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To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Marvel Knights, we welcome Joe Quesada to tell the origin story of the imprint and contextualize it within Marvel history. One lucky break he got early in his career came full circle with the launch of Marvel Knights. That single opportunity he was given has continued to inform his creative career (and life) ever since.

Without Marvel Knights, we would not have the version of Black Panther that just hit screens, and were it not for writer Christopher Priest (aka Jim Owsley), we would not have had Marvel Knights in the first place, either.

"The chance that there's an open assignment? Not good, but I'll see."

Interviews with Joe Quesada were recorded live onstage at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto in the fall of 2016.

Over the last five years, Coco sketch artist Ana Ramirez has gone from an intern to being staffed on an Academy Award-winning feature (Coco), illustrating the official Coco storybook (Miguel and the Grand Harmony), and starting work on a second, still-secret feature. Ana discusses her path to working for Pixar, her journey on Coco, and how Pixar makes the concept of a progressive, inclusive workplace a reality.

Coco is now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Blu-ray

To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Marvel Knights, we welcome Joe Quesada to tell the origin story of the imprint and contextualize it within Marvel history. One lucky break he got early in his career came full circle with the launch of Marvel Knights. That single opportunity he was given has continued to inform his creative career (and life) ever since.

Without Marvel Knights, we would not have the version of Black Panther that just hit screens, and were it not for writer Christopher Priest (aka Jim Owsley), we would not have had Marvel Knights in the first place, either.

"The chance that there's an open assignment? Not good, but I'll see."

Interviews with Joe Quesada were recorded live onstage at Fan Expo Canada in Toronto in the fall of 2016.

Over the last five years, Coco sketch artist Ana Ramirez has gone from an intern to being staffed on an Academy Award-winning feature (Coco), illustrating the official Coco storybook (Miguel and the Grand Harmony), and starting work on a second, still-secret feature. Ana discusses her path to working for Pixar, her journey on Coco, and how Pixar makes the concept of a progressive, inclusive workplace a reality.

Coco is now available on Blu-ray, DVD, and 4K Blu-ray

Mary Jo Klinker, activist, agitator, and assistant professor of women's gender and sexuality studies at Winona State University in Minnesota joins Brett to talk about #metoo, prison abolition, online dating in a feminist world, and astound each other with music they haven't heard of but apparently should have.

The amazing folks over at Ubisoft invited us to see FarCry 5 last week at a preview event, right before launch this month. While there, we got to play a bit of the game and had the chance to interview Creative Director Dan Hay, Cult Expert Rick Ross, and Lead Writer Drew Holmes.

Gary Nissenbaum, the managing attorney and founding principal of the Nissenbaum Law Group, joins Brett to talk about emotional intelligence and its place in the legal profession.

This podcast is not legal advice. Remember, laws vary from one jurisdiction to another. Consult an attorney of your choice for advice about a particular matter.

Gary Nissenbaum, the managing attorney and founding principal of the Nissenbaum Law Group, joins Brett to talk about emotional intelligence and its place in the legal profession.

This podcast is not legal advice. Remember, laws vary from one jurisdiction to another. Consult an attorney of your choice for advice about a particular matter.

Shareef and Cicero talk about Celeste, Gorogoa, Assassin's Creed discovery tour, Xbox game pass, Twitch being sued, and games being blamed for school shootings.  Also, what the hell to Monopoly?

This week's guest is Jared Rodriguez. He teaches at Northwestern, DePaul, and the University of Illinois, Chicago, and is a Doctoral Candidate in African American Studies at Northwestern University. He joins Brett to talk about the journey of a "Black Newyorican" kid in public housing to being