Jon

Jon Reddick is a well-credentialed nerd of the 80s, classic game fan, and technology geek. He merged those interests into the creation of GenXGrownUp: a weekly podcast and YouTube channel which explores and celebrates media, games, tech, toys, comics, and pop culture of yesterday and today through the eyes of Generation X'ers.
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Comic Sans Episode 9 | New Releases 6/13/18

On this week’s comic book review round table we dive into Heavenly Blues from Scout Comics. A fun 6-issue romp through heaven and hell from Ben Kahn and Bruno Hildago, we follow a merry band of would-be thieves on their quest to escape hell by stealing stuff in heaven. All that plus our weekly new […]

Solo, Atari VCS, & Dude Stop!

Jon and Mo are forced to admit that George won our Spring movie blockbuster wager (and of course George was the picture of grace and dignity about it). On top of that, Mo talks about Solo, Jon recommends a game whose purpose is to sometimes do the wrong thing, and George thinks back on the […]
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Wreck-It Ralph 2 Trailer 2 Breakdown | First Look Reaction

For those who weren’t aware, Jon is a HUGE Wreck-It Ralph nerd! Today when trailer #2 dropped Jon jumped on the net, took his first look and immediately started breaking down every frame, packet, & pixel just for you! GenXGrownUps UNITE to watch the glorious Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2 trailer #2 review […]

Backtrack: Fads of Generation X

We’ve all experienced fads as part of growing up. The Baby Boomers had things like the poodle skirts, the hula hoop, and the yo-yo and GenX had things like Swatches, Rubik’s Cube and Tickle me Elmo! We do our best to cover this vast topic on the fads we most remember growing up in the […]

MegaCon Orlando 2018 Full Coverage

GenXGrownUp just wrapped up a week in Orlando attending MegaCon 2018. But we did more than just wander the floor of the convention. We had a table in Artist Alley from which we produced regular coverage of all parts of the show. You can check out our full playlist of content from Central Florida’s biggest […]