In The Fanbase Weekly, the Fanbase Press staff and a host of special guests from across the pop culture spectrum discuss the top geek stories of the week.
In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest Allen Carter of Carter Comics (writer/artist – Damn Tourists) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including the rumor about IDW’s move to a $200 page rate, why superhero franchises may have lost their way, and the impact of Star Trek: Picard‘s Todd Stashwick contributing a foreword to Fanbase Press’ upcoming Ripple Effects: The Deluxe Edition.
Hosts: Barbra Dillon (Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief) and Claire Thorne (Creator, A Geek’s Guide to Cross-Stitch: Journeys in Space)
Special guest: Allen Carter of Carter Comics (writer/artist – Damn Tourists)
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Segments:
16:00 – (Bleeding Cool) That IDW $200 Page Rate Gossip From A Week-And-A-Half Ago
35:25 – (THR) How Superhero Franchise Movies Lost Their Way: “It’s Actual Chaos”
48:41 – (ComicBook.com) STAR TREK Veteran Todd Stashwick Provides the Foreword for Fanbase Press’ RIPPLE EFFECTS: Read it Here
The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Written and Performed by: Adam WarRock
The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Produced by: Mikal kHill
Episode Photo by: Sean Foster
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