Publisher's Synopsis
What causes groups of fans to gathering to share comic books, toys, memorabilia, and fan-fiction in groups of upwards of 50,000-100,000 guests in one weekend? What makes us spend hours constructing costumes that reflect our fandoms? What makes us return again and again to conventions, traveling to local venues and far away, year after year? In this series, we hope to answer these questions and more! Our contributors share their personal convention experiences in this edited volume of non-fiction stories. Some are funny and some are poignant. All are moving in their own ways. Many talk about how they felt attending conventions for the first time or what it is like to be a guest under varying circumstances. Quite a few of the book's contributors discuss their "celebrity encounters." So, whether you are a longtime convention-goer or if you are not sure what to expect at one, we hope you will enjoy the stories in this book as they are intended: to celebrate the Love of the Con.
