Name of the Fangirl: Lisa
Fangirl’s Occupation:
Lisa has spent four years as a visual effects technician on feature films (Arthur Christmas, The Amazing Spider-Man, and Oz: The Great and Powerful) and is now transitioning into doing costume design work.
What is her fangirl interest?
Lisa is a huge Star Wars fan, but enjoys science fiction in general. Within Star Wars one of her favorites is Knights of the Old Republic. Other franchises she enjoys are Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Game of Thrones, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, Jasper Fforde, and Superman, and she was just getting started with that list!
Why did you decide to shine the spotlight on this fangirl?
Over the course of San Diego Comic-Con, friends were tweeting, texting, and posting online pictures of cosplayers. Lisa kept popping up, presenting John Jackson Miller with his honorary membership in Rebel Legion, then as a Chiss X-wing pilot, and finally helping at the Del Rey booth in her Jaina Solo shirt. Erich Schoeneweiss at Del Rey said, “Lisa is the best kind of fan. She should be one of the Fangirls of the Day.” After getting her answers, I couldn’t agree with him more. She supports her favorite fandoms and her fellow fans in numerous positive ways, and to me, that is what being a fangirl is about.
How does this fangirl express her fandom?
Her costumes are the most obvious expression of her fandom. She also writes fan fiction when inspired. She told me, “both fanfic and costuming are a time sink and I’ve been doing more with the sewing these days.”
What is her favorite quote or personal motto?
Lisa couldn’t decide between two of her favorites. The first is the well-known “Never tell me the odds!” Her second is less well known but equally important to her: in Star Wars: X-Wing: Solo Command Wes Janson says, “You can’t look dignified when you’re having fun.”
What is her favorite fangirl item that she cannot live without?
Lisa says, “I know I have lived life without an X-Wing pilot costume, but now that I have one, I’d rather not live without one again. It helps that Ashley recently added X-Wing pilot gear to [the Her Universe] collection, so I can be an off-duty pilot as well! I’m also of the opinion that I should always have easy access to Zahn’s Thrawn Trilogy. And of course I wouldn’t get any work done at all without my nerdy soundtrack collection – nothing makes a mundane task more awesome quite like epic music. Iron Man, all the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings soundtracks, and now the new Legend of Korra soundtrack are my go-tos for getting things done.”
Lisa is wearing our Jaina Solo V-Neck.