Browsing: Creators & Fan Culture

NBC Universal, Inc. The Chicago White Sox will be giving away limited-edition “Pope hats” during a game this summer at Rate Field.

There’s a particular kind of devotion that only certain fictional worlds seem to inspire, the kind where fans will show up to a real beach in Wales to leave painted stones at the spot where a fictional character died. That’s exactly what’s been happening at Freshwater West beach for years, and it recently reached a…

Spider-Man, Star Wars and Marvel creators heading to Kent for blockbuster Crash Festival

Here’s a tale of two movies. Supergirlcost $170 million to produce and had everything going for it: the backing of DC Studios and Warner Bros., worldwide distribution, and a marketing budget over $115 million. By year’s end, however, the film is projected to gross around $100 million domestic and a little over $200 million globally.…

Houston’s Third Planet Comics has amassed a huge following over the years.Jamil David/Chron

A generation ago, the sports fan in East Africa lived inside a different ecosystem from the one we know today. Radio commentary carried the rhythm of the match. Newspaper columns set the tone of debate the next morning.

Jeongyeon, member of the K-pop girl group TWICE, attends a promotional event in Seoul, June 18. Yonhap

The 10th-anniversary fan meeting for girl group BLACKPINK (BLACKPINK), held at the National Museum of Korea, has triggered a request for an audit by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

With great power comes great responsibility”, and the Kolkata Creative Crew (KCC) understood its spirit perfectly as they brought together the city’s biggest screening for Spider-Man fans. Just the Sunday after Spider-Man: Brand New Day was released, KCC organised a fun-filled special screening at INOX (City Centre, Salt Lake), giving Calcutta’s cosplayers, Marvel enthusiasts and…

Andrew Garfield grew up with a different kind of football, but his time in the Bay Area has made him a part of the Niner Gang!