Rodney Caston (born May 13, 1977) is an American writer and politician. He is credited as the co-creator of the popular comic book series MegaTokyo.

Rodney Caston
Born (1977-05-13) May 13, 1977 (age 47)
Baton Rouge, LA
OccupationCybersecurity, writer
NationalityAmerican

Writing

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Caston is credited as a co-creator and writer of the first volume of the popular comic book series Megatokyo, and as a co-creator of the second volume. He has since parted ways with partner Fred Gallagher and relinquished his interest in Megatokyo. In July 2004, Megatokyo was the tenth best-selling manga property in the U.S.[1]

Published works

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  • Megatokyo Volume 1: Chapter Zero (Megatokyo vol.1 1st ed.) ISBN 1-929090-30-7
  • Megatokyo Volume 1, 2nd ed. ISBN 1-59307-163-9 (2004)[2]
  • Megatokyo Volume 2 ISBN 1-59307-118-3 (2004)[3]
  • The Government Hacker Threat Landscape [4]

Politics

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Caston is a former member of the Libertarian Party. In 2008, he ran, unsuccessfully, for constable in the state of Texas against Republican Chuck Presley, Sr. He received 19,079 votes (19% of the total votes cast) to Presley's 79,039 votes (81% of the total cast).[5][6] In 2012, he ran, again unsuccessfully, for Texas State Representative of District 106 for the Libertarian Party against Pat Fallon; he received 8,412 votes (17% of the total votes cast) to Fallon's 41,582 (83% of the total cast)[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Looks at Manga Channel Shift". ICv2. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Darkhorse's product details on Volume One". Retrieved September 1, 2005.
  3. ^ "Darkhorse's product details on Volume Two". Retrieved September 1, 2005.
  4. ^ "The Government Hacker Threat Landscape".
  5. ^ [1] Archived October 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Gems Election Results". Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  7. ^ "Election Results – Dallas News". myFOXdfw.com. March 12, 2013. Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013.