Mike Maihack Mike Maihack is a cartoonist best known for his Cleopatra in Space graphic novels published by Scholastic/Graphix. The six-book series has earned a Florida Book Award, a YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers selection, a starred review from School Library Journal, and was later produced as a children's animated series by DreamWorks Television. Mike lives in Land O Lakes, Florida with his wife, two boys, and two cats.