Brockton McKinney is an

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,and horror film

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. McKinney is known for writing the comic book series' ''

Gingerdead Man ''The Gingerdead Man'' is a 2005 American comedy slasher film directed by Charles Band. Gary Busey stars as the titular Gingerdead Man, created from a mix of gingerbread spice mix and the ashes of deceased serial killer Millard Findlemeyer, who ...

Ehmm Theory Ehmm Theory is a comic book series created by writer Brockton McKinney with art by Larkin Ford and published by Action Lab Comics Action Lab Entertainment (also known as Action Lab Comics or ALE), is an American publisher of comic books, known ...

'' ,and '' Amerikarate (comic book)'' for

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, the films ''

Evil Bong ''Evil Bong'' is a 2006 American stoner horror comedy film directed by Charles Band about a group of stoners who smoke from a sentient, malevolent bong that traps the smoker in The Bong World, a surreal realm filled with killer strippers and othe ...

666'', ''

777'', and '' Puppet Master: Blitzkrieg Massacre'' for

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, as well as being a contributing writer for

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Career

McKinney has co-written the films ''Sick and the Dead'' for

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and ''Rodney Cecil: Psycho Hero'' for American Shark Pictures. The latter was included in the top 5 "blood-on-a-budget" films from '' Rue Morgue''. His short stories have been published in ''Horror Garage'' magazine, and volumes 1 & 3 of the anthology ''Pulp Empire''. His current work on the comic book series ''Ehmm Theory'' with artist and co-creator Larkin Ford has been hailed as "arguably the best three opening pages of the year so far" by ''

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'' Magazine (2013) It was reported that ''Ehmm Theory'' issue #1 had sold-out at the distribution level on its opening day. Ehmm Theory to return in May 2014 with

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edition. Red Stylo announced in March 2014 that McKinney and artist Bridgit Connell would be one of the creative teams on the ''Killer Queen'' comic book anthology.

to publish new ''Ehmm Theory'' miniseries solicited for September 2014 entitled "Everything & Small Doses". ''Strange Kids Club'' magazine called the book "beautiful insanity" and adds "You’ll love Ehmm Theory with every ounce of crazy that lives in your head." McKinney and creator Brett Uren team-up on the story ''Home Invasion'' for the Torsobear : Yarns from Toyburg anthology to critical acclaim. ''A Place to Hang Your Cape'' website gushes "a graphic novel that epitomises the medium, offering the reader both a conventional expectation in that it delivers the visual punch only a graphic novel can deliver, and challenging the reader as to how far the fusion of adult themes with a child-friendly setup can be accepted." McKinney was named the new creative director for the NC COMICON in March 2015. "As well as being an accomplished writer, Brockton has been helping the NC Comicon behind the scenes for years, and with the recent growth of this fan-favorite show we were thrilled to offer him a permanent position with our convention."

and

announced a new comic book series "

" based on the films of the same name, and written by McKinney. Danger Zone publisher Jason Martin adds, “We here at Action Lab are fans of the Full Moon Features properties, and we knew that once we had the rights to publish Puppet Master comics, we also needed to bring some of Full Moon’s other fabulous gonzo creations to the comic book world. Gingerdead Man is one such concept begging to be further unleashed, and Brockton McKinney is the perfect man for the job!”

announced a new all-ages comic book series '' Zoe Dare versus the Disasteroid'' written & co-created by McKinney and illustrated & co-created by Andrew Herman. The series follows the exploits of a female stunt person tasked with saving the Earth from an impending alien invasion and debuts in June 2016. In December 2016 website

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announced that McKinney would be writing a new comic book series entitled AmeriKarate with creator Corey Kalman, and illustrated by

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character designer Devin Roth. The book has been described as "a love-letter to the amazing action flicks of the '80s." It debuts on March 1, 2017. In April 2017 McKinney was announced as the story co-writer of the

film, EVIL BONG 666, alongside film legend

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. The film is already being hailed as "one of the best Full Moon movies in years" Beginning in 2018 McKinney became a contributing writer for the newly relaunched

, including writing two of the Top Twenty Dumbest Moments in Mad's year-end retrospective issue. In January 2021 McKinney was announced as co-creator & writer of the new

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series Jenny Zero. Arriving in April 2021, the series follows the hard-drinking daughter of a superhero who must rise to the challenge of saving the world when the threat of massive creatures arises.

Personal life

McKinney is married to Holly McCormick McKinney, of '' The Sun'' in Chapel Hill, NC. They have one daughter, and an intensely lazy hound dog named Beezer.

Awards

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est Single IssueBest Single Issue 2014 for Ehmm theory #3 vol.2 *

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artie AwardBest First Issue 2013 for Ehmm theory #1 *

ost Promising New Title 2013for Ehmm Theory'' (shared with Larkin Ford) *

est Issue Of The Yearfor Ehmm Theory #3

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