Damage Control began its geeky inception in June of 2008. We cover a variety of topics including but not limited to, anime, manga, video games, music, technology, and news. If it’s interesting to us then we’ll blog about it. For example, we could write a feature about the Final Fantasy series, speculate the next entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ponder if Hayao Miyazaki is immortal, or discuss the significance of world politics. The last example is a bit extreme but anything is possible when five anime loving, video game playing, geeky diehards get together and toss their ideas into a mental blender.
And just who are the geeks behind Damage Control? We are a small group of journalists and enthusiastic writers. Unlike a lot of other blogs out there we strive to write about more than than just our opinions. We back up the subjects we love to discuss with facts, research, and standards, also known as reporting. Geeks or not, we’re still professional writers.
Why the name Damage Control? The name originally came from a fictional magazine cover designed by Angela Moseley for a publication class in college. The concept of that magazine was to poke fun at geek culture in a lighthearted manner from a fellow geek. When Angela first thought about starting a blog it was originally going to focus on Philadelphia-based tech coverage. It was even given the yawn-inducing name, Philly Tech Culture. Fortunately, the name and the idea were both scrapped in favor of something more creative.
We also have nothing to do with, nor were we inspired by Marvel’s Damage Control comics. We found out about the existence of the series well after starting this blog. (Imagine our surprise when we found one of Damage Control‘s comics, similar font usage and all.)