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While other outlets were afraid to call out publishers for bad practices we were not. When there was a scandal that others were too afraid to pursue out of fear of losing access we were not. Now, we have evolved into a multi-facet website that caters to all levels of pop culture. We cover movies, comics, books, television, and more and not just sharing news. We bring critical analysis from a group of talented and diverse writers from all over the world and from all walks of life. Our people work hard every single day to bring the news and share our love of pop culture with those around us.</p> <h2><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/author/kbooth/">Kaitlyn Booth, Editor-in-Chief</a></h2> <p>Film critic and pop culture writer since 2013. Ace. Leftist. Nerd. Feminist. Writer. Replicant Translator. Cinephillic Virtue Signaler. She/Her. UFCA/GALECA Member. 🍅 Approved. Follow her Threads, Instagram, and Twitter @katiesmovies.</p> <h2><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/author/rich-johnston/">Rich Johnston, Head Comics News Writer</a></h2> <p>Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.</p> <h2><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/author/rflook/">Ray Flook, Television Editor</a></h2> <p>Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.</p> <h2><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/author/gsheehan/">Gavin Sheehan, Games Editor</a></h2> <p>Gavin is the current Games Editor for Bleeding Cool. He has been a lifelong geek who can chat with you about comics, television, video games, and even pro wrestling. He can also teach you how to play Star Trek chess, be your Mercy on Overwatch, recommend random cool music, and goes rogue in D&D. He also enjoys hundreds of other geeky things that can't be covered in a single paragraph. Follow @TheGavinSheehan on Facebook, Twitter/X, Instagram, Bluesky, Threads, and Hive, for random pictures and musings.</p> <h2><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/author/tylerroberts/">Tyler Roberts, Collectibles Editor</a></h2> <p>Tyler has been the Collectibles Editor since late 2019. Historian, Air Force Veteran, and dedicated collector of Mezco Toyz, Marvel Legends, and is obsessed with Star Wars.</p> <h2><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/author/aditantimedh/">Adi Tantimedh, Contributor</a></h2> <p>Adi Tantimedh is a filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist. He wrote radio plays for the BBC Radio, "JLA: Age of Wonder" for DC Comics, "Blackshirt" for Moonstone Books, and "La Muse" for Big Head Press. Most recently, he wrote "Her Nightly Embrace", "Her Beautiful Monster" and "Her Fugitive Heart", a trilogy of novels featuring a British-Indian private eye published by Atria Books, a division Simon & Schuster.</p> <h2><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/author/jkonrad/">Jeremy Konrad, Contributor</a></h2> <p>Jeremy Konrad has written about collectibles and film for almost ten years. He has a deep and vast knowledge of both. He resides in Ohio with his family.</p> <h2><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/author/tchang/">Tom Chang, Contributor</a></h2> <p>I'm a follower of pop culture from gaming, comics, sci-fi, fantasy, film, and TV for over 30 years. I grew up reading magazines like Starlog, Mad, and Fangoria. As a writer for over 10 years, Star Wars was the first sci-fi franchise I fell in love with. I'm a nerd-of-all-trades.</p> <h2><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/author/jterror/">Jude Terror, Wrestling & Comics</a></h2> <p>A prophecy claims that in the comic book industry's darkest days, a hero would come to lead the people through a plague of overpriced floppies, incentive variant covers, #1 issue reboots, and super-mega-crossover events. Unfortunately, nobody can tell when the comics industry has reached its "darkest days" because it somehow keeps finding new lows to sink to. No matter! Jude Terror stands vigilant, bringing the snarkiest of comic book and pro wrestling clickbait to the undeserving readers of Bleeding Cool.</p> <h2><a href="https://bleedingcool.com/author/mark-seifert/">Mark Seifert, Managaing Editor, Vintage Comics</a></h2> <p>Co-founder and Creative director of Bleeding Cool parent company Avatar Press since 1996. Bleeding Cool Managing Editor, tech and data wrangler, and has been with Bleeding Cool since its 2009 beginnings. Wrote extensively about the comic book industry for Wizard Magazine 1992-1996. At Avatar Press, has helped publish works by Alan Moore, George R.R. Martin, Garth Ennis, and others. 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