The Geeks OUT Podcast

Curious about nerdiness? New to Geeks OUT? Just plain looking for some new pop culture fun? In this special jumping-on point to the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan provide an introduction to what Geeks OUT is as an organization, who we are as podcast co-hosts, and what our recommendations are for those new to queer geek pop culture. What comics, TV and movies are good gateway drugs to queer nerd bliss? Find out here.

• Who Geeks OUT is as an organization
• Who we are and why we got into comics/geek culture
• What comics we suggest for LGBTQ readers new to comics
• What comics we suggest for any reader new to comics
• What genre TV shows we recommend to LGBTQ viewers wanting to get geeky
• What genre movies we recommend to LGBTQ movie goers.

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan discuss the new title and rumors on the Spiderman reboot, the slew of new trailers that were released including the first one for Dr. Strange, problems with Sleepy Hollow & the Powerpuff Girls reboot, and celebrate our Strong Female Character of This Week in Gay: Superwoman by Phil Jimenez!

• What we're consuming this week in pop culture
• New Suicide Squad trailer
• WB announces Batfleck solo movie to be directed by Ben Affleck
• New TMNT 2 trailer
• New trailer for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
• We’re getting an Underworld: Blood Wars starring Kate Beckinsale
• The Men in Black & 21 Jump Street crossover has a title MIB 23
• Tessa Thompson (Veronica Mars, movie Creed) cast in Thor: Ragnarok
• There will be a Guardians of the Galaxy 3 as part of Phase 4
• Inhumans movie pushed back to a TBD date to make room for Indy 5
• Spiderman movie now called Spiderman: Homecoming with Vulture as rumored villain and Michael Keaton is in talks to play the villain
• Elton John in talks to be in the new Kingsman: The Golden Circle
• New Star Trek series to take place between Undiscovered Country and Next Gen
• We may see The Defenders on Netflix in 2017
• Finn Jones to have unrealistic body for Iron Fist
• The Powerpuff Girls reboot has a problematic episode dealing with trans issues
• Sleepy Hollow kills off lead female character
• DC launching Young Animal imprint headed by Gerard Way featuring return of Doom Patrol
• We’re getting a new Torchwood ongoing in July co-written by John Barrowman
• Life with Kevin from Dan Parent coming out in June as digital first mini series
• David Levithan’s book Two Boys Kissing on Top 10 list of challenged books from 2015 - Reasons: Homosexuality and other (“condones public displays of affection")
• And our Strong Female Character of This Week in Gay: Superwoman will be Lois Lane, villain is Ultra-Woman by PHIL JIMENEZ

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan discuss Norman Reedus joining the Wizard World Cruise, the death of a major character from Arrow, and celebrate our Strong Female Character of the Week: Jyn Erso from the teaser trailer for Rogue One.

• What we are consuming in pop culture this week (Walking Dead, Black Panther #1)
• Batman vs. Superman continues to drop leading to speculations on the future though WB released dates for two unknown DCU movies
• More photos of Themyscira in Wonder Woman which is being released 2 weeks earlier on June 2nd 2017
• Shots of Dr. Strange including Mads Mikkelsen in make-up as…
• X-Men movie posters released
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story teaser trailer released
• Arrow kills off a major character
• Echo Kellum will be series regular for next season of Arrow
• Dr. Who spinoff called “Class” like british Buffy
• Sens8 wins GLAAD award
• Jessica Henwick, who plays the Sand Snake known as Nymeria on Game of Thrones to play Colleen Wing on Iron Fist
• Freeform has ordered straight to series “Cloak & Dagger”
• Lumberjanes wins GLAAD award
• Dr. Ock revealed in Dead No More covers
• From ImageExpo: Jim Zubkavich announced a new series, Glitterbomb, with artist Djibril Morissette. The series follows an actress who can no longer get any roles due to her age and sets out to bring the entire system crashing down as violently as possible.
• From ImageExpo: Creators For Creators, a new nonprofit organization that will award a $30,000 grant to one cartoonist or writer-artist team to "support the creation of a new and original work of a length between sixty-four and one hundred pages over the course of a single year."
• And our Strong Female Character of the Week: Jyn Erso from Rogue One

In this jam packed 50th episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan breakdown Batman vs. Superman and what it means for Suicide Squad, talk to one of our Top 5 Kiki's (Kiki Jenkins), highlight what they're looking forward to in #DCRebirth, and celebrate our Strong Female Character of the Week - Michelle from 10 Cloverfield Ln.

