Timing is deliberate. As the big pop-culture convention starts here in San Diego, I release my ebook Comic-Con Heroes: The Fans Who Make the Greatest Show on Earth into the public domain. You can grab the PDF here, or click on to Smashwords for more formats, including epub. I relinquish rights, believing the content remains evergreen valuable even if dated. The book published in September 2013.
During SDCC two years ago, I interviewed attendees, choosing one-dozen to profile. My contention about the convention: The fans are the stars, not hollywood, which gets the glory. The concept started from a recollection posted during Comic-Con 2010: “The Roles We Play“. Yesterday, I published a followup that I planned to title “The Roles They Play” but last-minute changed to “The Heroes Are Us“.
I serialized Comic-Con Heroes a few months back, which is another way to read most of it. In order of appearance:
- The Dark Knight
- The Fighter
- The Collectors
- The Academic
- The Nerd Culturist
- The Writer
- The Bicyclists
- The Heroine
- The Time Lord
- The Volunteer
- The Vendor
- The Millennial
- The Departure
Please enjoy!