{"id":"fanboys","name":"Fanboys","summary":"Fanboys (and the feminine fangirls) are labels for people who take fandom to obsessive levels, born as the title of a 1973 underground comic zine by Jay Lynch and Glenn Bray and later reborn online as a go-to insult in tech and gaming flame wars.","tags":["fanboys","fanboy meme","fangirl","jay lynch","fanboy origin","console wars","fanboys explained","underground comix"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":2,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/fanboys/fanboys-fanboy-demotivational-poster.webp","caption":"A classic demotivational poster mocking fanboy cosplay culture.","width":480,"height":600,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/fanboys/fanboys-fanboy-zine-editorial-page.webp","caption":"The editorial page inside Alfred Judson's Fanboy zine, considered one of the earliest uses of the term 'fanboy' in print.","width":604,"height":788,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/fanboys/history.md","related":["fanbase-reputation","batgirl-variant-cover-controversy","ghostbusters-reboot-controversy","im-not-ralsei-but-im-asriel","lesbian-space-princess-fandom-war-the-great-fandom-truce-of-2026","ready-player-one","subverting-expectations","the-karl-effect","wattpad-migration","yeah-im-very-inclusive","zamii070-harassment-controversy","canon-disappointment"],"popularityRank":1662,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}