Welcome to the eighth and final episode of the first season of Queer Comics Podcast! Today Lauren Keller and Jessica Vazquez 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 and Instagram @queer_comics_podcast . This podcast features original music by Tyler Francis, you can checkout more of his work on his bandcamp page and follow him on Instagram @Tylerirl_

Let us know in the GT forums what your favorite announcements were from Comic-Con 2019!

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

• Tessa Thompson: Valkyrie’s real superpower is coming out on screen by Rebecca Nicholson
• Why Thor: Ragnarok Axed a Romance Between Valkyrie and the God of Thunder by Nathalie Caron
• It’s Official: Valkyrie Will Be the MCU’s First LGBTQ Hero by James Whitbrook
• Kevin Feige Confirms LGBTQ Marvel Characters in ‘Eternals’ and ‘Thor 4’ by Adam Chitwood
• Marvel Introduces Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, and Rest of the 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’ by Germain Lussier
• Kevin Feige Is Just Happy James Gunn Is Back on Gaurdians Vol. 3 by Germain Lussier
• Marvel Studios Searching for Transwoman Actress for Transgender Female Character by Pierre Chanliau
• Marvel Is Casting a Trans Woman for Their Next (Superhero?) Project by Taylor Henderson
• Report: Marvel casting for a transgender superhero by Mariah Cooper
• Every Marvel Phase 4 movie and TV show announced at Comic-Con 2019 by Ross Miller
• Marvel announces 10 new MCU movies at SDCC 2019: Read the full list here by  Bradley Russell and Jack Shepherd
• Here’s Everything We Know About “Shang-Chi,” Marvel’s Upcoming Asian-Led Superhero Film by Shyla Watson
• Steven grows up in Steven Universe: The Movie’s SDCC trailer by Petrana Radulovic
• The CW’s Batwoman pilot gets the most important thing about Batwoman right 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

— Tessa Thompson (@TessaThompson_x) October 23, 2017

Welcome to the seventh episode of the Queer Comics Podcast! Today Nina Kester and Jessica Vazquez 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 and Instagram @queer_comics_podcast . This podcast features original music by Tyler Francis, you can checkout more of his work on his bandcamp page and follow him on Instagram @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.

RECOMMENDED READING

World of Wakanda complete volume

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

• Pop Culture Fix: Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie Is Marvel’s First Bisexual Character and More Gay Superhero News by Heather Hogan
• BLACK PANTHER: WORLD OF WAKANDA CANCELLED: I’M THE REASON SUPERHERO COMICS ARE STRUGGLING by Swapna Krishna
• Thor: Ragnarok ultimately cut the one scene that confirmed Valkyrie’s bisexuality by Danette Chavez
• How Tessa Thompson Went From Indie Actor to ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Badass by Amy Nicholson
• Taika Waititi Cut a ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Scene That Made Valkyrie’s Bisexuality Explicit by Adam Chitwood
• Did You Catch Valkyrie’s Female Lover In THOR: RAGNAROK? by Donna Dickens
• ‘Black Panther’ Actor Says Her Character’s Queer Flirtation Scene Was Deleted by Jenna Marotta
• I Love “Black Panther” with All My Heart, and I Deserve to See My Queer Self in It Too by Carmen Phillips
• It’s True: Marvel Fails At Queer Representation, Even In Black Panther by Michael Arceneaux
• ‘BLACK PANTHER’ SCREENWRITER JOE ROBERT COLE ADDRESSES RUMORS OF A DELETED GAY ROMANCE by E. Oliver Whitney
• Black Panther: World of Wakanda Wins GLAAD Media Award for Representation Marvel Keeps Leaving out of Movies by Teresa Jusino
• Was There a Queer Story Removed from Black Panther? by Princess Weekes
• Black Panther Footage Reveals the Ferocious Female Warriors of Wakanda by Joanna Robinson
• Greg Berlanti Says Gay Execs Blocked Him Casting Gay Actors by Mikelle Street
• OUT100: Greg Berlanti by out.com
• Why Greg Berlanti Threatened to Quit to Get a Gay Kiss on ‘Dawson’s Creek’ by Stacy Lambe
• Fifteen Years Ago, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Gave Us TV’s First ‘Passionate’ Gay Kiss. How Far Have We Come? by Lauren Duca
• Valkyrie, Korg and other queer Marvel characters that have been straight-washed on screen by Amy West
• Fans Are Freaking Out That Marvel May Have It First Openly Gay Character by Tim Hauser
• Let’s Talk About LGBTQ Representation in Avengers: Endgame by Chelsea Steiner
• Avengers: Endgame Has The MCU’s First Openly-Gay Character (But Did It Work?) by Becky Fuller
• The Gay Avengers: EndgameCharacter Is a Half-Baked Attempt at Diversity by Justin Kirkland
• Marvel Is Reportedly Pursuing a Gay Asian Male Lead for The Eternals by Chelsea Steiner

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 to donate on Ko-fi.

