The Fanbase Weekly Podcast

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts co-hosts welcome special guest Dan Goldman (founder - Kinjin Story Lab, writer/illustrator - Eisner-nominated Red Light Properties: Unfinished Business) and Christof Bogacs (writer - Lex Luthor: Diabolical Genius, Earth of Chris Cleevy) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including the highlights of SDCC 2026, the new documentary spotlighting comics legend Bill Sienkiewicz, and the MCU debate over Doctor Doom and Thanos.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Corinna Bechko (writer - Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Blood Type), Moni Barrette (comics librarian, educator, co-founder - Creators Assemble, writer - Enhance Your Library, Enhance Your Well-Being: How to Fight Burnout and Reclaim Library Joy), and Janet Joyce Holden (writer – Origins of Blood, Carousel) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Descent (2006) in light of the feature film's 20th anniversary, with topics including what the film has to say about friendship between women, how the primal nature of The Descent relates to Aliens and Predator, honest feelings on Sarah's final choice in the cave, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for The Descent abound in this panel discussion!)

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including the return of Buffy the Vampire Slayer to comics, the controversy over X-Men '97's showrunner, and the push for vertical scroll comics.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts Bryant Dillon and Claire Thorne are joined by special guests Doc Wyatt (TV writer & producer - Stranger Things: Tales from 85, Ninjago, Star Wars: Resistance), Corinna Bechko (writer - Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Blood Type), and Chris Mancini (writer – Long Ago + Far Away, Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Aliens (1986) in light of the feature film's 40th anniversary, with topics including the pop culture impact of James Cameron's sequel, if the Alien Queen added or took away from the "alien" nature of the H.R. Giger's creature, the controversial way the opening of Alien 3 impacts the ending of Aliens, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Aliens abound in this panel discussion!)

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest Moni Barrette (comics librarian, author - Enhance Your Library, Enhance Your Well-Being: How to Fight Burnout and Reclaim Library Joy) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including the controversy surrounding the Charity & Sylvia graphic novel, the dangerous precedent set by the conviction of anti-ICE protestors making zines, and looking back at the film, Independence Day.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Ben Crane (writer - Man of Lies, Scattered Futures, IDW's Cosmic Cadets, editor - Systemic) and Kevin Sharp (Fanbase Press contributor - "Between the Panels" Interview Series, editor-in-chief - Meanwhile ...A Comic Shop Anthology) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding A Scanner Darkly (2006) in light of the feature film's 20th anniversary, with topics including whether the use of interpolated rotoscope animation enhances the film, how the story represents Phillip K. Dick's feelings on drug addiction and drug enforcement within our society, how the film hits differently 20 years after release, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for A Scanner Darkly abound in this panel discussion!)

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Marsia Powers (President/Co-Founder, Fandom Charities and HellmouthCon) and Susan Lee (Founder, Women on the Dark Side and Life on Its Side Studios) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including remembering actor Anthony Stewart Head, what we can learn from the success of indie film, and storytelling without AI.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Michael Poisson (writer - Robot Chicken, Netflix's Raising Dion, The CW's Tom Swift, and Fanbase Press' The Arcs), Jack Phoenix (librarian, writer – Maximizing the Impact of Comics in Your Library: Graphic Novels, Manga, and More), Moni Barrette (comics librarian, educator, writer, co-founder - Creators Assemble), and Vince Ventura (co-founder – Dread Alert Media) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Scream (1996) in light of the feature film's 30th anniversary, with topics including how the film changed the horror genre, the ways the film tapped into the cultural zeitgeist of 1996 with prescient accuracy, the stand-out performances of the cast, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Scream abound in this panel discussion!)

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Phillip Kennedy Johnson (Midnight Spider-Man, The Infernal Hulk) and Mariah McCourt (Ash & Thorn, Anne Rice's Servant of the Bones) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including whether artists should abandon comic conventions, Dark Horse's unionizing workers, and the passing of Marcia Lucas.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts Bryant Dillon and Claire Thorne are joined by special guests David Avallone (writer – Drawing Blood, Elvira meets H.P. Lovecraft) and Paul Pakler (co-host – Paul and Corey Cross the Streams, Quality Time with Family Ties, writer - Hobo Code) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Children of Men (2006) in light of the feature film's 20th anniversary, with topics including how the film reads differently two decades later, the religious symbolism in the film, the drastic differences between the film and the novel that inspired it, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Children of Men abound in this panel discussion!)