Brian P. Rubin

With Us Since
2015
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Location
Minneapolis, MN
School
SUNY College at New Paltz
Expertise
Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star Trek, DC Comics
  • In 2013, Brian provided some of the very first articles for what would eventually become Looper.
  • He once wrote questions for Hasbro's Trivial Pursuit board game.
  • His first novel, Dim Stars: A Novel of Outer-Space Shenanigans, won the Next Generation Indie Book Award for YA Fiction (12-16) in 2022.

Experience

Brian has worked as a professional writer for two decades. He co-founded the pop culture review site AllNerdReview with Collin David in 2002, and he's been writing for dollars ever since. He was a full time reporter and associate editor for Ellenville, New York's weekly newspaper, the Shawangunk Journal, and wrote extensive features for print publications such as The Chronogram, and Geek Magazine. Brian also worked as a scriptwriter for Machinima's Inside Gaming Daily, as a regular contributor for CollectorsQuest, BestTechie, and ReadWrite, and as a feature writer for Minneapolis's City Pages. He joined Static Media full-time in 2015 and has been putting his lifelong consumption of comic books, television, movies, and video games to good use by creating features, news articles, and scripts for the company's ever-growing YouTube channels. He is formerly the company's Managing Editor, and is currently the Special Projects Manager.

Education

Brian has bachelor's and master's degrees in English from SUNY College at New Paltz.

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Stories By Brian P. Rubin

  • Jared Leto Snyder Cut Special Video

    Jared Leto's Joker once had a very stylish strip of facial hair on his upper lip in Zack Snyder's Justice League. Can we get #releasethejokerstache trending?

    By Looper Staff April 1st, 2021 Read More
  • Movies That Will Get You In The Mood For Selena

    In 2020, a new series about the legend of Selena is set to debut starring The Walking Dead's Christian Serratos in the lead role. While Selena's story is totally unique, there are plenty of movies you can check out to get into the right frame of mind for the newest version of Selena.

    By Brian P. Rubin September 22nd, 2020 Read More
  • Read This Before You See All Together Now

    What do you get when you combine a writer with a talent for telling stories with quirky, lovable characters, a director who specializes in heartwarming films, and an all-star cast of funny, musically talented actors? You get All Together Now. Here's what you need to know before you watch.

    By Brian P. Rubin July 31st, 2020 Read More
  • Joaquin Phoenix Was Almost Cast As The Red Skull

    With the release of this fall's Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix, we'll see the debut of the latest theatrical take on one of the most iconic comic book supervillains ever created. But Phoenix could've been cast in the role of a completely different legendary bad guy for Marvel, not DC.

    By Looper Staff March 11th, 2020 Read More
  • What Hawkeye Almost Looked Like In The MCU

    Sometimes what a character is wearing in a movie is nearly as important as what the character actually does, and Hawkeye's no different. That's why it's interesting to imagine an alternate universe where Hawkeye had a different look on the big screen.

    By Looper Staff March 11th, 2020 Read More
  • What These Characters From Thor Almost Looked Like

    How do you bring Norse legends to the big screen in a way that makes sense for the Marvel Cinematic Universe while still preserving the essence of the characters? We sat down with former Marvel designer Charlie Wen to trace the evolution of several Thor fan favorites on their way to theaters.

    By Looper Staff March 11th, 2020 Read More
  • Thor And Loki Almost Had Another Brother In The MCU

    Plans were underway behind the scenes to give Thor and Loki yet another, different sibling — a brother who might be more familiar to comic book readers and lovers of Norse mythology. That's right, Balder the Brave was almost introduced to the MCU to further complicate Thor's family tree.

    By Looper Staff March 11th, 2020 Read More
  • What The Guardians Of The Galaxy Almost Looked Like

    It takes a lot more than accurately re-creating a comic book character's outfit on the big screen to make a superhero movie worth seeing. So what process took these relatively obscure Marvel D-listers into the mainstream? Here's what the Guardians of the Galaxy almost looked like.

    By Looper Staff March 11th, 2020 Read More
  • What Ultron Almost Looked Like

    Ultron's design has changed in big and small ways with every new comics incarnation, meaning that the talented people in charge of adapting him for 2015's Avengers: Age of Ultron had their work cut out for them in terms of coming up with a great cinematic design.

    By Looper Staff March 11th, 2020 Read More
  • What Gamora Almost Looked Like In The MCU

    Taking a comics character from the printed page to the big screen isn't as easy as you might think, and Guardians of the Galaxy's Gamora was no exception. Just ask Charlie Wen, former head of visual development at Marvel Studios — and take a look at some of the designs that didn't make the cut.

    By Looper Staff March 11th, 2020 Read More
  • How Jason Momoa Almost Joined The MCU

    Some Marvel Cinematic Universe stars have put such a stamp on their characters that it's become almost impossible to separate the two, and it's always a shock to realize that other actors might have been considered for a role — like Jason Momoa, who auditioned for Drax before becoming Aquaman.

    By Looper Staff March 11th, 2020 Read More
  • Small Details You Missed In The Star Wars Episode 9 Trailer

    J.J. Abrams and the folks at Lucasfilm and Disney packed a ton of stuff into this trailer, and we can only guess at what it might mean. Crack open your Wookieepedias and dust off your holocrons — here are the details you might've missed in the first trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

    By Looper Staff April 12th, 2019 Read More
  • The Ending Of Shazam! Explained

    While the ending itself is pretty straightforward, there are enough head-scratching and surprising moments in the movie's latter third that might be in need of some explanation. Don't sweat it! That's why we're here. Let's say the magic words — spoilers ahead — and explain the ending of Shazam!

    By Brian P. Rubin March 26th, 2019 Read More
  • The Ending Of Captain Marvel Explained

    A movie packed with this much awesome stuff is tough to follow. We visit three planets, several spaceships, meet various alien species, and unpack a ton of technobabble trying to figure out who the heck this Carol Danvers lady really is. But never fear! Here's Captain Marvel's ending explained.

    By Brian P. Rubin March 8th, 2019 Read More