The following is an interview with Charles Edwards regarding the recent release of the comic book series, Malice + Magic. In this interview, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon chats with Edwards about his creative process in bringing the story and characters to life, what he hopes that readers may take away from the story, and more!
In this dramatic and action-packed last issue, all hell breaks out (literally) in the fight for survival.
Book 1 of Once Upon a Time at the End of the World is over. “Love in the Wasteland” introduced us to Mezzy and Maceo and showed us how they survived and eventually fell in love in a world of post-apocalyptic horror and ruin. Now, with issue #6, we begin Book 2, “The Rise and Fall of Golgonooza,” where we get to see our heroes try to build a new world.
There’s a trope often known as, “The grumpy one is soft for the sunshine one,” or sometimes just “Grumpy/Sunshine.” A world-weary cynic meets someone naïve, innocent, and optimistic. They claim to hate this person, find them annoying, tell them to go away, possibly even threaten them with bodily harm. When it comes down to it, though, the grumpy one would absolutely give their life for the sunshine one. I am a sucker for this trope, and if you are, too, you’ll want to read Once Upon a Time at the End of the World.
“Between the Panels” is a bi-weekly interview series focusing on comic book creators of all experience levels, seeking to examine not just what each individual creates, but how they go about creating it.
The following is an interview with editor and writer James Aquilone regarding the recent launch of the Kickstarter campaign for Dead Detectives Society in collaboration with Monstrous Books. In this interview, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon chats with Aquilone about how crowdfunding has provided a supportive environment for creators to thrive, the Who's Who of award-winning pulp talent involved with the project, the incredible back rewards available to supporters of the campaign, and more!
The following is an interview with Scott Peterman (creator - Sailor Man, professor - Parsons School for Design) regarding the recent launch of the 1989 sci-fi/comic book musical, Starmites, in partnership with the Open Fist Theatre Company. In this interview, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon chats with Peterman about his creative process in staging a new production of the show, what he hopes that audiences may take away from the story, and more!
The following is an interview with Reina Hamayoshi (pixiv - Senior Management of International Marketing and Branding Team) regarding the upcoming launch of pixiv's 4th Annual Drawfest in Partnership with Wacom Co., Ltd. In this interview, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon chats with Hamayoshi about the lectures and workshops which will be available through the virtual event, pixiv's resources available to creators throughout the year, and more!
The following is an interview with USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight regarding the upcoming release of the historical fiction novel, Starring Adele Astaire, through William Morrow. In this interview, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon chats with Knight about her creative process in bringing the story and characters to life, what she hopes that readers may take away from the story, and more!
Since March of 2020, Fanbase Press' weekly Comics & Coffee Zoom sessions have provided comics industry professionals with an opportunity to discuss ways to cope with the changing comics landscape in light of the global pandemic. As a new year begins and the impact of COVID-19 continues, it is not lost on us that comic book conventions - and the opportunity to connect with industry colleagues personally and professionally - will not take place in the same manner for the foreseeable future. To provide further opportunities to connect with industry creators, publishers, media, retailers, and educators during our collective quarantine, Fanbase Press will be hosting its weekly Comics & Coffee virtual meetup on Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 10 a.m./PT (1 p.m./EST). Fanbase Press' Comics & Coffee is a FREE hour-long Zoom session taking place every Saturday, welcoming new and experienced comics pros to a virtual meetup that aims to fill the convention-less void with networking opportunities, sharing creative successes and failures, and troubleshooting ways to navigate the industry in the weeks and months to come.
