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Fans started its life as a printed comic in 1999, but it was cancelled after only its first major storyline and a crossover with the Knights of the Dinner Table. On January 1January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in which the months are displayed, January to December. The first day of the medieval Julian year was usually a day other, 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri, it was reinvented as a webcomic, first hosted in Keenspace, later in KeenspotKeenspot is the largest single publisher of exclusive webcomics on the Internet. Founded in February of 2000, it is the home to over 50 popular comics crossing multiple genres and artistic styles. Keenspot is also the curator of Keenspace, a free online h, and finally in Graphic SmashGraphic Smash is a spin-off website of Modern Tales featuring many free and subscription-based comics created especially for the web like Modern Tales. T Campbell is the editor. Comics on Graphic Smash Aces High Ascent Bryceworld Crossroads Dangerous and.

One of the characteristics of Fans is the great number of artists and artistic styles it has employed over its duration. The main artist is Jason Waltrip, but many other artists have been used for various different storylines.

Fans is scheduled to end Spring 2005.

1 Cast

1.1 The Protagonists

Present and past members of the club include:

• Rikk Oberf: The current president of the club, Rikk (full name Richard Abraham Oberf) started out naive and innocent but he soon proved himself a tactical genius and extraordinary inspirational speaker -- exactly what the club needed in the several crises that faced it. His idealism is the beacon of the club's values. Rikk is married to Alisin.

• Will Erixon: His military father's constant physical and verbal abuse (and eventual murder of Will's mother) during Will's childhood, had left Will with both a complete distrust of all things military and the terror that he might one day transform into his father. Another point of note is Will's short temper during mainly the early run of the comic. Will is an actor (a thing which perhaps relates to his love for RPGs) and currently in a relationship with Shanna Cochran.

• Katherine Smit: The former president of the club, Katherine decided to hand over leadership to Rikk, after she proved too prone to abusing her authority. After spending some time as secretary of the club, and being forced to kill a former friend and member of the club turned traitor, Katherine decided that it would be better for her if left the club in its entirety -- she's currently devoting herself to studying Law.

• Rumiko Tanaka: A martial artist and manga artist, Rumy is shy, quiet, and usually slow to anger-- but quite dangerous in combat. She learned martial arts from Master Kana, a parody of Ranma ½Ranma (½), Japanese pronunciation: Ranma Nibun no Ichi) is a comedy anime and manga by Rumiko Takahashi about a boy named Ranma Saotome who was trained from early childhood to age 16 in the martial arts. The manga was serialized in Japan in Shogakukan's S. She has a serious crush on Rikk, but channels that feeling into a desire to see him happy with Alisin.

• Tim Mitts: Tim is a fat, hairy, annoying, irreverent, but good-hearted slob.

• Shanna Cochran: Shanna spent much of her life scared of anything that sent her emotions out of control, which put her in denial of her fannish tendencies and even her heterosexuality. Continued exposure to the Science Fiction Club has broken down her barriers, and she is now comfortable enough with herself to maintain a healthy relationship with Will and watch Lord of the Rings-- while using sarcasm to keep her distance.

• Alisin Oberf (née Alison Worthington): Given a terminal disease at a young age, Alisin adopted a devil-may-care Goth persona that masked deep insecurities and lack of self-worth. Though she's found love with Rikk and a cure for her condition, those deeper problems remain.

• Jacquelyn "Jackie" Thomas (aka Union Jackie): At first meeting, Jackie appears boisterous and friendly. But this aspiring actress has a deep-seated need to take center stage, which has led her to mismanage both her career and her friendships, playing up her sexuality but seemingly taking little pleasure in doing so. Jackie has an interest in all things British and adopts a faux-British accent in casual conversation.

• Guthrie Carroll: An emotionally cool math geek with few real passions, except his friendship with Tim and his love-hate relationship with his cousin Stu.

• Meighan McDowell: A proud economics major and attractive lesbian, Meighan's often insensitive and motivated chiefly by sex and money. But she is capable of gratitude, and a couple of favors Tim has done her has solidified their friendship.

• Harry Scott: The Club's oldest member, Harry joined to complete his book collection for the sake of grandchildren's inheritance. His life had spanned the entire development of American science fiction, but by the time he joined he was cranky and cynical, the idealism of his youth seemingly lost forever. But he rediscovered it-- and went out like a hero-- when the Club became embroiled in a time-spanning war.

• Timin Alamin (aka Tim the Fanboy): Timin's life went in cycles: absolute devotion to a system of belief, discovery that this belief system is not perfect, and bitter, angry rejection of the system and everyone who still believed in it. After abandoning Islam, he became the Science Fiction Club's most devoted zealot, then betrayed them to worship a time-travelling warlord. Before he could grow disenchanted with this third "God," however, he lost his life in a laser battle with Katherine that nearly killed her, too.

• Stuart Jackson: At one time he was the worst member of the Club, sexist, redneck and brutish, coming close to being expelled and then selling the Club out to the ConfederacyThe Confederate States of America CSA also known as the Confederacy was the confederacy formed by the southern states that seceded from the United States during the period of the American Civil War. The 11 states of the Confederacy were Alabama, Arkansas,. But he was beginning to show signs of decency when he lost his life to General Maximillianna's army. An alternate-future version of Stu became a lawyer with Katherine, defending his timeline's dwindling human rights.