Emma Frost’s name is known across the Marvel Universe, for reasons good and bad. We’ll spotlight the controversial ways in which the fashion queen catapulted Krakoa to success and turned the Hellfire Gala into one of the most hotly anticipated mainstays of the Marvel Universe.

Hosts Ellie and Preeti talk to X-Men Black: Emma Frost writer Leah Williams and Marvel’s own Emma Frost super fan Alana Herrnson about the Hellfire Gala, Emma, and whether she’s a hero or a villain! Plus, we learn from fashion historian Dr. Valerie Steele why Emma’s fashion broadcasts power.

Check out Marvel Unlimited’s Women of Marvel Reading List for Emma Frost!: https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/listen-women-of-marvel-emma-frost-podcast-episode-highlights

Find Robyn’s full Best Dressed list here: https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/emma-frost-best-fashion-moments

Look through Phil Noto’s camera as Emma Frost hands the Hellfire Gala over to the Stepford Cuckoos: https://www.marvel.com/amp/articles/comics/emma-frost-hellfire-gala-interview-magazine-spread-phil-noto

Full Episode Transcript Available: https://www.marvel.com/articles/podcasts/complete-emma-frost-episode-transcript-women-of-marvel-podcast

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