Illustrator and author Mike Deas lives with his family on Salt Spring Island.

In Mike Deas' graphic novel for young readers, Dalen & Gole: Scandal in Port Angus (Orca, 2011) two aliens arrive in a West Coast community where the fishing industry is dying. They must save their own alien world from disaster as well as the town. It was shortlisted for the 2012 Christie Harris Illustration Prize.

Deas' follow-up is I, Witness (Orca, 2012), a teen graphic novel by Norah McClintock, about two teens who witness a violent murder and then are pursued by the killers.

In 2019, Mike Deas co-authored with Nancy Deas the first title in the “Sueno Bay Adventures” series of graphic novels, Shadow Island (Orca) that introduced the Pacific Northwest island and its mystical properties. The second title in this series is Otter Lagoon (Orca) in which a young girl teams up with a local bad guy to sell exotic animals and stolen crab because she needs money to save a dog that she’s responsible for injuring. She unknowingly disturbs a fearsome sea serpent that hasn’t been around for 100 years and sets off a destructive string of events. She might be in over her head but her friends rally around to support her before the creature destroys the entire island of Sueno Bay.

Hermit Hill (Orca, 2022) by Mike Deas and Nancy Deas takes the reader (ages 6–8 years) to a small village with legendary moon creatures. Four friends are building a go-kart for the annual Fall Fair competition. But when one of the friends, Sleeves, secretly stumbles upon the moon creatures, he locks them up. A race against time leads the friends to undo Sleeves’ actions and save the village.

A graduate of Capilano College's Commercial Animation program, Mike Deas of Victoria illustrated Liam O'Donnell's story for the graphic novel Wild Ride (Orca, 2007), for ages 8-12, followed by O'Donnell's Ramp Rats (Orca, 2008) and Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede (Orca, 2015), the first book in the Tank & Fizz mystery series about two crime-solvers who must outwit their eight-legged principal to clear the name of the school janitor, Mr. Snag, after monsters have unleashed acidic ooze and goop under Rockfall Mountain. It was followed by Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Battling Bots (Orca, 2016); and Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Missing Image (Orca 2017). Fourth in the series is Tank & Fizz: The Case of Firebane's Folly (Orca, 2018).

BOOKS:

Wild Ride: A Graphic Guide Adventure (Orca, 2007) $9.95 9781551437569. Written by Liam O'Donnell.

Ramp Rats: A Graphic Guide Adventure (Orca, 2008) $9.95 9781551438801. Written by Liam O'Donnell.

Soccer Sabotage: A Graphic Guide Adventure (Orca, 2009) $9.95 9781551438849. Written by Liam O'Donnell.

Media Meltdown: A Graphic Guide Adventure (Orca, 2009) $9.95 9781554690657. Written by Liam O'Donnell.

Food Fight: A Graphic Guide Adventure (Orca, 2010) $9.95 9781554690671. Written by Liam O'Donnell.

Adventures at Camp Lots-o-Fun (Orca, 2010) $6.95 9781554693474. Written by Marylin Helmer.

Power Play: A Graphic Guide Adventure (Orca, 2011) $9.95 9781554690695. Written by Liam O'Donnell.

Dalen and Gole (Orca, 2011) $9.95 9781554698004

I, Witness (Orca, 2012) $16.95 9781554697892. Written by Norah McClintock.

The Great Garage Sale (Orca 2013) $6.95 9781459800601. Written by Marylin Helmer.

Aliens Among Us: Invasive Animals and Plants in British Columbia (Royal BC Museum, 2015) 9780772668530

Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Slime Stampede (Orca, 2015) $10.95 9781459808102. Written by Liam O'Donnell.

Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Battling Bots (Orca, 2016) $10.95 9781459808133. Written by Liam O'Donnell.

Tank & Fizz: The Case of the Missing Mage (Orca, 2017) $10.95 9781459812581. Written by Liam O'Donnell.

Meet Chris Hadfield (Scholastic Canada, 2018) 9781443163897. Written by Elizabeth Macleod.

Meet Viola Desmond (Scholastic Canada, 2018) 9781443163873. Written by Elizabeth Macleod.

Tank & Fizz: The Case of Firebane's Folly (Orca, 2018) $9.95 9781459812611. Written by Liam O'Donnell.

Meet Tom Longboat (Scholastic Canada, 2019) 9781443163910. Written by Elizabeth Macleod.

Tank & Fizz: The Case of Tentacle Terror (Orca, 2019) $9.95 9781459819528. Written by Liam O'Donnell.

Meet Elsie MacGill (Scholastic Canada, 2019) 9781443170208. Written by Elizabeth Macleod.

Shadow Island: Sueño Bay Adventures (Orca, 2019) $14.95 9781459819610. Co-authored with Nancy Deas.

The Buddy Bench (Tilbury House, 2019) 9780884486978. Written by Patty Brozo.

Gloria's Big Problem (Tilbury, 2020) 9780884487395. Written by Sarah Stiles Bright.

Meet Willie O'Ree (Scholastic Canada, 2020) 9781443175616. Written by Elizabeth Macleod.

Star Wars: A Jedi You Will Be (Disney Lucasfilm Press, 2020) 9781368057240. Written by Preeti Chhibber.

Meet Terry Fox (Scholastic Canada, 2020) 9781443182065. Written by Elizabeth Macleod.

Calvin Gets the Last Word (Tilbury House, 2021) 9780889956186. Written by Margo Sorenson.

Meet Thérèse Casgrain (Scholastic Canada, 2021) 9781443182560. Written by Elizabeth Macleod.

Otter Lagoon: Sueño Bay Adventures (Orca, 2021) $14.95 9781459819641. Co-authored with Nancy Deas.

Meet David Suzuki (Scholastic Canada, 2021) 9781443182607. Written by Elizabeth Macleod.

Meet Mary Ann Shadd (Scholastic Canada, 2022) 9781443191302. Written by Elizabeth Macleod.

Hermit Hill (Orca, 2022) $14.95 ‎ 9781459831490. Co-authored with Nancy Deas.

Meet J. Armand Bombardier (Scholastic Canada, 2022) 9781443191333. Written by Elizabeth Macleod.

I Can't Do What?: Strange Laws and Rules from Around the World (Red Deer, 2022) 9780889956186. Written by Heather Camlot.

Bee & Flea and the Puddle Problem (Owlkids, 2023) 9781771474436. Written by Anna Humphrey.

Meet Buffy Sainte-Marie (Scholastic Canada, 2023) 9781443196123. Written by Elizabeth Macleod.

I'll Be a Chicken Too (Orca, 2023) $10.95 9781459835559. Written by Lana Vanderlee.

Candle Point (Orca, 2023) $16.95 9781459831513. Co-authored with Nancy Deas.

Meet Clara Hughes (Scholastic Canada, 2024) 9781443197724. Written by Elizabeth Macleod.

Bee & Flea and the Compost Caper (Owlkids, 2024) 9781771476669. Written by Anna Humphrey.

[BCBW 2023]