In the Season 10 finale episode, the Fanbase Press staff provides a thoughtful retrospective, looking back at 2025 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 2026 with more podcast excitement. Stay tuned to the Fanbase Press website for updates regarding the launch of Season 11 for The Fanbase Weekly. Happy holidays!
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 - All New Firefly, Canto, Killer Queens), Art Ebuen (Emmy Award-winning animator, writer – California, Inc.), and Ian Mondrick (writer – Stash Box, Tomb) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Serenity (2005) in light of the feature film's 20th anniversary, with topics including how its political and social messages have become even more relevant over the past decade, the importance of bleak stories in our lives, how the film touches on the theme of community, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Serenity abound in this panel discussion!)
In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Matthew Noe (Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian for Harvard Medical School – Countway Library, board member of the Graphic Medicine International Collection and the American Library Association, Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table) and Art Ebuen (Emmy Award-winning animator, writer – California, Inc.) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) in light of the feature film's 10th anniversary, with topics including how the film's political and social messages have become even more relevant over the past decade, the importance of bleak stories in our lives, how the film touches on the theme of community, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 abound in this panel discussion!)
In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Doc Wyatt (Essentials: Volume 1), N. Alessandro K (Super Science: Volume 1), and Brandon Auman (Creatures & Corridors) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including whether European comics will serve as source material for Hollywood, Disney's new AI-generated content, and Superman's feelings of inadequacy.
In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Kraig Rasmussen (graphic novelist – Sojourners, Technopolis), David Accampo (writer – Fanbase Press' The Margins, Lost Angels, Spectral: A Showcase of Fear), Travis Rivas (founder – Super-Abled Comics, writer – Accidental Aliens, The Unstoppable Cherub), and Phillip Kelly (Fanbase Press Contributor, co-host – POPSKL Podcast Group) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Predator: Badlands (2025) in light of the film's recent release, with topics including how the film works with a Yuatja protagonist, what it reveals about Yuatja culture, how the themes reflect the current culture war of what true strength is, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Predator: Badlands abound in this panel discussion!)
In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Matthew Noe (Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian, Harvard Medical School) and Tim Smyth (Educator / Reading Specialist / Eisner-nominated author - Teaching with Comics & Graphic Novels) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including AI's attacks on libraries, education, and knowledge, whether Ben Solo should return to the Star Wars films, and James Cameron's connection to Predator: Badlands.
In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Christof Bogacs, David Hazan, Philip Appley (the creative team behind the comic book series, Requiem - now on Kickstarter) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including this year's "winners and losers" from New York Comic Con, honoring the passing of artist Drew Struzan, and why "evil AI" in media has become boring.
In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests David Accampo (writer – Fanbase Press' The Margins, Lost Angels, Spectral: A Showcase of Fear) and Travis Rivas (founder - Super-Abled Comics, writer - Accidental Aliens, The Unstoppable Cherub) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Aliens: Mondo Pest (1995) in light of the comic book one-shot's 30th anniversary, with topics including how mercenary Herk Mondo seems to be a character born of the '90s comic/video game/action figure era, if the Alien franchise is flexible enough for an action/comedy, if and how Herk Mondo should return again, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Aliens: Mondo Pest abound in this panel discussion!)
In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests David Avallone (writer – Drawing Blood, Elvira Meets H.P. Lovecraft) and Vince Ventura (co-founder – Dread Alert Media) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Alien: Earth - Season 1 (2025) in light of the season's recent release, with topics including the various new extra-terrestrial creatures introduced by the series, where Alien: Earth seemingly contradicts the previous entries in the Alien franchise, the themes explored in the series, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Alien: Earth - Season 1 abound in this panel discussion!)
In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Ashleigh Popplewell (artist/sketch card artist) and Jessica Silvetti and Ethan Kogan (writers/directors/creators - Shockheaded Peter - Part Two) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including SAG-AFTRA's response to AI performers, a new host for Reading Rainbow, and James Gunn's DCU/MCU crossover.
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) and Phillip Kelly (Fanbase Press Contributor, co-host – POPSKL Podcast Group) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Aliens vs. Predator: Duel (1995) in light of the comic book mini-series' 30th anniversary, with topics including the power and potential of the Predalien concept, how the story's simplicity works both for and against it, how the xenomorph and the yuatja represent the absence or nullification of choice in one's fate, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Aliens vs. Predator: Duel abound in this panel discussion!)
