Girls Interrupting

BLACK PANTHER, Vol 2

It's time for the main event! This week we're talking about the second volume of Ta-Nehisi Coates' BLACK PANTHER: A Nation Under Our Feet.

Things seem to be escalating in Wakanda, as T'Challa takes meetings with villains and teams up with heroes. Shuri continues on her trip through the Djalia, and we learn more about the history of Wakanda and its' neighbors. What are the true origins of the nation of Wakanda? Can T'Challa carry the mantle of King and Avenger at the same time? And are The People revolutionaries or terrorists?

Join us to discuss BLACK PANTHER #5 - #8, as well as our love of the new show Black Lightning, and our level of HYPE for the (at the time, still upcoming) Black Panther movie!

Our love of Wakanda continues with a viewing of the first three episodes of the 2010 BET cartoon BLACK PANTHER!

In this short series, we see how T’Challa gained the throne, as well as some previous Wakandan monarchs who have held the mantle of the Black Panther, and the battles they fought against everyone from racist colonizers to a young Captain America.

Tune in and join us as we discuss the animated BLACK PANTHER!

The Girls are back at the movies with week, along with special guest Kenneth from NOTLG's Bam!Pow!TV in the co-host chair!

We're on an extended trip to Wakanda this month, and this was the highlight of our vacation. Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael B. Jordan, and Danai Gurira lead a fantastic ensemble cast in one of the best Marvel Studios ventures to date. We discuss the reactions, the money, and most of all, our joy at seeing the world of Wakanda finally brought to the big screen.

Let us know your favorite character, your favorite line, and how many times you've gone to see it! We can't wait to go back. :heart:

With the release of Marvel's "Black Panther" only TWO DAYS AWAY, we're spending as much time as we can in Wakanda! WORLD OF WAKANDA is an offshoot of Ta-nehisi Coates' main BLACK PANTHER run, and it provides a look into the heart of Wakanda, separate from what King T'Challa may experience. We see the training of the Dora Milaje, the history of Wakanda itself, but most of all, the evolution of Aneka and Ayo's love story.

A story focused around a queer black romance, brought to us by the amazingly talented Roxane Gay, feels like a gift, and it was a joy to read. We can't wait to see more from WORLD OF WAKANDA!

This week we’re talking about violence, about glitter, about roller skates - that’s right, it’s roller derby time! We’re discussing the first two issues of SLAM! by Pamela Ribon and Veronica Fish.

We follow Jen and Maisie as they become fast friends while developing a love of roller derby side-by-side, and see how the intensity of derby can completely take over your life, for better or for worse.

Forget the blood, forget the bruises, but don’t forget to come up with a kickass derby name! We’ll see you on the track, jammers.

Inspired by Netflix’s recent Punisher show, we’ve picked up Vol 9 of Marvel’s THE PUNISHER by podcast favorite Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto. This volume introduces the character of Rachel Cole-Alves, a woman after Frank Castle’s own mission.

After her entire family is gunned down at her wedding reception, Rachel Alves (she took her husband’s name has some decisions to make about what to do next with her life. Meanwhile, we see the effects the Punisher has on reporters, cops, and the city at large as he moves through New York more like an unstoppable force of nature than a solitary person. Also, he fights a giant bird.

Pack the bandages and the bullets, kids, it’s time to talk about THE PUNISHER!

It's Rex Manning Day! Just kidding, this isn't Empire Records, but we're pretty sure it bought the soundtrack. Carly Usdin and Nina Vakueva's HEAVY VINYL is a love letter to 90s romcoms, and is a nostalgia trip for those of us who were around for the age of the Walkman. These first two issues are full of teen angst, musical references, and silly drama that seems made for teens and pre-teens.

Let's talk record stores, first crushes, and fighting the patriarchy with your best friends! And yeah, we're open 'til midnight.

It’s 2018, and we’re back to business! This time we’re talking about Grace Ellis and Shae Beagle’s adorable coffee shop bestiary known as MOONSTRUCK!

Weird is the watchword in a universe full to bursting with every kind of supernatural creature you’ve ever heard of, with nary a boring, vanilla human in sight.

Julie, our favorite werewolf barista, is uneasy with her status as a semi-regular canine, but her new girlfriend Selena seems much more at peace with her lupine nature. Julie’s coworker Chet, the genderqueer centaur, just wants to score a date with Manuel, the cute minotaur with the manbun. But suddenly there are prophecies, ominous magic shows with sketchy magicians, and potentially evil snacks.

Grab your lattes and tuck your tails in y’all, let’s talk MOONSTRUCK!

Doesn't everyone secretly fantasize about going back to high school for one last party? Uhh, as if!

But we're following our nostalgia train anyway, all the way back to 1995 when Cher Hororwitz first stole our hearts and changed our vocabulary forever. This journey through Cher, Dionne, and Tai's senior year is brought to us by Amber Benson, Sarah Kuhn, and Siobhan Keenan.

The original Clueless is a cultural touchstone for our age bracket, but reading this book had us totally buggin'. Were we possibly not the Bettys this book was made for? It felt like we'd been here before, and not in a time loop kind of way. What. Ever. We're always here for a fun story about girls and friendship, even if we can't see eye-to-eye with high school kids anymore!

When Carol Danvers got her promotion from "Ms" to "Captain" back in 2014, all of us were immediately drawn to this new version of a classic character. She was brave, she was smart, she was reckless, and she was brilliant.

It’s been a few years, and Carol’s put some mileage on her new boots. In the uncertain days after the events of CIVIL WAR II, how is Carol coping? What are her next steps? And will we want to walk them with her anymore?

It’s never easy to follow a big act, and the version of Carol Danvers put forth by Kelly Sue DeConnick and David Lopez changed how the entire world viewed Carol Danvers, and earned a permanent place in our fangirl hearts. Can this new version in the pages of Margaret Stohl and Ramon Rosanas’ MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL fly out of the long shadow cast by her predecessor?

What do you think, listeners? Are you still proud members of the Carol Corps? As always, we welcome your thoughts. Please send them care of Alpha Flight Space Station, where we’ll be setting up our new recording studio.