Author Archives: Jason Dorough

Jason Dorough is the founder and managing editor of Fandomania. He also is the general manager of Comics Infinity and 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

Game Review: Deadly Premonition (Xbox 360)

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Deadly Premonition is a brilliantly made spoof of the survival horror genre. Admittedly, I’m not sure whether the spoof is intentional, but it works so perfectly that I hate to imagine that the game is supposed to be taken seriously.

100 Greatest Books #65-61

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The bestselling mystery novel ever, an ancient anthology, and the most adapted tragedy of all time make up three of the five books revealed today in our countdown of the 100 Greatest Books of All Time.

100 Greatest Books #70-66

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A treatise on warfare, a groundbreaking crime tale, and three novels with elements of the supernatural make up today’s set of five books in our list of the 100 Greatest Books of All Time.

Rock Band: Disturbed, Mother Hips, Silversun Pickups, and TRUSTcompany

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Eight new tracks hit Rock Band this week, including another 3-pack of songs from Disturbed. We also have individual tracks from The Mother Hips, Silversun Pickups, and TRUSTcompany.

100 Greatest Books #75-71

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Two historical books and two fantasy novels make up four of the five revealed today as part of our countdown of the 100 Greatest Books of All Time.

New Game Releases: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Baseball

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This week’s biggest release is the sequel to a popular first-person war shooter, but it’s also a big week for baseball fans. Here’s a look at some of the week’s most interesting new video game releases.

Fandomania Podcast Episode 83: Anachronistic Juxtaposition

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This week we talk about Shutter Island, Cop Out, the newest episodes of 24 and Lost, some new video games, and more!

Fan Art Friday: Felicia Day

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This week I’m featuring a real person for only the third time ever. Instead of spotlighting a movie, TV character, comic, or game, I’m focusing on the reigning queen of all geekery, Felicia Day!

100 Greatest Books #80-76

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Today’s set of five books include a brilliantly confounding haunted house story, as well as a highly contested vampire novel.

Contest: Superjail! Season One DVD

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This week’s contest comes straight from the folks at [adult swim], as they’ve sent us three copies of the new Superjail! Season One DVD to give away.