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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 16h

QUINCE is about a teen who discovers she has superpowers at her quinceañera, but only for the year she's 15! The deluxe bilingual edition of the Eisner-nominated series is available on @hoopladigital.bsky.social and @comicsplus.bsky.social!

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Barbra Dillon @barbrajdillon.bsky.social · 15h

Hi, friends -
A quick heads-up that I won't be hosting "Office Hours" today, as I'll be braving the torrential downpour with the fam in an attempt to enjoy our day at Disneyland. 😵‍💫

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 16h

Fanbase Press' @barbrajdillon.bsky.social Interviews Josh Viola on Returning with the Third and Final Issue of ‘True Believers’ from @bitbotmedia.bsky.social

Fanbase Press Interviews Joshua Viola on Returning with the Third and Final Issue of ‘True Believers’ from Bit Bot Media - Fanbasepress

The following is an interview with Denver Post bestselling writer Joshua Viola regarding Bit Bot Media's release of the third and final issue of the horror

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 1d

‘Brooklyn Dreams’ (@darkhorse.com @jmdematteis.bsky.social): Advance Hardcover Review by Fanbase Press Contributor @steveprice.bsky.social

‘Brooklyn Dreams:’ Advance Hardcover Review - Fanbasepress

After reading first Moonshadow and now Brooklyn Dreams, both written by comic legend J.M. DeMatteis, I feel like I’ve spent long hours in deep conversation

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 1d

Fanbase Press’ award-winning comics catalog - including GLAAD Award-winner FOUR-COLOR HEROES, Eisner nominee RIPPLE EFFECTS, and Eisner nominee QUINCE - is available with a library card via @hoopladigital.bsky.social!

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 1d

Join Fanbase Press for the ‘Comics & Coffee’ Meetup on October 18, 2025, to Bridge the Convention Gap for Industry Pros

#BuildYourCommunity

Join Fanbase Press for the ‘Comics & Coffee’ Meetup on October 18, 2025, to Bridge the Convention Gap for Industry Pros - Fanbasepress

Since March of 2020, Fanbase Press' weekly Comics & Coffee Zoom sessions have provided comics industry professionals with an opportunity to discuss ways

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 1d

The GLAAD Media Award-winning coming-of-age graphic novel, FOUR-COLOR HEROES, by @richardfairgray.bsky.social is available from Fanbase Press! Two boys from wildly different worlds find love and self-discovery through comics

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Barbra Dillon @barbrajdillon.bsky.social · 1d

Excited to bring @fanbasepress.bsky.social's catalog of award-winning comics and graphic novels to the CA Library Association next week!

I look forward to chatting with all of the amazing library professionals in attendance!

Will I see you there?

Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 1d

Fanbase Press Heads to the CA Library Association 2025 Annual Conference with Eisner-Nominated RIPPLE EFFECTS and QUINCE, GLAAD Award-Winning FOUR-COLOR HEROES, & More!

Visit us at Booth #610!

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@amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
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Barbra Dillon @barbrajdillon.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations, @patrickhorvath.bsky.social! So well deserved!

And kudos to the amazing @cbccpodcast.bsky.social team on what was undoubtedly an incredible evening of hosting!

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Megan Matelonek @mmatelonek.bsky.social · 5d

@fanbasepress.bsky.social has A LOT of awesome #interviews #reviews #panels filled with awesome fandoms, artists and books/graphic novels. Check out, Fanbase Press and keep in the loop for their newsletter(s)!! They have a lot of awesome projects and works to share!

Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 5d

Fanbase Press' 10/09/25 newsletter: Interviews w/ @chrisryall.bsky.social (@abramscomicarts.bsky.social), Matt Wagner, & Kelley Jones, @thefanbaseweekly.bsky.social's Panel on ALIEN: EARTH, #GraphicLibrary's (@smwordsmith.bsky.social) Review of RIPPLE EFFECTS, & more!

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 4d

Are you a creator, fan, librarian, shop owner, educator, or industry member? We've got something for everyone!

Be sure to subscribe to Fanbase' newsletter where we "Celebrate Fandoms...and Create New Ones!"

Sign Up for the Fanbase Press Newsletter

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 3d

@treadperilously.bsky.social's tour of slashers on television continues with an episode The Alfred Hitchcock Hour called “An Unlocked Window.” Available on Apple Podcasts, Patreon, & Fanbase Press

Co-Hosts: @eriksamaya.bsky.social & @weirdnoirmaster.bsky.social

Tread Perilously - ‘The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: An Unlocked Window' - Fanbasepress

Tread Perilously is a podcast in which hosts Erik Amaya and author Justin Robinson watch the “worst” episodes of popular TV shows, attempting to determine if

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E.B. Kogan @ebkfromla.bsky.social · 4d

Check it out! Our book made a pretty awesome list form @fanbasepress.bsky.social. Maybe you should check it out...

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#graphicnovel #indiecomics #crowdfunding #fantasyhorror

CrowdfundingFridays: ‘Shockheaded Peter #1-2,’ ‘Mad Dog Morgan,’ ‘White Ash: Vol. 1,’ ‘Evermind #1-6,’ and ‘Boom Bandits: The Complete Saga’ - Fanbasepress

Here at Fanbase Press, we strive to provide an outlet for up-and-coming creators to promote and showcase their incredible works. With thousands of creators

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Barbra Dillon @barbrajdillon.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, friend -
Where are you finding hope right now?

