Comics
Fangirl’s Links of the Week: Jan. 25-31
Another week, another batch of links for our favorite fangirls.
Fan Fiction
If you like Hamilton, you might be into RPF (Real Person Fiction)
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton has created some intense fandom around the American Revolution that has expanded into fanfic.
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Comics
Why I won’t read Jessica Jones/Kilgrave fan fiction (but I’m okay if you do)
You can find anything on the internet, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you want to read it.
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Fan Fiction
Fan fiction We we want to see in film
Fifty Shades of Grey is the marquee example of fan fiction going from a niche story to an Hollywood behemoth.
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Comics
How Captain America changed our cultural views
From Captain America to Call of Duty Black Ops’ Alex Mason, America’s fictional military heroes have evolved, and become more nuanced.
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Current Issue
COLUMN: Don’t downplay the benefits of fan fiction writing
Expression of desires and open exploration of one’s identity is still taboo in some spaces. That shouldn’t be the case, and we shouldn’t accept the idea that any form of art — a cliché-ridden love poem, a naughty short story about the Biebs or an ode to Taylor Swift — isn’t a worthwhile effort.