Today on Las Platicas we are joined by writer/creator of FOR MOLLY Gabe Cheng. He is currently Kickstarting FOR MOLLY chapter two.

Beer review of Hard Frescos brewing company’s “Sparkling Juicy Jamaica.” Yum! Book Review of “Demon Bitch Hellfire and Damnation” by Christie Shinn. Kristen brings chisme right from the shop! Eddie was filmed at Hidie Ho for an episode of a new doc series called Cover to Cover. And Sara’s chasm is that DC Lucha Explosiva figures have been cancelled. On Jen’s radar is the Netflix Anime series “Blame!” For this week’s Juntos y Fuertes Kristen brings a movie called Jose by Li Cheng movie set in Guatemala. Saludos from Sara to Scintillating Stories podcast.

We talk to the awesome Peter J. W. Mellini Co-founder, Lead Organizer at East Los Angeles Comicbook, Art & Popculture Expo (East LA C.A.P.E.) Owner-Operator at Nostalgic Books and Comics. We talk about the adventures of comic shop ownership and passion driven projects.

Sara has this week’s chisme de la semana with news that a deaf and trans actor has been cast to play Jericho in DC’s Titans. Beer review of Mytos Keller Bier. Book review of Open Earth, from Limerence Press, Oni’s imprint which publishes “publishes quality erotica, sex education, and gender and sexuality studies comics.” Berger Books from Karen Berger, an imprint of Dark Horse Comics, is on Jen’s radar. And on Sara’s radar is “Bright Burn,” the new horror superhero movie from James Gunn. Kristen brings Juntos y Fuertes with sister podcast Girl Boner. Saludos to Jaime Hernandez who has a new story out about Maggie and Hopey called “Is This How You See Me?”

Jen has today’s Chisme de la Semana with an ominous phone call to the shop from Sony about Silver Sable. Beer review of Mytos Baltic Porter. Book review of The Girl Who Married a Skull: And Other African Stories. Sara bring us on my radar with comic book creator Calvin Nye. Kristen brings Juntos y Fuertes this week about Wakanda Con. Saludos to My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero.

Sara has this week’s Chisme de la Semana with a petition on the internet to have Amber Heard removed from Aquaman 2. Beer review of Myto’s Irish Red. Book review of Eternity Girl by Magdalane Visaggio from DC’s Young Animal Imprint. Spider-Man: City at War is on Kristen’s radar. Juntos y Fuertes this week is about something near and dear to the comadres’ hearts… beer! Border X Brewing has come to Los Angeles! Saludos to the people who made the Latino Comics Expo 2019 possible!

Jen has this week’s chime with news that Tom Hiddleston will be reprising his role in the upcoming Loki show. Beer review of Great Notion Brewing’s “Momo” (mnemonic device: “We love our guns in “OR a gun”). Book review of “Out of Order” by Seol Young Lee and Mike Ahn. Wonder Comics is on Kristen’s radar.

Jen has chisme from the New York Toy Fair about a DC Bombshells retro interpretation of Death from Neil Gaiman’s Sandman and Funko has started making Pokemon Pops. Beer review of Mo-tra Blood Orange IPA from Santa Maria Brewing Co. Beer review of Cecil Castellucci’s Soupy Leaves Home featuring illustrations by Jose Pimienta. On Sara’s radar is Neil Gaiman’s master class. Kristen brings us Juntos y Fuertes with Back in the Deck. Saludos to Cafe Con Leche Nerds.

On this episode of Las Platicas we talk to Writer, artist, entrepreneur & philanthropist Nathaniel Osollo! He's going to tell us all of the projects he's working on! Join us as we sit around the round table as we all enjoy Peach Double Milkshake IPA from Tired Hands Brewing Company in true Comadres y Comics form!

Jen spearheads a tearful discussion of the super hero movies that earned Oscar buzz. Kristen brings "the good stuff" with chisme about a mysterious, super hot comic shop customer... Beer review of "Loser's Club Vol. III" from Fieldwork brewing company. Book review of "We're Still Here: An All-Trans Anthology," edited Jeanne Thornton and Tara Avery. Sara brings Juntos y Fuertes with "Boys Night Out," "Ladies of Sorrow," and "Junior" at the Latino Comics Expo in Modesto.