flamecon

In the return of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Ian Carlos Crawford (@ianxcarlos) as they discuss the newly announced cast of Marvel's Fantastic Four, the trailers for Deadpool & Wolverine and X-Men '97, realize we're part of the 1-in-5 gamers who are queer, and catch up on what they're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture. 

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: Marvel reveals cast for new Fantastic Four

• IAN: New trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine & New trailer for X-Men ‘97

DOWN & NERDY: 

• KEVIN:  Argylle, Brothers Sun, Death & Other Details, Ted, Percy Jackson, The Deviant 

• IAN: Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Blood Debts

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  New trailer for Love Lies Bleeding

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  According to a new study, 1 in 5 gamers identifies as LGBTQ+

CLIP OF THE WEEK:  New trailer for Femme

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Pedro Pascal as Mister Fantastic

• IAN: Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm

**art by Wesley Burt @wes_burt

BREAKING NEWS!

Gotham Outsiders will be at Flame Con 2022! We will be hosting Gotham Outsiders: A Batman Panel on Saturday, August 20th from 3:15 to 4:15 in Panel Room B. Joining us will be our very own JLQ members: Jadzia Axelrod, Ben "Bee" Kahn, and Alex Jaffe! We will all also be featured at a Special Signing immediately after the panel from 4:30-5:30 at table Pub 1 in the exhibit hall where we will have limited GO prints and pins as giveaways. Come say hello!

And for the less good news, the Batgirl movie has been cancelled, and HBO Max seems to be self imploding... 

Flame Con panel info: flamecon2022.sched.com/event/17VAc/gotham-outsiders-a-batman-panel?fbclid=IwAR2uWm50sXe_Zm-UqY-1VtdIAQ8cEeU5tf7i4ux39b-_MahbVpqnRvNwyCs 

Chris: @themythofpsyche

TJ: @troyfin2

Gotham Outsiders: @GothamOutsiders

Music and edited by: Nick Oyler

Logo: Aliza Layne

In a new episode of the Flame Cast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) chats with Josh Trujillo (@losthiskeysman) the writer, editor, and comic book creator (who'll be at Flame Con this year) who's behind Aaron Fisher-Captain America, the Hulking & Wiccan Infinity Comic, and so much more. They talk about the importance of queer friendships. They also talk about his inspirations, where and how he connects with his community, and what he's getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

In a new episode of the Flame Cast, Kevin chats with Steenz (@oheySteenz) the cartoonist, editor, and professor, about the importance of building up our community by providing opportunities for new artists/creators. They also talk about their inspirations, where and how they connect with their community, and what they're getting Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

You can find out more on their website: www.oheysteenz.com/

It's the continued return of the Flame Cast, our celebration of past, present, and future Flame Con guests. Join Kevin in a conversation with Jay Edidin, writer, editor, and podcaster. He's best known as one of the hosts of Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men . In this conversation, we get to know Jay, who/what inspires him, where he finds community, and what he gets Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

It's the return of the Flame Cast, our celebration of past, present, and future Flame Con guests. Join Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) in a conversation with Eric & Ray with Rage Gear Studios (@ragegearstudios) as we get to know their influences and what they get Down & Nerdy with in pop culture.

In our final celebration of the 300th episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) sits down with the prolific writer James Tynion IV (@ReadTinyOnion), as they reflect on the very first Flame Con in 2015. They discuss the many books James has worked on in the 7 years since, how the industry has changed, and what projects he has on the horizon.

We're celebrating the Geeks OUT Podcast's 300th episode with a look back at the first Flame Con back in 2015 with host Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and the hotly in-demand artist, Kevin Wada (@kevinwada). They look back at that first year, reflect on how things have changed for both Kevin and the Industry, and discuss some of the projects that he has coming up.

In the continued celebration of the 300th episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) sits down with Nicole and Nicole from the South Street Art Mart (@SouthStArtMart), a queer indy art market located in Philly. They reflect on being there at the first Flame Con (2015) under a different entity, how things have changed for them in the past 7 years, and discuss why they come back to Flame Con year after year.

In celebration of the 300th episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) sits down with Hazel Newlevant (@HNewlevant) for a look back at the first year of Flame Con (2015) while discussing their work, favorite memories from that inaugural event, and how things have changed for them and the industry in the past 7 years.

In this celebration of 300 episodes of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by his original co-host, Jake Weatherman (@thejakeycakes on Insta), and frequent co-host Jon Herzog (@jonherzog), as they reflect on the past 7 years, look to the future, and tease our bonus Flame Con Retrospective episodes.

**This episode is dedicated to our friend and frequent guest host, John Jennison who passed last month. 

"It Is Sometimes A Mistake To Climb; It Is Always A Mistake Never Even To Make The Attempt. But Is It Really So Bad, To Fail? If You Do Not Climb, You Will Not Fall. This Is True. But Is It That Bad To Fail, That Hard To Fall? Sometimes You Wake, And Sometimes, Yes, You Die." - Dream (Sandman)

On August 17 and 18th, 2019, we’ll be at FlameCon https://www.flamecon.org/ in New York City.  “The Worlds Largest Queer Comic Con.”

We’re attending as fans, but would love to meet you.  Please say hi if you see someone walking around in a blue Manifestations shirt, or maybe one with the Tractus star logo.  We’ll have some show related prizes to share.

Transcripts are a downloadable PDF at http://podmanifest.libsyn.com/

Our intro music is Breathe, by Chill Carrier

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The music heard here is Sunshine, by Cobycracker

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Thank you for listening.  We hope you join us, on our journey.