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Without the careful guidance of series editor Gabriel Solomons this collection would not exist, and for that the editor is very grateful. Title The editor would also like to acknowledge Gar O Brien for reviewing drafts his many suggestions could fill another dozen collections. is also fortunate to feature interviews with a wide variety of fans from cosplay enthusiasts to the former president of DC Comics, and the editor would like to thank all those who shared their experiences. His many publications on pop culture audiences have been rightly celebrated, and his work on has informed much of this collection. Special thanks must also be paid to Will Brooker for providing the collection s foreword. Particular acknowledgment should go to the final contributors, whose passion and expertise is evident in each chapter. g a r l a n d Part 4: Inspirations and Adaptations Elementary, My Dear Robin! :, Sherlock Holmes, and Detective Fiction Fandom m a r c napolita n o Dark Knight Triumphant: Fandom, Hegemony and the Rebirth of on Film w i l l i a m proct o rĦ Acknowledgements Chapter 00 The editor would like to thank the dozens of scholars who submitted proposals for this collection the level of interest testifies to the enthusiasm that surrounds this topic. Employed Viral Marketing and Alternate Reality Gaming to Bring Fandom Back into the Culture Industry m a r g a r e t rossman Canonizing The Dark Knight: A Digital Fandom Response t i m posada Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know: The Nolan/Ledger Joker, Morality, and the Hetero-Fictional Fan Impulse l e s l i e mcmurtr y Part 3: Representations of Fandom Inspired, Obsessive and Nostalgic: The Facets of Fandom in Beware the Gray Ghost j o s e p h darowski Villainous Adoration: The Role of Foe as Fan in Narratives t o n y w. Uslan Contributor Biographies Image Credits Part 1: being batman Dark Hero Rising: How Online Fandom Helped Create a Cultural Archetype j e n n i f e r dondero Heroes with Issues: Fan identification with a n n a-maria c o v i c h Being : From Board Games to Computer Platforms r o b e r t dean Part 2: Embracing the Knight The Passive Case: How Warner Bros. Paul Zehr Josh Hook and Kendal Coombs Dennis and Elijah Vasquez Travis Langley Seamus Keane Kim Newman Michael E. A Catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Fan Phenomena Series ISSN: eissn: ISBN: epub ISBN: epdf ISBN: Printed and bound by Bell & Bain Limited, Glasgow intellectĥ Contents 5 6 Foreword w i l l brooker 7 9 Introduction l i a m burke A Fan's History l i a m burke Fan Appreciation (Interviews) Paul Levitz E. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written consent. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA Copyright 2013 Intellect Ltd Credits Editor: Liam Burke Series Editor and Art Direction: Gabriel Solomons Copy Editor: Michael Eckhardt Inside front cover image: Dennis and Elijah Vasquez Inside back cover image: Seamus Keane and Alison Brown All rights reserved. 4 First Published in the UK in 2013 by Intellect Books, The Mill, Parnall Road, Fishponds, Bristol, BS16 3JG, UK First Published in the USA in 2013 by Intellect Books, The University of Chicago Press, 1427 E.