Fan Culture

Being a fan is all about sharing your love for something with the world at large. What better way to tell everyone that you’re a fan of superheroes than by wearing it right on your chest? Today’s Fandom Tumblr of the Week spotlights lots of Read More

In the world of podcasts, few can say they have enjoyed the level of success that Welcome to Night Vale has earned. Welcome to Night Vale is a twice-monthly broadcast from the lovely desert community known as Night Vale, and according to iTunes it is Read More

Being a fan of something is pretty close to being in a relationship. You invest time, money, and emotional energy into it. Things are going along great. You tell your friends all about it. It’s so wonderful to be a fan of this series. Nothing could Read More

The annual Quake Con is coming this week, and the toymakers at Symbiote Studios have unveiled the exclusive vinyl figure they’ll have available just for the show. You might remember seeing Symbiote’s previous work in their Skyrim and DOOM Read More

Over the years I’ve been a fan of a great deal of things. While I didn’t know much about fandoms until I was a teenager, since then I have been in and out of more of them than I can count. My fandom encounters have been positive, negative, Read More

Last week, the much beloved co-founder of GiantBomb.com passed away, and his many fans have opened their hearts to his friends and family. One of the ways longtime followers of Giant Bomb and the Bombcast have been coping with the loss is by creating Read More

If you’ve ever been to the San Diego Comic-Con, you’re already familiar with the awesome bags they give away to attendees. Warner Bros. sponsors the bags, which tend to be massive enough to hold pretty much anything you might acquire as you Read More

Every week I feature a particular character, franchise, or fandom in Fan Art Friday, and I get to spotlight creative works inspired by particular source material. That feature post lends itself well to showing off fannish creativity as applied to Read More

Sometimes we like our Tumblr feed to be laser focused on one particular fandom or even on one aspect of one particular fandom. And then there's the rest of the time, when our geekery filled brains want to wallow in a cornucopia of assorted fannish Read More

Each MegaCon, the Greater Florida LEGO Users Group has a great display of fan-designed LEGO versions of sci-fi, fantasy, video games, and other geeky things. And each year seems to top the last! Here are some of the coolest ones we saw, from arcade Read More

As usual, this year's MegaCon in Orlando, Florida was packed with talented cosplayers! We were there on Saturday to capture some of the best costumes inspired by video games, comics, TV, and everything in between! Read More

If you're interested in adding some gaming flair to your wardrobe without busting the bank, this week's feature could be the blog you're looking for! Read More