Queer Comics Podcast

Welcome to the eighth and final episode of the first season of Queer Comics Podcast! Today Lauren Keller [http://@CHICKENDINOSAUR] and Jessica Vazquez [https://twitter.com/Daburninator22] talk about Comic-Con and discuss the queerest news that was announced at the convention. (recorded on August 5th 2019). Make sure to follow QCP on twitter@QueerComicsPod [https://twitter.com/QueerComicsPod]and Instagram@queer_comics_podcast [https://www.instagram.com/queer_comics_podcast/?hl=en]. This podcast features original music by Tyler Francis, you can checkout more of his work on hisbandcamp page [https://fatmusic.bandcamp.com/]and follow him on Instagram@Tylerirl_ [https://www.instagram.com/tylerirl_/] Let us know in the GT forums what your favorite announcements were from Comic-Con 2019! [https://i0.wp.com/queercomics.geektherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/QCP.0108.ComicConChameleon.wp-1.png?resize=640%2C465&ssl=1]RECOMMENDED ARTICLES * Tessa Thompson: Valkyrie’s real superpower is coming out on screen [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/27/tessa-thompson-thor-valkyrie-real-superpower-is-coming-out-on-screen] by Rebecca Nicholson * Why Thor: Ragnarok Axed a Romance Between Valkyrie and the God of Thunder [https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/why-thor-ragnarok-axed-romance-valkyrie]by Nathalie Caron * It’s Official: Valkyrie Will Be the MCU’s First LGBTQ Hero [https://io9.gizmodo.com/its-official-valkyrie-will-be-the-mcus-first-lgbtq-her-1836569528]by James Whitbrook * Kevin Feige Confirms LGBTQ Marvel Characters in ‘Eternals’ and ‘Thor 4’ [http://collider.com/marvel-lgbtq-characters-eternals-thor-4/] by Adam Chitwood * Marvel Introduces Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, and Rest of the Eternals cast at SDCC [https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/marvel-studios-introduces-eternals-cast-at-sdcc] by Don Kaye and Mathew Jackson * When Asked About Marvel LGBTQ Heroes, Kevin Feige Says He Wants All Fans to ‘See Themselves Reflected’ [https://io9.gizmodo.com/when-asked-about-marvel-lgbtq-heroes-kevin-feige-says-1833917174]by Germain Lussier * Kevin Feige Is Just Happy James Gunn Is Back on Gaurdians Vol. 3 [https://io9.gizmodo.com/kevin-feige-is-just-happy-james-gunn-is-back-on-guardia-1833887438] by Germain Lussier * Marvel Studios Searching for Transwoman Actress for Transgender Female Character [https://mcuexchange.com/marvel-studios-transgender-character/] by Pierre Chanliau * Marvel Is Casting a Trans Woman for Their Next (Superhero?) Project [https://www.pride.com/news/2019/7/30/marvel-casting-trans-woman-their-next-superhero-project] by Taylor Henderson * Report: Marvel casting for a transgender superhero [https://www.washingtonblade.com/2019/07/31/report-marvel-casting-for-a-transgender-superhero/] by Mariah Cooper * Every Marvel Phase 4 movie and TV show announced at Comic-Con 2019 [https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/21/20702312/new-marvel-movies-phase-4-release-dates-eternals-blade-female-thor] by Ross Miller * Marvel announces 10 new MCU movies at SDCC 2019: Read the full list here [https://www.gamesradar.com/marvel-sdcc-2019-mcu-movies-phase-4-announcement/] by  Bradley Russell and Jack Shepherd * Here’s Everything We Know About “Shang-Chi,” Marvel’s Upcoming Asian-Led Superhero Film [https://www.buzzfeed.com/shylawatson/simu-liu-shangchi-marvel-casting] by Shyla Watson * Steven grows up in Steven Universe: The Movie’s SDCC trailer [https://www.polygon.com/tv/2019/7/19/20696763/steven-universe-movie-trailer-release-date-sdcc-2019] by Petrana Radulovic * The CW’s Batwoman pilot gets the most important thing about Batwoman right [https://www.polygon.com/tv/2019/7/18/20698871/cw-batwoman-review-sdcc-2019]by  Susana Polo > YES! Val is Bi in the comics & I was faithful to that in her depiction. But her sexuality isn’t explicitly addressed in Thor: Ragnarok. https://t.co/hmb5lYN5to [https://t.co/hmb5lYN5to] — Tessa Thompson (@TessaThompson_x) October 23, 2017 [https://twitter.com/TessaThompson_x/status/922582256232800256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw]

