Below are the entries of the first edition of The Phoenix Papers, Vol. 1, No. 1. We are proud to put this out to the world as a free, online, peer-reviewed, open-access journal of fandom and neomedia studies. We invite responses in Letter to the Editor format, articles and reviews, and also participation as submission readers. For information on this and more, please use our Contact Us page.
Frontispiece, Letter from the Editor, and Mission & Vision Statements
Film Review The Runaways by Penny Spirou
Game Review DrawSomething Amanda Murphyao
Book Review Fandom at the Crossroads by Margo Collins
Distinctive Language of Animation by Hiren Solanki
The Evolution of Gaming and How It Affected Society by Donovan Cape
The Evolution of Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming by Gregory Dugger
Are Pokemon Slaves or Willing Companions by Andrew Tague
Collaboration beyond the Game by Diana Hubbard
Gender, Sexuality, and Cosplay by Rachel Leng
Transnational Television, International Anxieties by Jessica Julia McGill Peters
Bringing Smexy Back by Elizabeth Birmingham
Note: The original version of Ms. Leng’s article contained errors introduced by the PDF conversion process and are now corrected. We would like to thank Emma England for pointing out the error.