Clint McElroy

Clinton Emil "Clint" McElroy Jr. (/ˈmæk.əlˌrɔɪ/ MACK-əl-roy, born August 10, 1955)[1] is an American podcaster, comic book writer and former radio personality.

[2] He is known for his work on the podcast The Adventure Zone, as well as for hosting several FM radio shows in West Virginia.

[3] Clint McElroy is an alumnus of Marshall University, at which he worked with campus radio station WMUL.

[6][7] In 2014, Clint McElroy and his sons – Justin, Travis, and Griffin – launched a tabletop role-playing game podcast entitled The Adventure Zone.

In 2018, Clint McElroy appeared as a guest star on Adventure Impractical as part of the Stream of Many Eyes, a Dungeons & Dragons event promoting the new Waterdeep storyline.

[3][14] Beginning with Here There Be Gerblins in 2018, Clint McElroy co-wrote a series of graphic novel adaptations of The Adventure Zone: Balance, releasing one volume each summer.

[17] Along with his sons, Clint co-wrote Journey into Mystery, a five-part limited series as part of Marvel's War of the Realms storyline.

[1] In 2021, a newly discovered species of millipede was named Nannaria mcelroyorum in recognition of the McElroy family's podcasts, which entertained the scientists during their field work.