JAYNE: That’s why I don’t kiss ’em on the mouth.
– Firefly, “Our Mrs. Reynolds” (01.06)

SUMMARY

Geek Speak Status: Associate Editor (not-in-Chief), Staff Writer
E-mail: kel@geekspeakmagazine.com
Nationality: American
Preferred Nationality: Brown Coatian
Known Alias(es): Kai
Michael Bay is… not to be allowed near another Transformers movie until he looks up the definition of “robot”.

GENRE CREDENTIALS

Gateway Fandom: Star Wars/The Last Starfighter
Favorite Movie: Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen (only kidding!).
Favorite TV Show(s): Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly
Favorite Book: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card, Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein.
Favorite Author: Orson Scott Card.
Guilty Pleasure: Smallville, old He-Man/She-Ra cartoons.
Crush(es): Sarah Walker, not-so-evil-anymore-Faith.
Vendetta(s): The world is all sunshine and puppies. I have no vendetta against anyone or anything. [Oh, come on! - Ed.]
Fan Fiction: Pro or Con? Con (with few exceptions. Keep the characters in character, people!).

THE FINAL 5

Trek or Wars: Wars! Lightsabers trump Tribbles.
DC or Marvel: DC.
Vampires or Werewolves: Vampires. If only to facilitate meeting the inevitable hot slayer.
Dragons or Unicorns: Dragons. Way more intriguing plot possibilities, plus lack the whole “only virgins may apply” aspect.
Time Travel: Pro or Con? Pro. What else could cause so many geek arguments (besides this very question, at least)?!

FEATURES

• The A-Z of Geek Speak (Contributor), Issue 2, April 2010
• Love Letters to Liad (Contributor), Issue 3, April 2010
• Long Live the Show, a comprehensive guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 8, Issue 11, January 2011
• Geek Speak: Year One  (Compiler), an anniversary issue retrospective, Issue 13, March 2011
• Spies Like Them (with Rachel Hyland), a look at prime time’s current crop of top covert ops, Issue 13, March 2011
• In Memoriam (Contributor/Compiler), a tribute to those the geek world has lost this past year, Issue 13, March 2011
• Fantasy, Interrupted, ranting against the long delays in book series, Issue 14, April 2011
• Meet the Mutants (Contributor), a prelude to X-Men: First Class, Issue 15, May 2011
• Through the Pensieve (Contributor), reflections on Harry Potter, Issue 17, July 2011
• In Every Possible Way, an interview with author Lev Grossman, Issue 18, August 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
• The Ultimate Tree-Killer: Rereading The Wheel of Time (So You Don’t Have To), Vol. 2, Issue 11, February 2013

THE TOP 13

• Superheroes Without Superpowers (Contributor), Issue 6, August, 2010
• Nameless Extras Made Good (Contributor), Issue 9, November 2010
• Geek Speak Recommendations (Contributor), Issue 13, March 2011
• Dystopias (Contributor), Vol. 2, Issue 1, April 2012
• Cinematic Sequels (Contributor), Vol. 2, Issue 2, May 2012
• Voice-Over Artists, Vol. 2, Issue 4, July 2012
• Video Games (Contributor), Vol. 2, Issue 6, September 2012
• Fictional Martial Arts Tournaments (Contributor), Vol. 2, Issue 7, October 2012 

GEEK VS GEEK

• Harry Potter: Over-rated and Just Not Very Good, Issue 3, May 2010
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 6: A Complete Mess, Issue 7, September 2010
• Media Tie-in Novels: Not Worth the Paper They’re Printed On, Issue 17, July 2011
• Miyazaki is Awesome! Vol. 2, Issue 2, May 2012
• Disney and Star Wars: They Can’t Do Worse (with Kim Sorensen), Vol. 2, Issue 8, November 2012

REVIEWS

MOVIES

• Best of the Best (1989)
• Blade II (2002)
• Demolition Man (1993)
• Die Hard (1988)
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole (2010)
• Next (2007)
• Paranormal Activity (2007)
• Princess Mononoke  (1997)
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home  (1986)
• Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (2009)
• Superman (1978)
• Tremors (1990)

TV – ON DVD

• American Gothic
• Angel
• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Escaflowne
• Firefly
• Justice League
• Rurouni Kenshin: Wandering Samurai
• The Dresden Files
• The Powerpuff Girls

BOOKS

• A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
• Agent to the Stars by John Scalzi
• A Hymn Before Battle by John Ringo
• A Memory of Light by Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan
• Balance of Trade by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
• Changes by Jim Butcher
• Children of Paranoia by Trevor Shane
• Coup d’Etat by Harry Turtledove
• Crown Thief by David Tallerman
• Dreamsongs by George R. R. Martin
• First Meetings (in the Enderverse) by Orson Scott Card
• Earthbound by Joe Halderman
• Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston
• Echoes of Betrayal by Elizabeth Moon
• Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
• Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
• Hallowed by Cynthia Hand
• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling
• His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik
• Hounds of Heaven by Cole Drewes
• Keeper of Dreams by Orson Scott Card
• Kings of the North by Elizabeth Moon
• Leviathan Wakes by James R. A. Corey
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Sausages by Tom Holt
• Lost Boys by Orson Scott Card
• Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
• Murder by Magic, edited by Rosemary Edghill
• Nexus by Ramez Naam
• North of Need by Laura Kaye
• Oath of Fealty by Elizabeth Moon
• Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
• Powers by James A. Burton
• Redwall (series) by Brian Jacques
• Sad Monsters by Frank Lesser
• Shadow King by Gav Thorpe
• Side Jobs by Jim Butcher
• Star Wars: Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn
• Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
• Stone Cold Seduction by Jess Macallan
• Storm Front by Jim Butcher
• Surrender None by Elizabeth Moon
• The Age of Zeus by James Lovegrove
• The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century, edited by Harry Turtledove
• The Chronicles of Prydain (series) by Lloyd Alexander
• The Complete Stories, Vol. 1
• -;p, by Isaac Asimov
• The Conqueror’s Shadow by Ari Marmell
• The Deed of Paksenarrion by Elizabeth Moon
• The Eye of the Storm by John Ringo
• The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
• The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
• The Lost Gate by Orson Scott Card
• The Magician King by Lev Grossman
• The Magicians by Lev Grossman
• The Myriad by R. M. Meluch
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
• The Paladin Prophecy by Mark Snow
• The Paradise Prophecy by Robert Browne
• The Philip K. Dick Reader by Philip K. Dick
• The Ultimate Dragon, edited by Byron Preiss, et al.
• Treason by Orson Scott Card
• T-Rex Trying by Hugh Murphy
• Twilight Fulfilled by Maggie Shayne
• Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
• Warbreaker  by Brandon Sanderson
• Ward Against Death by Melanie Card
• Way of the Wolf by E. E. Knight
• You Suck by Christopher Moore

GRAPHIC NOVELS

• Angel and Faith #1
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 9 #1
• Doorways by George R. R. Martin
• Serenity: The Shepherd’s Tale by Zach Whedon and Joss Whedon
• Star Wars: Chewbacca and the Slavers of the Shadowlands