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 Jessica Brawner (author – Booking the Library: A Comprehensive Guide to Scheduling Performances and Programs for Authors, Speakers, Musicians, and Entertainers / Tattoos on Dead Tree Flesh), Arthur Ebuen (writer/illustrator/producer/director – Systemic: Volume 1), and Ben Crane (novel and comic book writer – Systemic: Volume 1) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including the fallout in the comic book industry from the Charlie Kirk shooting, the problems with AI-Batman, and Batman’s best new weapon: empathy.
Hosts: Barbra Dillon (Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief), Drew Siragusa (Fanbase Press Senior Contributor), and Claire Thorne (creator, A Geek’s Guide to Cross-Stitch: Journeys in Space)
Special Guests: Jessica Brawner (author – Booking the Library: A Comprehensive Guide to Scheduling Performances and Programs for Authors, Speakers, Musicians, and Entertainers / Tattoos on Dead Tree Flesh), Arthur Ebuen (writer/illustrator/producer/director – Systemic: Volume 1), and Ben Crane (novel and comic book writer – Systemic: Volume 1)
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Segments:
37:12 – (THE COMICS JOURNAL) Horror ‘It Girl’ Gretchen Felker Martin on DC pulling RED HOOD after Charlie Kirk comments: ‘I had no regrets’
1:13:57 – (ComicsBeat) Monomythic: The Problems with AI-Batman
1:36:32 – (AIPT Comics) Batman’s best new weapon isn’t a gadget — it’s empathy
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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