CHAPTER 10 FANDOM
fandom A community of individuals engaged in the dialogue about comic books. Creation fans Consumption fans (fanboys and speculators)
FANDOM Fanboys pride themselves on being both defenders of continuity and curators of canon. SUPERHERO COMIC BOOK QUIZ
fandom EBC PAPERS Your goal is to engage in face-to-face conversations about what does it mean to be a fan of ____? What does it mean to be a member of _____ community? FINAL PRESENTATIONS Your goal is to analyze the conversations that a set of fans had/are having about your artifact. Then determine, how does YOUR set of fans see YOUR artifact?
conventions
fanzines Social media has taken the place of fanzines as gatekeepers and conversational agenda setters. Comic book forums Personal blogs and websites Facebook pages Twitter pages