Comic Cons: Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature

If you’ve ever been to a comic convention you might’ve accidently mistaken it to be Halloween day. The diversity of people walking in and out of those convention doors is limitless. Most people at a glance just see a bunch of random nerds in costumes. If you ever attended any comic conventions you’ll be able to pick out certain types of people like cliques in a high school. Some are harder to figure out and some standout like Chewbacca at a star trek convention. The one thing that they all have in common is that they are all dedicated and have a passion for some nerdy movie, TV, or comic book at comic convention. If you ever happen to stumble into a comic convention, these are some of the people you may run into.

Hollywood today spends more money on movies than ever before, with an average budget of $140 million per movie. ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’; the most expensive movie ever made; cost approximately $378.5 million and that was five years ago. This isn’t surprising since history is witness to a rising trend in money spent on movies, however, even after adjusting for inflation, their impact on the industry isn’t as large as their budgets. Over the years, lower cost productions like B-Movies have played a major role in carrying the industry forward by keeping it stable, moving and profitable in times of trouble. B-Movies came to be the need of the hour after The Great Depression and World War II. Money was tight everywhere and Hollywood could not continue making extravagant movies therefore they turned to low budget commercial films. These movies not only have an economical significance in Hollywood, they have made more than one contribution to the industry. These low risk movies provided directors, writers and producers with a wide scope for experimentation and led to the creation of many genres and sub-genres. The origins of B-Movies are humble but over the years that they grew in Hollywood, they became more significant and successful, yet their progress from “Rags to Riches” remains more a behind-the-scenes heroic act than a superhero effort.

The past decade has seen superhero movies rise to box office dominance. This is a new trend. Batman and Superman movies found success early, but the surprise blockbusters Spider-man and X-men at the turn of the millennium revealed that the market for comic based entertainment was not yet saturated (Fritz, 2014). Looking back a decade and a half later, consumer demand has clearly spoken: six of the last ten highest grossing movies were based on comic books: Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 3, The Avengers, Transformers: The Revenge of the Fallen, The Dark Knight, and Spider-Man 3 (Lev-Ram, 2015). Today, studios have demonstrated confidence that this trend will continue. For example, movies set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe are scheduled out until at least 2019, with Inhumans set for release in June of that year (Marvel, 2015).

Merchandising is explained as the activities having to do with the right merchandise at the right price, at the right quantities, at the right time, and in the right place with the right hands. The transfer of goods between consumers and producers is defined as marketing. When these elements are focused on major motion movie pictures, movie producer companies will be able to promote any kind of themed product with a unique connection to the movie. The center of the marketing effort on movies relies on the success of the movie. This essay will focus on the Star Wars franchise, the Harry Potter franchise and the MCU(Marvel Studios) franchise and how each franchise profits from its’ products.

Ali Mattu talks about what goes on at a Comic-Con conventions. He explains to non geek people what a Comic Con is all about. The next topic is the good side is the people, which is a great way for geek people to meet people who like the same things you do. How we are socialized human beings wanting to connect with another person, and how people become positive with a the super emotion of gratitude. The bad of how comic cons can tire you out from body, brain and your money. The ugly side is that people can do terrible things in bigger groups. The good, bad or ugly side of experience comic con is

It's that time of the year again. The birds are chirping, the sun is casting its warm soothing rays on the land, flowers are blooming, and people are flocking to convention centers dressed as their favorite characters celebrating the latest and greatest in the world of all things that is "geek." I just love convention season, the one time of year I can be around others like me and totally have a fangasm and nobody bats an eye. My first taste of the con life way was back in 2005 at the tender age of 12 years old. It would be for another 8 years until I fully became immersed in this lifestyle/culture, when I was blessed by the Geek Gods with tickets to San Diego Comic Con, with a lot of help from my mom Rosann of course. From that moment in 2013,

To begin, what are comic books? Well according to Bradford W. Wright the author of Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America “Comic books are created, distributed, and sold on their own merits to a paying and overwhelmingly young audience” (Wright, 2001, p.xiv).

In New York, there is something spectacular. Every fall, approximately one hundred and thirty thousand people gather under one roof to celebrate the largest and most exciting pop-convention on the East Coast. Featuring hundreds of booths and panels on television, movies, video games, anime, manga, graphic novels, comics, and collectables New York Comic Con has yet to disappoint.

Everybody these days has a convention. If you love comic books, fantasy, sci-fi there will be a comi-con gathering in a major city somewhere near you. And you can attend with several thousands of others and be as geeky as you want. You can even dress up as your favorite characters from movies and graphic novels. Believe it or no this is one of the attractions to attending one of these events. A word

Fandom is the state or state of being a fanatic of somebody or something - the aficionados of a specific individual, group, anecdotal arrangement, and so on., viewed all in all as a group or subculture. (I.e. Breaking Bad fandom, Twilight fandom or Harry Potter fandom). There are a wide range of meanings of what it intends to be a "fan." Although there is some scholarly civil argument encompassing the meaning of fandom itself, this work will utilize the definition that it includes a "group of individuals sorted out socially around their common energy about a popular society question or protests" (Baym, 2007). Fandom ponders at dedications to questions in differing territories, for example, music, TV, film, writing, sports, comic books, and computer games, to give some

This case allows, then, to follow the social processes behind fandom constitution and to examine the dynamics of its development as a form of collective behaviour. Indeed, by stressing the key role of processes, this paper tries to make a contribution to the understanding of the constitution of fandom and its symbolic definitions, the formation of the fans' identity, the design of "traditions" as symbolic means of fandom, and the unfolding and constant updating of the notion of authenticity. Furthermore, the paper examines fandom as a "space", or "locale", produced and updated through the interactions among fans, particularly when they come from different backgrounds. Finally, since the paper deals with a fan owned club, it has to

(also known as comic books). Such as those selected few that are now being transformed into one of the most popular action/science fiction films today.

I see people that I met several years ago current day at conventions. There are also celebrities from movies or television shows that you can pay to meet. I have met some of my favorite actors from going to conventions. The reason that Adam was invited to Comic Con was because of his show Myth Busters. Since he recreates many famous scenes from popular movies, the show is something that many geeky people enjoy watching. I watched the Star Wars special where they tested if things that happened in the movie would actually work in reality. There is a scene where Luke and Leia are running away from Stormtroopers and they need to swing to the other side of a room using a grappling hook. Savage and his partner on the show made a replica of the situation that was in the movie and tried to see if they could swing from the grappling

In the last couple of year, entertainment thought to be niche started to seep its way into pop culture. One main testament to this is the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), which has thousands of fans in attendance every year. My first Con I attended was this one, in the summer of 2013, and it was an amazing experience. It showed the devotion and love many fans had for franchises they cared for. On the other hand, it also demonstrated hype culture and how big studios can have an effect on art and culture. No matter how you look at it, Comic-con has become a major player in mass media, but what exactly is Comic-con, and what is its cultural significance?

I sat in the airport boarding area hyperventilating. My father looked over at me from his seat, more annoyed than concerned. He knew that I didn't want to travel, yet he made it clear that I, being 14 years old, had no choice in the matter. We were going to visit my grandparents in Puerto Rico. They hadn't seen me in years and had been asking for a visit for some time. I was told it would be a time to reconnect with my dad's side of the family, enjoy the country air and the beaches. Oh, and there was this one other thing. I wasn't supposed to let anyone know that my mother had died a year and a half ago. You see, my father hadn't found the right way to tell them that their ex-daughter in law had succumbed to cancer after a two year battle