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Outdoor Trek (and Wars Outdoors)

Anthony Letizia -
The Seattle theater troupe Hello Earth Productions began performing episodes of Star Trek in various local parks in 2010 before taking on the space fantasy epic Star Wars a few years later.

Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

Museum of Pop Culture

She Kills Monsters (and Slays Dragons)

Will Eisner Week

Comic-Con Museum

The Force Is With Our People

Pop Warriors

Collections in Black: A Celebration of Black Comic Book Culture

Geek History

The Rise of Science Fiction Rock and Roll

Anthony Letizia -
The late 1960s and early 1970s witnessed the emergence of science fiction rock music, a hybrid that combined the two mediums and genres into a form of literature and musical entertainment.

Jackie Ormes and African American Comic Strips

The Robots of Westinghouse

Bjo Trimble and the Good Ship Enterprise

1964 New York Comicon

Grover Krantz: In Search of Bigfoot

Birth of Superman

Jeffrey Veregge: Of Gods and Heroes

Kenneth Arnold and the First Flying Saucer

Geek Charity and Activism

Can’t Stop the Serenity

Anthony Letizia -
Fans of the television show Firefly and big-screen Serenity continue to make their presence known through an annual fundraiser for Equality Now that is held in cities around the world.

Black Panther Challenge

Hunger Is Not a Game

Salt Lake City, Cosplay, and Charity

Avatar Activism

Fandom Acts of Kindness

Hunger Action Heroes

Protego Foundation

Politics for the Love of Fandom