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Andy Mangels is an American science fiction author who has written novels,〔(Andy Mangels at Amazon.com )〕 comics, and magazine articles, and produced DVD collections, mostly focusing on media in popular culture. As an openly-gay man,〔(subject's online bio, to confirm self-identification for WP:BLP )〕 he has been a longtime advocate for greater visibility of gay and lesbian characters in various media, especially comics,〔("Six Gay Geeks who've improved the pop culture landscape", Lyle Masaki, ''AfterElton'', March 27, 2008 )〕 including the coordination and moderation of the annual "Gays in Comics" panel for Comic Con International since it was begun in 1988.〔(Gays Comics, ''Huffington Post'', 7/25/11 )〕 He is the founder of an annual "Women of Wonder Day" event,〔(Women of Wonder Day site )〕 which raises funds for domestic violence shelters and related programs.〔("Hey, That's My Cape! – Wonder Woman Day 2010", Newsarama, Jill Pantozzi, 18 August 2010 )〕〔("Wonder Woman Day II Raises Over $27,000", November 7th, 2007, ''Comic Book Resources'' )〕 As of 2011 he has had books on the ''USA Today'' "best-selling books" list three times.〔(''USA Today'' best-selling books search for Andy Mangels )〕 Much of his prose fiction has been related to media franchises begun in television. In collaboration with Michael A. Martin, he wrote a conclusion for the events of the cult-hit television series ''Roswell'' (which had ended with a cliffhanger) in the novels ''Pursuit'' and ''Turnabout''. Mangels and Martin co-wrote a series of novels serving as the official continuation of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' following the television series' cancellation. These include ''Last Full Measure'', ''The Good That Men Do'', and ''Kobayashi Maru''. He and Martin have written several other ''Star Trek'' novels, two of which appeared on the ''USA Today'' "best-selling books" list.〔〔("Comic-Con weekend musts: "Gays in Comics" and "Glee" panels", ''San Diego Gay and Lesbian News'', July 24th, 2010 )〕 He and Martin contributed a story to ''Tales of Zorro'', edited by Richard Dean Starr and published by Moonstone Books in 2008. Mangels has written a number of reference books to popular science fiction media. These include ''Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Characters'', published by Del Rey in 1995;〔(interview in ''Lightsabre'' magazine )〕 ''Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels'' in 1996, which appeared on the ''USA Today'' "best-selling books" list;〔 '' Beyond Mulder and Scully: The Mysterious Characters of "The X-Files"'' from Citadel Press in 1997; and ''Iron Man: Beneath The Armor'', published by Random House in 2008. He contributed to the anthology ''Gay Comix'' (creating an early openly gay superhero named Pride) and served as editor from 1991–1998, issues #14-25 (plus one "special").〔(Andy Mangels as editor, Grand Comics Database )〕 His comics writing has included work for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Wildstorm, Image, Innovation, WaRP, and Topps. His DVD production work has primarily been collecting and restoring earlier children's television programs, and serving as host for the representations.〔("Filmation's Flash in BDIS Pan", ''Animation Magazine'', April 26, 2006, Ryan Ball )〕〔("Jason of Star Command, Volton on Disc, ''Animation Magazine'', May 8, 2007, Ryan Ball )〕〔("She-Ra's Second Due in September, ''Animation Magazine'', July 6, 2007, Ryan Ball )〕 Mangels is active in the gay community, particularly in the leather and bear subcultures.〔 He resides in Portland, Oregon.〔 ==Star Trek novels== All co-written with Michael A. Martin. *''Rogue'' (2001). Part of the ''Star Trek: Section 31'' series. *''Cathedral'' (2002). Third book of the ''Mission Gamma'' sub-series. Part of the wider ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine relaunch''. *''Ishtar Rising, Book 1'' (August, 2003). Part of the ''Starfleet Corps of Engineers'' series. *''Ishtar Rising, Book 2'' (September, 2003). Part of the ''Starfleet Corps of Engineers'' series. *''The Sundered'' (August, 2003). Part of the ''Star Trek: The Lost Era'' series. Featuring Hikaru Sulu. *''Taking Wing'' (April, 2005). Part of the ''Star Trek: Titan'' series. *''The Red King'' (September, 2005). Part of the ''Star Trek: Titan'' series. *''Last Full Measure'' (2006). Based on the ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' television series. *''The Good That Men Do'' (March, 2007). Based on the ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' television series. Featuring a secret history of character Trip Tucker. *''Excelsior: Forged in Fire'' (December, 2007). Featuring Hikaru Sulu. *''Kobayashi Maru'' (2008). Based on the ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' television series. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andy Mangels」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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