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Mark Hamill didn't mince words when asked about the idea of a Star Wars: Holiday Special Episode III featuring Disney+ stars and others.

Crunchyroll & Discord Nitro's Crunchyroll Discord brings anime fans together in one place for exclusive announcements, activities & more.

Invite Only. Fandom's Fifth Annual Party Presented in Partnership with Paramount+ and Z2 Comics, Float at the Hard Rock Hotel, 5th Avenue, 7-11pm Fans who attend the party will receive a custom collectable event lanyard and Pinfinity pin, which will provide an exclusive augmented reality experience for attendees that they can continue to relive throughout the[...]

Fandom revealed that their upcoming RPG title Tales Of Xadia: The Dragon Prince Roleplaying Game will be released next month Utilizing the characters and setting from the series, this game is boasting a couple of different systems at play as it was built with Cortex Prime, made by the creators of Fandom's D&D Beyond, and designer Cam[...]

Fandom is celebrating the Fourth Anniversary of D&D Beyond with some special dice for everyone to get their hands on that will be fun to roll The res dice have been released into the platform for you to snag as we have more info about there here, all of them sparkly and special to roll[...]

Fandom and Wonderstorm announced that Tales Of Xadia: The Dragon Prince Roleplaying Game will be getting a public playtest Based on the popular Netflix animated series, the game is set within Xadia, the rich and diverse fantasy world the series is based in The playtest will be the first opportunity for many to the game,[...]

And in doing so, creating an analogy of a certain strain of fandom who get caught up in a certain way of thinking, so that it all goes wrong And Wonder Woman trying to talk them back… Death Metal #4 artwork. Change or die… isn't that how it goes? And will Wonder Woman have any better luck[...]

Fandom isn't all or nothing; it's great if you're a ride-or-die geek of a franchise, but don't you dare tell other people that they have to be just as into it as you are to "get" the films or love them I don't want to have to read a 12 book series and watch 7[...]

Superman Vs the Ku Klux Klan is becoming a podcast from fandom and Dillon D Jordan's PaperChase Films This will be done in the style of the old Superman Radio Show, which ran from 1940- 1951 Hosting will be Roth Cornet, head of development for Fandom, along with Max Dionne, supervising producer and Michael Chiang,[...]

When Galaxy Quest came out in 1999, it offered an original story from the rare perspective of fandom The film combines elements of Star Trek and comedy into its original hybrid science fiction story It follows the cast of a fictional TV-show in the 1970s doing another convention to stay relevant The cast find themselves[...]

The folks at Wendy's have launched their own tabletop RPG this week at NYCC called Feast Of Legends, in partnership with Critical Role and Fandom The PDF version of the adventure was loaded online, totally free for anyone to download, along with a physical version at the convention that included dice The game itself has[...]

Wollheim, suggested that their gathering be designated as "The first Science Fiction Convention", and that's how many among fandom's historians have thought of it ever since. There'd been organized fan conventions in the late 1800s, including Norman Munro's 1889 "national convention" which included Edward S Ellis — the man who invented Steampunk with Steam Man of[...]

TV is great. Hell, I watched far too much of it as a child… and teenager… and adult…and… well… you get the picture. The point being is that there's a lot to love about it – but it also comes with a dark side. Am I talking about bad endings? Lazy, rushed stories? Bad acting? No, friends – I'm[...]

Every year at San Diego Comic-Con, notable figures from the Harry Potter fandom gather to discuss their experiences within the wizarding world A sort of State of the Union, the panel reflects on the drama, frustration, angst, and transformation within the fandom This year, the panel unintentionally focused on the fracturing of the already divided[...]

It seems like every time I check the news, theirs a fresh batch of updates from the latest fandom outrage cycle, demanding that Creator X be branded a traitor to the I.P and paraded through the virtual town square for supposedly defiling Franchise Y. //Credit: Lucasfilm/Disney In those cases involving truly heinous acts, I'm pretty sure I'll[...]

That Jodie Whittaker played the line "Are we?" like she was perfectly willing to give it a try added fuel to the lit match of slash fiction that was about to be launched across fandom. "After it came out, I was like, 'Wow, I didn't even think that was a thing'," Gill said "I didn't think[...]

Flook With a line-up of diverse shows that includes The Walking Dead, Preacher, Dietland, Better Call Saul and Into the Badlands, AMC prides itself on both the quality of its programming and the relationships its built with the fandom around each series To that end, the network hosted AMC Summit 2018: An Exploration of Fandom in New[...]

That problem is, simply put: trolls. No, not rebirths, retcons, or reboots (or perpetual event comics) — no, the problem with comics has become a frankly toxic element of discourse that has pervaded every section of comics, from fandom, commentary to critical elements — and even the creators and publishers themselves. Note: I am not going to[...]

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to sit down with Kelly Pierce — longtime fangirl and longtime friend —who has watched fandom grow over the years Kelly has also been a con chair and has worked at Balticon for many, many years Her wit, wisdom, and insight into fandom is fascinating, her stories[...]

Fandoms are as varied and wide reaching as the internet will allow, and thankfully we're lucky enough to have the outlet of conventions to gather together with fellow nerds to celebrate what we love  Imagine getting to do all of those event activities, but to also get to do it while lounging on a beach,[...]

She's an East Coast cosplayer of ten years whose favorite activities include bothering her cat, posting pictures of her cat on Facebook, and playing otome games. -What does fandom mean to you?: Fandom created a place in the universe where I could be myself – no holds barred, completely weird and nerdy and excitable and passionate about[...]

The company had been not-so-quietly adding various cosplay and fandom individuals to their open beta test over the last several months to build out content and to collect feedback around the app's features. While it's titled cosmunity, co-founder and CEO, Cole Egger says that it's not just for people interested in cosplay The impetus behind development of[...]

On this week's edition of Rise of the Fangirl, we have Chloe Deguzman! Chloe has been into various fandoms for 30 years, starting with Voltron and Sailor Moon having come in not far behind She currently resides in Las Vegas, NV. What does fandom mean to you? Fandom means finding something that you feel is worth being[...]

She's been cosplaying and attending conventions since 2001, and enjoys participating in Costume Craftsmanship competition when she's not judging! Her fandoms include Fallout, Disney, and HGTV Programming (Property Brothers, hello!) She enjoys napping to Netflix documentaries, she works as a professional photographer, she is the executive director of the FanDames Initiative and does costumed charity[...]

The landscape of fandom is becoming more a diverse, beautiful place For me personally, watching the comic fandom grow to be more inclusive has been uplifting and inspiring In this ongoing series I'll be interviewing women from all parts of nerd culture I'll ask them about their fandoms, trials they may have faced, and how[...]

Star Wars was a fandom I respected but didn't actively participate in It wasn't my thing until a year ago when The Force Awakens brought me on board I was late to the Star Wars party and, to some, this makes the accusations of not being a 'real fan' come out. There is no wrong way[...]

It combines seminal geek elements like The Hobbit with slightly more recent accents of Legends of Zelda and Harry Potter, and rounds that off with a nod to current fandoms like Game of Thrones, How to Train Your Dragon and Once Upon a Time. I know that when Bleeding Cool's staff writer Christine Marie reads this,[...]

Smith and Ben Bolling are Pop Culture scholars and authors with a deep interest in the phenomenon of comic cons, and developing a collection of essays is in many ways the first step toward bringing Pop Culture Studies to the attention of universities and starting to codify the many cultural aspects of fandom for future[...]