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
is an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher (cartoonist), Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston. ''Megatokyo'' debuted on August 14, 2000, and has been written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since June 17, 2002. Fred Gallagher's ...
''.
Writing
Caston is credited as a co-creator and writer of the first volume of the popular comic book series ''
Megatokyo
is an English-language webcomic created by Fred Gallagher (cartoonist), Fred Gallagher and Rodney Caston. ''Megatokyo'' debuted on August 14, 2000, and has been written and illustrated solely by Gallagher since June 17, 2002. Fred Gallagher's ...
'', 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.
Published works
* ''Megatokyo Volume 1: Chapter Zero'' (''Megatokyo'' vol.1 1st ed.)
* ''Megatokyo Volume 1'', 2nd ed. (2004)
* ''Megatokyo Volume 2'' (2004)
* ''The Government Hacker Threat Landscape''
Politics
Caston is a former member of the
Libertarian Party. In 2008, he ran, unsuccessfully, for
constable
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. ''Constable'' is commonly the rank of an officer within a police service. Other peo ...
in the state of
Texas
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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). In 2012, he ran, again unsuccessfully, for
Texas
Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...
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)
References
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1977 births
Living people
American comic strip cartoonists
American libertarians
American webcomic creators
Megatokyo