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.

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In the Season 9 finale episode, the Fanbase Press staff provides a thoughtful retrospective, looking back at 2024 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 2025 with more podcast excitement. 

Stay tuned to the Fanbase Press website for updates regarding the launch of Season 10 for The Fanbase Weekly and Fanbase Press’ 15th anniversary. Happy holidays!

Hosts: Barbra Dillon (Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief), Drew Siragusa (Fanbase Press Senior Contributor), and Claire Thorne (Creator, A Geek’s Guide to Cross-Stitch: Journeys in Space)

This month’s sponsor: Biolumen Press is an independent press for all things monstrous, mysterious, and haunting!

Founded in 2013 by non-binary artist Kaj EK, Biolumen Press creates illustrative stories to instill wonder and convey the emotional tones of the human condition. Kaj’s flagship comic, Warhead, a surreal story about the struggle of carving out a creative career, is available in a collected box set trilogy to commemorate the end of its arc. You can find the Warhead trilogy at BiolumenPress.com, at Hive Gallery in downtown Los Angeles, and at Golden Apple Comics! Follow along at k_sanzo and BiolumenPress on Instagram and Etsy for more!

     

Segments:
8:18 – Best of Geekdom in 2024 – Movies, TV, Comics, Video Games, etc.
28:48 – The Best of Fanbase Press in 2024 – Reviews, Podcasts, Blogs, Published Works, Events, etc.
35:23 – Biggest/Most Impactful Geeky Surprises of 2024
45:54 – Where do you find hope when looking towards 2025?

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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