The Geeks OUT Podcast

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and Jon Herzog (@JonHerzog on Insta) discuss the return of Spider-Man to the MCU, the latest trailer for Frozen 2, and celebrate Mattel's new line of gender-neutral dolls in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Spider-Man is back in the MCU
• JON: Kevin Feige developing new Star Wars movie

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Judy, Prodigal Son, Evil, The Politician
• JON: Link's Awakening, Great British Baking Show, It/Something is Killing the Children

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Frozen 2

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Mattel reveals new gender-neutral doll

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for season 3 of Black Lightning

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Jonah Hill & Jeffrey Wright in talks to join The Batman
• Concerns raised over Joker screenings
• Original stars coming to Jurassic World 3
• Sony developing Madame Web movie
• New trailer for Into the Dark: Uncanny Annie
• New trailer for Wounds

TV

• A 'Bird of Prey' and a new Atom will be part of the Arrowverse Crisis & first look at Kingdom Come Superman
• CW developing a spinoff to Arrow
• Hulu cancels Ghost Rider series
• Billy Porter makes Emmy history
• New trailer for the final season of BoJack Horseman
• New trailer for BBC's The War of the Worlds
• New teaser for Vagrant Queen

COMIC BOOKS

• Captain America taking on Toxic Masculinity
• NY Times reinstates Graphic Novels Bestsellers list

SHILF

• KEVIN: MJ
• JON: Spider-Man

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Brett Mannes (@thebrettmannest) of the @ComicBookQueers podcast, as they discuss Disney+ and NBC's latest entry into the streaming wars peacock, anxiously await the new series Raising Dion, and celebrate Angelica Ross hosting the LGBTQ Presidential Forum in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: NBCUniversal announces peacock streaming service with revival of Saved by the Bell, reboot of Battlestar Galactica & more
• BRETT: Disney+ day-one offerings

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Ad Astra, Undone, AHS: 1984
• BRETT: Titans, House of X, J.J. Abrams Spider-Man

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Paramount Animation introduces new mascot

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Angelica Ross makes history hosting LGBTQ Presidential Forum

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Raising Dion

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New short Jurassic World: Battle at Big Rock
• New trailer for In the Tall Grass
• New trailer for Knives Out
• New trailer for In the Shadow of the Moon

TV

• Smallville return coming to Arrowverse Crisis
• GLOW renewed for final season
• Boondocks revival coming to HBOMax
• New trailer for Big Mouth
• New trailer for Living with Yourself
• New trailer for Daybreak

COMIC BOOKS

• Russian politician belittles comic readers
• Nicola Scott educates the internet on Dick Grayson's asset

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Kyle-Steven Porter (@YMISoAmazing) as they discuss Nintendo's new fitness game/attachments, the Ring Fit Adventure and Ring-Con controller, the new trailer for Hulu's Castle Rock based on Stephen King's books, and celebrate Rupaul and all the queer winners at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: New trailer for season 2 of Castle Rock
• KYLE: Nintendo reveals new Ring Fit Adventure

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Hustlers, Powers of X
• KYLE: Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Invader Zim, Elite, Roswell

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer showcases Regina Hall in HBO's Watchmen

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Rupaul and Queer Eye win early Emmy's

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for AppleTV+'s See

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Margot Robbie developing reboot of Tank Girl
• Full cast of The Suicide Squad announced
• New trailer for Countdown

TV

• New trailer for the revival of Are You Afraid of the Dark
• David E. Kelly developing Stephen King's The Institute for limited series
• New cast announced for CBS All Access' limited series The Stand
• J.J. Abrams gets new deal with WarnerMedia
• AppleTV+ releasing reboot of Ghostwriter
• Hailee Steinfeld in talks to play Kate Bishop in Disney+'s Hawkeye
• GLSEN honoring Riverdale with Gamechanger Award

VIDEO GAMES

• Pewdiepie changes his mind about donating to ADL
• New trailer for the Final Fantasy VII remake

SHILF

• KEVIN: The Colonel from KFC dating simulator
• KYLE: Raphael from Fire Emblem: Three Houses

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and Eric Green (@thegodofpunder) as they discuss Stephen King's Doctor Sleep and IT Chapter 2, the new trailer for the Black Christmas reboot, and why a Young Avengers comic from 7 years ago is creating "controversy" in Brazil in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: New trailer for Doctor Sleep
• ERIC: Joker wins top award at Venice Film Festival

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: IT Chapter 2, Steven Universe: The Movie, Titans, House of X, Something is Killing the Children
• ERIC: Sabrina, Dark Crystal, Alice Isn't Dead, The Two Princes

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Aeronauts

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Brazilian Mayor singles out gay heroes in Young Avengers in crackdown at literary event

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Black Christmas reboot

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for Gretel & Hansel
• Kristen Stewart told to tone down the gay if she wants in the MCU
• New trailer for Jojo Rabbit

TV

• New trailer for Disenchantment Part 2
• New trailer for Limetown
• Patty Jenkins signs deal with Netflix

COMIC BOOKS

• Marvel teases something is Incoming!

