Pat Loika

Pat Loika

A head shot of a Filipino Male

Loika at Long Beach Comic Con in 2012
Born 1979 (age 36–37)
Philippines
Known for Podcasts, Photography

Pat Loika (born 1979) is a San Diego–based podcaster and photographer.[1]

Biography

Born in the Philippines in 1979, Loika moved to San Diego after his mother married a United States Navy officer in 1996. Attending Morse High School, when not having having difficulty in school, he worked at McDonald's. During his high school years Chris Maze, Loika's best friend, described Loika as "quiet and reserved."[1]

Comics

Loika's affinity for comics began when his mother, who worked as a flight attendant, brought home Marvel cards from the United States. Later, Loika attended over 300 conventions, where he has socialized with many comic book creators. Loika had hosted his podcast Loikamania, where he would interview individuals involved in the comic industry, until it ended in 2016. Buzzfeed described his efforts in interviewing comic book creators as being "the closest thing comics has to an Oprah".[1] After completing his final episode of Loikamania, Loika had a panel at Comic-Con International.[2] Loika, had previously been a panelist at the same convention in 2014.[3]

During the first decade of the 21st century, after having his artwork reviewed by Marvel, Loika went on to write a western story in Image Comics' Outlaw Territory. The project involved Garry Henderson and Michael Woods.[1]

In early July 2013, Comic Book Resources featured his collection on a segment called "Shelf Porn".[4] Later that month, Loika was stuck in an elevator, tweeting about his experience.[5] Bleeding Cool published an article about this event.[1] Due to his efforts of being a booster in the comic book industry, Playboy Philippines interviewed Loika and published the interview in their July 2014 issue.[6]

In addition to creating a podcast, Loika is also a photographer.[7] His photographs, largely of cosplay, have been featured or utilized on Vanity Fair,[8] The Mary Sue,[9] Nerdist,[10] and MTV.[11]

Appearances in fiction

A character whose appears is similar to Loika appears in an issue of Uncanny X-Men, added in by Kris Anka.[1] In a later issue of Uncanny X-Men, a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent whose appearance is similar to Loika receiving a speaking line, addressing Director Maria Hill.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Rosen, Ben (20 March 2014). "Meet Pat Loika, The Comic Book Industry's Greatest Sidekick". Buzzfeed.com. BuzzFeed, Inc. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Loikamania Podcast: One More Time". Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Episode #18: San Diego Comic Con "How to be a Nerd for a Living" Panel". Nerdforaliving.com. ARMADIAN LLC. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Parkin, John (6 July 2016). "Take an early trip to San Diego to check out some Shelf Porn". cbr.com. Valnet Inc. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Wickline, Dan (8 July 2013). "Sunday Schadenfreude – I'm The Pat In The Box". Bleeding Cool. Rich Johnston. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Pat Loika". PlayboyPh.com. Playboy. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Meuller, Matthew (2 September 2016). "Cosplay Spotlight: The Photography Of Pat Loika". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  8. ↑ Robinson, Joanna (25 February 2015). "Comic Book Television Is About to Get Deeply Weird". vanityfair.com. Conde Nast. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  9. ↑ Pantozzi, Jill (6 April 2015). "Jem and the Holograms Meet the X-Men for Some Truly Outrageous Cosplay". TheMaySue.com. The Mary Sue, LLC. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  10. ↑ Ratcliffe, Amy (20 May 2016). "Cosplay Friday #166 - Pat Loika's Epic Photos Include Avengers, Kylo Ren, and More". Nerdist.com. Nerdist Industries. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Colluccio, Ali (3 October 2012). "MorrisonCon Dairy Day 1: Grant Speaks!". MTV.com. Viacom International Inc. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  12. ↑ Loika, Pat (19 November 2014). "patloikaThe world's worst #SHIELD agent returns in Uncanny X-Men #28!". instagram. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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