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 Season 9 premiere episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Aaron Waltke (Emmy Award-winning writer, showrunner, and Executive Producer – Star Trek: Prodigy Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters) and Tiffany Babb (Deputy Editor – Popverse / co-editor – Eisner Award-winning PanelxPanel Magazine) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including how the disruptions of the comic book industry extend to the entirety of the entertainment industry, Netflix’s approach to making Avatar‘s Sokka less sexist, and honoring the passing of actor/writer/director Carl Weathers.

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

Special guests: Aaron Waltke (Emmy Award-winning writer, showrunner, and Executive Producer – Star Trek: Prodigy Guillermo del Toro’s Trollhunters) and Tiffany Babb (Deputy Editor – Popverse / co-editor – Eisner Award-winning PanelxPanel Magazine)

This month’s sponsor: In Treksperts Briefing Room, join co-hosts Lisa Klink, a writer for Star Trek: Voyager, and Peter Holmstrom, author of The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek, as they discuss episodes of Trek along with the creators, expert guests and die hard fans of the show. Learn more on Twitter at TrekspertsBR or on Instagram at trekspertsbriefingroom. 

Segments:
22:55 – (ComicsBeat) It’s not just comics (part 1)
51:09 – (EW) Netflix’s AVATAR Is Making Sokka Less Sexist, But for Bad Reasons
1:09:43 – (Deadline Hollywood) – (io9) Carl Weathers Dies: ROCKY & PREDATOR Star Who Appeared In HAPPY GILMORE, THE MANDALORIAN & More Was 76

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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