geek culture Exclusive: Excerpt from Fantagraphics' definitive look at the rise of Comic-Con and geek fandom Gareth Branwyn

80s movies Heavy Metal magazine is taking another crack at movie making Thom Dunn

the 501st A brief history of cosplay, explained in 5 historical conventions Thom Dunn

sad wolverine The "Sad Wolverine" meme is now a limited edition San Diego Comic-Con action figure Thom Dunn

Origin Story Podcast: Comic-Con Begins, an oral history of the event Rusty Blazenhoff

CBS All Access San Diego Comic-Con@Home video panel thwarted by YouTube's copyright algorithms Thom Dunn

cancellations It's official: Comi-Con is canceled this year Mark Frauenfelder

true believers Read the first 10 chapters of my serialized Comic-con satire novel Thom Dunn

thor God of Hammers cosplay with LED eyes (don't try this!) Xeni Jardin

intermittent reward The Exploding Kittens Random Item "vending machine" was the most popular attraction at Comic-Con Cory Doctorow

high concept Someone cosplayed the Javits Center at this year's New York Comic-Con (which is held at the Javits Center) Cory Doctorow

#comiccon Adam Savage and John Hodgman cosplay as 'Twobacca' at Comic-Con Xeni Jardin

united breaks fandom TSA says it doesn't know why United thought comics were banned from checked Comic-Con luggage Cory Doctorow

walkaway tour I'll see you this weekend at Denver Comic-Con! Cory Doctorow

#sdcc2016 Cosplay at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con International: 10 amazing fan portraits Xeni Jardin

captain kirk William Shatner was none too pleased with his green Star Trek costume Carla Sinclair

comic-con Watch Adam Savage and astronaut Chris Hadfield cosplay at Comic-Con David Pescovitz

comic-con Dispatch from Planet Comic-Con Craig Shapiro

comic-con international 10 Comic-Con announcements that are actually about comics Laura Hudson