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"Comic book wannabe."

"Ha! Wannabe? You want to talk about that? You're a freakin' Goth wannabe. You're a Neil Gaiman wannabe. You're a suicide wannabe."


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Welcome to the Fanboy and Goth Girl web site! Browse the site for information about the book, an excerpt, VidLit link, images, and more.

You'll also get a chance to meet the main characters from the book through their blogs and letters.




Archive for January, 2007

Who is Cal?

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

“Cal” is Cal Willingham, Fanboy’s best friend. Cal’s a popular jock, but he’s also smart as hell and loves comic books, especially old comics from the 1980s and even earlier.

Read Cal’s blog entries from this page.

Welcome to the “Third Thing” Contest!

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

This page lists the rules and entries for the Third Thing contest.

Keep checking back to see what your fellow readers have decided is Fanboy’s magical “third thing.”

Enter the “Third Thing” Essay Contest!

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

The contest is now closed! Winner to be announced by the end of February 2007!

“The Third Thing” Essay Contest Rules

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Be sure to read the rules for the “Third Thing” Essay Contest!

NEW AVENGERS #27 Five-Page Preview

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Because it’s impossible to overestimate the goodness of a cool preview… Check out

Bendis & Stern & My Life Sucks

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Had to get up early to finish a report for history that is probably about two hundred years ahead of most of the wastoids in my class. I’m willing to bet the teacher will like it, if she understands it. Anyhow, so I missed the announcement of the first entry below. And that day […]

Contest Entry…

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Fanboy wants a solared powered UFO remote controlled so he can fly with the best of them.

Contest Entry…

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

The third thing that Fanboy wants more than anything else in the world, and the one thing that he wouldn’t tell Goth Girl he wants, is that he wants his parents to get back together. He strongly desires this, but also feels rather selfish wishing for it because his mom does seem pretty happy […]

Contest Entry…

Monday, January 29th, 2007

I think the third thing Fanboy wants is to be Accepted by others. Cal and Kyra welcomes him but that’s only two people. If only two people were to like you then you might notice something was wrong. Fanboy has lots of self-esteem issues and I can relate. He is […]

On the Texas Tour… Houston (Day 2)

Monday, January 29th, 2007

One of the most exhilarating and rewarding stops on the Texas Tour came on January 22 at Elsik High School in Alief, TX…
At Elsik, Barry got to meet with dozens upon dozens of students and staff members from Elsik and other district schools…all of whom had read the book! It was an amazing experience […]