Fan Culture

Since pixels and quilt squares are so similar, it's not surprising that geeky crafters would be drawn to 8-bit characters for quilting inspiration. Here are five quilts featuring the most classic Nintendo game, Super Mario Bros. Read More

Ever see a piece of furniture on the side of the road and think, "Man, I bet I could do something awesome with that"? Zaqurus at Craftster did, when she found a junky old card table by her dumpster and combined it with some X-Men comics she'd bought on Read More

Making cakes based on Doctor Who has been popular ever since the UK children's show Blue Peter featured a how-to back in the '60s for making chocolate Dalek cakes. But Daleks aren't the only subject of cakes themed after the show. Here are ten cakes to Read More

Jed Haigh and Justice Joseph both have a great history in the collectibles industry and have started Valyrian Resin as their own venture, allowing them to work with licenses they love and have a passion for. Here's my interview with them, which is a few Read More

After putting together three or four Cubeecraft paper figures, I got in touch with Christopher Beaumont, the talent behind the toys, and was able to talk with him about this marvelous site he's assembled. Read More

Are you a lover of all things Joss Whedon? Do you sleep with a stake under your pillow? Do you have a flair for the artistic? If so, you're just what the Whedon Universe event track at Dragon*Con is looking for. Read More

I had the opportunity to talk with three guys at Vulkon who ran a panel about fan-made props and collectibles. Here's a transcript of the conversation. Read More

I sat down with Anthony Carbone and talked about the zombie troopers and prop replicas he's been putting together, as well as future plans he has for his fan-made collectibles. Read More

Last weekend I was at Vulkon‘s summer show in Orlando, FL. Vulkon puts on events throughout the year, and this was the first one I’ve attended. This event had a strong Star Trek theme with guests like Jonathan Frakes and Nana Visitor in Read More

Next weekend I’ll be at the Orlando Hilton North here in Orlando, FL, covering Vulkon’s summer convention. The event will be running from this Friday, July 18 through Sunday, July 20. They have a very cool roster of Star Trek guests lined Read More

Hellboy II: The Golden Army is hitting theaters this weekend, and we have a new collector spotlight to help you get hyped. Here's a look at an awesome collection from Craig that shows off a whole lot of Hellboy goodies, as well as a bunch of other cool Read More

Yexel is a collector from the Philippines whose passion for toys and statues has lead him to build his entire house around his collection. I had the opportunity to ask Yexel a few questions about his toy museum, and here are a bunch of photos of his Read More