As a special feature of The Fanbase Weekly podcast, the Fanbase Feature focuses on and celebrates a specific element of geek culture.
In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-host Bryant Dillon and special guests Scott Rubin (writer – Naming Your Little Geek: The Complete List of Comic, Game, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Names / toy reviewer – ActionFigureInsider.com), Chris Rubin (Art director), and Rylend Grant (Ringo Award-winning writer – The Peacekeepers, The Jump / co-host of The Writers Block podcast) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Gremlins (1984) in light of the film’s 40th anniversary, with topics including how the film was almost much darker, the ways the story and characters reflect other Christmas films, the strength of the film’s embrace of mythology and urban legends , and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Gremlins abound in this panel discussion!)
Cast members: Scott Rubin (writer – Naming Your Little Geek: The Complete List of Comic, Game, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Names, toy reviewer – ActionFigureInsider.com), Chris Rubin (Art director), Rylend Grant (Ringo Award-winning writer – The Peacekeepers, The Jump / co-host of The Writers Block podcast), and Bryant Dillon (Fanbase Press President, The Fanbase Weekly co-host, writer – Something Animal, Identity Thief)
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!
The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Written and Performed by: Adam WarRock
The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Produced by: Mikal kHill
Episode Photo by: Barbra Dillon
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