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 Bryant Dillon is joined by special guests Ashley V. Robinson (writer, Jupiter Jet, Aurora and the Eagle / podcast host – Geek History Lesson), Desirée Proctor (writer – Fanbase Press’ Nuclear Power, Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead: Michonne, Peacock’s Lopez vs. Lopez), Matthew Noe (Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian for Harvard Medical School – Countway Library, board member of the Graphic Medicine International Collection and the American Library Association, Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table), and Ian Mondrick (writer – Stash Box, Tomb) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Fly (1986) in light of the feature film’s 40th anniversary, with topics including how the film operates like an operatic tragedy, why director David Cronenberg insists the film is about aging and mortality, why the film is more romantic than most audiences might anticipate, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for The Fly abound in this panel discussion!)
Cast members: Ashley V. Robinson (writer, Jupiter Jet, Aurora and the Eagle / podcast host – Geek History Lesson), Desirée Proctor (writer – Fanbase Press’ Nuclear Power, Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead: Michonne, Peacock’s Lopez vs. Lopez), Matthew Noe (Lead Collection & Knowledge Management Librarian for Harvard Medical School – Countway Library, board member of the Graphic Medicine International Collection and the American Library Association, Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table), Ian Mondrick (writer – Stash Box, Tomb), and Bryant Dillon (Fanbase Press President, The Fanbase Weekly co-host, writer – Something Animal, Identity Thief)
This month’s sponsor: Rolling Squid Bones
From the dark depths of the Mariana Trench, RSB stirs from its slumber, tearing a breach in reality and releasing creatures and comics never meant for human eyes. As meaning unravels, so do you — the deeper you go, the less of you comes back. In other words? Rolling Squid Bones is an indie comic publisher that likes to be overly dramatic. They strive to bring new, strange, and diverse comics into the hands of readers and into your local bookstores. But first and foremost, they focus on supporting creators in their venture into the medium of comics! Transparency and communication for RSB are two of the key values they strongly believe in.
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The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Written and Performed by: Adam WarRock
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Episode Photo by: Barbra Dillon
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