MARTY McFLY: Wait a minute, Doc… you built a time machine? Out of a DeLorean?
– Back to the Future (1985)

SUMMARY

Geek Speak Status: Contributing Writer
Nationality: American
Preferred Nationality: Half Vulcan and Half Betazoid
Known Alias(es): Wilmot Peterson, nandor1
Michael Bay is… the ruination of franchises that weren’t good beforehand.

GENRE CREDENTIALS

Gateway Fandom: Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Favorite Movie: X-Men: First Class.
Favorite TV Show(s): Quantum Leap.
Favorite Book: Secret Wars by Jim Shooter, Mike Zeck and Bob Layton.
Favorite Author: Steve Englehart.
Guilty Pleasure: Superman comics from the 1960′s… or ever.
Crush(es): Tru Davies, Lois Lane, Jean Grey, Wonder Woman, Psylocke, Lilandra Neramani, Magneto, Ka-Zar.
Vendetta(s): Warren Littlefield, Jim Shooter, Apocalypse, Venom, Brainiac.
Fan Fiction: Pro or Con? Pro!

THE FINAL 5

Trek or Wars: Trek.
DC or Marvel: Marvel.
Vampires or Werewolves: Vampires.
Dragons or Unicorns: Unicorns.
Time Travel: Pro or Con? Pro.

FEATURES

• Through the Pensieve (Contributor), reflections on Harry Potter, Issue 17, July 2011
• One for the Books (Contributor), a look at NPR’s Top SFF Novels 1 – 50, Issue 19, September 2011
• Two for the Books (Contributor), a look at NPR’s Top SFF Novels 51 – 100, Issue 20, October 2011
• Since We’ve Been Gone (Contributor), the last six months in genre, Vol. 2, Issue 1, April 2012
• You, Too, Can Save the World (Contributor), a Batman reflection, Vol. 2, Issue 4, July 2012
• My First Crush (Contributor), Vol. 2, Issue 10, January 2013
• Every Vote Counts, one man’s ballot in the SAG Awards, Vol. 2, Issue 10, January 2013

GEEK VS. GEEK

MOVIES

• Bedazzled (1967)
• Brazil (1985)
• Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope (2012)
• Mama (2013)
• Prometheus (2012) 
• Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011)
• Ted (2012)
• The Three Stooges (2012)

TV – ON AIR

• Falling Skies
• Glee

BOOKS

• Beowulf by Unknown
• Side Effects by Woody Allen
• The Revisionists by Thomas Mullen