Podcast: Bitches on Comics

We interview Molly Naylor, script writer, poet, director, and performer, about her amazing new graphic novel with artist Lizzy Stewart: Lights, Planets, People! We discuss the gifts of creating across many different forms, why art and business make strange bedfellows, and get into the process of creating Lights, Planets, People! We also discuss why we need to see more older queer women making mistakes and finding a way through.

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We interview filmmaker, comic critic, and generally badass human Monika Estrella Negra about one of her favorite comic book characters: Doctor Aphra. We talk about our deep love for this self-serving archaeologist and her salty exes. From issues with her dad to facing down Darth Vader himself, Chelli Aphra finds a way to double-deal, scheme, and backstab her way through the Star Wars universe.

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We interview G. Romero Johnson and Tina Horn about their new graphic novel SFSX Volume 2: Terms of Service. We talk about queer and trans sex, technology, policing, sex robots, gender, horniness and every other sticky concept SFSX grapples with. We also get into Denis and Avory’s stories and SWEET HERA, the Stacies. Y’all, the Stacies.

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We interview Becky Cloonan (Gotham Academy, Wonder Woman) and Michael W. Conrad (Wonder Woman, Doom Patrol) about their new comic: Batgirls! We discuss how they first met Batman and the Bat Family, the balance of high stakes and hijinks in Batgirls, and why this comic we’ve all been waiting for totally rules.

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We interview adrienne maree brown, author, Octavia E. Butler scholar, podcast host, and doula, about her new novella Grievers. We also get into the connection between organizing and speculative fiction, amb’s deep love of Butler and Ursula LeGuin, and the power of creativity. Don’t worry, we also dish on queerness and it’s transformative power in fiction and life.

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In this episode, we interview comic artist and writer Natasha Alterici. We discuss her epic, queer, Norse-mythology comic Heathen, her numerous zines, her great love for cover art, and, of course, we talk dinosaurs. Dino DNA! Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from the dino queen herself!

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In this episode we interview monster romance author Magen Cubed (Leather and Lace, In The Bedroom of Medusa) about the challenges facing queer creators, the purpose and power of self-publishing, her Leather and Lace characters Cash and Dorian, and so much more.

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In today’s episode, we interview authors Ada Hoffmann (The Outside, The Fallen) and R.B. Lemberg (The Four Profound Weaves, Birdverse). We talk about their fiction and get deep into neurodiversity and queer and trans representation in speculative fiction, discussing internality, pacing, trauma, and who gets to tell their own stories–and how.

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In today’s interview, we talk to return guest Danny Lore about everything they’ve been up to since last we spoke. They’ve just been writing Captain America and John Constantine and Wonder Woman and Zatanna and Transformers. No big. Danny’s also been busy cooking up an original werewolf and supernatural comic Lunar Room. In this great conversation, we get into why some characters have to be reclaimed, what it means to see people as both good and evil, and so much more.

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Today’s interview is with Sarah Gailey, author of Magic for Liars, The Echo Wife, and much more. Sarah joins us to talk about their new comic Eat The Rich, out now. We get into why horror is so relatable, the lures and lies of wealth, how cannibalism and capitalism have more in common than a handful of letters, and what queer creators owe our audiences (hint: it’s not perfection).

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In today’s episode, we answer a listener question about Mojo, what his whole deal is, and any other villains that are similar to him in comics. We get into why Mojo is so formidable to the X-Men, what his fatness communicates, and what he parallels in our own society. Our Comic of the Week is Drainers (Steacy).

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In today’s episode, we talk to Preeti Chhibber, author, critic, and speaker about her new Zatanna comic, her deep love of Peter Parker, her wild experience writing an MCU tie-in, and her love/hate/hate/love relationship with Supernatural. She also shares some of her writing insights.

