Fantasy fandom explained

Fantasy fandom is a fandom and commonality of fans of the fantasy genre.^[1]

It revolves around popular media franchises belonging to the fantasy genre^[2] and can include collective fan works of these fantasy franchises and events that celebrate franchises of the genre^[3] as well as characters belonging to that genre.^[4]

Examples of fan clubs devoted to stories and franchises of fantasy and include Disneyana fanclub,^[5] and The Tolkien Society in appreciation of works by J. R. R. Tolkien.^[6]

In more recent times, the development of the Internet has also taken fandom communities online.^[7]

See also

• Fantasy Fan, the first American magazine in the genre of fantasy and weird fiction.
• World Fantasy Convention
• Tolkien fandom
• Harry Potter fandom
• Shrek fandom
• Science fiction fandom
• Furry fandom
• Lovecraft fandom

External links

• The Communication of Fan Culture: The Impact of New Media on Science Fiction and Fantasy Fandom Georgia Institute of Technology

Notes and References

1. Web site: How Long Will Our Fascination With the Fantasy Genre Last?. Kaitlyn Fajilan. 23 January 2014 . Highbrow Magazine.
2. Book: Michael A. Cramer. Medieval Fantasy as Performance: The Society for Creative Anachronism and the Current Middle Ages. 2010. Rowman & Littlefield. 978-0-8108-6995-0.
3. Web site: Fandom and Creativity.
4. Book: Lisa A. Lewis. The Adoring Audience: Fan Culture and Popular Media. 11 September 2002. Routledge. 978-1-134-89918-0.
5. Web site: Disneyana Fan Club - preserving and sharing the rich legacy of Walt Disney.
6. Book: Michael D. C. Drout. J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia: Scholarship and Critical Assessment. 2007. Taylor & Francis. 978-0-415-96942-0.
7. Book: Kristina Busse. Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays. 16 June 2006. McFarland. 978-0-7864-5496-9.