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Michael Gonzales
Harlem native Michael A. Gonzales is a cultural critic, short story scribe and essayist who has written for The Paris Review, The Village Voice, Wax Poetics, The Wire UK, Maggot Brain and Pitchfork. His fiction has appeared in Under the Thumb: Stories of Police Oppression edited by S.A. Cosby, Taint Taint Taint, Dead-End Jobs: A Hit Man Anthology edited by Andrew J. Rausch, Black Pulp edited by Gary Phillips and The Root. Upcoming stories will appear in The Book of Extraordinary Femme Fatale Stories edited by Maxim Jakubowski, Get Up Offa That Thing: Crime Fiction Inspired by James Brown edited by Gary Phillips, Killens Review of Arts & Letters and Obsidian Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora.
The Story Behind a New Book Pushing the Conversation About The Wire Into New Territory
Ronda Racha Penrice and Michael Gonzales discuss the show's legacy and the new book, Cracking the Wire During Black Lives Matter
B-More or B-Less: Meditations on The Wire and Baltimore
Michael A. Gonzales on a long, complex relationship with The Wire and its depictions of Black life in Baltimore.
Pulp Penciller: The Noir Comics of Marshall Rogers
In the 1970s, Rogers and other upstart artists revolutionized the world of comics, bringing a new, noir sensibility.
Poor, Black and in Real Trouble: The Baltimore Noir of Jerome Dyson Wright
The life and times of a street lit pioneer.
Scary Monsters and Spooky Freaks: Bernie Wrightson Unleashed
With his dark, twisted visions and a deep commitment to his art, Bernie Wrightson changed the world of comics.
Last Call: The Diggs Family Murder
Forty-six years later, a family's brutal murder in Teaneck, New Jersey still resonates in the community.
A Personal Journey Through the World of Alternative Comics in 1970s New York City
On Star*Reach, Heavy Metal, the rise of alternative comics, and one New York kid's journey to publish his own.
How to Write a Memorable Hit Man: A Conversation Among Connoisseurs
Andy Rausch and Michael Gonzales discuss their favorite hit men, lessons learned from Elmore Leonard, and the new anthology, 'Dead End Jobs'
American Dreamers: On Frank Lucas, Jay-Z and a New York City Crime Epic
Talking with Jay-Z about growing up in New York, the gangster dream, and finding inspiration from a bygone era.
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