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 Doc Wyatt (Essentials: Volume 1), N. Alessandro K (Super Science: Volume 1), and Brandon Auman (Creatures & Corridors) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including whether European comics will serve as source material for Hollywood, Disney’s new AI-generated content, and Superman’s feelings of inadequacy.
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: Doc Wyatt (Essentials: Volume 1), N. Alessandro K (Super Science: Volume 1), and Brandon Auman (Creatures & Corridors)
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:
25:08- (THR) European Comics Are the Next Big-Screen Gold Mine
44:47 – (io9) Disney Is Getting in on AI Slop
58:55 – (Popverse) Superman has a new adversary in 2026: inadequacy for not doing enough
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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