Rodney Caston (born May 13, 1977) is an American

Cybersecurity Computer security, cybersecurity (cyber security), or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, the ...

expert,

OSINT Open-source intelligence (OSINT) is the collection and analysis of data gathered from open sources (covert and publicly available sources) to produce actionable intelligence. OSINT is primarily used in national security, law enforcement, and busi ...

Investigator, and writer. He is credited as the co-creator of the popular comic book series ''

MegaTokyo (also stylized as ''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 ...

''.

Fandom

Caston is credited as a co-creator and writer of the first volume of the popular comic book series ''

Megatokyo (also stylized as ''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 ...

'', 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''

Political Affiliations

Caston is a former member of the

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. In 2008, he ran, unsuccessfully, for constable in the state of

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

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

State Representative of District 106 for the

against

Pat Fallon Patrick Edward Fallon (born December 19, 1967) is an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has been the U.S. representative for since 2021. He served the 30th district of the Texas Senate from 2019 to 2021. F ...

; he received 8,412 votes (17% of the total votes cast) to Fallon's 41,582 (83% of the total cast)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Caston, Rodney 1977 births Living people American comic strip cartoonists American libertarians American webcomic creators Megatokyo