The Geeks OUT Podcast

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Jon Herzog (@jonherzog) as they catch up on what we missed while Kevin was on his honeymoon, highlight their favorite announcements from Disney+ Day, and celebrate the trailer for the queer holiday movie Single All The Way in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN & JON: Highlights from Disney+ Day

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Superman: Son of Kal-El, Disney World
• JON: The Stand (the book NOT the trash CBS show), Critical Role: Exandria Unlimited & Season 3

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Turning Red

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: New trailer for Single All The Way

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for Nightmare Alley
• New trailer for Don't Look Up
• HBO Max is doing a 20th Anniversary Harry Potter Special without JK Rowling

TV

• New teaser for And Just Like That
• First look at the new Poison Ivy in Batwoman
• NBC renews La Brea for a second season
• First look at South Park: Post COVID special
• New teaser for the Halo live-action series
• New teaser for Pam & Tommy
• New trailer for a Solar Opposites Holiday Special
• Trivial Pursuit game show in development hosted by LeVar Burton
• Starz orders a revival of Party Down

VIDEO GAMES

• Xbox reconsidering relationship with Activision Blizzard
• First look at WB's MultiVersus

SHILF

• KEVIN: Poison Ivy
• JON: Adult Kyle from South Park

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Will Choy (@thewillchoy) as they discuss the new trailer for season 2 of the Saved by the Bell revival/reboot, cheer on the workers at Image who organized the Comic Book Workers United union, and breakdown our feelings about the new trailer for The Power of the Dog in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Image Comic workers form Comic Book Workers United union
• WILL: New trailer for season 2 of Saved by the Bell revival

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: The Eternals, Night Teeth, Stargirl, Y: The Last Man, Heavy Metal Special
• WILL: Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Wellington Paranormal

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Looks like Gal Gadot is playing Evil Queen in live-action Snow White

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: New trailer for The Power of the Dog

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New look at new Scream movie

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for Morbius
• Chris Pratt voicing Garfield in new animated movie
• New trailer for Swan Song
• New trailer for 8-Bit Christmas
• New trailer for Moonfall
• Trailer for animated documentary Flee

TV

• Fox is bringing back Joe Millionaire
• Daniel Dae Kim joins live-action Avatar series
• New teaser for season 4 of Stranger Things
• New teaser for Station Eleven
• First look at Zoey's Extraordinary Christmas
• New trailer for The Book of Boba Fett
• Gael García Bernal cast as lead in Marvel's Disney+ 2022 Halloween special
• Emilio Estevez not returning to The Mighty Ducks series due to vaccine mandate **Update: Emiiio Estevez clarifies his leaving is due to creative differences not vaccine mandate

COMIC BOOKS

• Marvel surprise releases new Infinity Comic staring Hulking & Wiccan

SHILF

• KEVIN: Tim Drake
• WILL: Jonathan Kent

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by J.W. Crump (@JWCrump) as they discuss the new Masters of the Universe: Revelation trailer, The Eternals getting #reviewbombed, and celebrate the judges announced for Queen of the Universe (Eurovision for drag queens) in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Anti-LGBTQ review bombs begin for Eternals
• JW: Brendan Fraser joins Batgirl as a villain

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Last Night in Soho, Midnight Mass, 4400, Star Trek: Prodigy, Inferno
• JW: House of Ashes, Chucky, Harley Quinn, Jahara Jayde

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 2 centers on Teela's journey

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Judges announced for Queen of the Universe

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Black Friday

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• After a "big" opening Dune 2 is official
• New teaser for Lightyear
• Disney announces new Avengers show coming to cruise ships
• Rumors leak about future MCU movies/shows
• New trailer for A Boy Called Christmas
• VH1 releasing The Bitch Who Stole Christmas

TV

• New trailer for The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles
• New trailer for Harry Potter: Hogwarts Tournament of Houses
• ABC gives The Wonder Years reboot a full season
• New teaser for season 3 of Servant

