks, Vol. 1: The Great Leap Forward (2012) 18 copies, 2 reviews

The Transformers: Police Action (2012) — Author — 17 copies, 1 review

The Transformers: The IDW Collection, Volume Seven (2012) — Author — 17 copies

God is Dead, Volume 4 (2015) — Author — 16 copies, 1 review

The Transformers: Chaos (2012) — Author — 16 copies, 1 review

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

The Transformers: International Incident (2010) — Author — 16 copies, 1 review

The Transformers: Ironhide (2010) 16 copies, 2 reviews

The Transformers: The IDW Collection, Volume Eight (2013) — Author — 14 copies

The Transformers: Chaos Theory (2011) — Author — 14 copies, 1 review

God is Dead, Volume 6 (2015) — Author — 13 copies, 1 review

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

Web Warriors of the Spider-Verse Vol. 2: Spiders Vs. (Web Warriors (2015-2016)) (2016) 13 copies

The Transformers: Revenge of the Decepticons (2011) — Author — 13 copies, 1 review

God is Dead, Volume 5 (2015) — Author — 12 copies

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

Avengers: Millennium (2015) 11 copies

God is Dead, Volume 7 (2016) — Author — 10 copies

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

Venom: First Host (2018) 10 copies, 1 review

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

God is Dead #1 (2013) — Author — 9 copies, 2 reviews

God is Dead, Volume 8 (2016) — Author — 9 copies, 1 review

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

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

G.I. JOE: Cobra - Cobra Civil War Volume 1 (2011) 8 copies

God is Dead #2 (2013) — Author — 7 copies, 1 review

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

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

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

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

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

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

Blackhawks #1 (2011) 6 copies

Resistance (2010) 6 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, 1 review

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

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

Venom (2016-2018) #151 4 copies, 1 review

God is Dead #12 (2014) — Author — 4 copies, 1 review

Blackhawks #2 (2011) 4 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #150 4 copies, 1 review

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

God is Dead #5 (2014) — Author — 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 #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

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

God is Dead #15 (2014) — Author — 4 copies, 1 review

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

Australian HIV/AIDS legal guide (1991) 4 copies

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

God is Dead #29 (2015) — Author — 3 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 #19 (2014) — Author — 3 copies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Venom (2016-2018) #155 3 copies

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

God is Dead #43 — Author — 3 copies

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

Secret Wars: Bd. 1: Spider-Man (2016) 3 copies, 1 review

God is Dead #17 — Author — 3 copies

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

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

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

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

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

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

God is Dead #33 (2015) — Author — 3 copies, 1 review

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 #38 (2015) — Author — 3 copies, 1 review

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

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

God is Dead #35 (2015) — Author — 3 copies, 1 review

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

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

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

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

Venom (2016-2018) #158 3 copies

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

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

Venom (2016-2018) #5 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #160 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #156 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #157 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #159 3 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #152 3 copies

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

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

Venom (2016-2018) #154 3 copies

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

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

Venom (2016-2018) #153 3 copies

Blackhawks #3 (2011) 3 copies

Blackhawks #8 (2012) 2 copies

Blackhawks #7 (2012) 2 copies

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

Blackhawks #6 (2012) 2 copies

Blackhawks #5 (2012) 2 copies

Blackhawks #4 (2011) 2 copies

World Of Warcraft - Jinetes oscuros (2013) 2 copies

Spider-Verse #2 (2015) 2 copies

Stealth, Volume 1 (2020) 2 copies

Scarlet Spiders #3 2 copies, 2 reviews

Scarlet Spiders #1 2 copies

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

Scarlet Spiders #2 2 copies

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

Venom (2016-2018) #164 2 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #161 2 copies

Belladonna #3 (2016) 2 copies

Venom (2016-2018) #165 2 copies

Belladonna #4 2 copies

Belladonna #0 (2015) 2 copies

Belladonna #1 (2016) 2 copies

Belladonna #2 (2016) 2 copies

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Villains Collection (2016) — Author — 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: All Hail Megatron #16 (2009) 1 copy

The Transformers #1 1 copy

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

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

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

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

Web Warriors (2015-2016) #2 1 copy

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

Australian industry : what policy? (1991) 1 copy

Eli, An oratorio (1856) 1 copy

Transformers: Ironhide #2 (2010) 1 copy

Transformers: Ironhide #4 (2010) 1 copy

Spider-Verse #5 (2015) 1 copy

The Transformers Spotlight: Prowl (2010) 1 copy

Avengers Millennium #1 1 copy

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

Lookers #0 (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

The Transformers #2 (Cover A) 1 copy

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

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

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

Smoke and Mirrors #4 (2012) 1 copy

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

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

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

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

G.I. Joe #0 1 copy

Web Warriors #1 1 copy

World of Warcraft OGN Preview 1 copy

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

Smoke and Mirrors #3 1 copy

Associated Works

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Vol. 02 (2016) — Author — 66 copies, 1 review

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The IDW Collection, Vol. 03 (2016) — Author — 63 copies, 1 review

DC Comics: The New 52 (2011) — Contributor — 38 copies, 2 reviews

Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham: The Complete Collection, Vol. 2 (2022) — Author — 6 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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Common Knowledge

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

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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: 190
Also by: 7
Members: 1,139
Popularity: #22,542
Rating: 3.2

Reviews: 50
ISBNs: 119
Languages: 3
Favorited: 1

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