Souler Scouts

Listen to two adult women fangirl over Jamila Rowser's latest comic "Ode to Keisha" featuring artist Trinidad Escobar. A tale of genuine sisterhood, "Ode to Keisha" gives a beautiful depiction of cultivating friendships in a foreign area. The power of friendship can protect and heal, and Jamila shows us just how it has impacted her life from a very young age until now. With beautiful art from Trinidad Escobar, "Ode to Keisha" will resonate with many people of different ages for the years to come.  

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Starting November 2, we will be hosting an Instagram giveaway for a chance for TWO people to win a copy of "Ode to Keisha"!!!!! 

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Jamila Rowser is a writer and publisher who loves creating comics for Black and brown women, whether it's through writing the stories herself, or publishing the work of others through her publishing company, Black Josei Press. Jamila is most known for her award-winning, debut comic Wash Day, illustrated by Robyn Smith. She was also featured in Adweek’s Creative 100 in 2021 as Artists and Authors to follow. Jamila lives in Miami, but reps The Bronx. You can find her detangling her hair, reading manga, and doting on her two cats Sage and Sapphire.  

Website: https://www.jamilarowser.com/  

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamilaRowser

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamilarowser/   

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Trinidad Escobar is a cartoonist, poet, and musician from Milpitas, CA. Her work has been featured in literary journals and other publications like NPR, The New Yorker, Shenandoah, and more. In 2019, Trinidad was named as one of YBCA’s most influential global artists for her comics journalism and workshops grounded in gender and racial justice. In 2020, her works were featured in Eisner and Ignatz-winning anthologies like Drawing Power (Abrams) and Be Gay, Do Comics (IDW). Her poem-comic on sexual violence is currently on display at the first-ever international Women in Comics exhibit in Naples and Rome, Italy. You can find her playing music with her son and partner by the sea.

Website: http://www.trinidadescobar.com/ 

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/escobarcomics... 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/escobarcomics/ 

Are you interested in getting into anime? Are you confused about why there's so many options? Does the amount of episodes of One Piece intimidate you? It's okay! Get your beverage of choice, and come sit with us. 

On this episode, the Souler Scouts talk about SOME of their favorite anime, and some they think people should see. Turns out, this is going to have to be a two part episode, so consider this unfinished before you comment that Katt forgot to mention YuYu Hakusho!  

For the visual episode, click here!

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GIVEAWAY!!!! 

We’ve paired with Manga Brownies to create a Demon Slayer swag bag for one lucky winner, right in time for the release of season two of the Demon Slayer anime! All these goodies and volume 1 of the manga to add to your collection.   

To enter:  

It's a'us, the Souler Scouts! Welcome to episode 6!

On this episode:

part I: You love to see it

part II:

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Souler Scouts podcast is an all-nerds welcome environment, led by two black women who love everything from video games to comics, to anime (and all the things in between). We want you to feel safe to nerd out with us, so grab your favorite beverage, and let's have a chat.

We air an episode every other Friday!

The original episode aired on September 3, 2021 on YouTube. Watch the visual episode here.

Welcome to episode 5! Grab your tea and sit with us. Let's talk about some things...  

On this episode: 

This episode originally aired August 20, 2021 on YouTube. Watch the visual episode here.

Hello puddins! This week, the Souler Scouts talk about Harley Quinn! She was so great in Suicide Squad, we just had to talk about her impact over pop culture the past 29 years (CRAZY!!!). We also give a spoiler free review of The Suicide Squad, but if you still want to skip it, it starts at ____.   Enjoy! Disclaimer: there are certain talks of abuse, but no detail and we don’t linger on it. However, if you want a more in depth discussion on Harley Quinn from the perspective of a professional, we recommend the podcast The Arkham Sessions with hosts Dr. Andrea Letamendi and Brian Ward, particularly this episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...

This episode originally aired August 7, 2021 on YouTube. To watch our visual episode and to see Jefe, click here.

Grab your tea & let's have a chat! On this episode, the Souler Scouts introduce Jefe, their trusted companion and best boy. Foxx talks about Dead By Daylight Tome VIII, and Katt talks about the game Stray she is excited about. They discuss the wonderful world of indie games, and the future of game design. They also talk about the new Dragon Ball Z movie, and attempt to put the Goku vs. Usagi discussion to rest.

This episode originally aired July 23, 2021 on YouTube. For the visual episode, check it out here.

In this episode, we start with some of our favorite POC comic authors as well as some of our favorite manga that you should check out. We don’t hold back on our opinion of Nickelodeon’s new All Stars game, and we definitely get into the confusion between Valve and Elgato: what's a steam deck and what does it mean for stream decks? We also highlight our favorite fog whisperers & comic writers. 

This episode originally aired July 9, 2021 on YouTube. For the visual episode, check it out here.

On our VERY FIRST EPISODE, we talk about YouTube great, @CoryxKenshin and if he returns to play his most beloved franchise. We also talk about who to watch during his leave of absence. We follow up with a convo of how the PS5 has been hard to buy, the games we look forward to play in the near future, our current anime and games played right now!