Author J. Steven Young shares adventurous and imaginative observations on life across multiple genres, including children’s activity books, young adult, and fantasy. Be sure to follow J. Steven Young on social media and his profiles on Amazon and Goodreads. Some of his titles include: Trumpery Resistance, Hashtag Magic, and Gus the Garden Dragon Follow J….
Born in Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn, Daniel Kalban first fell in love with comics the way many of us first do: their animated adventures on television. When his father handed down his own comics from the silver age, Daniel was hooked. The road to becoming a comic writer actually began in college when Daniel…
Rick Stafford, known as The True Aquaman, has been on the professional cosplay circuit, attending comic cons and events all around the world. From Loss to Light What you may not know about Rick Stafford is that he began his cosplay journey began in his youth, dressing up in character for holidays and special events….
Is Mining the Moon Viable? We are living in unprecedented times where more are interested in realizing space ambitions. Tech billionaires ranging from Elon Musk to Jeff Bezos and others are building their private space organizations. We’ve seen the gradual build up of companies like SpaceX and Virgin Galactic. There’s those space companies like Maxar…
There’s growing excitement for our livestreaming event on April 11-12th and we’re happy to present so many people from the Geekdom of comic books, authors, filmmakers, small businesses and marketing, and more – but the area that has people buzzing are the cosplayers. This is your opportunity to get dressed, get in character, and get…
Softbank is Humbled in Recent Downturn While Softbank is staying afloat and cleaning up its balance sheet its Vision Fund investments are not doing so great. The Japanese conglomerate let OneWeb go into bankruptcy and then rescinded a recent offer on WeWork. What’s even worse is that the founder of Softbank thinks that more than…
Innovate Where it Matters Yields moving forward is likely going to have to come from bringing about more jobs in the industries that would need it. That means thinking about what is lacking in our present society today and and meeting those institutional voids. Further, it means creating companies to address real problems. Remember as…
Jason Quinn, award winning author of graphic novels, ‘Steve Jobs: Genius by design’, ‘Gandhi: My life is my message,’ ‘The Beatles: All our yesterdays’ and many more, learned to read with comic books, and while most kids in his school dreamed of becoming astronauts or firemen, he always wanted to work in comics. He has…
Brian K. Morris is an indie publisher of books and comics, a freelance hybrid author, an “award-winning” playwright, the self-appointed Cheerleader-In-Chief, and former morticians assistant. A professional writer for more than 20 years and full-timer since 2012, Brian dispenses encouragement and advice (with no small amount of irreverence) in his monthly newsletter as well as…
As an outdoor enthusiast and suspense lover, Evan Bond enjoys writing stories where the two come together. He lives in Florida with his wife and two sons. When not writing, he can be found camping, hiking, or spending time outdoors. His thriller/suspense novels include Echoes of the Past, Sins of the Mother, To the Wolves,…
Marvin Wynn is a resident of Pittsburgh, PA, and begun crafting the story of The Edge in 1992. The story went through multiple iterations and story changes before starting work with Mark V. It was then that the story settled into what it is today. Marvin is an avid gamer citing Uncharted as his favorite…
Phil Falco is a life-long comic book fan and first time creator based in New York. His first project, HAUNTING, a supernatural horror comic which follows a cantankerous teen with a pesky habit of raising the dead, is live on Kickstarter! Find me on Kickstarter Phil Falco is joining us at Geek Out Virtual Con to…
Kathryn Calamia is a comic book writer for Like Father, Like Daughter and They Call Her…The Dancer. She’s also known for her comic book and TV journalism through her YouTube channel, Comic Uno, who currently works for Newsarama and DC Universe with bylines with IGN, Fandom, and TV Guide. She has a Bachelor’s degree in…
Heroineburgh takes place in a science-based universe where a small group of people have developed superhuman powers. Dubbed as “epihumans” these people have developed powers based on their own desires and interest, all sparked by an unusual meteor explosion in the skies above Pittsburgh. The dark energy that was released has a proclivity for the…
Alan Baxter is a British-Australian multi-award-winning author of horror, supernatural thrillers, and dark fantasy. He’s also a martial arts expert, a whisky-soaked swear monkey, and dog lover. He creates dark, weird stories among dairy paddocks on the beautiful south coast of NSW, Australia, where he lives with his wife, son, and hound. He is the…