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 Barbra Dillon and special guests David M. Booher (Eisner Award-nominated and GLADD Media Award-winning writer – Ghostbusters: Back in Town, Canto, Killer Queens), Amanda Donahue (artist – Fanbase Press’ The Margins), and Jessica Maison (writer, Mary Shelley’s School for Monsters) participate in a thorough discussion regarding Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) in light of the film’s recent release, with topics including the panelist’s own personal experiences with the original film, how successful the new film works as a sequel, examinations of Tim Burton’s creative strengths and weaknesses, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice abound in this panel discussion!)
Cast members: David M. Booher (Eisner Award-nominated and GLADD Media Award-winning writer – Ghostbusters: Back in Town, Canto, Killer Queens), Amanda Donahue(artist – Fanbase Press’ The Margins), Jessica Maison(writer, Mary Shelley’s School for Monsters), and Barbra Dillon(Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief, The Fanbase Weekly co-host)
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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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