John R. Ziegler (Bronx Community College, CUNY, USA), an Assistant Professor of English, has published on early modern English literature, ghosts, and zombies. Leah Richards (LaGuardia Community College, CUNY, USA), an Associate Professor of English, has published on Dracula and Land of the Dead. Together, they review theater for thinking Theater NYC and Culture Catch and edit the journal Supernatural Studies.

• Introduction; John R. Ziegler and Leah Richards.- 1. Drawing Queerness Forward: Fusion, Futurity, and Steven Universe; Kevin Cooley.- 2. “I am a Conversation”: Gem Fusion, Representation, and Privilege; Olivia Zolciak.- 3. Queer Transformation and Fluid Fandom; Jake Pitre.- 4. Globalizing Fandoms: Envisioning Queer Futures from Kunihiko Ikuhara to Rebecca Sugar; Jacqueline Ristola.- 5. Contact Zone Earth: Power and Consent in Steven Universe and Octavia Butler’s Lilith’s Brood; Emrys Donaldson.- 6. “Truth is a feeling in your gut”: Ronaldo Fryman, Conspiracy Theories, and Media Satire; John R. Ziegler and Leah Richards.- (Two additional chapters forthcoming following peer review recommendations).

John R. Ziegler (Bronx Community College, CUNY, USA), an Assistant Professor of English, has published on early modern English literature, ghosts, and zombies. Leah Richards (LaGuardia Community College, CUNY, USA), an Associate Professor of English, has published on Dracula and Land of the Dead. Together, they review theater for thinking Theater NYC and Culture Catch and edit the journal Supernatural Studies.

• Introduction; John R. Ziegler and Leah Richards.- 1. Drawing Queerness Forward: Fusion, Futurity, and Steven Universe; Kevin Cooley.- 2. “I am a Conversation”: Gem Fusion, Representation, and Privilege; Olivia Zolciak.- 3. Queer Transformation and Fluid Fandom; Jake Pitre.- 4. Globalizing Fandoms: Envisioning Queer Futures from Kunihiko Ikuhara to Rebecca Sugar; Jacqueline Ristola.- 5. Contact Zone Earth: Power and Consent in Steven Universe and Octavia Butler’s Lilith’s Brood; Emrys Donaldson.- 6. “Truth is a feeling in your gut”: Ronaldo Fryman, Conspiracy Theories, and Media Satire; John R. Ziegler and Leah Richards.- (Two additional chapters forthcoming following peer review recommendations).

John R. Ziegler (Bronx Community College, CUNY, USA), an Assistant Professor of English, has published on early modern English literature, ghosts, and zombies. Leah Richards (LaGuardia Community College, CUNY, USA), an Associate Professor of English, has published on Dracula and Land of the Dead. Together, they review theater for thinking Theater NYC and Culture Catch and edit the journal Supernatural Studies.

• Introduction; John R. Ziegler and Leah Richards.- 1. Drawing Queerness Forward: Fusion, Futurity, and Steven Universe; Kevin Cooley.- 2. “I am a Conversation”: Gem Fusion, Representation, and Privilege; Olivia Zolciak.- 3. Queer Transformation and Fluid Fandom; Jake Pitre.- 4. Globalizing Fandoms: Envisioning Queer Futures from Kunihiko Ikuhara to Rebecca Sugar; Jacqueline Ristola.- 5. Contact Zone Earth: Power and Consent in Steven Universe and Octavia Butler’s Lilith’s Brood; Emrys Donaldson.- 6. “Truth is a feeling in your gut”: Ronaldo Fryman, Conspiracy Theories, and Media Satire; John R. Ziegler and Leah Richards.- (Two additional chapters forthcoming following peer review recommendations).