Michael Heisler — comics creator

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Known forTomb Raider

Issues credited531

Active1987–2019

Primary roleletterer

Michael Heisler is an American comic book professional whose career spans lettering, writing, and editing across nearly four decades in the industry. He broke into comics in the late 1980s primarily as a letterer for Marvel Comics, building credits on titles such as Iron Man, X-Factor, and Excalibur before eventually broadening his role to include writing and editing work.

As a writer, Heisler is perhaps best recognized for his contributions to the Wildstorm universe, penning the series DV8 and Union as well as the Gen13 mini-series Gen13: Interactive and the one-shot Gen13: The Unreal World. Beyond Wildstorm, he has also worked with Dark Horse Comics, and his lettering credits extend to high-profile projects including Tomb Raider, Halo: Escalation, and Global Frequency, reflecting the range of publishers and genres he has navigated throughout his career.

In December 2009, Heisler was announced as editor of a revived Famous Monsters of Filmland, the influential monster movie magazine, signaling his interests beyond the comics page into broader genre media. With active credits running from 1987 through 2025 and contributions to over 500 issues, his body of work represents a steady, versatile presence in American comics — one built more on craft and reliability than on marquee celebrity.

Full bibliography (first 500) · 188 series

Tomb Raider (2014) · 31

#2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #1 #9 #10 #11 #12 #2

Halo: Escalation (2013) · 24

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15 #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24

Iron Man (1968) · 22

#258 #259 #260 #262 #263 #265 #267 #268 #269 #270 #271 #272 #274 #275 #276 #277 #278 #279 #280 #281 #282 #283

X-Factor (1986) · 16

#63 #64 #65 #67 #68 #69 #70 #71 #72 #73 #74 #75 #76 #77 #79 #80

Excalibur (1988) · 14

#10 #34 #45 #46 #47 #48 #49 #50 #51 #52 #53 #54 #55 #56

Global Frequency (2002) · 12

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12

Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic (2006) · 12

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #46 #47 #48 #49 #50

Mass Effect: Foundation (2013) · 12

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13

Thor (1966) · 10

#403 #406 #408 #410 #411 #413 #415 #419 #430 #440

Clive Barker's Night Breed (1990) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #6 #7

Star Wars: Legacy (2006) · 6

#36 #39 #40 #42 #47 #50

Shaper (2015) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #[nn]

Lady Mechanika: The Tablet of Destinies (2015) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64 -- No Power in the 'Verse (2016) · 6

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Justice (1986) · 5

#22 #23 #25 #29 #31

Marvel Comics Presents (1988) · 5

#8 #10 #72 #95 #98

The New Warriors (1990) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Hook (1991) · 5

#[nn]#1 #2 #3 #4

Union (1993) · 5

#0 #1 #2 #5 #8

Dragon Age: Magekiller (2015) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

Aliens: Life and Death (2016) · 5

#1 #2 #3 #4 #[nn]

The War (1989) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Ghost Rider (1990) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Ghost Rider / Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance (1992) · 4

#1 #2 #4 #5

Stormwatch (1993) · 4

#1 #2 #4 #21

The Blackburne Covenant (2003) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Star Wars Tales (1999) · 4

#21 #22 #23 #6

Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities (2005) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Serenity (2005) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #3

Serenity: Firefly Class 03-K64 (2007) · 4

#1 #3 #2 #[5]

Star Wars: Invasion (2009) · 4

#3 #0 #4 #5

Mass Effect: Redemption (2010) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Mass Effect: Evolution (2011) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Mass Effect: Invasion (2011) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Mass Effect: Homeworlds (2012) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Halo: Initiation (2013) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #[nn]

Barb Wire (2015) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #5

King Tiger (2015) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Predator: Life and Death (2016) · 4

#1 #2 #4 #[nn]

Prometheus: Life and Death (2016) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #[nn]

Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens (2016) · 4

#1 #2 #3 #4

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Comic (2018) · 4

#2 #3 #4 #5

The Savage Sword of Conan (1974) · 3

#161 #174 #187

The Uncanny X-Men (1981) · 3

#255 #257 #284

Conan the Barbarian (1970) · 3

#235 #237 #244

Dragon Lines (1993) · 3

#2 #3 #4

Codename: Stryke Force (1994) · 3

#1 #4 #0

DV8 (1996) · 3

#3 #11 #24

Star Wars Comic Pack (2006) · 3

#19 #34 #40

Serenity Better Days (2008) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Nickelodeon Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search (2013) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Grendel vs. the Shadow (2014) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Eve: Valkyrie (2015) · 3

#2 #3 #[nn]

Lady Mechanika (2015) · 3

#2 #3 #5

Call of Duty: Black Ops III (2015) · 3

#4 #5 #6

Alien vs. Predator: Life and Death (2016) · 3

#1 #2 #[nn]

Lady Mechanika: The Clockwork Assassin (2017) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Lady Mechanika: La Belle Dame Sans Merci (2018) · 3

#1 #2 #3

Epic Graphic Novel: Blueberry (1989) · 2

#2 #3

Moebius (1989) · 2

#4 #9

Fantastic Four (1961) · 2

#325 #328

Clive Barker's Hellraiser (1989) · 2

#1 #12

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) · 2

#13 #19

Will to Power (1994) · 2

#3 #4

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow & Tara - Wilderness (2002) · 2

#1 #2

X-Factor Visionaries: Peter David (2005) · 2

#1 #3

Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures (2004) · 2

#7 #10

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) · 2

#1 #[nn]

Star Wars: Invasion - Rescues (2010) · 2

#1 #4

Free Comic Book Day: All Ages (2014) · 2

#[2014]#[2016]

Power Cubed (2015) · 2

#1 #3

Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen (2015) · 2

#1 #2

Mirror's Edge: Exordium (2015) · 2

#3 #6

Lady Mechanika: The Lost Boys of West Abbey (2016) · 2

#1 #2

Legends of Tomorrow (2016) · 2

#1 #3

Lady Mechanika: La Dama de la Muerte (2016) · 2

#1 #3

Nickelodeon Avatar: The Last Airbender - North and South (2016) · 2

#1 #2

Lady Mechanika HCF (2017) · 2

#1 [2017]#1 [2018]

Marvel Graphic Novel: The Pitt (1987) · 1