Fan Culture

In our very first Fan Group Spotlight, we talk with Dean Plantamura, the public relations officer for the 501st Legion, a huge group of Star Wars fans that has had an enormous impact on fan culture, the charities they support, and even the official Star Read More

Dexter Morgan's blood slides — his collection of "trophies" from each of his kills — are such an iconic part of the Showtime series that several fans have found ways to incorporate them into crafts of various sorts, all without having to resort to murder. Read More

With the news of an American man's discovery that his son's baby pictures have been an Internet meme in Japan since 2004, I finally have enough incentive and totally legitimate reason to blather on about some of the more interesting Internet memes out Read More

Star Wars fan and guitar enthusiast Travis Stevens built an electric guitar out of a vintage Millennium Falcon playset. It even lights up! Read More

This past weekend, we attended Dragon*Con in Atlanta, and as always, there was some fabulous costuming. There was so much awesomeness that instead of a list, I'm sharing a gallery of some of the best costumers and costume groups I came across during the Read More

Some young men of the Nippon Sport Science University held a marching competition. That’s right: no musical instruments, no fake rifles, just the group dressed in spiffy evening wear, their own two feet, and the mechanical accuracy that would rival that Read More

Supernatural fan artist Ileliberte's use of color saturation always drew in my eye because the characters seemed whimsical and well-placed within the surroundings of the pieces. Then I found her line art pieces and while I readily commend many color art Read More

In 2008, the Chicago-based Slay-A-Thon, an annual charity event organized by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel fans, raffled off a particularly cool prize: a playset of the iconic Magic Box, made by fanvidder (and modeler) HammerPixVideo. Read More

In my travels amongst LiveJournal SPN art communities, I am always happy when a new artist joins. It's a bit of selfishness on my part because I get to look at their pretty, pretty artwork. So, when new-to-me artist Becc-J came to my notice I was Read More

Take a break from your Starcraft 2 slaughter to check out some of these awesome fan-made tributes to the prolific Zerg. Some of these are so cute that you might actually feel bad the next time you send your Firebats out to do their duty. Read More

I've been a fan of the work of Ann Wortham and Leah Rosenthal (aka Ashton Press) for a while now. With works from fandoms such as X-Files, Stargate, Highlander, Buffy, and many more, there is sure to be something that appeals to everyone. What caught my Read More

One of the coolest things I saw at Star Wars Celebration V was the 501st Legion's "TK Project," a charity auction allowing fans to bid on one-of-a-kind stormtrooper helmets designed by artists, actors, directors, and more. Here's a sampling of some of Read More