The Fanbase Weekly Podcast

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Susan Lee  (Founder of the Women on the Dark Side Film Festival, creator of Wraith of Love ) and Justin Peniston (writer - Hunter Black, Sonic Prime, The POPSKL Podcast Group) participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Marvels (2023) in light of the film's recent release, with topics including what the f...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Patrick Schumacker (writer/producer - Abbott Elementary, Harley Quinn) and Simon Birks [writer - Antarctica (Top Cow/Image Comics), publisher - Blue Fox Comics ] to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including how Netflix conquered and broke Hollywood, the tentative agreement reached by SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest Patrick Coyle (writer, Bixby Grant: Fangs & Brimstone ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including Scholastic's unionized worker walk out , how understanding labor history remains foundational to understanding zombies , and why some fans of The Boys can't recognize Homelander as the villain .

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Jay Sherer  (writer - Death of a Bounty Hunter, Timeslingers , co-host of The Story Geeks  podcast), Erik Amaya (Editor-in-Chief of Comicon.com , co-host of the Tread Perilously  podcast), and Paul Pakler  (co-host - Paul and Corey Cross the Streams , Quality Time with Family Ties ) participate in a thorough dis...

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon and special guest David Accampo (writer – Fanbase Press' The Margins, Lost Angels, Spectral: A Showcase of Fear ) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Thor: The Dark World (2013) in light of the film's 10 th anniversary, with topics including the film's poor reputation among Marvel Cinematic Universe fans, how the film e...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest Allen Carter ( Carter Comics ' Cosmic Force and Damn Tourists ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including a debrief of New York Comic Con 2023, Scholastic 's response to diverse book restrictions, and how The Marvels may play out in the midst of superhero fatigue.

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Desirée Proctor (writer – Fanbase Press' Nuclear Power , Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: Michonne , Peacock's Lopez vs. Lopez ) and  Corinna Bechko (writer - The Space Between, Star Wars: Legacy II, Avatar: Adapt or Die ) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Star Wars: Ahsoka - Season 1 (2023) in lig...

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Barbra Dillon and special guests Desirée Proctor (writer – Fanbase Press' Nuclear Power , Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: Michonne , Peacock's Lopez vs. Lopez ),  Amanda Donahue (artist - Fanbase Press' The Margins ), and Paul Pakler (co-host - Paul and Corey Cross the Streams , Quality Time with Family Ties ) participate in a thorough discus...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest Nicholas Tana (Scout Comics' eJunky, The Kingdom of Glee ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including a breakdown of the tentative agreement between the WGA and AMPTP, Spotify's use of AI-powered podcast translation , and James Gunn's confirmation of which stars will reprise their roles in the DCEU.

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon and special guest Paul Pakler (co-host - Paul and Corey Cross the Streams , Quality Time with Family Ties ) participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Fugitive (1993) in light of the film's 30 th anniversary, with topics including the chemistry between lead actors Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, which conversations the...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest Ben Crane (author/comic book writer - A Man of Lies, Cosmic Cadets ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including what it means to " survive and die " in the comic book industry, reactions to the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes trailer , and what The Force Unleashed video game got right .

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests David Accampo (writer – Fanbase Press' The Margins, Lost Angels, Spectral: A Showcase of Fear ) and Kraig Rasmussen (graphic novelist - Sojourners , Technopolis ) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Aliens: Labyrinth (1993) in light of the comic book miniseries' 30 th anniversary, with topics includin...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Arthur N. Ebuen (writer, ©alifornia, Inc. ) and Travis Webb (writer, Starlite ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including whether Hollywood's monopolies are in a death spiral , artist Dave McKean's experimentation with AI art, and the new trailers for Godzilla Minus One and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters .

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests David Accampo (writer – Fanbase Press' The Margins, Lost Angels, Spectral: A Showcase of Fear ) and Phillip Kelly (Fanbase Press Contributor, The POPSKL Podcast Group) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Christine (1983) in light of the film's 40 th anniversary, with topics including how the film elev...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Peter Podgursky and Bryan Keithley (co-creators, NPRmageddon ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including why Marvel is having a " meh " problem, Fide's banning of Trans women from world chess events, and the matchup of Predator vs. Wolverine .

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Dan Martin (lead writer - Star Trek: Resurgence ) and Gabe Cheng (writer - Requiem in Relke ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including why understanding the '90s comics boom may prevent us from repeating the collapse, how a study in attraction to monsters explains SO much, and why Marvel's VFX workers v...

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Desirée Proctor (writer – Fanbase Press' Nuclear Power , Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: Michonne , Peacock's Lopez vs. Lopez ) and Paul Pakler (co-host - Paul and Corey Cross the Streams , Quality Time with Family Ties , actor & dialect coach - The Katniss Chronicles ) participate in a thorough discussion reg...

A very special Fanbase Feature! At San Diego Comic-Con 2023, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon moderated the "Hey, That's Just Like Me! When Superheroes Represent Their Readers" panel (originally recorded on Saturday, July 22, 2023) during which Jordan Hart (writer, Ripple Effects ), David M. Booher (writer, Killer Queens ), John Jennings (writer, Silver Surfer: Ghost Light ), Ashley V....

A very special Fanbase Feature! At San Diego Comic-Con 2023, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon moderated the "Bridging the Digital Gap Between Libraries and Comics Publishers" panel (originally recorded on Thursday, July 20, 2023) during which Matthew Noe (librarian, Harvard Medical School), Tina Lerno (comics librarian), Moni Barrette (director of Collection Development & Publisher Rela...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest Mary Bellamy (artist/colorist, My Little Pony ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including remembering actor/comedian/writer Paul Reubens , how comics writers are showing solidarity for the WGA strike, and why readers should be more patient with comic book series. 

In this Fanbase Feature,  The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Jon Armstrong (world-famous magician, magic consultant and designer on Ant-Man & Spider-Man 3 , creator – IDW's Smoke & Mirrors ) and  Hannibal Tabu (co-writer of Humanoids' MPLS Sound , Bleeding Cool contributor) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Secret Invasion - Season 1 (2023) in light of the se...

A very special Fanbase Feature! At San Diego Comic-Con 2023, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon moderated the "Baking and Mental Health with Kim-Joy" panel (originally recorded on Saturday, July 22, 2023) during which Kim-Joy, the bestselling cookbook author and finalist on the Great British Bake Off 2018, discussed her debut graphic novel, Turtle Bread, a story inspired by her passion fo...

In this Fanbase Feature, Fanbase Press Contributor Steven Alloway interviews the cast and crew of the short horror film, DeadHead , including Anastasia Washington (actor),  Virginia Powers Hendry (writer, director), T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh (lead actor), and Taylor Marr (actor), touching on topics including the theme of feminine rage behind the film, the practical effects used during the shoot, and...

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 ),  Livio Ramondelli (artist - IDW's Transformer comics, creator of IDW's The Kill Lock ), and Phillip Kelly (Fanbase Press Contributor, The POPSKL Podcast Group) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Terminator 3: Rise of the Machin...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest Brandie June (novelist - Gold Spun, Curse Undone / playwright - Truly Outrageous: A Jem and the Holograms Musical Parody ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including Disney's financial troubles at the box office, whether Rogers: The Musical has staying power , and what io9's AI-generated news article has t...