Pat Loika

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| caption = Loika at Long Beach Comic Con in 2012

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| birth_date ={{Birth year and age|1979}}

| birth_place =Philippines

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| nationality =Filipino

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| occupation =Podcaster, photographer

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| known_for =Podcasts, Photography

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Pat Loika (born 1979) is a San Diego–based podcaster and photographer. He has created artwork for comics and featured in discussions about the comic book industry. His photography, focusing largely on cosplay, has been featured in magazines and broadcasts.

Biography

Born in the Philippines in 1979, Loika moved to San Diego after his mother married a United States Navy officer in 1996. During his high school years Chris Maze, Loika's other best friend, described Loika as "quiet and reserved."

Comics

Loika's affinity for comics began when his mother, who worked as a flight attendant, brought home Marvel cards from the United States. Loika would sneak out of school in order to read comic books.{{cite web |last=Baker |first=Alex |date=1 January 2015 |title=Pat Loika and the Bus to Infinity |url=http://bookriot.com/2015/01/01/pat-loika-and-the-bus-to-infinity/ |website=BookRiot.com |publisher=Riot New Media Group |access-date=4 January 2017 }} Later, Loika attended over 300 fan conventions, where he socialized with many comic book creators. Loika hosted a podcast titled Loikamania, where he would interview individuals involved in the comic industry, until it ended in 2016. BuzzFeed described his efforts in interviewing comic book creators as being "the closest thing comics has to an Oprah". After completing his final episode of Loikamania, Loika hosted a panel at San Diego Comic-Con.{{cite web |url=https://comiccon2016.sched.org/event/7gHw/the-loikamania-podcast-one-more-time?iframe=no&w=&sidebar=no&bg=no |title=The Loikamania Podcast: One More Time

|author= |access-date=29 October 2016}} Loika, had previously been a panelist at the same convention in 2014.{{cite web |url=http://nerdforaliving.com/episode-18-san-diego-comic-con-how-to-be-a-nerd-for-a-living-panel/ |title=Episode #18: San Diego Comic Con "How to be a Nerd for a Living" Panel |author= |date=10 August 2014 |website=Nerdforaliving.com |publisher=ARMADIAN LLC |access-date=29 October 2016}}

During the first decade of the 21st century, after having his artwork reviewed by Marvel, Loika went on to write a western story in Image Comics' Outlaw Territory. The project involved Garry Henderson and Michael Woods.

In early July 2013, Comic Book Resources featured his collection on a segment called "Shelf Porn".{{cite web |url=http://www.cbr.com/take-an-early-trip-to-san-diego-to-check-out-some-shelf-porn/ |title=Take an early trip to San Diego to check out some Shelf Porn |last=Parkin |first=John |date=6 July 2016 |website=cbr.com |publisher= Valnet Inc. |access-date=29 October 2016}} Later that month, Loika was stuck in an elevator, tweeting about his experience.{{cite web |url=http://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/07/08/sunday-schadenfreude-im-the-pat-in-the-box/ |title=Sunday Schadenfreude – I'm The Pat In The Box |last=Wickline |first=Dan |date=8 July 2013 |website=Bleeding Cool |publisher=Rich Johnston |access-date=29 October 2016}} Bleeding Cool published an article about this event. Due to his efforts of being a booster in the comic book industry, Playboy Philippines interviewed Loika and published the interview in their July 2014 issue.{{cite web |url=http://playboyph.com/pb-articles/pat-loika/ |title=Pat Loika |author= |date=1 September 2014 |website=PlayboyPh.com |publisher=Playboy |access-date=29 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031024635/http://playboyph.com/pb-articles/pat-loika/ |archivedate=31 October 2016 |df=dmy-all }}

In addition to creating a podcast, Loika is also a photographer.{{cite web |url=http://comicbook.com/marvel/2016/09/01/cosplay-spotlight-the-photography-of-pat-loika/ |title=Cosplay Spotlight: The Photography Of Pat Loika |last=Meuller |first=Matthew |date=2 September 2016 |website=Comicbook.com |access-date=29 October 2016}} His photographs, largely of cosplay, have been featured or utilized on Vanity Fair,{{cite web |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/02/kelly-sue-deconnick-matt-fraction-comic-book-tv |title=Comic Book Television Is About to Get Deeply Weird |last=Robinson |first=Joanna |date=25 February 2015 |website=vanityfair.com |publisher=Conde Nast |access-date=29 October 2016}} The Mary Sue,{{cite web |url=http://www.themarysue.com/jem-and-the-holograms-meet-xmen-cosplay/ |title=Jem and the Holograms Meet the X-Men for Some Truly Outrageous Cosplay |last=Pantozzi |first=Jill |date=6 April 2015 |website=TheMaySue.com |publisher=The Mary Sue, LLC |access-date=29 October 2016}} Nerdist,{{cite web |url=http://nerdist.com/cosplay-friday-166-pat-loikas-epic-photos-include-avengers-kylo-ren-and-more/ |title=Cosplay Friday #166 – Pat Loika's Epic Photos Include Avengers, Kylo Ren, and More |last=Ratcliffe |first=Amy |date=20 May 2016 |website=Nerdist.com |publisher=Nerdist Industries |access-date=29 October 2016}} and MTV.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2626697/morrisoncon-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031150748/http://www.mtv.com/news/2626697/morrisoncon-review/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 October 2016 |title=MorrisonCon Dairy Day 1: Grant Speaks! |last=Colluccio |first=Ali |date=3 October 2012 |website=MTV.com |publisher=Viacom International Inc. |access-date=29 October 2016}}

