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Shattering Conventions: Commerce, Cosplay and Conflict on the Expo Floor
Shattering Conventions: Commerce, Cosplay and Conflict on the Expo Floor
Shattering Conventions: Commerce, Cosplay and Conflict on the Expo Floor
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Just in time for Comic-Con comes the investigative romp through the conventions industry! With looming layoffs and a tanking economy, lapsed-fanboy Bob Calhoun sets out on a quest through concrete convention centers for the nerdy enthusiasm he has lost. However, in "Shattering Conventions," what starts out as a goofy pop culture experiment quickly becomes a twisted political odyssey where Calhoun witnesses the growing conflict between sci-fi nerds and rightwing extremists for the very soul of a nation. And the more expos that Calhoun attends, the more he realizes that all of this coming together might be tearing us apart.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherBookBaby
Release dateMay 31, 2013
ISBN9781619273542
Shattering Conventions: Commerce, Cosplay and Conflict on the Expo Floor

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