If you want to know more about the Queer and Comics Conference check out their website or follow them on twitter or Instagram!

Welcome to the sixth episode of the Queer Comics Podcast! Today Nina Kester and Jessica Vazquez 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 and Instagram @queer_comics_podcast . This podcast features original music by Tyler Francis, you can checkout more of his work on his bandcamp page and follow him on Instagram @Tylerirl_

Tell us what kind of LGBTQ+ animated show you would make if you could in the GT Forums!

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

• ‘Adventure Time,’ TV’s Surreal Masterpiece, Comes to an End By James Poniewozik
• Come on, Grab Your Friends and Relive Adventure Time’s 14 Queerest Episodes by Heather Hogan
• Steven Universe’ Becomes First Animated Show To Win GLAAD Kids & Family Award by Carlos Aguilar
• ‘Steven Universe’: 5 Ways This Kids Show Was Queer Before Its Lesbian Kiss by Caroline Cao
• Steven Universe censorship undermines Cartoon Network’s LGBTQ progress by Eric Thurm
• “Steven Universe” Is the Queerest Cartoon on Television by Mey Rude
• 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 by Valerie Anne
• Disney Features Same-Sex Kiss In “Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil” by Cody Gohl
• Fans Think Star Butterfly Is Bisexual After Last Episode by Scott
• Disney Fantasy Cartoon Includes Gay Kiss by Scott
• Disney Sends Beautiful Message With First ‘Boy Princess,’ Complete With Chest Hair by Noah Michelson

RECOMMENDED READING

• Adventure Time Comics from Boom! Studios
• The Loud House Comics
• Star vs the Forces of Evil Comics
• Steven Universe Comics from Boom! Studios

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Queer Comics Podcast! Today Nina Kester and Jessica Vazquez 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 and Instagram @queer_comics_podcast . This podcast features original music by Tyler Francis, you can checkout more of his work on his bandcamp page and follow him on Instagram @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.

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

• How an Indie Comics Sensation Became the Hero of Netflix’s ‘She-Ra’ by Eric Francisco
• Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Delivers on Its LGBTQ Promise by Renaldo Matadeen
• Voltron Showrunner Pens Open Apology Letter by Kate Gardner
• The Voltron: Legendary Defender NYCC Panel Was Extremely Illuminating by Marlene Bonnelly
• My Little Pony: Lesbianism is Magic by Rose
• Birth of a ‘Brony’: A Queer Man Watches My Little Pony by
  Mitch Kellaway

RECOMMENDED VIEWING

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Season 2 – Available on Netflix, April 26th 2019

Documentary – Bronies: The Extremely Unexpected Adult Fans of My Little Pony

Documentary – Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show

Welcome to the fourth episode of the Queer Comics Podcast! Today Nina Kester and Jessica Vazquez discuss their favorite comic book spin offs based on television shows and video games. (recorded on January 22nd 2019). Make sure to follow QCP on twitter @QueerComicsPod and Instagram @queer_comics_podcast . This podcast features original music by Tyler Francis, you can checkout more of his work on his bandcamp page and follow him on Instagram @Tylerirl_

Let us know how you feel about our spinoff picks and share some of your favorites on the GT forums!

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES

• How Turf Wars Part 2 Continues Korra and Asami’s Relationship by Lily Carollo
• ‘Dream Daddy’ Game Creators on Crafting an “Honest” Gay Experience by The Hollywood Reporter
• We talked to trans gamers about why ‘Dream Daddy’ is such a win for inclusion by Tim Mulkerin

RECOMMENDED SPINOFF READING

• GLOW – NEW RELEASE!!
• LAST OF US: AMERICAN DREAMS COMPLETE EDITION
• Pre-Order Dream Daddy Collection
  **Releases on May 14th 2019**
  
  Oni Press Store Page
• Turf Wars Complete Edition

Welcome to the third episode of the Queer Comics Podcast! Today Nina Kester and Jessica Vazquez talk about some of our favorite comic book inspired queer TV heroes that were not canon in the source material. (recorded on December 30th 2018) Make sure to follow QCP on twitter @QueerComicsPod and Instagram @queer_comics_podcast . This podcast features original music by Tyler Francis, you can checkout more of his work on his bandcamp page and follow him on Instagram @Tylerirl_

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES AND ESSAYS

• Why Dark Matter Really Got Cancelled By Syfy, According To The Creator by Adrienne Jones
• The Walking Dead Actor Responds to Controversial Death on Last Night’s Episode by Carolyn Cox
• Boob(s On Your) Tube: The Walking Dead’s Denise Cloyd Is Dead Lesbian #147 by Heather Hogan
• Dark Matter 3.10 Recap: Human on the Inside by Tricia Ennis
• “Deadpool 2” Gave Negasonic Teenage Warhead a Girlfriend by Valerie Anne
• Who is Supergirl’s trans superhero Dreamer – and why is her arrival so important? by David Opie
• Supergirl Casts TV’s First Transgender Superhero by C.P. Hoffman
• ‘Supergirl’ Fans React to Casting of First Transgender Superhero by Nicole Drum

FANDOM BONUS COURTESY OF JOSEPH MALLOZZI!

