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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.

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge

Outdoor Trek (and Wars Outdoors)

Museum of Pop Culture

She Kills Monsters (and Slays Dragons)

Collections in Black: A Celebration of Black Comic Book Culture

Ditko: The Play

Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame

Will Eisner Week

Geek History

Magic: The Gathering

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The popular trading card game began as a tale of two cities on opposite ends of the country, with Richard Garfield designing the game in Philadelphia and a Seattle-based company producing it.

Jeffrey Veregge: Of Gods and Heroes

The Rise of Science Fiction Rock and Roll

Kenneth Arnold and the First Flying Saucer

The Robots of Westinghouse

1964 New York Comicon

Nellie Bly’s Race Around the World

1960 World Science Fiction Convention

Bjo Trimble and the Good Ship Enterprise

Geek Charity and Activism

Politics for the Love of Fandom

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In her 2019 book, communications professor Ashley Hinck explores the twenty-first century trend of Geek Culture fandoms being utilized for charity, social activism and civic engagement.

Hunger Is Not a Game

Salt Lake City, Cosplay, and Charity

Gaaays in Spaaace

Can’t Stop the Serenity

Superman Is An Immigrant

#ReleaseTheSnyderCut

Black Panther Challenge

Protego Foundation