=Appearances in fiction=

Pat's name appears in a fictional comic within the comic story, as a creator on 'Ultimate Amazing Fantasy #14' in Ultimate Comics Spider-Man vol. 2, #26.{{Cite comic |Writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |Penciller=Marquez, David |Inker=Marquez, David |Editor=Paniccia, Mark |Story=Spider-Man No More |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/46551/ultimate_comics_spider-man_2011_26 |Title=Ultimate Comics Spider-Man |Volume=2 |Issue=#26 |Date=August 2013 |Publisher=Marvel Comics |access-date=2023-03-14}}

Also in the Ultimate Marvel universe, Pat appears in a scene with Steve Rogers before he becomes Captain America, in Ultimate Origins #2.{{Cite comic |Writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |Penciller=Guice, Butch |Inker=Guice, Butch |Colorist=Ponsor, Justin |Letterer=Petit, Cory |Editor=Rosemann, Bill |Story=Ultimate Origins: S.H.E.I.L.D. |url=https://www.comics.org/issue/529644/ |Title=Ultimate Origins |Volume=1 |Issue=#2 |Date=September 2008 |Publisher=Marvel Comics |access-date=2023-03-14}}

Pat appears in multiple issues of Uncanny X-Men (2013 series), in issue 15,{{cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/brosen/meet-pat-loika-the-comic-book-industrys-greatest-sidekick |title=Meet Pat Loika, The Comic Book Industry's Greatest Sidekick |last=Rosen |first=Ben |date=20 March 2014 |website=Buzzfeed.com |publisher=BuzzFeed, Inc |access-date=29 October 2016}}{{Cite comic |Writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |Penciller=Anka, Kris |Inker=Anka, Kris |Colorist=Beredo, Rain |Letterer=Caramagna, Joe - Eliopoulos, Chris |Editor=Lowe, Nick |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/48673/uncanny_x-men_2013_15 |Title=Uncanny X-men |Volume=3 |Issue=#15 |Date=February 2014 |Publisher=Marvel Comics |access-date=2023-03-14}} and as a SHIELD agent in issues 26{{Cite comic |Writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |Penciller=Anka, Kris |Inker=Anka, Kris |Colorist=Anka, Kris |Letterer=Caramagna, Joe |Editor=Marts, Mike |Story=The Last Will and Testament of Charles Xavier |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/48684/uncanny_x-men_2013_26 |Title=Uncanny X-men |Volume=3 |Issue=#26 |Date=November 2014 |Publisher=Marvel Comics |access-date=2023-03-14}} and 28.{{Cite comic |Writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |Penciller=Anka, Kris |Inker=Anka, Kris |Colorist=Anka, Kris |Letterer=Caramagna, Joe |Editor=Marts, Mike |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/50360/uncanny_x-men_2013_28 |Title=Uncanny X-men |Volume=3 |Issue=#28 |Date=January 2015 |Publisher=Marvel Comics |access-date=2023-03-14}}

He eventually graduates from SHIELD to SWORD agent as he appears in Captain Marvel (2016 series) issue 1, taking photos of Captain Marvel and Puck.{{Cite comic |Writer=Michele Fazekas, Tara Butters |Penciller=Anka, Kris |Inker=Anka, Kris |Colorist=Wilson, Matthew |Letterer=Caramagna, Joe |Editor=Sana Amanat, Charles Beacham |Story=Rise of the Alpha Flight |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/56583/captain_marvel_2016_1 |Title=Captain Marvel |Volume=9 |Issue=#1 |Date=March 2016 |Publisher=Marvel Comics |access-date=2023-03-14}}

He would also appear in Tom King and Mitch Gerads' Vertigo series, The Sheriff of Babylon in issue 5 sharing a scene with a cat.{{Cite comic |Writer=King, Tom |Penciller=Gerads, Mitch |Inker=Gerads, Mitch |Colorist=Gerads, Mitch |Letterer=Lanham, Travis |Editor=Jamie S. Rich, Molly Mahan |Story=From the Cradle |url=https://www.dc.com/comics/the-sheriff-of-babylon-2015/the-sheriff-of-babylon-5 |Title=Sheriff of Babylon |Volume=1 |Issue=#5 |Date=June 2016 |Publisher=DC |access-date=2023-03-14}}

Loika's podcast, Loikamania also gets a cameo in a subway scene from X-Men (2013 series) issue 14.{{Cite comic |Writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |Penciller=Bachalo, Chris |Inker=Tim Townsend, Jaime Mendoza et al |Colorist=Bachalo, Chris |Letterer=Caramagna, Joe |Editor=Lowe, Nick |Story=Initiation |url=https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/48672/uncanny_x-men_2013_14 |Title=Uncanny X-men |Volume=3 |Issue=#14 |Date=January 2014 |Publisher=Marvel Comics |access-date=2023-03-14}}