COMIC BOOKS

• Due to paper shortages Image is ending 2nd and more printings for now
• Image releasing bound edition of the print-only Razorblades anthology
• Marvel introducing a new and less problematic? Iron Fist

SHILF

• KEVIN: Teela & He-Man
• JW: The Holy Trinity of David, Brendan, and Nathan

In the return of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Aaron Porchia (@Porchia) as they discuss some of the biggest news #SinceWeveBeenGone, including the revelation that trans Amazons exist in Nubia & the Amazons, and celebrate Superman coming out as bisexual in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Ruby Rose goes scorched earth on Batwoman to conflicting responses from the studio and costars
• AARON: New trailer for Home Sweet Home Alone

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Halloween Kills, No Time to Die, Batman: The Long Halloween, Evil, Chucky
• AARON: Titans, Black Hammer, Future Feeling

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: DC confirms there are trans Amazons in Nubia & The Amazons

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: On National Coming Out Day, Superman comes out as bisexual

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New teaser for The Flash

SINCE WE'VE BEEN GONE: New trailer for The Batman, New trailer for animated Catwoman: Hunted, First look at Shazam: Fury of the Gods, New teaser for Black Adam, HBO Max takes over Pennyworth for season 3, New teaser for Peacemaker, HBO Max renews Titans and Doom Patrol, First look at Naomi all from DCFanDome

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• The MCU release schedule has been changed (again)
• New trailer for The Black Phone
• New trailer for Scream (5)
• Fingers crossed nothing gay will be removed from The Eternals
• New trailer for Uncharted

TV

• Hulu orders History of the World Part II series from Mel Brooks
• Hulu cancels Y: The Last Man
• New trailer for Marvel's Hit-Monkey
• Mel Gibson cast in John Wick spinoff series The Continental
• CEO of Netflix earns the ire of Hannah Gadsby, trans staff at Netflix, and the queer community
• New trailer for season 5 of Big Mouth
• New teaser for Cowboy Bebop
• New trailer for animated series Fairfax
• New trailer for Hawkeye
• Disney+ makes a big casting announcement for Ashoka series
• New trailer for animated series Harriet the Spy

COMIC BOOKS

• DC Comics puts their money where their mouth is with Milestone Initiative
• Marvel celebrating 200th issue of Black Panther

SHILF

• KEVIN: 007
• AARON: Anakin Skywalker

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Brett Mannes from (@comicbookqueers) as they discuss the all LGBTQ+ cast announced for Billy Eichner's queer rom-com Bros and celebrate the newly out Elvira as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: The Emmys continue the tradition of being so white after touting diversity
• BRETT: Marvel abruptly ends yet another queer heavy book in Guardians of the Galaxy

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: The Night House, 9 Perfect Strangers, Foundation, Midnight Mass, Star Wars: Visions, Aquaman: The Becoming
• BRETT: Doom Patrol, American Horror Story: Double Feature, Inferno, Killer Queens

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Queer icon Elvira comes out in new memoir

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Billy Eichner's queer rom-com Bros to star an all-queer cast

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Muppets Haunted Mansion

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New red band trailer for animated movie Injustice
• Warner Bros. reveals trailer for next Fantastic Beasts sequel
• New trailer for Night Teeth
• Netflix plans a Roald Dahl universe of movies and shows
• New trailer for Army of Thieves
• Final trailer for Halloween Kills
• New trailer for Finch
• Voice cast for Super Mario Bros. animated movie announced

TV

• Showtime orders series adaptation of Let the Right One In
• New trailer for AppleTV+ series Invasion
• Paramount+ orders second season of the Rugrats revival
• New trailer for season 3 of Batwoman
• Fox releases a COVID vaccine PSA starring Family Guy characters
• New teaser for Marvel's Hit-Monkey
• Hulu announces season 3 of The Orville will finally premiere in March 2022
• New teaser of season 4 of Stranger Things
• First look at The Sandman

