Jason Rubin - I am a co-founder of Naughty Dog, and creator/director of the Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter series of PlayStation video games, and the writer/creator of comic book series the Iron Saint and Mysterious Ways.
I am a startup founder, ran video game Publisher THQ as president, and for the last decade I have been an executive at Meta working in the virtual reality and Metaverse area of Reality Labs.
Photography
I am an avid traveller and hobbyist photographer with an undying love for animals. Since my first trip to Africa in the early '00s I have been returning as often as possible to experience the people, places, and creatures that make it so special. The results of that journey are journaled on these pages...
My equipment has varied over the years but most recently
My equipment has varied over the years but most recently
Canon R5 & Canon R5 II
Canon RF 400mm F2.8 L IS USM (~1.4 Extender)
Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1 L IS USM (~1.4 Extender)
Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8 L IS USM
iPhone
the Iron Saint
In '10 I created and wrote the comic series the Iron Saint. I wasn't sure whether I was going to return to video games and thought it would be interesting to create a alternate world with look, rules, and lore in another medium first.
I cold-called Joe Madureira and convinced him to work on the main characters. He introduced me to Jeff Matsuda to complete the roster. I reached out to Blur Studios to design the look and feel. Finally, I cold-called artists. Francis Manapul was up for pencils.
In an alternate-universe, prohibition era, American metropolis, a eformed hitman and an innocent debutante get caught in the middle of a three-way power struggle between the government, a religious sect, and an underworld criminal organization.
Mysterious Ways
As a followup to The Iron Saint, in '11-'12 I created and wrote the Comic Book series Mysterious Ways.
Spanning 6 books and ~120 pages, the story revolves around Sam, an alcoholic convicted ex-cop, wakes up with a mysterious piece of silver in his hand and finds himself the prime suspect in a serial murder case, pursued by a relentless FBI agent. But in this story of stereotypes, nothing is what it seems...
The goal at the time was to create a foundation for a relatively low budget horror adventure that would take advantage of the changes in CGI that were taking place in the industry. Independently created Comics had made some pretty notable transitions to film, with Cowboys and Aliens being the primary example of the time.
