On this month's Issues of the Day, we try something different: First of all, there are no guests, just Henry San Miguel, Emily Mata & Shanclen. That's not the new thing. This time, each of the hosts comes up with their own topic and leads their respective segments. Then, Henry reveals where The Geek Speak Show will be spending this year's Free Comic Book Day.

Henry San Miguel & Emily Mata welcome filmmakers The Akbaba Bros. (Emirhan & Denizhan Akbaba) & Antoine Robinson to the show. They talk about their Proof-of-Concept Kickstarter campign for a sci-fi/drama TV series called On The Ground. Then, artist Amin Amat returns to the show to talk about The Road To Oz, Chapter 3.

After a few words about last weekend's WonderCon and a quick tribute to the late James Tolkan, Henry San Miguel & Emily Mata welcome artist Austin Ackert to talk about his upcoming title, Carmine Sunshine. Picture this: A vampire is going about his immortal life when he is suddenly the victim of an alien abduction. Then it gets really weird! A fun chat about a fun comics collection. Then, (almost*) all the details are announced for The Geek Speak Expo, The Geek Speak Show's first-ever live event!

*There will be additional panels announced in the coming weeks.

As always, the Warm-Up To WonderCon episode kicks off with San Diego Comic-Con's David Glanzer, as he and Henry discuss last year's SDCC, WonderCon's upcoming 40th(!) anniversary and why the decision was made to not allow AI-generated art at SDCC's Art Show. The rest of this year's guests are:

Tony Kim, CEO & founder, Hero Within (Booth # 918)

Jevin Loop, artist (Artist Alley # E-46)

Jeffrey Snow, founder, Snowstorm Comics (Booth # 1320)

Omar Morales, comic book writer (Comics Assemble! Comics Camaraderie Networking Event, Friday 5-7 PM, Rm. 206B

Mark Atkinson, moderator (Aliens 40, Friday 3:45 PM, Rm. # North 100B/Jaws 50, Sunday 1:30 PM,Rm. # North 100B

As the team gets ready for WonderCon Anaheim next week, and Emily Mata rests her voice after catching a bit of con crud, Henry & Shanclen give a small tease of what the Star Trek 60 special episode will sound like as they play back a segment from the show's fourth season featuring a Star Trek vs Star Wars discussion with Team Wars consisting of Dr. Andrea Letamendi & then-co-host Rachel Rossilli. Team Trek was Henry and Rod Roddenbery. You'll hear the first few topics, whch led to the perfect description from Drea Letamendi to describe both franchises. After that, Shanclen updates us on how he's doing with his Star Trek challenge for this year. The episode wraps up with the guys bringing up a topic that was brought up during Shanclen's live stream last Monday and is also making the rounds online: Were this year's Best Film nominees and winner really the best films of the year?

This week, it's comics, Metal & Monsters! First, Henry welcomes David F. Starr & Gustav Starr. They're musicians and the creators of a comic book called MetalLord. Then, Henry, Emily & Shanclen have a chat with some of the writers of the Godzilla vs. LA comic book. J.Gonzo(Godzill-LA), Gabriel Hardman(Eye In The Sky),& Jordan Morris(Big Break). Plus the usual features & more!

This week, Henry welcomes director & writer Jeremy Snead to the show. Jeremy talks about his new movie, Matter of Time, which opens this Friday in theatres.

Then, author & comic book creator Solis joins Henry & Emily to chat about creating his own comics through Solis Sequentials.

Plus the usual features....except a different Nerdy Navajo News. And Emily shares where she will be appearing in-person this wekend. Hint: It's right here.

Henry San Miguel, Emily Mata & Shanclen are joined by Trent Tucker from Geek Off The Street for this month's Issues of the Day episode. These are the issues discussed:

What do we hope to see from the new creative leadership at Lucasfilm? Not just Star Wars, everything Lucasfilm will produce moving forward?

Does the success of Iron Lung signal a new way to break into Hollywood? Or is it something that is still for a select few with a huge online following?

Bonus issue: Now that YouTube has officially (and financially) surpassed Netflix as the biggest entertainment platform, what does that mean for entertainment & content creators?

This week, Henry sets out to prove that geeks & nerds not being athletic is an outdated stereotype. In fact, we have our own sport: fencing! Wait...how is that geeky? Fencing...with lightsabers! First, director Matthew Wiatt joins Henry to talk about his documentary about lightsaber fencing called Saber. Yes, it features competitive lightsaber fencing, but you'll see that it's about more than the lightsabers or how many points are scored. Then, since a majority of the Geek Speak audience is in the Southern California area, Cang Snow checks in to let us know about the Lightspeed Saber Academy in Buena Park, CA.

Ricardo Delgado is a Hollywood Concept Designer & also a writer & illustrator who created the Eisner Award-winning series Age of Reptiles. He has a new illustrated novel coming soon called Vampyre: A Costa Rican Folktale. Ricardo visits with Henry to talk about it, why this is such a personal story for him and how it differs from the typical vampire lore we're familiar with. Plus, you'll hear Ricardo & Henry geek out over classic monster films and Spanish-language horror films from when they were both kids. After that, Henry welcomes director Nick Bailey to the show. Nick has a new documentary called She Was Here, which tells the true story of Heather O'Rourke's life & career. The film will be having its World Premiere on Monday & Tuesday, February 9th & 10th at the Laemmle theatre. The episode wraps up with Henry, Emily & Shanclen sharing their picks for the Book Club & letting you know where you can watch Shanclen live and meet Emily in person.