The Fanbase Weekly Podcast

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Kelley Jones (cover artist - Batman: Knightfall, Batman & Dracula: Red Reign, The Sandman), Matt Corrigan (co-host - The Launchpad Podcast, practical special effects artist - Frank Miller's 300, Batman V. Superman), Livio Ramondelli (artist - IDW's Transformer comics, creator of IDW's The Kill Lock), and Chris Thorne (sketch card artist - Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Alien 3) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Batman: Knightfall (1992) in light of the comic event's 30th anniversary, with topics including Jones' creation of the iconic "break the bat" cover image, memories from the release of Knightfall, how the event changed the character of Batman forever, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Batman: Knightfall abound in this panel discussion!)

In the Season 8 premiere episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Kevin Eastman (writer/artist/publisher/producer/co-creator of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and David Avallone (filmmaker/writer - Elvira: Mistress of the Dark, Elvira in Horrorland) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including an examination of AI-generated art, a review of James Gunn and Peter Safran's upcoming slate of projects for DC's TV and film, and whether the Star Wars franchise is focusing too heavily on Mandalore.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Craig Miller (publicity consultant on The Dark Crystal, original Director of Fan Relations at Lucasfilm, writer - Star Wars Memories), Corinna Bechko (writer - Green Lantern: Earth One, Avatar: Adapt or Die), and Norm Harper (writer - Fanbase Press' The Sequels, Haphaven / LEGO blogger) participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Dark Crystal (1982) in light of the film's 40th anniversary, with topics including the film's groundbreaking puppetry, Jim Henson's belief that it is unhealthy for children never to be afraid, the film's thematic inspiration from Jane Roberts "Seth Material," and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for The Dark Crystal abound in this panel discussion!)

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Corinna Bechko (writer - Green Lantern: Earth One, Avatar: Adapt or Die) and David Accampo (writer - Fanbase Press' The Margins, Lost Angels) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Batman Returns (1992) in light of the film's 30th anniversary, with topics including how the film has been re-evaluated in recent years, why the film should be considered a "Christmas movie," and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Batman Returns abound in this panel discussion!)

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Barbra Dillon and special guests Amanda Donahue (artist - Fanbase Press' The Margins) and Norm Harper (writer - Fanbase Press' The Sequels, Haphaven / LEGO blogger) participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) in light of the film's 30th anniversary, with topics including how the film has aged in the past three decades, the significance of the changing roles of the puppeteers behind some of the most beloved Muppets, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for The Muppet Christmas Carol abound in this panel discussion!)

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts Bryant Dillon and Claire Thorne participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) in light of the film's 20th anniversary, with topics including how the batle of Helm's Deep defines the film, how the presence of Sean Bean's Boromir hangs heavy over the plot, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers abound in this panel discussion!)

In the Season 7 finale episode, the Fanbase Press staff provides a thoughtful retrospective, looking back at 2022 in pop culture and beyond. All of us at The Fanbase Weekly wish to extend our immense thanks to the talented guests who have joined us this past year, as well as you - the listeners - for tuning in each week. We'll be back again in 2023 with more podcast excitement. Stay tuned to the Fanbase Press website for updates regarding the launch of Season 8 for The Fanbase Weekly. Happy holidays!

In this Fanbase Feature, we invite you to listen in on the "This Is the Way: The Mandalorian and Joseph Campbell" panel from Star Wars Celebration 2022. John Bucher (Creative Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation) moderated the panel (originally recorded on Saturday, May 28th, 2022), during which panelists Barbra Dillon (Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief, The Fanbase Weekly podcast co-host), Thomas Parham, Ph.D. (Professor - Palm Beach Atlantic University, Screenwriter), and Torri Yates-Orr (Emmy-nominated History & Mythology Communicator) discussed the thematic way in which The Mandalorian both honors and evolves classic Star Wars and its use of Campbell's "Hero's Journey." (Beware: SPOILERS for The Mandalorian Seasons 1 and 2 abound in this panel discussion!) Thank you to the Joseph Campbell Foundation for allowing us to share this recording with our listeners. We invite our listeners to learn more about the organization by visiting jcf.org.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Corinna Bechko (writer - Green Lantern: Earth One, Aliens/Vampirella) and Don Aguillo (artist - Todd McFarlane's Spawn, Scout Comics' Rise, Fanbase Press' The Sequels, co-founder of In Hiatus Studios) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) in light of the film's 30th anniversary, with topics including how the film plays differently after the experience of a global pandemic, whether the film is truly a "zombie flick," how it kicked off a resurgence of the zombie genre that lasted for over a decade, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Bram Stoker's Dracula abound in this panel discussion!)

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Dr. Drea Letamendi (Clinical psychologist and co-host of The Arkham Sessions podcast), Hannibal Tabu (co-writer of Humanoids' MPLS Sound, Bleeding Cool contributor), and Madeline Weber (BFA in Animation and minors in Art History and Philosophy) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding the first season of Star Wars: Andor (2022), in light of the series' recent release, with topics including the lack of classic Star Wars fantasy elements in the show, the importance of the series' political commentary, how their view of lead character Cassian Andor has changed since Star Wars: Rogue One, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Star Wars: Andor abound in this panel discussion!)