Mike Saenz

Mike Saenz (born December 3, 1959) is an American artist and software designer best known for creating *Shatter*, the first fully computer-drawn comic book series. He also developed *MacPlaymate*, an early adult-oriented interactive game. Saenz founded Reactor Inc., a now-defunct game company. His comics career, spanning roughly 1980 to 1988, saw him work as an artist, colorist, inker, letterer, and writer across 11 issues. He is most associated with *Shatter* (published through Epic Comics), *Jon Sable, Freelance*, *Creepy*, and the *Iron Man: Crash* graphic novel. Saenz’s signature style blended traditional comic storytelling with pioneering digital art, making him a key figure in the early adoption of computer graphics for sequential narrative. His work on *Shatter* was a landmark in the medium, demonstrating the potential of pixel-based art in a field then dominated by pen and ink. After his brief but influential comics run, Saenz shifted focus to software and game design, leaving a legacy as a technical innovator who helped bridge the gap between comics and digital media.