Browsing: Creators & Fan Culture

Football has always reflected politics, but this FIFA World Cup has pushed that relationship into sharper focus. As the tournament reaches its quarter-final stage, conversations around the game have increasingly merged with debates on the war in West Asia, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s public interventions and questions surrounding FIFA. In…

People here are crazy about football. You’ll even find houses painted in the colours of Brazil or Portugal throughout the year, not just during the World Cup. My own house carries Brazil’s colours. That’s how we express our love for the game

The original Don Heck artwork introducing Tony Stark’s superhero persona, page 1 of Tales of Suspense No. 39 from March 1963, made history once again yesterday, when it set a new auction price record for original comic art, taking in $3,875,000 as the highlight lot in Heritage Auctions’ ongoing Comic Art Signature Auction

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If there’s one thing the World Cup has brought to Dallas beyond the matches themselves, it’s a steady stream of memorable events that have transformed the city into a celebration of global culture. Few examples have captured that energy better than theFIFA Fan Festival concerts at Dos Equis Pavilion in Fair Park

The question of whether social media buzz can actually drive potential audiences to cinemas is as pertinent as ever. As the first reactions for “The Odyssey” break, we reflect on panels that explored this topic at the European Film Market earlier this year…

247 Comics Powered by TOKYOPOP has unveiled its plans for San Diego Comic-Con 2026, bringing a full slate of convention-exclusive comics, creator appearances, collectible trading cards, retailer offerings, and special programming to Booth #1837 from July 23 through July 26

Sometimes, a small creative experiment can lead an artist in an entirely new direction. That is what happened to Anselmo A. Peretto, an Italian-Brazilian cartoonist based in Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, who spends his days working in software development and his free time drawing. After years of creating polished, colorful comic strips with recurring characters, Peretto…

The launch of LIONS Sport gave it a more official place in the festival conversation. Sport Beach felt bigger and more established than ever. Athletes seemed to be everywhere, not just wheeled out as famous faces, but increasingly positioned as creators, founders, media platforms and cultural businesses in their own right

I’m currently at the ARC Contemporary Comics Festival Talks today at The Hub in Peckham, London, ahead of this week’s ARC small press festival. And that means the panel, International Publishers: Opportunities and Pitfalls of Print Based Publishing in the 21st Centurywith AndrewAlexander from US publisher and printer Cram Books, JordanTaylor from printing services PageMasters,…