As part of our San Diego Comic-Con Press Coverage Logistics fundraiser we’ve set up a special Fandom Spotlight series to highlight some of our contributors.  This week we had a chance to talk with Ashley Hinck about her research project focusing on fan based activism or ‘fan-based citizenship performance’. First of all, tell us a bit […]

When I first saw the trailer for The Interview I rolled my eyes and complained that the concept was in very poor taste. Writing a script about assassinating a current world leader, especially one who is the head of a country we already have extremely bad relations with, should strike anyone as a really terrible […]

For the past few weeks there’s been a big rush of people dumping ice on their heads for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.  It’s spread across fandoms with celebrities participating including actors from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (all three Chris’s have participated), Teen Wolf, Arrow, and Supernatural.  It’s even transcended politics with George W Bush […]