Name of the Fangirl: Meagan
Fangirl’s Occupation: Administrative Assistant at University of Massachusetts Boston/Graduate Student in English at Umass Boston
What is her fangirl interest?
Fangirl Books: Harry Potter, Mortal Instruments, Terry Pratchett Discworld series, Ender’s Game
Fangirl TV Series: Firefly, Dr. Who, Smallville
Fangirl Comic Characters: Nightcrawler, Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat, Spiderman, Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), Wolverine. (She loves the X-Men Universe most)
Favorite current comics: Captain Marvel, Young Avengers, All New Xmen, Journey into Mystery
Favorite Fangirl Movies: The Avengers, X-Men First Class, X2: X-Men United, Iron Man, Spiderman 2, The Amazing Spiderman
(There are many more things but I put the biggest highlights above!)
Why did you decide to shine the spotlight on this fangirl?
Meagan is my girlfriend, and I could not ask for a better partner when it comes to sharing interests in the geek world. She is extremely passionate about whatever culture she is engrossed in, and loves to have discussions with me over dinner or lunch about different comic characters, TV shows, etc. She also loves to buy comics featuring women in the leading role and really wants to help others understand just how much geekdom is a place for both men and women! Even with work and grad school making her extremely busy, she still finds time to buy new comics each week and read as many as possible! It is this dedication that amazes me more each day, and I believe she is extremely worthy to be featured on you Year of the Fangirl contest!
How does this fangirl express her fandom?
Meagan really utilizes Tumblr and loves to reblog anything that she finds fascinating or fun in the geekdom field. She has many different graphic t-shirts depicting her fandoms and loves to wear a beautiful custom made skirt that has Marvel comic panels on it. Meagan also has a comics Twitter where she posts about updates and her opinion on current comic issues/events. Finally, this past October we went to New York Comic-Con and Meagan cosplayed as Maria Hill from The Avengers for a few of the days! She worked extremely hard on that project and was very happy to be able to embody a strong female character that she loves in both the Avengers film and the comic as well.
What is her favorite quote or personal motto?
Meagan is at heart a writer as she has been an English major in both undergraduate college and graduate school. This quote that she made up appears on her Tumblr page.
“I am made of thoughts and ideas. I am an opinion; I am an impulse. I do not have one voice but many. Ink pulses under my skin, for there are words in my veins. Will you censor me?”
What is her favorite fangirl item that she cannot live without?
Her extensive graphic t-shirt collection. Meagan has over 20 different graphic tees that she loves to wear all the time, and they range from comics to Harry Potter to Doctor Who in subject.
Where can we follow her online?