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Pop Warriors

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Artist Lizbeth Eva Rossof created inflatable statues of her Xi’an-American Warriors, pop culture icons similar to China’s Terra Cotta Warriors, for a 2021 exhibit at the University of Wyoming.

Comic-Con Museum

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

Will Eisner Week

Museum of Pop Culture

She Kills Monsters (and Slays Dragons)

Ditko: The Play

The Force Is With Our People

Collections in Black: A Celebration of Black Comic Book Culture

Geek History

The Robots of Westinghouse

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The Pittsburgh-based company was at the forefront of robotic design and creation during the first half of the twentieth century, beginning with Herbert Televox and including Elektro the Moto-Man.

Birth of Superman

Grover Krantz: In Search of Bigfoot

Kenneth Arnold and the First Flying Saucer

Birth of the Living Dead

The Rise of Science Fiction Rock and Roll

Secret History of Wonder Woman

1960 World Science Fiction Convention

Bjo Trimble and the Good Ship Enterprise

Geek Charity and Activism

Fandom Acts of Kindness

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In their 2023 book Fandom Acts of Kindness, Tanya Cook and Kaela Joseph explore the growing realm of fan activism, in which fictional fandoms are used to do good in the real world.

Avatar Activism

Hunger Is Not a Game

Can’t Stop the Serenity

Politics for the Love of Fandom

Hunger Action Heroes

#ReleaseTheSnyderCut

Protego Foundation

Black Panther Challenge