This week Part-Time Fanboy jumps back into the ring to continue its exploration of the Rocky movie franchise! After the unexpected and astounding success of the first Rocky movie, Sylvester Stallone returned to not only write and act in Rocky 2 but direct it as well! How did the second Rocky film change after being given seven times the budget of the original film and a new director? This week Kristian chats with PTF regular Yvis Cannavale to talk about the Italian Stallion’s first return to cinemas. They discuss the changes in writing and filmmaking style between the first time Rocky Balboa challenged Apollo Creed and the rematch, take a deep dive into the Balboa’s finances, and continue to be impressed with how the second Rocky challenged the conventions of the male tough guy protagonist that existed in society at the time!

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Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz is a writer with a unique background and origin story. He studied molecular and cellular biology and began creating his own comic books after an opportunity to work at Marvel Comics as an editor fell through because of the COVID pandemic. After the chance to work at The House of Ideas fell through he decided to make his own comic book and created Area 51: The Helix Project. This week, the final issue of Area 51: The Helix Project launched on Kickstarter and Trevor returned to the Part-Time Fanboy podcast to chat about ending his first comic book series. Trevor talks with Kristian about what makes a good ending, how he pursued a second major in English so he could learn about how to write, and his ambitions to become a generational talent who inspires other up and coming creators in comics to pursue their own dreams!

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