Level up at your Library with the McElroy family! \;Learn about the start of their entertainment empire and how their podcast transformed into a best-selling graphic novel series. \;
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Clint McElroy has fooled numerous bosses in
to providing him with a 45-year career in Broadcasting. He has fathered th
ree children (Justin\, Travis and Griffin)\, and when it comes to bringing
new life into this world\, is pretty sure the barn door is shut behind th
at horse. He co-hosts The Adventure Zone with his sons\, which ha
s been adapted into a New York Times Best Selling graphic novel series six
times over\, and has written comics for Marvel such as JOURNEY INTO MYSTE
RY and MARVEL TEAM-UP &ndash\; so retired life has been going pretty well
so far. Most recently\, he wrote the children's book\, Goldie's Guide
to Grandchilding\, from First Second Books.
Justin Mc
Elroy
Justin McElroy \;has been a creator of podcasts\,
television shows\, YouTube videos and graphic novels since 2010. His most
popular works include \;My Brother\, My Brother and Me \;
(co-hosted with his real life brothers \;Travis &\; Griffin McElroy
) which is both an award-nominated advice show podcast referenced in Lin-M
anuel Miranda's\, \;Hamilton\, \;(yes\, really!) and a live action
television show on the Seeso (NBCUniversal)\; and \;The Adventure
Zone\, \;an \;actual-play \;podcast with their dad that
has also been adapted into a New York Times bestselling graphic novel from
First Second Books many times over. He also co-hosts \;Sawbones\, a comedic medical podcast\, with his wife\, Dr. Sydnee McElroy - whi
ch has\, you guessed it\, been adapted into a yet another New York Times b
estselling book. \;
He is also known for his roles in \;
Travis McElroy
Travis McElr
oy \;is a podcaster\, actor and a four-time New York Times #1 bestsell
ing author known for \;The Adventure Zone \;and \;My Brother\, My Brother and Me.
Travis was born in West Virg inia\, and attended the University of Oklahoma as a National Merit Scholar . He graduated from OU with a BFA in Acting\, and then proceeded to have n o idea what he was going to do with his life. At the age of 25\, he began his podcast\, \;My Brother\, My Brother and Me (MBMBaM) \ ;with his real-life brothers\, Justin and Griffin\; began working as an ac tor/technical director at the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company\; and met his wife. Altogether\, a pretty good year. He worked at Cincy Shakes with not able roles like Laertes\, Juliet&rsquo\;s Nurse\, and Lucius Andronicus\, and won an award for set design. Then Travis became a full-time podcaster with shows including \;Trends Like These\, Shmanners\, Chasing Imm ortality \;and\, most notably\, \;The Adventure Zone .
\nMBMBaM \;was later adapted into a live-action television sho w through \;NBCUniversal&rsquo\;s \;comedy streaming channel\,&nbs p\;Seeso. \;MBMBaM \;premiered as the #1 television show for sale on iTunes. \;
\nThe Adventure Zone\, \;in cooperati on with Twogether Studios\, was adapted into a cooperative storytelling ca rd game called \;The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance \; released late 2020. Learn more at \;theadventurezonegame.com \;
\nIn 2018\, the McElroys&rsquo\; graphic novel adaptation of \;The Adventure Zone: \;Here There Be Gerblins \;became the fi rst graphic novel to reach #1 on the New York Times Paperback Trade Fictio n Best Sellers list. Book 2 in the series\, \;The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited! \;followed suit in 2019. Book 3\, \;The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal \;released Jul y 2020 and Book 4\, \;The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom \, released in July 2021. All from First Second Books and\, you guessed it \, all were New York Times bestsellers. Book 5 released February 2023 & \; Book 6 July 2024. More at \;theadventurezonecomic.com
\nHis p odcasting book\, \;Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You)\,&nbs p\;co-authored with Justin and Griffin McElroy\, \;released January 20 21 from Harper Collins. \;
\nThe pop culture notoriety of the Mc Elroy brothers earned them roles in \;Trolls World Tour \ ;movie alongside Justin Timberlake\, Anna Kendrick\, and Jamie Dornan. He continues to record podcasts\, sell out venues when touring live productio ns across the US &\; UK\, and appear at pop culture conventions and phi lanthropic events when his schedule allows.
\nGriffin McElro
y
Griffin McElroy \;is a DC-based podcaster\, writer\, e
ditor\, composer and former video game journalist. \;
He is kn own for co-hosting the podcasts \;My Brother\, My Brother and Me\; The Adventure Zone\; and \;Wonderful!\, as well as his YouTube series\, \;Monster Factory. \;My Brother\, My Brother and Me \;was developed into a television series for NBC&rsquo\;s comedy streaming app\, SeeSo\, and was the #1 Television Show on iTunes wh en it was released there. \;The Adventure Zone \;has been adapted into a graphic novel series and has earned the title of New York Times #1 bestseller many times over. \; He co-wrote a podcasting book\ , \;Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You) \;from Harpers C ollins with his brothers\, Justin and Travis\, as well as several comics i ncluding \;War of the Realms: Journey into Mystery \;(Mar vel)\; and \;Sonic the Hedgehog: 30th Anniversary Celebration \;(IDW).
\nGriffin was included on the &ldquo\;Forbes 30 under 30&rdquo\; in Media list in 2017 and has voice acting credits in \;Tro lls: World Tour \;(DreamWorks Animation\, 2020)\; The Mitchells vs The Machines \;(Netflix\, 2021)\; \;The Fungies \;(HBO Max\, 2021 ) and many more.
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