COMIC BOOKS

• New copyright battles loom at Marvel

SHILF

• KEVIN: Brother Day (Foundation)
• BRETT: Cyborg (Doom Patrol)

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Daniel Stalter (@danielstalter) as they discuss the first trailer for a reboot series of the movie I Know What You Did Last Summer, the trailer for Hawkeye and celebrate Gwendoline Christie joining the cast of Wednesday for our Strong Female Character of the Week.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will both host Jeopardy this year
• DANIEL: New trailer for I Know What You Did Last Summer series

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Love & Monsters, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Y the Last Man
• DANIEL: The Twisted Ones, Hollow Heart, Clean Room, Tragedy Girls

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Gwendoline Christie joins Addams Family series Wednesday as Morticia's rival

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: HBO Max cancels Genera+ion

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Hawkeye

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin
• Warner Bros. working on reboot of Lost Boys
• New trailer for Nightmare Alley

TV

• HBO Max/Cartoon Network announce new animated series Batwheels
• New trailer for 4400 reboot
• Amazon developing She-Ra live action series
• New teaser for season 2 of Locke & Key
• New trailer for One of Us Is Lying
• Hulu renews Only Murders in the Building for season 2
• Hulu show first image from Marvel's Hit-Monkey

COMIC BOOKS

• Dan Parent launches Kickstarter for Kevin Keller omnibus
• DC announces new several new series including Batgirls

SHILF

• KEVIN: Theodora (The Haunting)
• DANIEL: Jesse Walsh (Nightmare on Elm Street 2)

In the return of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Michelle Rose (@mrose220) as they discuss our first look at The Matrix: Resurrections, WandaVision making history at the Emmy's for the MCU, and celebrate our first trailer for season two of We're Here in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Showrunner for failed New Warriors series shares exec thought it was "too gay"
• MICHELLE: New trailer for The Matrix: Resurrections

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Shang-Chi, Kate, Malignant, Only Murders in the Building, Killer Queens, Nine Stones

• MICHELLE: The MCU, The Tomorrow War, Big Brother, Supergirl, Marvel's What If, Clickbait

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: WandaVision makes MCU history winning first Emmy award

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: New trailer for season 2 of We're Here

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Midnight Mass

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for Injustice animated movie
• Universal announces Halloween Kills will stream on Peacock same day
• New trailer for Don't Look Up
• New trailer for Red Notice
• After much shuffling Venom 2 moves up 2 weeks
• New trailer for Moonfall
• New trailer for Ron's Gone Wrong

TV

• New trailer for season 2 of Star Trek: Picard
• First look at new cast for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
• New trailer for Star Trek: Prodigy
• New trailer for Squid Game
• Roku saves Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist with a movie special
• HBO Max orders Batman podcast
• New trailer for Aquaman: King of Atlantis
• New trailer for Lego Star Wars Terrifying Tales

COMIC BOOKS

• Marvel severs ties with anti-semetic artist Joe Bennett
• Marvel launches updated Marvel Unlimited app with Infinity Comics
• DC premieres new Batman comic on WEBTOON

In this week's super-sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by J.W. Crump (@JWCrump) as they discuss all the American Stories coming soon from Ryan Murphy, and celebrate DC exploring Tim Drake's queer identity in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: AMC works out deal with Warner Bros. for shortened releases in 2022
• J.W.: There will now be two "hosts" of Jeopardy

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Swan Song, Titans, Star Trek: Lower Decks
• J.W.: Casually Comics, Magic, Glow Up

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Catherine Zeta-Jones is Morticia Addams in Wednesday series

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: DC Comics acknowledges Tim Drake's queer identity

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for the final season of Lucifer

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Idris Elba joins Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as Knuckles
• Sony moves Venom 2 back a month
• New trailer for Night of the Animated Dead
• Emma Stone signs on for Cruella sequel