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In today’s episode, we answer a listener question about Secret Wars and the sudden appearance of Leah of Hel. We discuss the history of Secret Wars, Leah and Magik’s queer love, and the highs and lows of characters who are only queer in alternate universes. We also recommend our favorite Secret Wars/Battleworld comics. Our Comic of the Week is: Godzilla in Hell (various)

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Today’s episode is all about Wynonna Earp: the series, the comic, the woman, the fandom. We talk about the power of the queer representation on the series, why somebody should make bank by bringing it back, and the exceptional exploration of trauma, healing, relapse, recovery, and hope. We love Wynonna Earp. Our Comic of the Week is: The Paradox of Getting Better by Raven Lyn

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In this week’s episode, we answer a listener question about The Nevers, how we grapple with works by problematic creators especially when we love them, and what witchy and supernatural TV, film, comics, and books we would recommend instead. Our Comic of the Week is Grip: The Strange World of Men (Hernandez).Trigger Warnings: discussions of allegations against Joss Whedon, Warren Ellis, and others, discussions of abuse and transphobia throughout

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In this week’s episode, we answer a listener question about WandaVision, what the adaptation gets right and where it fails, and what comics we’d love to see adapted or not. We get into the erasure of Wanda’s Jewish and Romani identities and so much more. Our Comic of the Week is LaGuardia (Okorafor, Ford).

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In today’s episode, we have a double dose of Deadpool! First, we talk about what we love about the Merc with the Mouth with Monika Estrella Negra. We get into the highs and lows of our favorite tragic clown, from his pansexuality to his chaotic energy. Next, we take a look at Deadpool (Way, Medina) as a tie-in with Shelfdust’s Secret Invasion extravaganza!

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In today’s episode, we talk to Riley Silverman, actor, writer, uber nerd, and self-described “chaotic femme,” about her deep love of Doctor Who, Star Wars, and RPGs. We also discuss trans, nonbinary, and queer representation in nerdom and why Darth Vader comics rule.

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In our 100th freaking episode, we talk Jane Foster Thor (Aaron, Dauterman) and what makes her so worthy. Our Comic of the Week is Dazzler (1981). What a way to celebrate 100 episodes of your favorite bitches talking comics! We love you!

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In our pride month extravaganza grand finale, we interview Vita Ayala about their body of comics work from The Wilds to The New Mutants, why imperfect queer and Brown characters matter to them, and why superheroes still matter. We even get the lovely Stephanie Williams to join us for this awesome conversation!

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In our eighth Pride Month Extravaganza interview, we talk to Trung Le Nguyen about his graphic novel The Magic Fish, the importance of clothing and fashion to graphic narratives, and the connection between fairy tales and queerness.

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In our sixth Pride month extravaganza interview, we interview Sophie Campbell about her incredible body of comics work, the pressure on queer and trans creators, and having a good time with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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For our sixth pride month extravaganza interview, we interview cartoonist Stan Stanley regarding her comic The Hazards of Love, her creative process, and the importance of queer and trans Latinx representation.

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In our fifth pride month extravaganza interview, we talk to artist Yoshi Yoshitani about tarot, comics, and queer and mixed race representation in art and pop culture. We also get into Yoshi’s creative projects from Tarot of the Divine to Zatanna and the House of Secrets and I am Not Starfire.

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We talk to comic, tv, and film critic Craig about Far Sector, Abbott, Lovecraft Country, and Watchmen. We get into the power of seeing a range of time periods in Black stories, the highs and lows of the queer representation, and the power of Blacktober.

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For our third pride month extravaganza interview, we talk to Bishakh Som about her award-winning short story comic collection Apsara Engine, as well as her beautiful graphic memoir Spellbound. We discuss how creating comics helped her discover her trans identity, the power of exploring gender in community, and more!

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Welcome to our limited-edition podcast for Decoded Pride Issue #2. We talk to small roundtables of creators from this year’s issue about their stories and creative process and why queer speculative fiction matters so much. In our final episode for this season, our editors talk about their stories. Join us for a conversation between Sara Century, author of “Slipping, but Not Falling” (June 21), Monika Estrella Negra, author of “The Beacon of Influencership” (June 14), and S.E. Fleenor, author of “Anomalous” (June 5).

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We talk to Ben Kahn and Rachel Silverstein, writers of Renegade Rule, about their queer girl gamer comic, why this is the comic that created space for them as queer people and more! Renegade Rule is out today, so pick it up!

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For our pride month extravaganza, we interview author R.B. Lemberg about their novella The Four Profound Weaves, their deep love of Ursula LeGuin, coming out later in life, their multiverse Birdverse, and what lies ahead!

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