SHILF

• KEVIN: Prudence Blackwood
• ERIC: Nicholas Scratch

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by the VP of Geeks OUT, Steve Gianaca (@sgianaca) as they discuss Marvel continuing to tease a gay character in Eternals, the new Steven Universe movie trailer, and celebrate Linda Hamilton in the new Terminator: Dark Fate trailer for our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: New trailer for AHS: 1984
• STEVE: Steven Universe new Toonami trailer

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Young Justice: Outsiders, Twelve Forever, Marvel Comics #1000
• STEVE: Fruits Basket, Harry Potter Series, Dragon Quest 6, Final Fantasy X-2

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Eternals' unnamed gay hero will be married and have a family

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Joker

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• First look at characters from Disney's Raya and the Last Dragon
• New Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker teases darkside Rey

TV

• New teaser trailer for Disenchantment Part Two
• New trailer for The I-Land
• New trailer for season 2 of Titans

VIDEO GAMES

• Pokemon Sword & Shield's Gym Battles will be more of a spectacle

SHILF

• KEVIN: Guy Gardner
• STEVE: Kyle Rayner

In this week's super sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Anthony Hargraves (@LiftLaughPi) as they discuss some of their favorite moments from Flame Con, review the announcements from D23 Expo (Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, etc...) and celebrate Disney Channel's new Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, and Moon Knight series coming to Disney+
• ANTHONY: New trailer for The Politician

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Batman: Hush, Super Mario U. Deluxe
• ANTHONY: Shantae and the Seven Sirens is Coming! Guilty Mobile Phone Games

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Disney Channel orders a Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur animated series

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Marvel makes Mystique and Destiny official

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Lady & the Tramp live-action remake

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for Underwater
• New trailer for Antlers
• Matrix 4 in the works with Lana Wachowski and more returning
• Sony & Disney in conflict over Spider-Man's future
• Black Panther 2 gets a 2022 release date
• More cast revealed for The Eternals
• First look at Cruella
• New poster for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

TV

• New cast details for Falcon & the Winter Soldier
• New trailer for The Mandelorian
• Obi-Wan Kenobi series coming to Disney+
• Netflix orders Masters of the Universe animated series
• Starz orders wrestling series Heels starring Stephen Amell

VIDEO GAMES

• SonicFox does live Twitch stream to raise money for Trevor Project
• Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games to have classic mode

In this week's super sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @LynaeDePriest preview some of the things they're looking forward to seeing at Flame Con this year, discuss their 90's nostalgia with the new trailer for The Addams Family, and celebrate the trans storyline in Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling in This Week in Queer.

FLAME CON BIG OPENING: Schedule Special Guests Vendors

• KEVIN: Panel: We're Here, But Not Just Queer Performance: Spellbound Strings, Panfandom (Queer &) Workshop: Cosplay for Beginners Demo: Xbox Adaptive Controller Special Guest: Tana Ford, DJ Kirkland Vendor: Astonishing Queer Tales, Jennie Wood, Doable Guys
• LYNAÉ: Panel: Leveraging Labels Performance: Bonfire, Cosplay Contest Workshop: Take Pride: Create Your Own Flag Demo: Intro to Smash Bros. Special Guest: Food 4 Thot Vendor: Night Owl Designs

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Detective Pikachu, Two Sentence Horror Stories, Young Justice, Super Mario U Deluxe
• LYNAÉ: Rocko's Modern Life, American Ninja Warrior

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: ABC announces The Little Mermaid Live

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling has a transgender storyline

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for The Addams Family animated movie

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Andy Serkis to direct Venom 2
• Disney+ to "reimagine" Home Alone, Night at the Museum, and more
• New trailer for Wonder Woman: Bloodlines
• First look at live-action Lady and the Tramp cast
• Universal cancels the release of The Hunt

TV

• Game of Thrones creators sign Netflix deal
• Disney+ announces bundle with Hulu & ESPN+
• New trailer for Carnival Row
• Amazon developing series based on Event Horizon
• New teaser for season 2 of Titans
• New trailer for Katy Keene
• Crisis on Infinite Earths adds more characters

