{"id":90,"date":"2011-01-06T02:39:56","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T02:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2026-09-10T06:33:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T10:33:29","slug":"about-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/about-2\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"90\" class=\"elementor elementor-90\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dad29fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dad29fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a43f7ab\" data-id=\"a43f7ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b8309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33b8309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michael-Regina-Pic.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3454\" alt=\"Michael Regina, author and illustrator of middle-grade horror graphic novels\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michael-Regina-Pic.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michael-Regina-Pic.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michael-Regina-Pic.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.michaeleregina.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michael-Regina-Pic.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8889366 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8889366\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Michael Regina<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f84fcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f84fcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Michael Regina is the writer and illustrator behind the all-ages horror graphic novels <em>Deepwater Creek<\/em>, <em>The Sleepover<\/em>, and the <em>Adamsville<\/em> trilogy. He\u2019s been drawing comics since the third grade, and his passion for art and storytelling has only grown since. Michael studied painting and drawing at the University of North Florida, where he also minored in literature.<\/p><p>When he\u2019s not making comics, he enjoys fishing, playing RPGs, cheering on the Jacksonville Jaguars, and spending time with his family. 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