The Fanbase Weekly Podcast

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon and special guest Scott Rubin (writer - Naming Your Little Geek: The Complete List of Comic, Game, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Names , toy reviewer - ActionFigureInsider.com ) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003) in light of the series' 20th anniversary, with topics including the series' standout moments...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests  Justine Mastin (psychotherapist, podcast host, educator, author - Starship Therapise: Using Therapeutic Fanfiction to Rewrite Your Life ) and CJ Brittain (Chief Operations Officer - Fintech Firm, Trans Rights Advocate) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including better understanding the looming strike for...

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Teresa Jusino (writer - The Mary Sue ), Jay Sherer (writer - Death of a Bounty Hunter, Timeslingers , co-host of The Story Geeks podcast), and Phillip Kelly (The POPSKL Podcast Group) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Season 3 (2023) in light of the season's rece...

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Desirée Proctor (writer - Fanbase Press' Nuclear Power , Telltale Games' The Walking Dead: Michonne , Peacock's Lopez vs. Lopez ) and David Accampo (writer - Fanbase Press' The Margins, Lost Angels, Spectral: A Showcase of Fear ) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Iron Man 3 (2013) in light o...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests  Hale Leo (Mixed media artist, published poet, and tabletop game designer) and Kevin Bides (Brand Coordinator, Skybound Entertainment) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including Warner Bros. Discovery's controversial plan to reboot the Harry Potter franchise for TV, the announcement of new comic book publ...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests  Christof Bogacs and Marie Enger (Dark Horse Comics' Under Kingdom ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including whether all AI development needs to be shut down immediately, the latest updates from Star Wars Celebration 2023, and what to expect from Marvel's upcoming Secret Invasion .

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests David Avallone (writer - Drawing Blood, Elvira in Horrorland ) and Madeline Weber (BFA in Animation and minors in Art History and Philosophy) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Season 2 (2023) in light of the season's recent conclusion, with topics including the Emp...

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guest Phillip Kelly (The POPSKL Podcast Group) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding 65 (2023), in light of the film's recent release, with topics including the film's theme on inevitability, the popularity of the "large man protects small child" trope in current pop culture, and more. ( Beware: SPO...

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests David Avallone (writer - Drawing Blood, Elvira in Horrorland ) and Erik Amaya (Editor-in-Chief of Comicon.com, the Comics on TV Columnist at Rotten Tomatoes, co-host, Tread Perilously podcast) participate in a thorough discussion regarding The War of the Worlds (1953) in light of the film's 70th annivers...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Teresa Jusino (writer and director - Pomonok Entertainment / contributor - The Mary Sue / newsletter ) and Gabe Cheng (writer, For Molly - coming to Kickstarter ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including why Star Wars fans feel that Andor has ruined The Mandalorian , Spotify's increase in audio dramas ,...

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly  co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Jordan Hart (writer - Terminarch , Fanbase Press' Ripple Effects ) and Phillip Kelley (Fanbase Press Contributor, The POPSKL Podcast Group) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Fire in the Sky (1993) in light of the film's 30th anniversary, with topics including the panelists' personal beliefs...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest   Fred Kennedy (writer - Image Comics' Dead Romans, Mud79 ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including whether genre conventions should live stream their panel programming, the fallout for Warner Bros.' upcoming Lord of the Rings movies, and whether Star Trek 4 should just go away.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly  co-hosts Bryant Dillon and Claire Thorne are joined by special guest Phillip Kelly (The POPSKL Podcast Group) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (2023), in light of the film's recent release, with topics including the introduction of the infamous Kang the Conqueror to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the co...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Mairghread Scott (Executive Producer, Showrunner, and head writer - Dragon Age: Absolution ) and Justin Peniston (writer - Sonic Prime ) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including whether there is too much Marvel and Star Wars , saving the comics industry by thinking smaller , and why Batman is in The Fla...

In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Marc Guggenheim (writer, TV producer, showrunner, comic book writer - Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, Torrent, Fragmentation, Too Dead to Die ) and Jason Inman (writer -  Super Best Friend / co-host, Geek History Lesson podcast) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including James Gunn's positive impact on DC Com...

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 - F rank Miller's 300, Batman V. Superman ), Livio Ramondelli (artist - IDW's Transformer comics, creator of IDW's The Kill Lock ), and Chr...

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 Pe...

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 thor...

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...

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 th...

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...

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...

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), Tho...

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...

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...