• What we're consuming in pop culture this week
• This Hawkeye fan short
• An interview with writer/creator of the webcomic Idolon, Kiki Jenkins from C2E2
• Suicide Squad reportedly undergoing massive reshoots in light of BvS
• Batman vs. Superman opens with over $400mil and increasingly bad ratings
• Lego Batman trailer released
• First image of Wonder Woman on Themyscira
• Fred Armisen is providing the voice of Krang in new TMNT movie
• Kingsman 2: The Golden Circle details released
• If Supergirl gets a season 2, we can expect more from Project Cadmus
• New teaser for Voltron: Legendary Defender and cast announced
• Steven Universe renewed to Season 5
• DC Rebirth reveal
• Joker’s name will be revealed in Justice League #50
• Steve Rogers is back to his youthful Captain America self
• Men of Marvel variant covers announced
• And our Strong Female Character of the Week: Michelle from 10 Cloverfield Lane

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by @JonHerzog as they discuss the early reviews for Batman vs. Superman, the disturbing trend of TV shows killing off lesbians and bisexual ladies, Matt Murdock's hot beaten up body on Daredevil, and Marvel standing up for us in This Week in Gay.

• C2E2 roundup
• What we're consuming in pop culture
• Amber Heard officially cast as Mera in Justice League & Aquaman movies
• The early reviews for Batman vs. Superman
• Daisy Ridley in talks for the Tomb Raider reboot
• Lucas Till to star in the MacGyver reboot
• Peter Serafinowicz (from Shawn of the Dead) cast as The Tick in the reboot
• Rumor of a Captain Britain show coming
• Daredevil season 2
• According to the blog Autostraddle, 8 lesbian/bisexual female characters have been killed in the roughly 80 days since the start of 2016 on primetime tv
• Marvel’s Dead No More teaser shows Uncle Ben, Captain George Stacy, Jean DeWolff, Curt Conner’s wife & son
• We may get another Jessica Jones solo title
• June solicitations out for Marvel
• Angela: Queen of Hel canceled
• Nintendo is pulling the plug on Wii U production
• And in This Week in Gay: Disney/Marvel will boycott Georgia if they pass anti-gay legislation

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, @JoeyStern joins Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) in this special C2E2 edition as they discuss how Bruce Wayne is the worst part about Gotham, whether or not Heathers should be a TV show, and why the Xena reboot maybe the best thing to happen to reboots.

• What we're consuming in pop culture
• Mark Hamill said Luke Skywalker could be gay or bi
• Ghostbusters trailer released and a 2nd one
• Civil War encouraging teen girls to get involved with STEM
• Trailer released for Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
• There will be an Indy 5 starring Harrison Ford & directed by Spielberg
• Riverdale pilot has cast newcomer Casey Cott as Kevin Keller
• Xena reboot will fully explore Xena & Gabrielle relationship
• TVLand developing series based on movie Heathers
• Gotham renewed for season 3
• IDW developing a M.A.S.K comic series

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by special guest co-host Phil Jimenez as they discuss the Batman vs. Superman 4D experience, why we're excited for Zendaya joining the cast of the Spider-Man re-re-boot, whether or not Phil is going to be doing a Crimson Fox story for DC Rebirth, and we celebrate our Strong Female Character of This Week in Gay: Lilly Wachowski

• What we are consuming in pop culture
• Why Midnighter by Steve Orlando is an amazing book
• The Batman vs Superman 4D experience exclusive to NYC
• J.K. Simmons cast as Commissioner Gordon in Justice League movie
• Actress/Singer Zendaya cast in the new Spider-Man reboot
• New poster for X-Men: Apocalypse
• Joseph Gordon Levitt leaves Sandman movie
• WGN has ordered a pilot based on Scalped
• Iron Fist casting the role of Shang-Chi
• New poster & trailer for Daredevil Season 2 shows Punisher & Elektra costumes
• Lori Petty is looking very “Joker-like” in Gotham pics
• Crimson Fox will be featured in the “Powerless” pilot
• The Fifth Beatle was optioned as a mini-series
• Gene Roddenberry’s son, Eugene Wesley “Rod” Roddenberry Jr. joins the new Star Trek series as an EP
• There’s a Lumberjanes & Gotham Academy crossover mini coming in June
• Preview of the New Black Panther solo title
• What project(s) Phil is working on for DC Rebirth
• and our Strong Female Character in This Week in Gay: Lilly Wachowski

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by guest co-host @JoeyStern as they discuss Joey's deep seeded problems with "Finding Dory", why "Legends of Tomorrow" would be better if it was just Captain Cold, and celebrate our Strong Female Character of the Week, the Oscar winning costume designer of Mad Max: Fury Road, Jenny Beavan.

• What we are consuming in pop culture
• The Agent Carter season finale
• Gambit has been pulled from movie schedule, 2 untitled X-movies have been posted
• Liev Schreiber teases Sabertooth in Wolverine sequel
• Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey officially in Dark Tower movie
• Ellen Page is attached to a new Flatliners remake
• Full “Finding Dory” trailer was released
• S.H.I.E.L.D bosses confirm Grant is now Hive from Secret Warriors comics
• Daredevil Season 2 trailer #2
• Finn Jones cast as Iron Fist
• Big Hero 6 series coming to Disney XD in 2017
• Star Trek adds writer from “Wrath of Khan”, “Voyage Home”, and “Undiscovered Country” as producer/writer
• Legends of Tomorrow showed us Connor Hawke, Older Ollie, and new Deathstroke
• We may get a non-white companion for Doctor Who
• Nickelodeon is bringing Legends of the Hidden Temple back, as a TV movie
• Why we aren't liking the new Batman The Dark Knight series
• Why Loki for President is in inevitable trash read that will be on our pull list
• And our Strong Female Character of the Week: Jenny Beavan the Oscar winning costume designer for Mad Max: Fury Road

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan discuss Luke Perry becoming Archie's DILF in the "Riverdale" pilot, the new Elektra teaser for season 2 of "Daredevil", and celebrate our Strong Female Character of the Week: Whitney Frost from "Agent Carter".

• What we're reading/watching this week
• Batman vs. Superman getting an R rated edition on DVD
• Martin Freeman's character revealed for Civil War
• Eat “Avengers Interactive Ramen” in NYC Thurs & Fri
• "Selma's" Ava DuVernay to Direct Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time"
• Steven S. DeKnight to direct Pacific Rim 2
• Vanessa Hudgens to headline the Powerless pilot along with Alan Tudyk and Danny Pudi
• Livewire & Silver Banshee teamup in Supergirl/Flash crossover
• First look at Laura Vandervoort as Indigo on Supergirl
• Luke Perry cast as Archie’s dad in Riverdale pilot
• Synopsis released for Marvel’s Most Wanted
• Electra teaser for Daredevil new trailer out tomorrow
• Tony Todd on short list for Star Trek revival
• Walking Dead, jumps ahead and we meet Jesus and new development with Michonne
• X-Files Finale
• ‘Ms. Marvel’ Wins Dwayne McDuffie Award For Diversity in Comics
• And our Strong Female Character of the Week: Whitney Frost from Agent Carter

In this episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan discuss the casting announcement for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 while Graham makes fun of Kevin trying to pronounce people's names, gush over the new Daredevil season 2 trailer, and breakdown the DC Rebirth announcement and what that means for some LGBTQ favorites.

• What comics we're reading this week
• Casting news for Star Wars 8, Kingsman 2, and Guardians 2
• Bumblebee, the Transformers movie spinoff
• Pee-Wee’s Big Holiday has a trailer
• Daredevil season 2 Trailer
• New Powerpuff Girls teaser and theme song
• First teaser of Vixen on “Arrow”
• Rumors we may get a Young Justice season 3
• Slingshot in Agents of SHIELD; return of Absorbing Man (means debut of Stonewall?)
• Joelyface has the new episode of the Danger Room Protocols
• Lila Cheney Music Video featuring Dazzler and New Mutants
• There is a plush Lying Cat available for pre-order
• DC Rebirth Announcement and what that means for our favorite LGBTQ characters