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Science Fiction Hall of Fame de la Museum of Pop Culture din Seattle, Washington l-a inclus pe Whelan în iunie 2009, fiind primul artist în viață care a fost astfel onorat.
Michael Whelan a creat arta de copertă a numeroase albume de înregistrări muzicale, inclusiv albumul Epidemic of Violence al formației Demolition Hammer, Victory al The Jackson 5; Beneath the Remains, Arise, Chaos A.D. și Roots ale formației Sepultura; Dark Ages al formației Soulfly; Cause of Death al formației Obituary și fiecare album influențat de Elric din Melniboné al formației Cirith Ungol. El a pictat lucrări originale pentru coperțile albumelor Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell al formației Meat Loaf și The Very Best of Meat Loaf . A pictat coperta pentru albumul Infected Nations al trupei de thrash metalEvile.
Bibliografie
The Demon of Scattery (1979) (de Poul Anderson și Mildred Downey Broxon, ilustrat de Alicia Austin)
^Michael Whelan la Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved 2013-04-08. Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition (title) for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.
Surse
Locus, "Michael Whelan: Breathing Space", January 1993.
Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art, Vincent Di Fate (author), ISBN: 978-0-670-87252-7
The Biographical Dictionary of SF & Fantasy Artists, Robt. Weinberg, ed., 1988
"Michael Whelan: Leap of Faith", by Karen Haber, Realms of Fantasy magazine, October 2001
The Christian Science Monitor, February 15, 1990
ARTFORUM International Magazine, September 1998 article, "Wonder Bred", by Bruce Wagner
Starlog, November 1985, "The 100 Most Important People in Science Fiction"
Infinite Worlds: The Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art, Vincent Di Fate (author), ISBN: 978-0-670-87252-7
Chicago Sun-Times, October 1993
The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Edited by George Mann, ISBN: 0-7867-0887-5
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, 1978, Consultant Editor: Robert Holdstock
The New Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1988), Edited by James Gunn, ISBN: 0-670-81041-X
The Frank Collection (1999), Edited by Jane and Howard Frank, ISBN: 1-85585-732-4
The Chesley Awards: A Retrospective (2003), by John Grant and Elizabeth Humphrey, with Pamela D. Scoville ISBN: 1-904332-10-2
