[penguicon-general] Fannish Material To Read

[Molly de Blanc]

I am a second generation fan. So I will say that before my father went to
cons, he got fanzines and even wrote a Star Trek fanfic in his high school
sci fi-gaming club. Personally, being a Fan is being fanatical about science
fiction and fantasy--which is, in my opinion, the truest sense of the
definition. This can be games, TV shows, books, movies, or uhh...thereäs
more, Iäm sure of it. But hey, what do I know? I lack a PhD in applied
cultural anthropology!

I think _Bimbos of the Death Sun_ is a real good intro, personally. I'd also
recommend *This is Otakudom* to understand how anime fandom works. It also
gives a scarily accurate depiction of a con going experience. _Fans_ is an
EXCELLENT webcomic about, well, fans.

And, at this point, I shall direct all of you to my documentary proposal
_What is a Fan_? once I have a half-decent keyboard again.

On 12/19/06, Rob Landley <rob at landley.net> wrote:
>
> On Monday 18 December 2006 10:46 pm, Catherine Olanich Raymond wrote:
> > On Monday 18 December 2006 12:32 am, Seth Breidbart wrote:
> > > "Matt Arnold" <matt.mattarn at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > You're right, fandom is about attending cons, pure and simple.
> > >
> > > No, *convention fandom* is about attending cons.
> > >
> > > Fanzine fandom is where it all started.
> >
> > Gee.  And here I thought the books were where it all
> started.  :-)  However,
> > Seth, you've been in fandom longer than I have, so I'll defer to your
> > superior knowledge of the historic background.
>
> Somebody pointed me to Charles Dickens fanfic, contemporary with the
> originals.  And his bestseller (A Christmas Carol) is, technically
> speaking,
> a supernatural time travel thriller.  (However, the fanfic I saw wasn't in
> anything like a fanzine.)
>
> Rob
> --
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