Click here to read Dark Matter Virtual Season 4!

Photo Credit: Joseph Mallozzi’s Weblog

Welcome to the second episode of the Queer Comics Podcast! Today Nina Kester and Jessica Vazquez discuss some of their favorite queer comic book characters that have made their way into live action television shows and movies. They also discuss why more of those characters are on television opposed to the big screen. (recorded on December 19th 2018) Make sure to follow QCP on twitter @QueerComicsPod and instagram @queer_comics_podcast . This podcast features original music by Tyler Francis, you can checkout more of his work on his bandcamp page and follow him on instagram @Tylerirl_

Let us know which queer super hero you think deserves a live action adaptation next!

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES AND ESSAYS

• Two Marvel Heroes Finally Become a Couple After 13 Years by Brandon Staley
• Runaways season 2: Karolina and Nico to be ’emotional core’ by Catherine Palmer
• The New Constantine Comic Is Way More Comfortable With His Bisexuality by James Whitbrook
• “Constantine: The Hellblazer” Brings Back the Bisexual John Constantine We Were Waiting For! by Farid-ul-Haq
• TV’s Radical, Bisexual Comic-Book Antihero by Peter Nagy
• The CW Releases Batwoman Begins Featurette Following Elseworlds Debut by Eric Joseph
• Margot Robbie explains the Fantabulous long Birds of Prey title by Nick Romano
• Bumblebee Screenwriter Christina Hodson on Girls, Geekdom, and Writing Superheroes by Chelsea Steiner

RECOMMENDED VIEWING

A discussion of queer representation in media during a DC Entertainment Panel Q&A on January 14th, 2018 Nafessa Williams at ClexaCon 2018

RECOMMENDED LISTENING

• Gotham TV Podcast Special – Gotham Interview with Victoria Cartagena and Andrew Stewart-Jones

BONUS! Evidence that Victoria Cartagena’s social media game was on point during her turn as Renee Montoya on Gotham. (see tweet below)

@VickiCartagena @ASJ_Actor @ben_mckenzie another great day. Anyone got a Question? pic.twitter.com/0ezKvGmBUL

— Andrew Stewart-Jones (@ASJ_Actor) October 7, 2014

Welcome to the first episode of the Queer Comics Podcast! Today Nina Kester and Jessica Vazquez discuss coding, subtext, innuendo, and queer baiting and give examples from some of their favorite comic books and comic book inspired TV shows. Make sure to follow QCP on twitter @QueerComicsPod and instagram @queer_comics_podcast . This podcast features original music by Tyler Francis, you can checkout more of his work on his bandcamp page and follow him on instagram @Tylerirl_

If you’re in the SF Bay Area between now and March 10th 2019, try and catch the Rawhide Kid exhibit at the Cartoon Art Museum featuring artwork by John Severin.

RECOMMENDED ARTICLES & ESSAYS

• Comics Bogeyman: A Look Back At ‘Seduction of the Innocent’ by Matt D. Wilson
• Venom, Subtext, and the Race for On-Screen LGBT+ Representation by Kate Gardner
• Kitty Queer by Sigrid Ellis
• The Gayness of Batman: A Brief History by Andrew Wheeler
• Why The Erasure Of Queer Kitty Pryde Matters by Sara Century
• Give ‘Em Elle: Queer Subtext Through The Years by Elle Collins
• The Queer Subtext of X-Men Shines Bright at Flame Con by Manuel Betancourt
• Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy Sitting in a Tree by Steve Morris
• Drawn to Comics: Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy Finally Have Their First In-Canon, Main-Universe Kiss! by Mey
• Harley and Ivy Married In The World of Injustice by Matt Morrison
• Chosen One of the Day: Bugs Bunny’s Gender-Bending Performance in What’s Opera, Doc? by Riley Silverman

RECOMMENDED LISTENING

• Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men episode #100 – Unexpected Wonder, with Chris Claremont

The Queer Comics Podcast is launching soon on the Geek Therapy Network! In the meantime, check out this episode of GT Radio with QCP co-host Nina Taylor Kester!