In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Zack Quaintance (writer - Macabre Valley #1) and Chris Hill and Adam Douglas (comic book writers - Systemic: Volume 1) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including Hollywood's reaction to the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel, why you should tune in to the Superfan Podcast, and LA Comic Con's decision to sell an AI Stan Lee experience.
In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Jessica Brawner (author - Booking the Library: A Comprehensive Guide to Scheduling Performances and Programs for Authors, Speakers, Musicians, and Entertainers / Tattoos on Dead Tree Flesh), Arthur Ebuen (writer/illustrator/producer/director - Systemic: Volume 1), and Ben Crane (novel and comic book writer - Systemic: Volume 1) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including the fallout in the comic book industry from the Charlie Kirk shooting, the problems with AI-Batman, and Batman's best new weapon: empathy.
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), Jack Phoenix (librarian, writer – Maximizing the Impact of Comics in Your Library: Graphic Novels, Manga, and More), and Dave Baxter (co-host– The Wine And... Podcast) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Godzilla 1985 (1985) in light of the feature film's 40th anniversary, with topics including the differences between the American localization and 1984's The Return of Godzilla, how Godzilla films reveal the national anxiety of the time, the creature's legendary status from a storytelling perspective, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Godzilla 1985 abound in this panel discussion!)
In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Chris Thorne (sketch card artist - Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Alien 3) and Matthew Noe (Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian for Harvard Medical School – Countway Library, board member of the Graphic Medicine International Collection and the American Library Association, Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table) participate in a thorough discussion regarding author Michael Crichton's The Lost World (1995) in light of the novel's 30th anniversary, with topics including the differences between the novel and Spielberg's film adaptation, what - if anything - the book has to say about extinction, Crichton's feelings on the evils of corporate science, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for The Lost World abound in this panel discussion!)
In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Barbra Dillon is joined by special guests Jessica Maison (writer, Mary Shelley's School for Monsters), David Accampo (writer – Fanbase Press' The Margins, Lost Angels, Spectral: A Showcase of Fear), and Rylend Grant (Ringo Award-winning writer – Evel Knievel, The Jump, publisher - Half Evil Comics) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Teen Wolf (1985) in light of the feature film's 40th anniversary, with topics including the film's status in the horror genre, how it paved the way for horror comedy blends like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Teen Wolf abound in this panel discussion!)
In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Tasha Huo (writer/executive producer, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft) and Chris Anderson (co-founder/creator, Power Pulp Comics) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including looking back at Mortal Kombat 30 years later, why AI and androids are now the center of the Alien franchise, and James Gunn's plans to make the DCU like Game of Thrones.
In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Don Aguillo (artist – Todd McFarlane's Spawn, Fanbase Press' The Sequels, Ripple Effects: The Deluxe Edition), Livio Ramondelli (artist - Skybound & IDW's Transformer comics, creator of IDW's The Kill Lock), Raf Salazar (freelance artist / In Hiatus Studios co-founder), and R. E. Nelson (editor - Half Evil Comics) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Mortal Kombat (1995) in light of the feature film's 30th anniversary, with topics including the film's noteworthy run as the "best" video game adaptation, how the haphazard "rules" of the MK tournament reflect our own reality, what makes the franchise's characters so captivating, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Mortal Kombat abound in this panel discussion!)
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), Rylend Grant (Ringo Award-winning writer – The Peacekeepers, The Jump, co-host of The Writers Block podcast), and Chris Mancini (writer - Long Ago + Far Away, Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Pee-Wee's Big Adventure (1985) in light of the feature film's 40th anniversary, with topics including how the film is a celebration of the strange and unusual, how Pee-Wee encourages us to be curious in our own lives, what Pee-Wee's beloved bicycle represents, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Pee-Wee's Big Adventure abound in this panel discussion!)
In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Corinna Bechko (writer - Sister Imperator, EC's Bloodtype, Star Wars: Legacy) and Travis Rivas (founder - Super-Abled Comics, writer - Accidental Aliens, The Unstoppable Cherub) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding Jurassic Park: Annual #1 (1995) in light of the comic book one-shot's 30th anniversary, with topics including how the comic honors both Spielberg's film and Crichton's novel, how the stories in the one-shot enhance the themes of the films, where the Jurassic World franchise should head next, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Jurassic Park: Annual #1 abound in this panel discussion!)