Welcome to the seventh episode of the Queer Comics Podcast! Today Nina Kester [https://twitter.com/NinaKester]andJessica Vazquez [https://twitter.com/Daburninator22] talk about the lack of queer superheros in major films, primarily focusing on the Marvel cinematic universe and a few missed opportunities to have queer representation before Avengers: Endgame. (recorded on June 4th 2019). Make sure to follow QCP on twitter@QueerComicsPod [https://twitter.com/QueerComicsPod]and Instagram@queer_comics_podcast [https://www.instagram.com/queer_comics_podcast/?hl=en]. This podcast features original music by Tyler Francis, you can checkout more of his work on hisbandcamp page [https://fatmusic.bandcamp.com/]and follow him on Instagram@Tylerirl_ [https://www.instagram.com/tylerirl_/] Let us know in the GT forums how you feel about queer representation in superhero movies and let us know which queer hero you think the MCU/DCU should add to their cinematic roster. [https://i0.wp.com/queercomics.geektherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/QCP.0106.Erasurehead.png?resize=765%2C698&ssl=1]RECOMMENDED READING [https://i0.wp.com/queercomics.geektherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/world-of-wakanda.jpg?fit=666%2C1024&ssl=1]World of Wakanda complete volume [https://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Wakanda-Ta-Nehisi-Coates/dp/130290650X]RECOMMENDED ARTICLES * Pop Culture Fix: Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie Is Marvel’s First Bisexual Character and More Gay Superhero News [https://www.autostraddle.com/pop-culture-character-tessa-thompsons-valkyrie-is-the-first-bisexual-character-in-the-sprawling-marvel-cinematic-universe-399020/] by Heather Hogan * BLACK PANTHER: WORLD OF WAKANDA CANCELLED: I’M THE REASON SUPERHERO COMICS ARE STRUGGLING [https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/black-panther-world-wakanda-cancelled-im-reason-superhero-comics-are-struggling] by Swapna Krishna * Thor: Ragnarok ultimately cut the one scene that confirmed Valkyrie’s bisexuality [https://www.avclub.com/thor-ragnarok-ultimately-cut-the-one-scene-that-confir-1820047758] by Danette Chavez * How Tessa Thompson Went From Indie Actor to ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Badass [https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-features/how-tessa-thompson-went-from-indie-actor-to-thor-ragnarok-badass-116635/] by Amy Nicholson * Taika Waititi Cut a ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Scene That Made Valkyrie’s Bisexuality Explicit [http://collider.com/thor-ragnarok-valkyrie-bisexual-scene-cut-taika-waititi/] by Adam Chitwood * Did You Catch Valkyrie’s Female Lover In THOR: RAGNAROK? [https://nerdist.com/article/thor-ragnarok-valkyrie-female-lover-bisexual/] by Donna Dickens * ‘Black Panther’ Actor Says Her Character’s Queer Flirtation Scene Was Deleted [https://www.indiewire.com/2018/02/black-panther-queer-flirtation-scene-florence-kasumba-1201929683/] by Jenna Marotta * I Love “Black Panther” with All My Heart, and I Deserve to See My Queer Self in It Too [https://www.autostraddle.com/i-loved-black-panther-with-all-my-heart-and-i-deserve-to-see-my-queer-self-in-it-too-411779/] by Carmen Phillips * It’s True: Marvel Fails At Queer Representation, Even In Black Panther [https://www.essence.com/culture/black-panther-lgbtq-deleted-scene-ayo-okoye/] by Michael Arceneaux * ‘BLACK PANTHER’ SCREENWRITER JOE ROBERT COLE