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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 special guests Chris Thorne (sketch card artist – Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Alien 3), Jack Phoenix (librarian, writer – Maximizing the Impact of Comics in Your Library: Graphic Novels, Manga, and More), and Kraig Rasmussen (graphic novelist – Sojourners, Technopolis) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Jaws (1974) in light of the novel’s 50th anniversary, with topics including the differences between the novel and the popular film adaptation, if the shark could truly be the story’s villain in a modern adaptation, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Jaws abound in this panel discussion!)



Cast members
: Chris Thorne (sketch card artist – Star Wars, The Walking Dead, Alien 3), Jack Phoenix (librarian, writer – Maximizing the Impact of Comics in Your Library: Graphic Novels, Manga, and More), Kraig Rasmussen (graphic novelist – Sojourners, Technopolis), and Bryant Dillon (Fanbase Press President, The Fanbase Weekly co-host, writer – Something Animal, Identity Thief)

This month’s sponsor: Rapture Productions is an independent, boutique publisher focused on creating high-quality original manga. Their first book, Rapture Burgers, has been accepted into the Kyoto International Manga Museum. Rapture Burgers is a young adult sci-fi epic about a high school student named Camille, whose mundane, everyday life in the post-apocalypse is disrupted when a mysterious entity reveals a fate that will change the world as he knows it. Also coming soon from Rapture Productions is a middle-grade comedy called Bubble Gumshoes, starring a pair of hard-boiled preteen detectives named Tabitha and Emily, whose vigilance is the only thing keeping their little town from falling into chaos. You can find Rapture Productions’ books on Amazon, and on their site at rapture-productions.com. Visit them on social media: @raptureburgers on Twitter and Instagram

Fanbase Press’ recommendations for fans of Jaws:

Paul and Corey Cross the Streams: Season 2, Episode 16 [At the Beach! – ‘Jaws’ (1975)]

Paul and Corey Cross the Streams: Season 4, Episode 4 [Terrific-House Movies – ‘Jaws: The Revenge’ (1987)]

Geeks Care: How You Can Help Shark Savers for the 40th Anniversary of ‘Jaws’







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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