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A comic book action bubble overlaying five traditional comic panels. The bubble reads "Sam Wilson". The panels depict Wilson in a mask, holding the Captain America shield, surrounded by various comic book effects like lines, stylized lightening and bubbles.
A circular rainbow mosaic, with overlaid text that says “Fandom in Color 2026: Editing Chat” beside the Fanlore logo.
Colourful text and sparkles on iridescent background with open shining file folder.
In the top right corner is a cartoon man with a magnifying glass looking down. On the left side is an image of Toga Himiko. Text reads 'Feature Article, The Red Means I Love You'. On the right side is the reminder of the text is from the featured article post.
an animated gif with the text “…the very thing that powers the honmoon… us the fans” overlaid with an image of Sussy the demon bird.
Lando Calrissian from “Star Wars” sitting in a room in Cloud City, watching clouds and the Millennium Falcon fly by the window. The overlaid text says “Lando Calrissian” with the Fanlore logo.
A black banner with the words ‘The Greatest’ picked out in gold, lined above and below with 20 different thumbnails of characters of colour from a range of fandoms.
An arched doorway with constellation Lupus on the righthand side. “Fanlore Monthly Editing Challenge“ is written on the left side. The background consists of stars streaking across the sky in half circles.
Lucio and D.va standing close together in the center, with a bright pink and neon yellow heart background behind them. Their names appear on each side of the characters (pink for D.va, lime green for Lucio). Vibrant, cute, and poster style composition.
Geordi La Forge from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” standing in the ship’s engine room, tapping on a computer screen with one hand. The overlaid text says “Geordi La Forge”.
A circular rainbow mosaic, with overlaid text that says “Fandom in Color: 2026” beside the Fanlore logo.
Pink and White background. On the left is an image of a white van. Text reads: "Featured Article, Crack Van" On the left is two large quotation marks and the text from from the featured article post.
The text “Red, White & Royal Blue” in colored boxes, with the cake scene from the same film in paper cut-out style
Image of an open folder on a desk, on the left is a polaroid containing an image of an angel statue reaching out. There is also plant shaped clips and a note that reads 'week 26, June 21 to June 27'. On the right is a paper that includes the text from Featured Article post, plus another plant shaped clip. The Fanlore logo is in the upper right corner.
A staircase going up, with two bare legs going upwards on the topmost steps. There are pomegranate seeds on the lower steps and roots in the base of the staircase. Text reads "Hades/Persephone".
The background is collage of torn scrapbook paper and stickers. On the right is a slightly distorted image of Han and Luke smiling at each other. Text reads 'Featured Article, Han/Luke'
A glassy hill with a background of mountains. Aragorn and Legolas are on horseback, going uphill.
A decorative bakery menu chalkboard that says, “Fanlore Bingo 2026” with drawings of eclairs, danishes, croissants, lemon cake, and cinnamon rolls.
Text that reads ‘J-Rock’ made from collage of lettering from Japanese rock band logos, surrounded by fiery decoration in rainbow colours.
A collage of textured paper labels and tags in different shades of yellow, pink, orange and green. A torn paper overlays it all with the text "Terminology Thursday, Folksonomies" is written in handwritten and marker type.
In the top right corner is a cartoon man with a magnifying glass looking down. On the left side is an image of a maiden defending a deer. Text reads 'Feature Article, Fairy Tale AU'. On the right side is the reminder of the text is from the featured article post.
Multiple decorative flags are on a soft yellow background with scattered star shaped spots. The flags include vertical banner style flags in pine-green and wine-red, triangular flags in ginger-yellow and tangerine-pink, and swallowtail flags in olive-green and orange-golden double color. The text “New milestone badges launch!” in red-brown is placed in the bottom left corner of the image.
Yellow and White background. On the left is an illustration of a cottage surrounded by flowers. Text reads: "Featured Article, Sussex Retirement" On the left is two large quotation marks and the text from from the featured article post.
In the top right corner is a cartoon man with a magnifying glass looking down. On the left side is an image of a pile of Trek zines. Text reads 'Feature Article, The K/S Netfan-Printzine Fan Wars'. On the right side is the reminder of the text is from the featured article post.
Two knights in green and red, Gawaine and Lancelot, on horses of white and black, riding side by side and smiling at each other. The overlaid text says “Gawaine / Lancelot” with the FanLore logo in the top corner.
A minimalist stick-figure mashup of David, Mona Lisa, and The Creation of Adam, with the title “Fanart Pastiche” in the top right.
Grey and white background that looks like a blog post. On the left is an image of Illya holding a gun. Text on the left reads 'Featured Article, Illya Kuryakin', Text on the right reads 'This week's Featured Article' the remainder of the text is from the featured article post.
The text “Watson was a Woman?”, with Victorian Era clothing placed over John Watson in paper cut-out style
An evidence board with scraps of paper pinned to a map, with blue string criss-crossing the board. On the papers are sketched portraits of Victorian men, scribbled notes, and the names “James Moriarty” and “Sebastian Moran”.
Alice in a light blue dress with a big bow in her hair, holding a porcelain teacup in front of her mouth with both hands. Background is falling playing cards, teacups and pocket watches. Text reads "Alice in Wonderland".