COMIC BOOKS

• Superman reminds fans of his stance on immigration and refugees

SHILF

• KEVIN: Foxy Love
• LYNAÉ: Foxy Brown

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Jon Herzog, as they discuss Aquaman (formerly Aqualad) finding queer love in the ocean deep on Young Justice: Outsiders, check out the teaser trailer for the Are You Afraid of the Dark revival, and celebrate Gal Gadot playing Hedy Lamarr as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Stephen King writing a new ending for The Stand limited series
• JON: Teaser trailer out for Are You Afraid of the Dark? revival on Nickelodeon

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Agents of SHIELD, She-Ra & the Princesses of Power, Twelve Forever, Powers of X
• JON: The Boys (show and comic!), Good Omens, Loki, Lois Lane

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Gal Gadot to star in new Hedy Lamarr limited series

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Young Justice: Outsiders confirms Aquaman's queer identity

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Little Monsters

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for The Hunt
• Sif wants to be Valkyrie's queen in Thor: Love & Thunder
• New Gods movie to feature Darkseid and his Furies

TV

• CBS All Access orders adaptation of The Man Who Fell to Earth
• New season of Runaways to feature crossover with Cloak & Dagger
• HBO Max orders Circe series based on the fantasy novel
• Sam Witwer joins Riverdale
• New teaser for The Walking Dead spinoff
• New trailer for season 2 of Mindhunter
• Cast announced for Joss Whedon's The Nevers
• New teaser for AHS: 1984

COMIC BOOKS

• Tyra Banks turning Modelland into graphic novel

SHILF

• KEVIN: Adora/She-Ra
• JON: Annie/Starlight from The Boys

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Chi-town's own Eric Green (@thegodofpunder) as they discuss the new trailer for the Rocko's Modern Life revival movie, wonder if Nickelodeon Slime will take over the ISS, and celebrate the new writer/artist for TMNT, Sophie Campbell, as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: New trailer for Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling
• ERIC: Nickelodeon Slime sent to space

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Lion King, The Boys, Fearless
• ERIC: House of X #1, John Wyndham novels

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Sophie Campbell taking over as writer/artist for TMNT

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: New trailer for Why Women Kill

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New teaser trailer for JoJo Rabbit

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for Gemini Man
• New trailer for Zombieland: Double Tap

TV

• The Expanse renewed on Amazon
• Carnival Row renewed for season 2 ahead of premiere
• The Handmaid's Tale renewed for 4th season
• Big Mouth renewed for three more seasons
• Lucifer's 5th season expanded to 16 episodes
• AMC developing graphic novel Farmland
• Hulu is developing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
• Netflix cancels Tuca and Bertie
• New trailer for Wu Assassins
• New teaser for season 3 of Runaways
• New teaser for season 2 of The Purge

COMIC BOOKS

• DC releasing Year of the Villain acetate covers
• House of X & Powers of X to have color coded logos

SHILF

• KEVIN: Havok
• ERIC: Cyclops

In this week's extra special, super-sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by @JonHerzog and making his triumphant return is @GrahamNolan, as they celebrate 200 episodes, reflect on the last 2 years, look to the future, and discuss all the news from SDCC in The Week in Geek.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Marvel announces Phase 4 & Disney+ series premieres
• GRAHAM: Agents of SHIELD to end with season 7
• JON: New trailer for season 3 of Westworld

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Crawl, Veronica Mars, Stranger Things
• GRAHAM: Batman, Justice League, War of Realms, Cloak and Dagger, Jessica Jones
• JON: Queer Eye S4, GRRM Dunk + Egg books, JKR Mystery books

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Harley Quinn animated series

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Emmy nominations announced

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Star Trek: Picard

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• First look at Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling movie
• First look at Jay & Silent Bob Roboot
• New trailer for The King's Man
• New trailer for IT: Chapter 2
• New trailer for Cats the Musical
• Behind the scenes look at Terminator: Dark Fate
• New trailer for Don't Let Go
• New trailer for Ad Astra
• Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends announced

TV

• Crisis on Infinite Earths to feature Kingdom Come Superman
• Doom Patrol renewed for season 2
• Pennyworth to feature queer villain
• New trailer for His Dark Materials
• The Boys renewed for season 2
• First look at season 4 of Rick & Morty
• New trailer for The Witcher
• New trailer for season 10 of The Walking Dead, Danai Gurira's last
• New trailer for Creepshow
• New trailer for Snowpiercer series
• First look at new Star Trek: Short Treks
• The Orville moving to Hulu exclusively
• New trailer for HBO's Watchmen
• New trailer for season 3 of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
• New trailer for Steven Universe: The Movie
• Sneak peek of season 2 of DuckTales
• New trailer for Carnival Row

COMIC BOOKS

• DC teases The Flash: Death of the Speed Force
• Spider-Man statue called "satanic"
• Marvel announces new X-titles
• Marvel announces The Amazing Mary Jane