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Welcome to The Comic-Con Kids: Finding and Defining Fandom website!

In 2009, Comic-Con International commemorated its 40th year of celebrating the comic and popular arts in San Diego. The media was filled with stories that year about who helped spark this pop culture phenomenon. The tender age of the Comic-Con creators is what caught the eye and heart of Lynn Hawkes, Special Projects and External Affairs Officer at San Diego State University Library. Fascinated and wanting to know more, she cultivated a partnership with Richard Alf and Mike Towry and this grant project was born.

“We were an entrepreneurial bunch and we didn’t think that we couldn’t do it. We just assumed that we could.”
-MIKE TOWRY

MADE POSSIBLE BY

This project was made possible with support from Cal Humanities, an independent non-profit state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information, visit calhum.org.

Interviews

Richard Alf Barry Alfonso Wendy All Greg Bear Jackie Estrada Mark Evanier Roger Freedman Igor Goldkind Jeanne & Chuck Graham Peter Jones Gary Pagel Scott Shaw! Mike Towry Jim Valentino Philip Yeh

Interview Info

Unless otherwise stated, the interviews shared on this site were conducted by representatives of San Diego State University Library. The interviews are uncut. The views expressed are those of the interviewee and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of San Diego State University or its members, sponsors or partners.

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