Rodney Caston was the co-creator and original writer of the webcomic Megatokyo. He has since parted ways with his partner, Fred Gallagher and relinquished control of Megatokyo. He is credited only for the first two published volumes of Megatokyo.

Fandom

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His alter ego, Largo, was the insane gaming fanatic while Fred Gallagher's alter ego, Piro, played the straight man. Caston quietly parted with Fred Gallagher from Megatokyo in mid-2002 and began to work on his own online comic, Überclocked. The legal details of the breakup are private and not much was said about it at the time. In early 2005, a controversy erupted after Scott Kurtz of PvP wrote a forum post that congratulated Caston on his impending fatherhood as well as accused Fred Gallagher of stealing Megatokyo away from Caston. Due to the fan speculation that ensued, Gallagher was forced to explain the reason for the breakup, citing creative differences and insisted that the breakup was amicable. Caston then gave his version of the events [http://www.rcaston.com/?q=node/71.

While speaking at a panel at A-Kon 15, Rodney responded directly to the reason for the breakup saying, "We had creative differences, I was creative, he was different." ^*

Caston has been a guest at various anime conventions such as Otakon, A-Kon, Animefest, Ohayocon and others.

He infamously used the main page to propose to his then-girlfriend, Ruby. They subsequently married and have a son, Ethan Case Caston. His son's middle name of "Case" is said to have been selected because of Rodney's appreciation of William Gibson. In Gibson's cyberpunk book Neuromancer, the main character was named Charles Henry Dorsett Case, but often just referred to by his last name, Case.

Books

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Covers of Megatokyo books 1 (1st edition), 2.

Megatokyo comics are published by Dark Horse Comics. As of April 3rd 2005, three volumes are available for purchase. At one point Studio Ironcat published a book compilation of strips that are now included in Volume One. Gallagher and Ironcat were unable to come to an agreement on further volumes, and so Dark Horse Comics is now the publisher of choice for Megatokyo. The Megatokyo books have also been translated into German and Polish.

• Megatokyo Volume 1: Chapter Zero (Megatokyo vol.1 1st ed.); ISBN 1929090307
• Megatokyo Volume 1, 2nd ed.; March 21, 2004 ISBN 1-59307-163-9
• Megatokyo Volume 2; January 22, 2004 ISBN 1-59307-118-3

Sales

As of July 2004, Megatokyo is the tenth best-selling manga property in the U.S. ^*. Volume 3's highest ranking in bookscan is 3 ending February 20,2005.^* This makes it the best showing for an American manga.

External links

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• Rodney Caston's Personal Website

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