Kevin Rubio came to fame with the internet release of Troops, a Star Wars/COPS parody that has been credited with starting the Internet short film craze. The film was later recognized by Lucasfilm with the Pioneer Award at the 2002 Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards. Rubio has since worked as a freelance writer including the Dark Horse comic "Tag and Bink Were Here" which was named one of the top trade paperback books of 2006 by The American Library Association.