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#ThisDayInFandomHistory: Created by Alan Zelenetz and Bob Hall, Arthur Blackwood, aka The Crusader, first appeared in Marvel's Mighty Thor #330 on this date in 1983. #OnThisDay #TheCrusader #Thor #MarvelComics
January 4, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Happy birthday to British actress Lenora Crichlow, born today in 1985. Fandom appearances include Doctor Who, Being Human, Black Mirror, Avenue 5, and Morbius. #LenoraCrichlow
January 4, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Happy birthday to American actress Erin Cahill, born today in 1980. Cahill is best known in fandom as Jen Scotts in Power Rangers Time Force as well as the first lead female character for the Call of Duty franchise. #ErinCahill
January 4, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Happy birthday to American actress, dancer, and cheerleader Jill Marie Jones, born today in 1975. Jones is known in fandom for her roles as Cynthia Irving on the Fox supernatural series Sleepy Hollow and Amanda Fisher in the Starz series Ash vs Evil Dead. #JillMarieJones
January 4, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Happy birthday to Bob Almond, born today in 1967. Almond is an American comic book inker whose credits include the Marvel Comics publications Warlock and the Infinity Watch, Black Panther, and Annihilation: Conquest: Quasar. #BobAlmond
January 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Happy birthday to Scottish actor and author Graham McTavish, born today in 1961. He is known for his roles on the series Red Dwarf, The Hobbit film trilogy, the animated Castlevania, the movie Aquaman, and the Starz series Outlander. #GrahamMcTavish
January 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Happy birthday to Canadian-American actor, singer, and comedian Matt Frewer, born today in 1958. Known as the 80s icon Max Headroom, more recently he portrayed Doctor Leekie in Orphan Black, Carnage in the series Altered Carbon, and Logan in Fear the Walking Dead. #MattFrewer
January 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Happy birthday to Julian Sands, born today in 1958. An English actor, Sands has appeared in The Tomorrow Man, Stargate: SG-1, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, Smallville, and Gotham. #JulianSands
January 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Happy birthday to American actress Barbara Rush, born today in 1927. Rush won the Golden Globe Award as most promising female newcomer for her role in the 1953 American black-and-white science fiction film It Came From Outer Space. #BarbaraRush
January 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Chic Stone, born today in 1923. Stone was an American comic book artist best known as one of Jack Kirby's Silver Age inkers, including his landmark run of Fantastic Four. #ChicStone
January 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
#ThisDayInFandomHistory: First airing on this date in 1993, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (aka DS9) is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe in the Milky Way galaxy, on the space station of the same name. #OnThisDay #StarTrek #DeepSpaceNine #STDS9
January 3, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Happy birthday to Frankie Adams, born today in 1994. A Samoan New Zealand actress, Adams is best known for her roles as Bobbie Draper in the science fiction television series The Expanse and as Ula Levi in the prime-time soap opera Shortland Street. #FrankieAdams
January 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Happy birthday to American actress Nicole Beharie, born today in 1985. In fandom Beharie is best known for her starring role as Abbie Mills in the Fox supernatural drama series Sleepy Hollow. #NicoleBeharie
January 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Happy birthday to Brooke Williams, born today in 1984. A New Zealand actress, she is known for roles as Jennsen Rahl in Legend of the Seeker, Aurelia in Spartacus, Catania in The Shannara Chronicles, Hannah in 12 Monkeys, and Snowflake in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #BrookeWilliams
January 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Happy birthday to Canadian actor and DJ Zak Santiago, born today in 1981. Santiago is known in fandom for roles in The CW's The 100, Seven Days, Dark Angel, Jeremiah, Stargate: SG-1, Caprica, V, Continuum, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, and Debris. #ZakSantiago
January 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Happy birthday to Canadian actress of Filipino descent Chasty Ballesteros. Born today in 1981, she is known in fandom for roles in Star Trek Renegades, Smallville, Supernatural, The Unknown, Constantine, American Horror Story: Hotel, Lucifer, and iZombie. #ChastyBallesteros
January 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Happy birthday to Alisen Down, born today in 1976. A Canadian actress, she is best known for her roles as Miranda Feigelsteen in the paranormal drama series Mysterious Ways, and as Olivia Kirschner in the SyFy series 12 Monkeys. #AlisenDown
January 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Happy birthday to American writer, producer, actor, rapper and comedian Dan Harmon, born today in 1973. Harmon created and produced the sitcom Community, co-created the Adult Swim series Rick and Morty, and co-founded the alternative TV network and website Channel 101. #DanHarmon
January 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Happy birthday to American comic artist Bud LaRosa, born today in 1966. Best known for his inking work, he started in Continuity Comics before moving on to Marvel Comics and eventually going into freelance work. #BudLaRosa
January 3, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Happy birthday to Jewel Shepard, born today in 1958. Shepard is an American writer, photographer, and actress, best known for her roles in movies such as Party Camp, Return of the Living Dead, and Slasher.com. #JewelShepard
January 3, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Tom Artis, born today in 1956. Artis was a comic book artist for DC Comics, Fleetway/Quality, and Marvel Comics in the 1980s and 1990s, and was a partner in Leadslinger Comics and illustrated their only original release, The Terror. #TomArtis
January 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Happy birthday to Mel Gibson, born today in 1956. An American actor and film director, Gibson is best known for his action hero roles, particularly his breakout role as Max Rockatansky in the first three films of the post-apocalyptic action series Mad Max. #MelGibson
January 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Happy birthday to Annie Lambert, born today in 1946. A British actress, she is perhaps best known to fans of the series Doctor Who for her role as Enlightenment in the 1982 serial Four to Doomsday. Other fandom TV credits include Space: 1999 and The New Avengers. #AnnieLambert
January 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of American musician, writer, director, and producer Glen A. Larson, born today in 1937. He was the creator of such series as Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, and Knight Rider. #GlenALarson
January 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Today we celebrate the birthday of Murray Boltinoff, born today in 1911. Boltinoff was an American writer and editor of comic books who worked for DC Comics from the 1940s to the 1980s, in which role he edited over 50 different comic book series. #MurrayBoltinoff
January 3, 2026 at 2:46 PM