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 latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Christian Angeles (Eisner-nominated journalist/writer, ComicsBeat) and William Tan (concept artist/illustrator, Dead on the Inside) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including James Gunn’s thoughts on what is killing Hollywood, the announcement of the new comics collective Power Pulp, and looking back at Jaws 50 years later.
Host: Barbra Dillon (Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief), Claire Thorne (creator, A Geek’s Guide to Cross-Stitch: Journeys in Space), and Drew Siragusa (Fanbase Press Senior Contributor)
Special Guests: Christian Angeles (Eisner-nominated journalist/writer, ComicsBeat) and William Tan (concept artist/illustrator, Dead on the Inside)
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Segments:
18:06 – (Variety): James Gunn Says the ‘Movie Industry Is Dying’ Because Films Are Made Without Finished Scripts and Marvel Got ‘Killed’ by Output Increase: ‘That Wasn’t Fair’
36:09 – (ComicsBeat) Exclusive: New comics collective Power Pulp wants to get weird
46:20 – (THR) JAWS: The Prototype Summer Blockbuster Turns 50, Losing None of Its Bite
The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Written and Performed by: Adam WarRock
The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Produced by: Mikal kHill
Episode Photo by: Sean Foster
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