Ink and Feathers Comics Staff: Myke Feinman

Myke Feinman is editor of Bio Fuels, a magazine based in Decatur, IL. He's worked at The Streator Voice , The Paper of Dwight, IL The Daily Times of Ottawa, IL, The Times-Press of Streator, the Kankakee Daily Journal and the Herscher Press/Reddick Essex Courier. He is author /illustrator for two graphic novels, The Mask Conspiracy, The Crystal Skull Files and has written a children's book, In Search of the First Teddy Bear. The Teddy Bear Conspiracies, released in spring of 2004, is his first novel. (Has anyone noticed a theme yet in regards to the titles of his books? Could Feinman be paranoid?) His most recent story, The Wedding of Louis and Chocolate, was released in October 2006 in Superlative Tales, a magazine from the late 1940's. Click SUPERLATIVE for a preview and ordering information!

With the publication of The Mask Conspiracy in 1991, Myke and his wife, Cathy, established the Ink & Feathers art scholarship at Herscher High School in Herscher, IL. In !998, a second scholarship, the Freedom Journalism Scholarship, was established in Streator, IL by the two with the release of Myke's second graphic novel, The Crystal Skull Files. Both scholarships continue to this day and are funded by partial proceeds from the sale of Ink & Feathers publications. For more infromation on the scholarships, visit our SCHOLARSHIP page!

Myke is a fan of Science Fiction and fantasy in all its forms. His love affair with comics came from his youth. When he was younger, Myke had a difficult time reading. He bought a comic book with his lunch money, novelization of a Jack London's "Call of the Wild" and soon discovered he was a visual learner. He passed his love for comics on to his son, Anthony.

Some of his favorite and main influences for his art style stem from cartoon illustrators E.C. Segar (creator of Popeye), Bud Sagendorf, and Sergio Aragones.
One of his favorite literary characters is the old pulp hero, Doc Savage, created by Lester Dent.

Myke and his wife, Cathy, currently reside in Streator, IL where they share their house with a "hug" of bears, unicorns and critters. It seems someone or something put out the word that their home is a safe haven for aliens. (Ooops! I wrote too much!)