The Fanbase Weekly Podcast

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guest  Justin Robinson (writer – City of Devils , co-host - Tread Perilously podcast) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Ghost and the Darkness  (1996) in light of the feature film's 30 th  anniversary, with topics including the true events that inspired the film, how the film speaks to the...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest David Accampo ( City of Illusion, City of Lies , The Margins ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including Florence Pugh's commentary on the Cornell 7, new teasers for Avengers: Doomsday , and Doctor Who tackles AI.

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guest  Steven Prince (creator – Monster Matador ) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Pan's Labyrinth  (2006) in light of the feature film's 20 th  anniversary, with topics including what the film has to say about life under fascism, how the film speaks to director Guillermo del Toro's feelings o...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Matthew Dow Smith ( The October Girl , Amelia Shadows ) and Zack Quaintance ( Death of Comics Bookcase, Vol. 2: Reign of the Comics Bookcases ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including reviews of The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, whether AI " could kill us all ," and reactions to the new Carrie trailer...

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-hosts Bryant Dillon and Claire Thorne are joined by special guest  Art Ebuen (Emmy Award-winning animator, writer – California, Inc. ) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Arrival  (2016) in light of the feature film's 10 th  anniversary, with topics including what the film has to say about language and motherhood, how it compares and c...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Mark Mosedale (writer - Gigs ), David Hazan (writer - Vampire Survivors , Nottingham ), and Jimmy Kucaj (artist - Vampire Survivors, Dread the Hall H ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including Midnight Spider-Man's moral of " power makes monsters ," the allegations against Criminal showrunner Ed Brubake...

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Ashley V. Robinson (writer, Jupiter Jet , Aurora and the Eagle  / podcast host – Geek History Lesson ), Desirée Proctor  (writer – Fanbase Press' Nuclear Power , Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: Michonne , Peacock's Lopez vs. Lopez ), Matthew Noe (Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian for Ha...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including the Star Wars / Marvel crossover event , Art Spiegelman's call for a counter-revolution , and the return of Mulder and Scully .

Fanbase Press Contributor Kevin Sharp takes part in a San Diego Comic-Con 2026 roundtable interview with Audible's Dungeon Crawler Carl author Matt Dinniman  (writer - Dungeon Crawler Carl, Operation Bounce House ) and audio narrator Jeff Hays (voice artist, Founder & CEO - Soundbooth Theater) to discuss the audio book adaptations of the hit book series, their experiences attending Comic-Con, and...

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Doc Wyatt (TV writer & producer - Stranger Things: Tales from 85, Ninjago, Star Wars: Resistance ), Buzz Dixon (writer - The Transformers, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero ), Frank Todaro (voice actor - Transformers: War of Cybertron Trilogy, Star Wars: Visions ),  Steven Melching (writer - Transformers:...

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 document...

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...

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 di...

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 protes...

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...

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 witho...

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 - Cre...

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...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Tom Manning ( Eric, Bering Strait ) and Gabe Cheng ( This Seems Normal , Love at First Bite ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including Kickstarter's NSFW controversy , the role of " deconstructionism " in comics, and Dark Horse's closure of its Things from Another World shops.

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon  is joined by special guests David M. Booher (Eisner Award and GLAAD nominated writer - Ghostbusters: Back in Town,   Canto , Killer Queens ), David Accampo  (writer – Fanbase Press' The Margins, Lost Angels, Spectral: A Showcase of Fear ), R. E. Nelson (executive editor - Half Evil Comics), and  Shane Portman (Emmy-nominated writ...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Kristine Chester ( Heroes of the Hydian Way , The Kingery ) and Allen Carter ( Carter Comics - Damn Tourists, Cosmic Force ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including the legacy of Gerry Conway, why you should swap doomscrolling for reading comics, and reactions to the Spider-Noir trailer.

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon  is joined by special guests Corinna Bechko (writer - The Space Between, Avatar: Adapt or Die ) and Dave Baxter (co-host – The Vintertainment Podcast) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding the Alex Garland novel, The Beach  (1996), in light of the book's 30 th  anniversary, with topics including whether the novel is ac...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Adam Wallenta (Senior Editor, Papercutz/Mad Cave Studios) and Amit Tisherl and Elliot Sperl ( Solar Sisters , Stomping Grounds ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including the impact of Disney's mass layoffs , Steven Spielberg's advocacy for original IPs , and reactions to the "trailer" for Avengers: Doom...