The Tribe Supreme Geek Star Wars Philosophy: Jediism Accessory: iPhone lisghtsaber app Fetish: Princess Online Habitat: theforce.net Fanboys follows four Star Wars geeks as they try to break into Skywalker Ranch. In the slightly more real world, Shane Turgeon compiles Star Wars tats (Boba Fett as Virgin Mary) at tattoosandtoys.com and in his self-published book The Force in the Flesh. Star Trek Philosophy: Utopian relativism Accessory: Fake ears Fetish: Unitards; speaking in Klingon Online Habitat: iftcommand.com For the absurdly dedicated (and wealthy) Trekkie, fanboy Tony Alleyne of 24th Century Interior Design (24thcid.com) remodels apartments to look like exact replicas of rooms on the Starship Enterprise. Harry Potter Philosophy: Magic Accessory: Crimson scarves Fetish: School uniforms Online Habitat: mugglenet.com At Mugglenet.com, fan-fiction writer Sparx has earned a spot as the site’s most-read and highest-rated author (among thousands of slash-fic contributors) for his story “The Unseemly Proposal,” in which Hermione is almost married off to evildoer Draco. Superheroes Philosophy: Nietzschean Accessory: Collectible lunch box Fetish: Underoos Online Habitat: aintitcool.com Kingmaker Harry Knowles (who has a cameo in Fanboys) is the buzz master before whom Marvel and DC tremble. The Ain’t It Cool News founder is fan-cult forefather, Comic Con royalty, and master of the icky rave: “Hot Fuzz trailer will make your balls sweat.” Joss Whedon Philosophy: Feminist mythopoeia Accessory: Show-cancellation protest letters Fetish: Demonic hate sex Online Habitat: whedonesque.com Caroline van Oosten de Boer co-founded Whedonesque, one of the Net’s most powerful online fan communities, where Whedon is a regular guest and fans keep the kaput Buffy and Firefly alive, made Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog a hit, and may save Dollhouse. Twilight Philosophy: Edwardian romance Accessory: Replica Cullen-family jewelry from Hot Topic Fetish: Pallid flesh Online Habitat: twilighters.org In this most-democratic fandom, every girl and woman is a leader. See twilighters.org, where members describe such qualifications as “You occasionally bite yourself” and “You love your husband a little less because ‘he’s just not Edward.’” Lost Philosophy: Baffling Accessory: Plaster Virgin Mary Fetish: Shirtless ex-con rednecks Online Habitat: lostpedia.wikia.com For insanely hyperspecific analysis of flashbacks, literary references, and philosophical name-checks, you can’t beat Entertainment Weekly’s Doc Jensen, for whom no detail is accidental. Perhaps the last true believer in a Grand Unified Theory of Lost. Sci-Fi/Anime Philosophy: Cyber-Taoism Accessory: Vinyl, vaguely pornographic figurines Fetish: Machine-on-human copulation Online Habitat: cosplay.com Godfather of fandom Forrest J. Ackerman, who died in December, was Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine’s founder and, in 1939, half of the first duo to dress weird for a sci-fi convention, making him the progenitor of anime cosplay (costume play)