MATHEW KLICKSTEIN (www. MathewKlickstein.com) is a long-time multi-platform storyteller who typically focuses on Studs Terkel-esque oral histories and non-fiction pop culture histories. His award-winning books, published by the largest companies worldwide and in a variety of languages, include those on such subjects as: Nickelodeon, THE SIMPSONS and San Diego Comic-Con. His journalism work has been published through global, national and regional outlets such as: WIRED, NY DAILY NEWS and VULTURE/NY MAGAZINE. He is the creator of AfterShock's highly-acclaimed YOU ARE OBSOLETE (currently in active development as a television series) and the writer of Sony Pictures' AGAINST THE DARK. His forthcoming works include Fantagraphics' DAISY GOES TO THE MOON (illustrated by Rick Geary) and LLOYD KAUFMAN : INTERVIEWS (through University Press of Mississippi's long-running "Conversations WIth Filmmakers" series). His SiriusXM podcast series COMIC-CON BEGINS and Fantagraphics book SEE YOU AT SAN DIEGO — about the history of SDCC — is currently being adapted to the big screen through a forthcoming feature-length documentary.