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 Matthew Noe (Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian, Harvard Medical School) and Tim Smyth (Educator / Reading Specialist / Eisner-nominated author – Teaching with Comics & Graphic Novels) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including AI’s attacks on libraries, education, and knowledge, whether Ben Solo should return to the Star Wars films, and James Cameron’s connection to Predator: Badlands.
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: Matthew Noe (Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian, Harvard Medical School) and Tim Smyth (Educator / Reading Specialist / Eisner-nominated author – Teaching with Comics & Graphic Novels)
This month’s sponsor: The Lab Press
The Lab Press publishes original graphic novels as high-end hardcover art books, championing bold voices and unexpected storytelling to bring fresh ideas to life on the page. Recent releases include Essentials Vol. 1, a sci-fi saga of people lost in prisons of their own design, Super Science Vol. 1, a sci-fi comedy that explores the costs of unchecked progress, and Hunger, a historical fiction horror tale of embracing the darkness to overthrow oppression. Their next release is Creatures and Corridors, a horror twist on classic role-playing fantasy. You can also check out their current Kickstarter for Mad Dog Morgan—a brutal mash-up of indie wrestling and haunted house horror. Find out more at thelabpress.com and follow them on Instagram at @thelabpress.
Segments:
21:14 – (404 Media) AI Is Supercharging the War on Libraries, Education, and Human Knowledge
44:18 – (Empire Magazine) THE HUNT FOR BEN SOLO Reaction Is The Start Of The STAR WARS Sequel Revival
1:02:49 – (io9) Why James Cameron Is Thanked in the PREDATOR: BADLANDS Credits
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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