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Barbra Dillon @barbrajdillon.bsky.social · 4d

From this evening's rewatch of 'Swing Kids:'

"We must all take responsibility for what is happening in our country. If those of use who have a voice do not raise it in outrage at the treatment of our fellow human beings, we will have collaborated in their doom."

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 4d

Fanbase Press' #CrowdfundingFridays: ‘Shockheaded Peter #1-2,’ ‘Mad Dog Morgan,’ ‘White Ash: Vol. 1,’ ‘Evermind #1-6,’ & ‘Boom Bandits: The Complete Saga’ on @kickstarter.com

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@thelabpress.bsky.social
@charliestickney.bsky.social
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CrowdfundingFridays: ‘Shockheaded Peter #1-2,’ ‘Mad Dog Morgan,’ ‘White Ash: Vol. 1,’ ‘Evermind #1-6,’ and ‘Boom Bandits: The Complete Saga’ - Fanbasepress

Here at Fanbase Press, we strive to provide an outlet for up-and-coming creators to promote and showcase their incredible works. With thousands of creators

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The Superfan Podcast 🎙️ @spfanpodcast.bsky.social · 4d

This week on the Superfan Podcast, award-winning cartoonist and creator @mattkindt.bsky.social (Mind MGMT, Dept. H, BRZRKR) talks about John le Carré, Cold War paranoia, and why slow storytelling is the most subversive act in comics.

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 4d

Fanbase Press' @barbrajdillon.bsky.social Interviews @evanier.bsky.social on the Release of the 75th Anniversary Hardcover Collection, ‘The Essential Peanuts,’ with @abramscomicarts.bsky.social

Fanbase Press Interviews Mark Evanier on the Release of the 75th Anniversary Hardcover Collection, ‘The Essential Peanuts,’ with Abrams ComicArts - Fanbasepress

The following is an interview with award-winning writer Mark Evanier (Kirby: King of Comics, MAD Art) regarding the release of The Essential Peanuts, a 75th

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 5d

‘Lumberjanes: Book One’ (@boom-studios.com): Trade Paperback Review by Fanbase Press Guest Contributor @janethesturgeon.bsky.social

‘Lumberjanes: Book One’ - Trade Paperback Review - Fanbasepress

Lumberjanes: Book One was created by ND Stevenson, Grace Ellis, Shannon Watters, Gus Allen, and Casey Nowak and published by BOOM! Studios.

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 5d

Fanbase Press' @barbrajdillon.bsky.social Interviews Nihaarika Negi on the Upcoming Release of the Graphic Novel, ‘Hunger,’ with @thelabpress.bsky.social

(Cover by: @bsienk.bsky.social)

Fanbase Press Interviews Nihaarika Negi on the Upcoming Release of the Graphic Novel, ‘Hunger,’ with The Lab Press - Fanbasepress

The following is an interview with Nihaarika Negi (Labours of (An)Other Solipsist, The Threshold) regarding the upcoming release of the historical fiction

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 5d

Fanbase Press' 10/09/25 newsletter: Interviews w/ @chrisryall.bsky.social (@abramscomicarts.bsky.social), Matt Wagner, & Kelley Jones, @thefanbaseweekly.bsky.social's Panel on ALIEN: EARTH, #GraphicLibrary's (@smwordsmith.bsky.social) Review of RIPPLE EFFECTS, & more!

mailchi.mp/fanbasepress...

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 5d

The collected edition of Fanbase Press' award-winning NUCLEAR POWER, an alternate history of the Cuban Missile Crisis, is available digitally via @hoopladigital.bsky.social & @comicsplus.bsky.social! Described as ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ meets ‘The X-Men’

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 5d

A Special Edition of @thefanbaseweekly.bsky.social:

A #FanbaseFeature Panel Discussion on ‘Alien: Earth – Season 1’ (2025) with @davallone.bsky.social, Vince Ventura (co-founder – @dreadalert.com), & @comicbooksniffer.bsky.social

This Month's Sponsor: @comix.one

Fanbase Feature: Panel Discussion on ‘Alien: Earth - Season 1’ (2025) - Fanbasepress

As a special feature of The Fanbase Weekly podcast, the Fanbase Feature focuses on and celebrates a specific element of geek culture.

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David Avallone @davallone.bsky.social · 5d

A lively chat about xenomorphs and synths and Ridley and Noah and eye monster and Robot Amelie.

Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 5d

A Special Edition of @thefanbaseweekly.bsky.social:

A #FanbaseFeature Panel Discussion on ‘Alien: Earth – Season 1’ (2025) with @davallone.bsky.social, Vince Ventura (co-founder – @dreadalert.com), & @comicbooksniffer.bsky.social

This Month's Sponsor: @comix.one

Fanbase Feature: Panel Discussion on ‘Alien: Earth - Season 1’ (2025) - Fanbasepress

As a special feature of The Fanbase Weekly podcast, the Fanbase Feature focuses on and celebrates a specific element of geek culture.

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Fanbase Press @fanbasepress.bsky.social · 5d

Join Fanbase Press for the ‘Comics & Coffee’ Meetup on October 11, 2025, to Bridge the Convention Gap for Industry Pros

#BuildYourCommunity

Join Fanbase Press for the ‘Comics & Coffee’ Meetup on October 11, 2025, to Bridge the Convention Gap for Industry Pros - Fanbasepress

Since March of 2020, Fanbase Press' weekly Comics & Coffee Zoom sessions have provided comics industry professionals with an opportunity to discuss ways

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