Events › Meet the McElroys! (Virtual Event)

Level up at your Library with the McElroy family of "The Adventure Zone" and "My Brother, My Brother and Me" Podcasts! Learn about the start of their entertainment empire, including a best-selling graphic novel series.

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Presented in partnership with the Deerfield Public Library, Evanston Public Library, Glencoe Public Library, and the Highland Park Public Library.

About the McElroys:

Clint McElroy has fooled numerous bosses into providing him with a 45-year career in
Broadcasting. He has fathered three children (Justin, Travis and Griffin), and when it
comes to bringing new life into this world, is pretty sure the barn door is shut behind that
horse. He co-hosts The Adventure Zone with his sons, which has been adapted into a
New York Times Best Selling graphic novel series six times over, and has written comics
for Marvel such as JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY and MARVEL TEAM-UP – so retired life
has been going pretty well so far. Most recently, he wrote the children's book, Goldie's
Guide to Grandchilding, from First Second Books.

Justin McElroy has been a creator of podcasts, television shows, YouTube videos and
graphic novels since 2010. His most popular works include My Brother, My Brother and
Me (co-hosted with his real life brothers Travis & Griffin McElroy) which is both an
award-nominated advice show podcast referenced in Lin-Manuel
Miranda's, Hamilton, (yes, really!) and a live action television show on the Seeso
(NBCUniversal); and The Adventure Zone, an actual-play podcast with their dad that
has also been adapted into a New York Times bestselling graphic novel from First
Second Books many times over. He also co-hosts Sawbones, a comedic medical
podcast, with his wife, Dr. Sydnee McElroy - which has, you guessed it, been adapted
into a yet another New York Times bestselling book.
He is also known for his roles in Trolls World Tour (DreamWorks, 2020) and The
Fungies!, (HBO, 2022) - and on TikTok for bringing back "Berries and Cream".

Travis McElroy is a podcaster, actor and a four-time New York Times #1 bestselling
author known for The Adventure Zone and My Brother, My Brother and Me.
Travis was born in West Virginia, and attended the University of Oklahoma as a
National Merit Scholar. He graduated from OU with a BFA in Acting, and then
proceeded to have no idea what he was going to do with his life. At the age of 25, he
began his podcast, My Brother, My Brother and Me (MBMBaM) with his real-life
brothers, Justin and Griffin; began working as an actor/technical director at the
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company; and met his wife. Altogether, a pretty good year. He
worked at Cincy Shakes with notable roles like Laertes, Juliet’s Nurse, and Lucius
Andronicus, and won an award for set design. Then Travis became a full-time podcaster
with shows including Trends Like These, Shmanners, Chasing Immortality and, most
notably, The Adventure Zone.
MBMBaM was later adapted into a live-action television show
through NBCUniversal’s comedy streaming channel, Seeso. MBMBaM premiered as the
#1 television show for sale on iTunes.
The Adventure Zone, in cooperation with Twogether Studios, was adapted into a
cooperative storytelling card game called The Adventure Zone: Bureau of
Balance released late 2020. Learn more at theadventurezonegame.com
In 2018, the McElroys’ graphic novel adaptation of The Adventure Zone: Here There Be
Gerblins became the first graphic novel to reach #1 on the New York Times Paperback
Trade Fiction Best Sellers list. Book 2 in the series, The Adventure Zone: Murder on the
Rockport Limited! followed suit in 2019. Book 3, The Adventure Zone: Petals to the
Metal released July 2020 and Book 4, The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom,
released in July 2021. All from First Second Books and, you guessed it, all were New
York Times bestsellers. Book 5 released February 2023 & Book 6 July 2024. More
at theadventurezonecomic.com
His podcasting book, Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You), co-authored with Justin
and Griffin McElroy, released January 2021 from Harper Collins.
The pop culture notoriety of the McElroy brothers earned them roles in Trolls World
Tour movie alongside Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, and Jamie Dornan. He
continues to record podcasts, sell out venues when touring live productions across the
US & UK, and appear at pop culture conventions and philanthropic events when his
schedule allows.

Griffin McElroy is a DC-based podcaster, writer, editor, composer and former video
game journalist.
He is known for co-hosting the podcasts My Brother, My Brother and Me; The
Adventure Zone; and Wonderful!, as well as his YouTube series, Monster Factory. My
Brother, My Brother and Me was developed into a television series for NBC’s comedy
streaming app, SeeSo, and was the #1 Television Show on iTunes when it was released
there. The Adventure Zone has been adapted into a graphic novel series and has
earned the title of New York Times #1 bestseller many times over. He co-wrote a
podcasting book, Everybody Has a Podcast (Except You) from Harpers Collins with his
brothers, Justin and Travis, as well as several comics including War of the Realms:
Journey into Mystery (Marvel); and Sonic the Hedgehog: 30th Anniversary
Celebration (IDW).
Griffin was included on the “Forbes 30 under 30” in Media list in 2017 and has voice
acting credits in Trolls: World Tour (DreamWorks Animation, 2020); The Mitchells vs The
Machines (Netflix, 2021); The Fungies (HBO Max, 2021) and many more.