In this episode I chat with Arthur Woo, a true aficionado of nerd culture (with the collections to prove it). We talk origin stories, when Star Wars isn't Star Wars, diversity in the comic book world, and so much more. So find out why Arthur loves nerd culture - and why you might learn to love it, too.

Chat with Arthur on Twitter https://twitter.com/artwoo

Here are some of Arthur's recommendations for creators you should check out:

Christopher Priest: Longtime industry writer of various titles for Marvel, DC and many others. Various parts of his acclaimed Black Panther run was used and adapted for the Black Panther movie. https://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Christopher-Priest-Collection/dp/0785192670

Gail Simone: Prolific writer of various works such as Wonder Woman, Birds of Prey, Batgirl, Deadpool and other independent books https://twitter.com/GailSimone

Greg Rucka: Crime stories and strong writer of lead female characters including Wonder Woman, Queen and Country, Whiteout, and Lois Lane among many others. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Rucka

Ed Brubaker: Acclaimed crime and superhero comicbook writer of various works such as Criminal, Sleeper, Icognito, Velvet, Batman, Daredevil and Captain America. His highly regarded Captain America run was the basis and adapted for the Marvel Studios movie Captain America: Winter Soldier. https://imagecomics.com/creators/ed-brubaker

Mark Waid: Over the past 33 years, Mark Waid has written a wider variety of well-known characters than any other American author, from Superman to the Justice League to Spider-Man to Archie and hundreds of others. His award-winning graphic novel with artist Alex Ross, KINGDOM COME, is one of the best-selling comics of all time. http://www.markwaid.com

Epic Marvel Podcast: Podcast and FB group that talks and shares about classic Marvel stories, collected editions, and other nerdy related stuff. http://epicmarvelpodcast.com https://www.facebook.com/epicmarvelpodcast

Arthur's favorite nonprofits:

Hero Initiative https://www.heroinitiative.org/ The Hero Initiative creates a financial safety net for comic creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Since inception, the Hero Initiative has been fortunate enough to benefit creators with more than $1 million worth of much-needed aid.

Sacred Heart Community Service https://sacredheartcs.org

Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI) https://aaci.org/

Christian and Missionary Alliance https://www.cmalliance.org/ministries/

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A rotating list of my favorite nonprofits:

Equal Justice Initiative https://eji.org

Higher Heights Leadership Fund https://www.higherheightsleadershipfund.org/

Second Harvest Silicon Valley https://shfb.org

The Nature Conservancy https://nature.org

The Trevor Project https://thetrevorproject.org

Vote.org https://www.vote.org

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