Mike Friedrich is a fantasy comic book writer.
A comics artist ( also comic book artist or graphic novel artist ) is a person working within the comics medium on comic strips , comic books , or graphic novels . Mike Friedrich ( born March 27 , 1949 ) is an American comic book writer and publisher best known for his work at Marvel and DC Comics , and for publishing the anthology series Star * Reach , one of the first independent comics . His notable works include runs as the regular writer of DC 's Justice League of America and Marvel 's Iron Man .