In this episode, the Fanbase Press staff welcomes guests Steven L. Sears (Writer/Co-Executive Producer of Xena) and Joan Ford (Writer for Nerdist and Devastator Press, Killing It: The Action Girl's Guide to Saving the World) to discuss the top geek news stories of the week, including director John McTiernan's thoughts on current action flicks, the resurgence of the comic book industry, Frank Cho's departure from Wonder Woman, and the reason why the Curiosity Rover is glitching!
In this joint Fanbase Feature / Geeks Care installment, Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief Barbra Dillon chats with actor and NerdHQ co-found Zachary Levi regarding NerdHQ's partnership with Operation Smile, the largest volunteer-based medical charity that has been providing free cleft surgeries since 1982. Nerd HQ is a FREE, four-day event held the same weekend as San Diego Comic-Con and offers exclusive gaming and tech activations, nightly events, and intimate celebrity panels benefiting Operation Smile. The event is scheduled to be held July 21-24, 2016, at The New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego, California. Dillon and Levi discuss the genesis of The Nerd Machine and NerdHQ, how he became aware of Operation Smile, and how fans can get involved and give back to Operation Smile to help children all across the globe.
In this episode, the Fanbase Press staff welcomes guests Mike and Deborah Collins (Tiki Machine, Li'l Lucy) and Joshua Hauke (Tales of the Brothers Three) to discuss the top geek news stories of the week, including the Pokemon GO craze, the latest details on NASA's Juno Mission to Jupiter, the reveal that Sulu will be a gay character in the upcoming Star Trek film (and George Takei's thoughts on the matter), and whether artists should be paid for sample pages of their work!
In the following interview, Fanbase Press Contributor Steven W. Alloway chats with Alicia Slimmer and Stef Dawson regarding their work on the film, Creedmoria, which recently premiered at Dances With Films in Los Angeles, CA.
In this Fanbase Feature, the Fanbase Press staff and contributors participate in a thorough discussion regarding the recently released Independence Day: Resurgence and its predecessor, Independence Day, focusing on topics including the films' usage of the alien invasion trope, their impact on blockbuster filmmaking and the sci-fi genre, the presence (or lack) character development, and more!