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 Bobby Timony (illustrator – DC League of Super-Pets: The Great Mxy-Up, Fanbase Press’ The Sequels), Charlie Stickney (publisher & CEO – White Ash Comics, writer – White Ash, Glarien, The Game), and Chris Mancini (writer – Long Ago + Far Away, Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master) participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Neverending Story (1984) in light of the film’s 40th anniversary, with topics including how the film explores grief and loss from a child’s perspective, what “The Nothing” represent on and off screen, in what ways the film mythologizes books and reading, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for The Neverending Story abound in this panel discussion!)
Cast members: Bobby Timony (illustrator – DC League of Super-Pets: The Great Mxy-Up, Fanbase Press’ The Sequels), Charlie Stickney (publisher & CEO – White Ash Comics, writer – White Ash, Glarien, The Game), Chris Mancini (writer – Long Ago + Far Away, Rise of the Kung Fu Dragon Master), and Bryant Dillon (Fanbase Press President, The Fanbase Weekly co-host, writer – Something Animal, Identity Thief)
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Fanbase Press’ recommendations for fans of The Neverending Story:
*The Sequels – In the height of 1980s nostalgia, this graphic novel published by Fanbase Press dares to question whether our grasp on the past is endangering our future.
*Fanbase Feature: 40th Anniversary Retrospective on ‘The Dark Crystal’ (1982)
*Fanbase Feature: 40th Anniversary Retrospective on ‘The Last Starfighter’ (1984)
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Episode Photo by: Barbra Dillon
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