Browsing: Creators & Fan Culture

Artist Elmer Saflor, who goes by the online handle “Superelmer,” loves that millions of people have shared his “Running Away Balloon” comic since it became a popular meme in 2017.

ANAHEIM, Calif., July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Disney Adults Network announced its inaugural Adults Weekend, an immersive two-day celebration created for the global community of adult Disney fans. The first annual weekend takes place Saturday, March 20, through Sunday, March 21, 2027, in Anaheim, California. The celebration will bring together millennial fans, creators, collectors, couples,…

Ben Vander Plas and the Vander Gals. Jacari White and the Jacarmy. A few times over the past couple of seasons, Virginia men’s basketball has had a student-led fandom emerge as a fun, contagious trend.

2027 is already shaping up to be a monumental year for IDW Publishing’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles line. The company made two big reveals at Comic-Con. First, current TMNT writer Gene Luen Yang will be ending his story with issue #24, paving the way for new writer Matthew Rosenberg (Astonishing X-Men) and artist Juann Cabal…

Battle lines are drawn, literally, once more, for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival most popular opening night event!

In a San Diego Comic-Con panel on Friday, fandom journalists and content creators challenged a familiar critique of their work: that being a fan disqualifies someone from fairly covering a show.

The movie that everyone has been talking about for months is finally out. There have been super excited people, and there have been people who felt the movie was controversial. Either way, people could not stop mentioning this film. Movies are expensive these days, and the majority of people seem to prefer to stay at…

Some interesting characters attended the Library Comic Con on Aug. 2, 2025, at the Pendleton Public Library. The sixth annual event is Aug. 1, 2026, at the library. (Pendleton Public Library/Contributed Photo)

The creators of the acclaimed animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, on Thursday unveiled their latest project, Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender, at San Diego Comic-Con, describing it as a landmark production designed to reward the franchise’s loyal fan base.

Today’s guests on the Arts Alive! podcast are Stephanie Agudelo, events coordinator for St. Petersburg’s Imagine Museum, and Ora Fraze, owner and operator of the art gallery Ultra Mundane.