In this special Episode, we are excited to welcome guests Jeremy Whitley and Bre Indigo to the show. We talk with them about their new comic The Dog Knight.

"A nonbinary middle schooler saves a dog from bullies and is offered the chance to become the Dog Knight, protector of a magical pact between humans and dogs, in the first book of this humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel series from Jeremy Whitely, author of Princeless , and Bre Indigo, illustrator of Meg, Jo, Beth, and A Graphic Novel."

JeremyWhitley.com

BreIndigo.com

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We had the pleasure and privilege of speaking with GLAAD award nominated writer Jadzia Axelrod as part of Color of Fandom's V-Con. In this interview, we talk to Jadzia about her graphic novel Galaxy: The Prettiest Star from DC comics, and a bit about her soon to be released works DC: Book of Pride, and Hawkgirl.

Jadzia Axelrod is an author and illustrator with notable works such as "Frankenstein's Support Group For Misunderstood Monsters," a comic about monsters and feelings. She is also the writer and producer of the award-winning podcast, "The Voice Of Free Planet X."

JadziaAxelrod.com

Color of Fandom is a Fan group based in the Raleigh/Durham area with an emphasis on diverse inclusion and representation in fandom. Also, V-Con is a virtual convention organized by Color of Fandom happening March 25-26, 2023. Embracing Diversity in Geekdom

Color of Fandom | Facebook

Color of Fandom (Raleigh, NC) | Meetup

Color of Fandom | Discord

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Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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This episode is another panel Robyn did with Color of Fandom at Ret-Con. They talk about the horror genre in various mediums and how that interacts with the Black experience. They discuss both viewing horror media from a Black perspective, and discuss what makes something Black horror.

We are also excited to announce live interviews we'll be doing at V-Con on discord on Sunday March 26.

3pm: Jeremy Whitley

4pm: Jadzia Axelrod

Ret-Con is a speculative fiction conference base in Cary NC.

Home | Ret-Con

Color of Fandom is a Fan group based in the Raleigh/Durham area with an emphasis on diverse inclusion and representation in fandom. Also, V-Con is a virtual convention organized by Color of Fandom happening March 25-26, 2023. Embracing Diversity in Geekdom

Color of Fandom | Facebook

Color of Fandom (Raleigh, NC) | Meetup

Color of Fandom | Discord

V-Con | Discord

V-Con Event Link

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Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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We are kicking of season 4 with a series of panels that Robyn recorded at Ret-Con in Cary NC. For this panel, Robyn is joined by some of our friends from Color of Fandom. They talk about comic book film and television adaptations including what makes a good one, and some of the pitfalls. One correction: In regard to the release of Y the Last Man, it was released during the George W. Bush presidency.

Ret-Con is a speculative fiction conference base in Cary NC.

Home | Ret-Con

Color of Fandom is a Fan group based in the Raleigh/Durham area with an emphasis on diverse inclusion and representation in fandom. Also, V-Con is a virtual convention organized by Color of Fandom happening March 25-26, 2023. Embracing Diversity in Geekdom

Color of Fandom | Facebook

Color of Fandom (Raleigh, NC) | Meetup

Color of Fandom | Discord

V-Con Event Link

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Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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We're back, and with October just around the corner, we have a spooky one for you! The Low, Low Woods is from Joe Hill's Hill House comics, a DC horror imprint. Writer Carmen Maria Machado along with artist Dani, and colorist Tamra Bonvillain bring to life the Pennsylvania mountain tow of Shudder-to-think. Something is happening to the women in town. Many are loosing memories and gaps in time. Best friends El and Octavia search for answers as the discover strange things around lost memories.

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Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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We are back from our hiatus! We sat down to record a new episode, and it turns out that we had other stuff to talk about, and just happened to record it. This bonus episode is that conversation, and covers various things, including some about life over the last year or so.

Hosted and Produced by:

Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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In this special release, Robyn sits down with Tilly Bridges, writer and producer at Pendant Productions. Tilly and Robyn discuss Tilly's analysis of the allegories in The Matrix film series. V-Con is Color of Fandom's second annual virtual con. Color of Fandom is a social group based in the Raleigh/Durham area of NC that focues on the intersection of diversity, pop culture, sci-fi, fantasy and fandom.

Tilly Bridges on Twitter

https://twitter.com/TillyBridges/

Tilly's analysis of The Matrix series

https://www.facebook.com/tillysbridges/posts/10159393009550733

Color of Fandom links

https://www.facebook.com/groups/coloroffandom

https://twitter.com/coloroffandom

https://www.meetup.com/The-Color-of-Fandom/

This is another installment of Social Justice Star Trek. In this episode we talk about the Star Trek Voyager episode Nothing Human. This episode leads to some interesting discussions of medical ethics, the complications around medical advancements based on research involving human rights violations and other related topics.

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Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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From Lambda Award winning Author Alex Sanchez, You Brought Me the Ocean is a coming of age and coming out story of a black high school student in a small southwest town. Jake has to deal with finishing high school, coming out, and discovering super powers! We have a great conversation about representation, and the dynamics of family and close friends.

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Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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Super Fun Sexy Times by Meredith McClaren is an erotic anthology that explores the sex lives of superheroes, supervillains, side kicks and others. These stories also explore themes such as consent and boundaries all while being fun and sexy.

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Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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In this episode, we're kicking of something a little different. Diversity Issues Presents: Social Justice Star Trek. We watched Star Trek Deep Space Nine episodes Past Tense parts 1 and 2. In a transporter accident, crew members find themselves in the far past of 2024! They find themselves in the middle of a very tense time of socio-political upheaval. It's interesting both as sci-fi, and how it relates to current events.

Hosted and Produced by:

Robyn McGlotten & Tracy Holt

Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Beauty Flow" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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