ADDRESSES RUMORS OF A DELETED GAY ROMANCE [https://screencrush.com/black-panther-gay-characters-ayo-okoye-scene/]by E. Oliver Whitney * Black Panther: World of Wakanda [https://www.themarysue.com/black-panther-world-of-wakanda-glaad-award/] Wins GLAAD Media Award for Representation Marvel Keeps Leaving out of Movies [https://www.themarysue.com/black-panther-world-of-wakanda-glaad-award/] by Teresa Jusino * Was There a Queer Story Removed from [https://www.themarysue.com/queer-story-black-panther-marvel/]Black Panther [https://www.themarysue.com/queer-story-black-panther-marvel/]? [https://www.themarysue.com/queer-story-black-panther-marvel/] by Princess Weekes * Black Panther [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/04/black-panther-gay-danai-gurira] Footage Reveals the Ferocious Female Warriors of Wakanda [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/04/black-panther-gay-danai-gurira] by Joanna Robinson * Greg Berlanti Says Gay Execs Blocked Him Casting Gay Actors [https://www.out.com/television/2019/5/01/greg-berlanti-says-gay-execs-blocked-him-casting-gay-actors] by Mikelle Street * OUT100: Greg Berlanti [https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/out100-2014/2014/11/04/out100-greg-berlanti] by out.com * Why Greg Berlanti Threatened to Quit to Get a Gay Kiss on ‘Dawson’s Creek [https://www.etonline.com/why-greg-berlanti-threatened-to-quit-to-get-a-gay-kiss-on-dawsons-creek-104599]’ by Stacy Lambe * Fifteen Years Ago, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Gave Us TV’s First ‘Passionate’ Gay Kiss. How Far Have We Come? [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dawsons-creek-true-love_n_6971230] by Lauren Duca * Valkyrie, Korg and other queer Marvel characters that have been straight-washed on screen [https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/04/26/valkyrie-korg-queer-marvel-characters-straight-washed-avengers/] by Amy West * Fans Are Freaking Out That Marvel May Have It First Openly Gay Character [https://guff.com/fans-are-freaking-out-that-marvel-may-have-its-first-openly-gay-character] by Tim Hauser * Let’s Talk About LGBTQ Representation in Avengers: Endgame [https://www.themarysue.com/gay-representation-avengers-endgame/] by Chelsea Steiner * Avengers: Endgame Has The MCU’s First Openly-Gay Character (But Did It Work?) [https://screenrant.com/avengers-endgame-gay-character-joe-russo-bad/] by Becky Fuller * The Gay [https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a27334096/avengers-endgame-gay-representation/]Avengers: Endgame [https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a27334096/avengers-endgame-gay-representation/]Character Is a Half-Baked Attempt at Diversity [https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a27334096/avengers-endgame-gay-representation/]by Justin Kirkland * Marvel Is Reportedly Pursuing a Gay Asian Male Lead for [https://www.themarysue.com/marvel-gay-asian-lead-for-eternals/]The Eternals [https://www.themarysue.com/marvel-gay-asian-lead-for-eternals/] by Chelsea Steiner

[https://i0.wp.com/queercomics.geektherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/QnC_logo.png?resize=336%2C338&ssl=1]This is a special message from us at the Queer Comics Podcast to let everybody know about the Queers and Comics Conference happening at the School of Visual Arts in New York on May 17th &18th of 2019. If you want to help support artists attending the Queers & Comics Conference you can click this link [https://ko-fi.com/queersandcomicsconference2019] to donate on Ko-fi. If you want to know more about the Queer and Comics Conference check out their website [https://queersandcomics.com/] or follow them on twitter [https://twitter.com/queerscomics]or Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/queersandcomicsconference/]!

