Michael J. Martineck has written for DC Comics, The Truth About Cars, short stories, and long stories. Michael’s novel—The Milkman (EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy), a murder mystery set in a world with no governments—won a gold medal from the Independent Publisher Book Awards and was a finalist in the Eric Hoffer awards. His previous novel, Cinco de Mayo, was a finalist for an Alberta Reader’s Choice Award. He has also written two urban fantasy novels for young readers. Michael has a master’s degree in English, an undergraduate degree in Economics, but worked in advertising for years and years until he decided to teach, or try to teach is more like it. It's tough competing with screens, friends, enemies and the creeping nocturnality of college students. He lives on Grand Island, NY.