<p>John Odum is a sometimes-freelance writer whose work has appeared in Bleeding Cool, The Guardian (online), and Huffington Post.</p><p>Mark Card has a PhD in political science, specializing in international conflict theory and comparative politics. He's also a big wine guy.</p><p>Jim Dandeneau reports on comics, television, and film for Den of Geek.</p><p>Liane Allen is an IT nerd, with a passion for genre movies, progressive politics, and all things sci-fi.</p>