Kevin Phelan

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Location
Rockland County, NY
School
Saint Thomas Aquinas College
Expertise
Comic Book Movies, Marvel Comics, DC Comics
  • While covering a convention, Kevin was called a slacker by James Tolkan, the actor who played Principal Strickland in the "Back to the Future" movies.
  • Kevin met a Chewbacca cosplayer at New York Comic Con and was shocked to learn months later (via YouTube) that it was actually Adam Savage in disguise.
  • Despite a crippling fear of heights, Kevin once flew in the original 1966 Batcopter.

Experience

Kevin has worked in entertainment journalism for just over a decade. His past work has appeared in outlets including USA Today, The Huffington Post, Cracked, and The Journal News. Most recently, Kevin served as an editor at Screen Rant, where he helped to manage both the site's Comic Book and Movie/TV News sections. Over the years, Kevin has interviewed countless musicians, actors, artists, writers, comedians, and even an astronaut. He considers himself lucky that his job allows him to share his love of all things pop culture with the world.

Education

Kevin graduated from Saint Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, NY in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Arts.
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