About

Editor and owner

Richard Gray – Editor, The Reel Bits and Travel While Nerdy

Richard runs The Reel Bits. It is the beast you see before you.

A writer, editor, and podcaster with a keen interest in pop culture, Richard focuses on Asian cinema, film and comic book history, lots of Disney stuff and the 1995 film Showgirls (yes, really). He also edits Travel While Nerdy, blending travel writing with his nerdy passions.

His first book, Moving Target: The History and Evolution of Green Arrow, was published by Sequart in 2017. He also contributed a chapter to From Bayou to the Abyss: Examining John Constantine, Hellblazer.

Richard has been a regular columnist at Newsarama and a frequent guest on ABC Radio’s Overnights program (2012–2019). His work has appeared in outlets including Filmink, AUSTAR Magazine, SBS Film’s Social Review, ArtsHub, METRO Magazine, Ultimate Disney, Japanese Film Festival Blog, FasterLouder, AtTheCinema, and many others.

Richard is available for opinion pieces on radio and other media, having appeared on ABC Local, Eagle FM, and the Geek Actually podcast network, where he co-hosted Film Actually, Behind the Panels, and Podcast Pillowfort.