The Fanbase Weekly Podcast

A very special Fanbase Feature! At San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon moderated the "The New Face of Jewish Comics" panel (originally recorded on Friday, July 22, 2022) during which Arnon Z. Shorr (filmmaker/screenwriter/author - José and the Pirate Captain Toledano), Fabrice Sapolsky (author - Intertwined), Dani Colman (author - The Unfinished Corner), and Ramy Dubrow (author - Partisan 42) discussed Jewish-forward, Jewish-positive representation in comics and graphic novels.

A very special Fanbase Feature! At San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon moderated the "Comicspocalypse: Why Dystopia Sells in Comics" panel (originally recorded on Sunday, July 24, 2022) during which David Pepose (writer, Savage Avengers), David M. Booher (writer, Canto), Desirée Proctor (co-writer, Nuclear Power), and Erica Harrell (co-writer, Nuclear Power) discussed why dystopian stories remain so popular in comics, and what we can learn from stories which feature characters and/or societies that are beset by great injustices.

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Corinna Bechko (writer - Avatar: Adapt or Die, Green Lantern: Earth One) and Gavin Hignight (writer - Tekken: Bloodline, The Concrete World) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including remembering Star Trek icon Nichelle Nichols, why Warner Bros. Discovery cancelled Batgirl, how Mad Max: Fury Road inspired Prey, and how Andor is depicting a post-Trumpian world.

Fanbase Press Guest Contributor Kevin Sharp takes part in a San Diego Comic-Con 2022 roundtable interview with actors Camryn Jones (Pacific Rim: The Black) and Sofia Rosinsky (Fast Layne) to discuss their roles of Tiff and Mac in the Paper Girls TV series. (Beware: Minor SPOILERS for Paper Girls are present in this interview!)

Fanbase Press Guest Contributor Kevin Sharp takes part in a San Diego Comic-Con 2022 roundtable interview with comic creators Brian K. Vaughan (Y: The Last Man, Saga) and Cliff Chiang (Human Target, Wonder Woman) to discuss adapting their hit comic series, Paper Girls, into a TV series and what viewers can expect. (Beware: Minor SPOILERS for Paper Girls are present in this interview!)

A very special Fanbase Feature! At San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon moderated the "Forging New Pathways for Comics in Academia" panel (originally recorded on Thursday, July 21, 2022) during which Dr. Theresa Rojas (founding director, The Latinx Comic Arts Festival), Amber Padilla (artist, The Secret Garden on 81st Street), and Katlin Marisol Sweeney-Romero (PhD candidate in English, The Ohio State University) discussed the various applications of print and digital comics from an academic perspective and the new pathways that are being forged across mediums in the 21st century.

A very special Fanbase Feature! At San Diego Comic-Con 2022, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon moderated the "Comics Catalog Curation for Adults" panel (originally recorded on Thursday, July 21, 2022) during Matthew Noe (librarian, Harvard Medical School), Moni Barrette (director of Collection Development & Publisher Relations, Library Pass), Jordan Hart (writer, Ripple Effects), and Jameson Rohrer (judge, 2022 Eisner Awards) discussed what they consider when curating a comics catalog for adult readers, including avenues for finding both mainstream and independent titles, how to curate an inclusive catalog in terms of creators, characters, and stories, how to navigate challenging themes and content, and more.

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest Ashleigh Popplewell (visual artist) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including honoring the passing of veteran actor David Warner, the takeaways from SDCC 2022, how Death of Superman changed superhero deaths, and reactions to the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Don Aguillo (artist - Todd McFarlane's Spawn, Scout Comics' Rise, Fanbase Press' The Sequels, co-founder of In Hiatus Studios), Raf Salazar (freelance artist, co-founder of In Hiatus Studios), and Susan Lee (Founder of the Women on the Dark Side panel, creator of Wraith of Love) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Dark Knight Rises (2012) in light of the film's 10th anniversary, with topics including its standout moments, how the plot is even more prescient in today's political climate, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for The Dark Knight Rises abound in this panel discussion!)

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Phillip Kelly (The POPSKL Podcast Group) and Tilly Bridges (writer - Killswitch, the Star Trek Adventures RPG, Executive Producer of Pendant Productions) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding the first season of Ms. Marvel (2022) in light of the series' recent release, with topics including the series' genuine "teenage" feel, its exploration of historic topics like the partition of India in 1947, the implications of the final episode's surprising reveal, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Ms. Marvel: Season 1 abound in this panel discussion!)