Welcome to the sixth episode of the Queer Comics Podcast! Today Nina Kester [https://twitter.com/NinaKester]andJessica Vazquez [https://twitter.com/Daburninator22] talk about animated shows with queer characters and themes that also have comic books based on them (recorded on March 31st 2019). Make sure to follow QCP on twitter@QueerComicsPod [https://twitter.com/QueerComicsPod]and Instagram@queer_comics_podcast [https://www.instagram.com/queer_comics_podcast/?hl=en]. This podcast features original music by Tyler Francis, you can checkout more of his work on hisbandcamp page [https://fatmusic.bandcamp.com/]and follow him on Instagram@Tylerirl_ [https://www.instagram.com/tylerirl_/] Tell us what kind of LGBTQ+ animated show you would make if you could in the GT Forums! [https://i0.wp.com/queercomics.geektherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/QCP.0106.AnimationFusion.png?resize=948%2C615&ssl=1]RECOMMENDED ARTICLES * ‘Adventure Time,’ TV’s Surreal Masterpiece, Comes to an End [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/02/arts/television/adventure-time-appraisal-series-finale.html]By James Poniewozik * Come on, Grab Your Friends and Relive Adventure Time’s 14 Queerest Episodes [https://www.autostraddle.com/come-on-grab-your-friends-and-relive-adventure-times-14-queerest-episodes-430177/] by Heather Hogan * Steven Universe’ Becomes First Animated Show To Win GLAAD Kids & Family Award [https://www.cartoonbrew.com/awards/steven-universe-becomes-first-animated-show-to-win-glaad-kids-family-award-171959.html] by Carlos Aguilar * ‘Steven Universe’: 5 Ways This Kids Show Was Queer Before Its Lesbian Kiss [https://www.indiewire.com/2018/07/steven-universe-queer-rebecca-sugar-1201983866/] by Caroline Cao * Steven Universe censorship undermines Cartoon Network’s LGBTQ progress [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2016/jan/12/steven-universe-censorship-cartoon-networks-lgbtq] by Eric Thurm * “Steven Universe” Is the Queerest Cartoon on Television [https://www.them.us/story/steven-universe-is-the-queerest-cartoon-on-television] by Mey Rude * So You Wanna Make a Fusion [https://gemsonaresources.tumblr.com/post/145275860010/so-you-wanna-make-a-fusion] by GemsonaResource via Tumblr – Breakdown of how fusions are made * I Have a Lesbian Crush on This “Loud House” Storyline About Girls Having Crushes on Girls [https://www.autostraddle.com/i-have-a-lesbian-crush-on-this-loud-house-storyline-about-girls-having-crushes-on-girls-383008/] by Valerie Anne * Disney Features Same-Sex Kiss In “Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil” [http://www.newnownext.com/disney-gay-kiss-forces-evil/02/2017/] by Cody Gohl * Fans Think Star Butterfly Is Bisexual After Last Episode [https://queerscifi.com/fans-think-star-butterfly-is-bisexual-after-last-episode/?cn-reloaded=1] by Scott * Disney Fantasy Cartoon Includes Gay Kiss [https://queerscifi.com/disney-fantasy-cartoon-includes-gay-kiss/?cn-reloaded=1] by Scott * Disney Sends Beautiful Message With First ‘Boy Princess,’ Complete With Chest Hair [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/star-vs-forces-of-evil-boy-princess_n_5a15907ae4b03dec8249695b?guccounter=1] by Noah Michelson RECOMMENDED READING * [https://i1.wp.com/queercomics.geektherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/adventure-time-comic.jpg?fit=666%2C1024&ssl=1]Adventure Time Comics from Boom! Studios [https://shop.boom-studios.com/catalog/index/307/adventure-time/comics] * [https://i1.wp.com/queercomics.geektherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/loud-house-comic.jpg?fit=690%2C1024&ssl=1]The Loud House Comics [https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AThe+Loud+House+Creative+Team&s=relevancerank&text=The+Loud+House+Creative+Team&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_2] * [https://i0.wp.com/queercomics.geektherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/star-vs-forces-of-evil.jpg?fit=673%2C1024&ssl=1]Star vs the Forces of Evil Comics [https://www.amazon.com/Disney-Star-Forces-Comics-Collection/dp/1772754668] * [https://i0.wp.com/queercomics.geektherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/steven-universe-comic.jpg?resize=585%2C886&ssl=1]Steven Universe Comics from Boom! Studios [http://www.boom-studios.com/series/steven-universe/]

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Queer Comics Podcast! Today Nina Kester [https://twitter.com/NinaKester]andJessica Vazquez [https://twitter.com/Daburninator22] discuss animated shows inspired by comic books as well as the queerness worked into reboots of notable series like Voltron and the first season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power(recorded on March 5th 2019). Make sure to follow QCP on twitter@QueerComicsPod [https://twitter.com/QueerComicsPod]and Instagram@queer_comics_podcast [https://www.instagram.com/queer_comics_podcast/?hl=en]. This podcast features original music by Tyler Francis, you can checkout more of his work on hisbandcamp page [https://fatmusic.bandcamp.com/]and follow him on Instagram@Tylerirl_ [https://www.instagram.com/tylerirl_/] Let us know in the GT Forums what old school animated show you’d love to see rebooted with a queer spin on the story. [https://i0.wp.com/queercomics.geektherapy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/QCP.0105.AnimationNostalgia.ICON_.png?resize=933%2C588&ssl=1] RECOMMENDED ARTICLES * How an Indie Comics Sensation Became the Hero of Netflix’s ‘She-Ra’ [https://www.inverse.com/article/51988-she-ra-princesses-of-power-netflix-noelle-stevenson-says-the-show-is-a-responsibility] by Eric Francisco * Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Delivers on Its LGBTQ Promise [https://www.cbr.com/she-ra-princesses-of-power-lgbtq-promise/]by Renaldo Matadeen * Voltron [https://www.themarysue.com/voltron-showrunner-pens-open-apology-letter/] Showrunner Pens Open Apology Letter [https://www.themarysue.com/voltron-showrunner-pens-open-apology-letter/] by Kate Gardner * The [https://www.themarysue.com/voltron-legendary-defender-season-8-nycc/]Voltron: Legendary Defender [https://www.themarysue.com/voltron-legendary-defender-season-8-nycc/] NYCC Panel Was Extremely Illuminating [https://www.themarysue.com/voltron-legendary-defender-season-8-nycc/] by Marlene Bonnelly * My Little Pony: Lesbianism is Magic [https://www.autostraddle.com/my-little-pony-lesbianism-is-magic-138465/] by Rose * Birth of a ‘Brony’: A Queer Man Watches My Little Pony [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/birth-of-a-brony_b_4647905] by Mitch Kellaway RECOMMENDED VIEWING She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Season 2 – Available on Netflix, April 26th 2019 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7745956/?ref_=ttep_ep_tt] Documentary – Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FKJ7U8Q?ref_=imdbref_tt_wbr_aiv&tag=imdbtag_tt_wbr_aiv-20] Documentary – Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show [https://www.hulu.com/movie/too-funny-to-fail-the-life-death-of-the-dana-carvey-show-c6c29995-0c40-4442-aed6-156bd11e2d9e?&cmp=9090&utm_source=google&utm_medium=SEM&utm_campaign=CM_SEM_TooFunnyToFail&utm_term=too%20funny%20to%20fail%20hulu&ds_rl=1251123&ds_rl=1251123&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4-XlBRDuARIsAK96p3BKlvi4ofkYYPlDoZFL616dILf0tdQYXE6E6qIrSz0533ym4ZLPCqMaAoePEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds]