About Us
Our team represents years of experience in the industry and a deep love for games and geek culture. It shows in everything we create – we look forward to working with you!
Larry Vela started BoLS Interactive in 2006. Dad, Gamer, Publisher, Pilot, Texan. All games all the time since junior-high. Larry is a lifelong tabletop & RPG gaming enthusiast, and internet publisher working to entertain and inform his readers every day. He’s been playing RPGs and Tabletop Games since the 1970s. Larry has been playing and covering Warhammer and Warhammer 40K for over 35 years.
Mars Garrett is the BoLS marketing manager, managing editor, and a staff writer covering LEGO and pop culture. She has over a decade of experience in web publishing, social media and community management, and the TTG industry. She is a Marvel, Vertigo, and dystopian sci-fi fan; and enjoys bad movies, LEGO Technic, cats, and the internet.
Abe Apfel is our lead data analyst and a wargaming writer. Abe has decades of experience with a wide range of tabletop games, from historicals, to Star Wars to The Old World and 40K. He has been contributing to BOLS since almost the start, back when he worked at and then owned a local gaming store. He currently covers Warhammer tactics and lore, as well as a number of sci-fi and fantasy franchises.
Adam Harrison is on the editorial team at BoLS, and he writes about tabletop games of all types. He has more than ten years of experience in internet publishing and video production. A hobbyist, player, and collector of miniatures and games, Adam’s current obsession is his Ossiarch Bonereapers for Age of Sigmar, his Blood Angels and Tyranids for 40k, and his ever growing Arkham Horror: The Card Game collection.
J.R. Zambrano manages the RPG beat and is BoLS’ resident D&D historian. He’s been a game master and RPG enthusiast for over 20 years. He’s a writer, improv performer, and published adventure designer that worked with the Far Horizons Co-op to create the best selling The Roleplayer’s Guide To Heists.
Thomas Reidy aka Goatboy has been a writer with BoLS since its inception. Goatboy covers all things Warhammer, from the lore to current meta to tournaments. He’s been playing 40K since the 1990s, and has won multiple national events, including Adepticon and Games Workshop GTs. He’s also an accomplished miniatures painter.
Meaghan Colleran is a writer that covers RPGs from big titles like D&D and Pathfinder to the smallest indies plus all of the dice and accouterment you need to play. She also runs the crowdfunding and board game beat. She’s a cosplayer, podcaster, opossum enthusiast, mediocre ukulele player, and coffee addict.
Gabriel Vela handles all of the video production for BOLS. Managing both the filming and editing, he is responsible for all of the long and short form videos published. A native Austinite, he also enjoys science fiction, video games (especially Fallout), and history.
Clint Lienau is a staff writer primarily covering Magic the Gathering and Age of Sigmar, though he dabbles in RPGs and board games as well. An avid gamer, writer, actor, pyrotechnician, and general nerd, he has finally turned his love of EDH into a career. He also runs D&D games as a professional DM.
