Author Archives: Jason Dorough

Jason Dorough is the founder and editor of Fandomania. He also manages Mechazilla, a site about toy and statue collecting, and is the general manager of Comics Infinity. He also is one of the hosts of the weekly Fandomania Podcast. You can follow all of his online machinations at JasonTD.com.

Jason is originally from Atlanta, GA, and like many children of the 80’s, his youth was a mixture of Star Wars, He-Man, and GI Joe. He has a degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and has been working in the comics and collectibles industry since 1999. Jason is a lifelong fan of toys and collecting. His favorite movies include the Star Wars saga, Kill Bill, Sin City, Can’t Hardly Wait, and Garden State, and he’s a complete TV addict for loads of series including Battlestar Galactica, Lost, Alias, Dexter, Buffy, and Doctor Who. His comics tastes run in the Marvel vein, and Daredevil and Elektra hold special places in his heart. He currently lives and works near Universal Studios and Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL with Celeste.

Contact: jason@fandomania.com
Twitter: JasonTD

Fan Art Friday: Gangsters

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John Dillinger and his buddies are shooting up movie theaters this week in Public Enemies, so I’m taking the opportunity to spotlight some fan art of the seedier sort today.

Top Ten Fictional Revolutions

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The Fourth of July weekend is coming up, and while we commemorate America’s Revolutionary War, Fandomania is taking a look at ten other memorable but fictional revolutions.

Xbox Live Arcade: Worms 2 and King of Fighters

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Two new games hit the Xbox Live Arcade today: Worms 2 Armageddon and King of Fighters ‘98 Ultimate Match.

Rock Band: Warped Tour, Foreigner, and BRMC

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This week brings a second song pack from the Warped Tour to Rock Band, along with tracks from Foreigner and the Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

Fandomania Podcast Episode 48: Jam Tomorrow, Jam Yesterday

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This week we talk about Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, the newest episode of True Blood, Red Faction: Guerrilla, and more!

Fan Art Friday: Transformers Generation One

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Transformers 2 is in theaters now, and this week’s Fan Art Friday looks back to a kinder and simpler time, before Michael Bay and Megan Fox wrecked our childhoods. (…)

Collectible Review: Dark Willow Tooned Up TV Maquette

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I am an insanely devoted Buffy fan, so it should come as no surprise that I’m collecting Electric Tiki’s entire line of animated Buffy statues. The newest release is Dark Willow, and here’s my look at this incarnation of the geek gone bad.

Rock Band: Warped Tour, Maroon 5, and Pearl Jam

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This week brings a grand total of eleven new songs to Rock Band! They’re spread across three track packs, releasing today on the Xbox 360 and on Thursday on the Playstation 3.

Fandomania Podcast Episode 47: 140 Character Fisticuffs

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This week Celeste and I tell the story of our Twitter exchange with Joe Quesada regarding his mass media spoiling of upcoming Captain America comics.

Fan Art Friday: True Blood

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HBO’s Southern vampire series True Blood returned to start its second season this week, and you’d better believe there are a lot of fans out there eagerly awaiting the new adventures of Sookie and her friends.