Jamie Greene, Author at the Roarbots

Jamie is a publishing/book nerd who makes a living by wrangling words together into some sense of coherence. Away from The Roarbots, Jamie is a road trip aficionado and an obsessed traveler who has made his way through 33 countries (and counting). Elsewhere on the interwebs, he's a contributor to SYFY Wire and StarWars.com and hosted The Great Big Beautiful Podcast for more than five years. Watch The Roarbots on Youtube

Great Big Beautiful Podcast

GBBP 168: Lev Grossman

We're talking to Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians trilogy, which recently made the jump to the small screen on Syfy!

By Jamie GreeneFebruary 6, 20180

Books

Finding Inspiration with National Geographic Kids

National Geographic has been a household name for generations, thanks to its flagship magazine, stunning photography, and exhaustive storytelling from around the world. ...

By Jamie GreeneFebruary 2, 20180

Animation

GKIDS Retrospective: A Town Called Panic

We continue our series of reviews chronicling all of the (non-Studio Ghibli) animated films distributed by GKIDS Films — some of the most original and breathtakingly ...

By Jamie GreeneFebruary 1, 20180

Books

Oodles of Awesome Ways to Prepare for The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

There is perhaps nothing I’m more anxious to see hit Netflix than The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. Stranger who? Black what? It’s ...

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 31, 20180

Great Big Beautiful Podcast

GBBP 167: Commander Terry Virts

Commander Terry Virts joins us to talk about his career, his 210+ days in space, and his new book 'View From Above.'

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 30, 20180

Great Big Beautiful Podcast

GBBP Extras 13-15: DC in DC 2018

These episodes each focus on one of the panels from the amazing DC in DC event, and we bring you media room interviews!

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 27, 20180

Great Big Beautiful Podcast

GBBP 166: Greg Pak

Today, we're talking giant robots (and other cool stuff) with Greg Pak!

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 23, 20180

Great Big Beautiful Podcast

GBBP 165: Daniel José Older

Today, we're talking to one of the most exciting literary voices I've personally discovered in the past year: Daniel José Older.

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 16, 20180

Toys

Funko Warner Bros. Mystery Minis

Funko’s blind-box Mystery Minis are quickly becoming some of my favorite things. The boxes we’ve had the pleasure of tearing into so far ...

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 15, 20180

Books

Runaways: An Original Novel

Runaways: An Original Novel written by Christopher Golden published by Marvel Press (2018) The Runaways are having a bit of a moment. The ...

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 10, 20180

Toys

Playmobil: Pharaoh’s Pyramid

Today, we’re taking our first look at the History line with the Pharaoh’s Pyramid set. I first saw this huge set at last ...

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 8, 20180

Toys

Playmobil: Dreamworks Dragons

I’m not gonna lie; we’ve been looking forward to the brand-new Dragons line of toys from Playmobil for a while now. I first ...

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 6, 20180

Board Games

Go Nuts for Donuts

Go Nuts for Donuts: The Pastry-Picking Card Game Publisher: Gamewright Plays 2-6 Ages 8+ (realistically, 4+) Playing Time: 20 min Initial Release: 2017 Elevator ...

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 3, 20180

Books

Black Star Renegades

Black Star Renegades written by MIchael Moreci published by St. Martin’s Press (2018) Do you like Star Wars? Stupid question, I know. Who ...

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 2, 20180

Animation

Teen Titans: The Complete First Season

Teen Titans is, surprisingly, 15 years old this year. That’s right; it premiered in 2003. It’s almost old enough to drive, but before ...

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 2, 20180

Books

Zen Pencils: Inspirational Quotes for Kids

Zen Pencils: Inspirational Quotes for Kids illustrated by Gavin Aung Than published by Andrews McMeel Universal (2017) I don’t know about you, but ...

By Jamie GreeneJanuary 1, 20180