Our Story

As I said before, this page started as a simple passion project - at first there wasn't even a name. I was just throwing writing into a void just because I enjoyed doing it and because I wasn't happy with my college classes. Shortly after I started, friends and family expressed interest in reading, which meant I had to decide on a identity. That entered me into a spiral of wondering how you can encapsulate everything you want to do into one name and color scheme. Then I realized that the name itself will become familiar because of the content and effort, not because of some clever wording.

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To show you how random it was: the "eye" part comes from two podcasts that I was listening to consistently for years as inspiration for my own journey, that both happened to have that word in their names. For "Rogue", I've been a lifelong fan of the X-Men comics and Rogue was always my favorite of all of them. I knew that I wanted media at the end and finally, Rogue Eye Media was born. In a way, it ended up working out thematically as well - Rogue's power set prevents her from being able to communicate normally with others, as she cannot touch human skin without giving the affected user a serious injury. I've always struggled with being able to put my interest in entertainment out in the world, both due to problems socially and also being surrounded by people that just aren't as passionate about it as I am, so there's a through line that works. Now she inspires the namesake and color scheme of the best decision that I've ever made!

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I'm so grateful to be able to showcase my creative passions here every day and I really hope that shows in everything we create. Thanks for reading the story behind our brand and for the continued support!

- Alex Schlerf, Founder and Writer for Rogue Eye Media