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Collections in Black: A Celebration of Black Comic Book Culture

Anthony Letizia -
The temporary exhibit at the August Wilson Center in Pittsburgh spotlighted African American achievements in the comic book industry with original art and Black superhero comic books.

Pop Warriors

Outdoor Trek (and Wars Outdoors)

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

Museum of Pop Culture

Ditko: The Play

Comic-Con Museum

Will Eisner Week

She Kills Monsters (and Slays Dragons)

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.

Nellie Bly’s Race Around the World

Birth of Superman

Grover Krantz: In Search of Bigfoot

Kenneth Arnold and the First Flying Saucer

The Robots of Westinghouse

Jeffrey Veregge: Of Gods and Heroes

Bjo Trimble and the Good Ship Enterprise

Magic: The Gathering

Geek Charity and Activism

Fandom Acts of Kindness

Anthony Letizia -
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.

Salt Lake City, Cosplay, and Charity

Hunger Is Not a Game

Politics for the Love of Fandom

#ReleaseTheSnyderCut

Superman Is An Immigrant

Protego Foundation

Avatar Activism

Can’t Stop the Serenity