Star Wars Generations: A Celebration of Fandom

by Bonnie Burton, Mary A. Franklin, Peter Vilmur

THE FANS ARE HERE!
A special book by fans for fans, Generation Star Wars(R) celebrates one of the most creative groups of devotees in the galaxy. Packed with photographs, reminiscences, milestones, and little-known trivia, this book features a complete retrospective on more than thirty years of Star Wars fandom, including
- the beginnings of the phenomenon at San Diego Comic-Con 1976
- variations: the first fans, old-school fans, line culture, videogame fans, and female fandom
- celebrity fan memories from J. J. Abrams, Margaret Cho, Sean Lennon, and many others
- personal photos of fans dressed in their Star Wars finest, from the 1970s to the present day
- the dedicated clubs and communities, from the Official Star Wars Fan Club to the 501st Legion, from the Ladies of the ISO to the R2-D2 Builders Group
- the many fan sites and newsletters, from theforce.net to Bantha Tracks
- the early conventions and Star Wars celebrations across the globe
- fan-tastic fan-made crafts, art, tattoos, and other obsessions
- Plus--pages for collecting autographs at conventions!
For Star Wars enthusiasts of all stripes--from those who have camped out for hours in the movie lines to casual followers of the Force--Generation Star Wars is the ultimate tribute to a fun-filled community.

Genres: Star Wars

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Los Angeles-based author Bonnie Burton writes about books about mysteries, monsters, horror, true crime, movies, science, crafts, art, teens, and more.

BOOKS
SALEM: CRYPTIDS OF NORTH AMERICA (Indie Press)
ART OF DREAMWORKS SPIRIT UNTAMED (Abrams Books)
ART OF DREAMWORKS ABOMINABLE (Cameron + Company)
LIVE OR DIE? SURVIVAL HACKS (Becker & Mayer)
J.K. ROWLING'S WIZARDING WORLD MOVIE MAGIC AMAZING ARTIFACTS
(Penguin Random House)
CRAFTING WITH FEMINISM (Quirk Books)
THE STAR WARS CRAFT BOOK (Penguin Random House)
STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS: PLANETS IN PERIL (DK Readers)
DRAW STAR WARS THE CLONE WARS (Scholastic)
YOU CAN DRAW STAR WARS (DK Children)
GIRLS AGAINST GIRLS: WHY WE ARE MEAN TO EACH OTHER AND HOW WE CAN CHANGE (Zest Books, Lerner Publishing Group)
NEVER THREATEN TO EAT YOUR CO-WORKERS: BEST OF BLOGS (Apress)

COMICS:
PROS & (COMIC) CONS (Dark Horse Comics)
WOMANTHOLOGY: HEROIC (IDW Publishing)
WOMANTHOLOGY: SPACE (IDW Publishing)
GIRLS GUIDE TO GUYS STUFF (Friends of Lulu)

Co-host of Felicitations Book Club podcast with Felicia Day on Twitch & YouTube. Co-host of horror movie podcast The Night Shift on YouTube.
Co-host of Felicia Day's Vaginal Fantasy Romance Book Club Show on YouTube.

Bonnie has written for Lucasfilm, Disney, Hunt A Killer Games, Wired, Playboy, MTV, CBS, NBC, CNN, Star Wars Insider, SFX Magazine, Geek, Bust, Craft, Inc, Type, Organic Gardening, and more.

Visit her online at Grrl.com or via social media at @Bonniegrrl.