On this episode of X-Ray Vision, Jason Concepcion and Rosie Knight dive into the world of Fantasy and Science Fiction! First in Previously On (3:17), Jason and Rosie discuss some comics news, including a new Avengers series, a possible new comics origin for Thor in Avengers 1,000,000 BC, Marvel’s A.X.E.: Judgment Day, and DC’s upcoming Death of Justice League and Dark Crisis; they also discuss the title casting in Disney+’s recently announced Percy Jackson series, the MCU’s Ironheart series gaining its directors, and recap episode three of the Disney+ limited series Moon Knight. In the Airlock (53:19), they discuss JK Rowling’s transphobia and why they won’t be covering the latest Fantastic Beasts movie before diving deep (deeeep) into their book bag to offer recommendations for amazing Fantasy and Sci-Fi that just so happens to be written by marginalized, underrepresented, and queer authors that centers marginalized characters. Then, in the Hive Mind (1:15:06), Jason and Rosie are joined by Nicola Griffith, award winning author of Ammonite, Hild, the upcoming Spear, and more, to discuss her process as a writer, conducting research on Arthurian England, and writing with, and about, disabilities. Finally, in Nerd Out (1:48:43) a listener pitches us on The Illuminatus! Trilogy.

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Spear by Nicola Griffith + Nicola’s website is worth checking out too!

The Listener’s Guide for all things X-Ray Vision!

Harry Potter and The Problematic Author by Maia Kobabe

The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

Hild by Nicola Griffith

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

Spear by Nicola Griffith (out on April 19th)

Pet by Akwaeke Emezi

The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton (out on May 3)

Recommendations from our guest & award winning author Nicola Griffith:

Sorrowland (2021) by Rivers Solomon

The Long Way To a Small Angry Planet (2015) by Becky Chambers

A Companion to Arthurian Literature  (2009) Edited by Helen Fulton

A Spindle Splintered  (2021) by Alix E. Harrow

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