The Fanbase Weekly Podcast

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest Stephanie Cooke (writer - The Racc Pack, Pillow Talk) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including the new path forward for the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, why so many established film franchises are finding their way to the small screen, and whether the Joker sequel is actually a musical.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Barbra Dillon moderates a one-on-one interview with special guest Ryan Claytor (2024 Eisner Awards judge, professor, cartoonist - A Hunter's Tale, One Bite at a Time) regarding the recent release of his hardcover, One Bite at a Time, which features 20 years of his work on comics, illustration, and design.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Corinna Bechko (writer - The Space Between, Avatar: Adapt or Die), Erik Amaya (Editor-in-Chief of Comicon.com, co-host of the Tread Perilously podcast), and Livio Ramondelli (artist – Skybound & IDW's Transformer comics, creator of IDW's The Kill Lock) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Alien: Romulus (2024) in light of the film's recent release, with topics including how the film differs from the other films in the Alien franchise, the controversial cameo in the film, what Romulus means for the future of the franchise, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Alien: Romulus abound in this panel discussion!)

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Christopher Reda (writer/publisher - Critical Entertainment) and Cricket "Crix" Lee (actor/writer/podcast host) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including how sci-fi's cautionary tales have failed to curb some technological advancements, why TV seasons need to be longer, and reactions to DC's new comics commercials.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Barbra Dillon and special guests David Avallone (writer – Drawing Blood, Elvira Meets H.P. Lovecraft) and Kevin Sharp (Fanbase Press Contributor - "Between the Panels" Interview Series) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Rear Window (1954) in light of the film's 70th anniversary, with topics including what the film reveals about its director, how it explores humanity's proclivity for voyeurism, how the film reads differently in a modern context, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Rear Window abound in this panel discussion!)

A very special Fanbase Feature! At San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon moderated "The Pathway to Libraries for Indie Comics" panel (originally recorded on Thursday, July 25, 2024) during which library professionals and indie comics creators discussed how new pathways can be forged to bring diverse, educational, and inclusive indie comics to library patrons everywhere. Panelists included Moni Barrette (director of collection development & publisher relations, LibraryPass), Christina E. Taylor (consulting comics librarian), Jordan Hart (writer, Ripple Effects), Jessica Maison (writer, Mary Shelley's School for Monsters), and Hillary Chang (branch manager, McCully-Moiliili Public Library).

A very special Fanbase Feature! At San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon moderated the "Comics, Cats . . . and Turtle Bread with Kim-Joy" panel (originally recorded on Thursday, July 25, 2024, and presented by ComiXology and Dark Horse Comics) during which celebrity baker and cookbook writer Kim-Joy (Turtle Bread, Bake Me a Cat), Eisner Award-winning writer Pornsak Pichetshote (Man's Best, The Good Asian), and Eisner Award-winning manga translator and writer Zack Davisson (Kaibyo: The Supernatural Cats of Japan, Cat + Gamer), discuss comics, pastries, and their affection for felines.

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Amy Chase (writer, Archie Horror, Tell Them of Us, Let Her Be Evil) and Jeremy Whitley (writer, Navigating with You, Princeless, My Little Pony) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including the announcement of Colin Kaepernick's new AI-based comics company, whether Robert Downey Jr's casting as Doctor Doom will rejuvenate the MCU, and DC's latest reboot of the Absolute Universe.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests David Accampo (writer – Fanbase Press' The Margins, Lost Angels, Spectral: A Showcase of Fear), Hannibal Tabu (co-writer of Humanoids' MPLS Sound, The Sundering: The Nation Beneath Our Feet), Phillip Kelly (Fanbase Press Contributor, The POPSKL Podcast Group), and Art Ebuen (Emmy Award-winning animator, writer – California, Inc.) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Star Wars: The Acolyte (2004) in light of the first season's recent conclusion, with topics including whether the series is too sympathetic to the Sith, how the show de-mythologizes the "heroic" Jedi Knights, whether we're defined by what we lose or what we survive, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Star Wars: The Acolyte abound in this panel discussion!)

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Bobby Timony (illustrator - DC League of Super-Pets: The Great Mxy-Up, Fanbase Press' The Sequels), Charlie Stickney (publisher & CEO - White Ash Comics, writer - White Ash, Glarien, The Game), and Chris Mancini (writer - Long Ago + Far Away, Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master) participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Neverending Story (1984) in light of the film's 40th anniversary, with topics including how the film explores grief and loss from a child's perspective, what "The Nothing" represent on and off screen, in what ways the film mythologizes books and reading, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for The Neverending Story abound in this panel discussion!)