A collage of illustrations from Public Domain, a zombie figure, fairy, mermaid with an aquatic creature, and a woman reading a book. Text reads "Public Do-May: Public Domain Month".
A house surrounded by trees and a field. In the front stands Anne, in a straw hat, two braids moving in the wind.
The background is collage of torn scrapbook paper and stickers. On the right is an image of Scott and Isaac sitting side by side in their lacrosse uniforms. Text reads 'Featured Article, Scisaac'
Illustration of Count Dracula, a white-haired elderly man, pinning Jonathan, an alarmed young man in Victorian clothing, against a staircase railing. With the text “Dracula / Jonathan” and the Fanlore logo.
An arched doorway with constellation Canis Major on the righthand side. “Fanlore Monthly Editing Challenge“ is written on the left side, and "May '26" on the right. The background consists of an abstract nebulae.
Parody of the Wicked Musical poster with the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch, in the style of W. W. Denslow, with the text “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum”.
On the left background, it reads "Robin Hood", and on the right is a silhouette of Robin Hood.
A red and gold banner with the words ‘Featured Article’ in cursive script in the centre, surrounded by decorative swirls. The Fanlore logo appears in the bottom right corner.
Jesus and Judas from Caravaggio’s The Taking of Christ. Beside their faces it reads “SHIP SUNDAY: JESUS/JUDAS“ and below that, the Fanlore logo.
A collage of illustrations from Public Domain, a zombie figure, fairy, mermaid with an aquatic creature, and a woman reading a book. Text reads "Public Do-May: Public Domain Fandom Month".
Grey and white background that looks like a blog post. On the left is an image of Bones with one eyebrow raised. Text on the left reads 'Featured Article, Leonard McCoy (TOS) ', Text on the right reads 'This week's Featured Article' the remainder of the text is from the featured article post.
Jayce and Viktor floating in the middle of the frame, forehead to forehead. At each side their faces are blending with the background. In the top middle there's the legend "JayVik #Ship Sunday" and at the bottom the Fanlore logo.
Text that reads: “Marion Zimmer Bradley Fanfiction Controversy.” With the subtitle: “a cautionary tale about why professional authors avoid reading fanfic.” On top of an edit of the cover of issue #12 of the zine “Moon Phases” which shows a man in front of a fantasy landscape.
Red and White background. On the left is an image of a collection of vintage Mills & Boon books. Text reads: "Featured Article, Mills & Boon" On the left is two large quotation marks and the text from from the featured article post.
A black and white halftone-silhouette image of two women with foreheads intimately touching, one hand softly touching the other's right cheek. Text written reads "Fanlore: Ava Silva/Sister Beatrice".
A collage-like image of Benedict sitting cross-legged over a pink background of a Chinese city, with a pride-flag colored halo. Text reads “Benedict Cumberbatch is a Gay Erotic God in China”.
The background is collage of torn scrapbook paper and stickers. On the right is an image of Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy facing one another. Text reads "Featured Article: Ever so slightly longer but not quite as thick".
Image of an open folder on a desk, on the left is a polaroid containing an image of a gray wall with the words Room 317. There is also plant shaped clips and a note that reads 'week 15, April 05 to April 11'. On the right is a paper that includes the text from Featured Article post, plus another plant shaped clip. The Fanlore logo is in the upper right corner.
Emma standing by the water in a forest, alone. In the reflection in water, Regina is standing next to her. Text reads "nialies — losing what we never found"
A blue-haired woman in a full winter-coat and furred hat with a yellow flower and a spiky-haired man with short-sleeved top and black scarf facing front and looking serious. They are both behind a marble-like backdrop. Text reads "Juvia & Gajeel".
Lavender and Parvati holding hands under an archway of Hogwarts, with sparkles and little stars swirling on the side.
An arched doorway with constellation Canis Major on the right side. “Fanlore Monthly Editing Challenge“ is written on the left side. The background consists of an abstract nebulae.
In the top right corner is a cartoon man with a magnifying glass looking down. On the left side is an image of a person standing among the rubble of buildings. Text reads 'Feature Article, Apocalypse AU'. On the right side is the reminder of the text is from the featured article post.
Two monsters and part of a Fanlore quote on a page of a medieval bestiary.
The background is collage of torn scrapbook paper and stickers. On the right is a trippy image of Rory Williams split into red and blue copying images. Text reads 'Featured Article, Rory is the Master'
Silhouettes of people in different skin colors overlapping and overshadowing each other with a predominantly white male-looking figure in the center. The text reads "Meta Monday: Beige Blank Slates".
Grey and white background that looks like a blog post. On the bottom left is an image of Anna and William smiling at each other. Text on the left reads 'Featured Article, William Moseley/Anna Popplewell', Text on the right reads 'This week's Featured Article' the remainder of the text is from the featured article post.
Black and white image of a bathtub with grey water, the text 'The wildest shit that happened in Homestuck's fanbase' in the middle
The text "Vorkosigan Saga" over a background of stars and planets. A spaceship is flying right under, with a white-blue streak behind it.
The text: “Fanlore: Terminology Thursday” and “DNW: Do Not Want.” The second text is in green, yellow, and red, and has decoration resembling a stoplight.