TV

• New trailer for The Other Two season 2
• HBO renews The White Lotus for season 2
• New teaser for season 3 of Doom Patrol
• First look at series adaptation of I Know What You Did Last Summer
• New trailer for Clickbait
• New trailer for season 2 of Kid Cosmic which is renewed for season 3
• New trailer for Q-Force
• The cast for How I Met Your Father more diverse than predecessor
• New trailer for Impeachment: American Crime Story
• New trailer for American Horror Story: Double Feature
• FX doubles down on Ryan Murphy with American Love & Sports Story shows
• New trailer for the newly renewed What We Do in the Shadows

COMIC BOOKS

• Batman writer James Tynion IV is leaving DC exclusive for Substack
• Comic creators at Marvel barely compensated when characters are adapted

SHILF

• KEVIN: Connor Kent
• J.W.: Tim Drake

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Eric Green (@ericopolis) as they discuss the new trailer for Y: The Last Man, the trailer for Cinderella, and celebrate Muppet Babies embracing Gonzo's gender non-conformity in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: New trailer for Y: The Last Man
• ERIC: NPH to star in Uncoupled on Netflix

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: The Suicide Squad, Pray Away, Why Women Kill, Lisey's Story
• ERIC: The Owl House, Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life, 70's and 80's X-Men-ish comics

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Cinderella

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Latest episode of Muppet Babies reveals Gonzo as gender non-conforming

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Sinphony

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for Venom: Let There Be Carnage
• Two straight cis stars of Jungle Cruise talk about importance of queer rep
• Colin Jost and his brother to write new live action TMNT movie
• Cobra Kai star Xolo Maridueña to play titular Blue Beetle movie
• New trailer for Kate

TV

• New trailer for season 4 of Stranger Things
• New teaser for Impeachment: American Crime Story
• Disney+ renews Star Wars: The Bad Batch
• Disney+ announces a Halloween Lego Star Wars special
• New trailer for Marvel's What If…?
• Comedy Central/Paramount+ renews South Park for 4 seasons and 14 movies
• Adult Swim renews Tuca and Bertie
• First look at the Lord of the Rings series coming Sept. 2022
• The queer fantasy Valdemar series is being developed into a series
• NBC outright cancels Ultimate Slip 'N Slide before it even premieres

COMIC BOOKS

• Due to rising COVID risk NYCC likely to require vaccination
• New Star Wars: The High Republic: Out of the Shadows confirms ace/aro character

SHILF

• KEVIN: Clayface
• ERIC: Poison Ivy from the Harley Quinn cartoon

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Teri Yoshiuchi (@TeriPrime) as they discuss the lawsuit (alleging widespread harassment) that is blowing up at Activision-Blizzard, the new trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and celebrate our first look at the Chucky series which features a queer lead in This Week in Queer.

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: With COVID rates climbing Netflix mandating vaccination
• TERI: Following widespread harassment allegations, Activision-Blizzard employees walk

DOWN & NERDY:

• KEVIN: Jungle Cruise, Jolt, Evil, Icon & Rocket
• TERI: Magic: The Gathering/D&D Crossover, Manifest, RPDR All Stars

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Scarlett Johansson suing Disney about Black Widow release, Emma Stone considers the same for Cruella

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: New trailer for Chucky series featuring queer lead character

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• New trailer for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Paramount pulls Clifford the Big Red Dog from schedule
• New trailer for Lamb
• Blumhouse producing a new trio of Exorcist movies

TV

• A series followup to Waterworld is being developed
• TNT renews Snowpiercer for season 4
• Matt Ryan to play a new character next season on Legends of Tomorrow
• New trailer for season 12 of Archer
• New teaser trailer for American Horror Story: Double Feature
• Disney announces November premiere for Hawkeye
• New trailer for Only Murders in the Building
• Hulu renews Love, Victor for season 3
• Netflix renews Sweet Tooth for season 2
• Netflix developing live action Pokemon series
• New trailer for Brand New Cherry Flavor

COMIC BOOKS

• Walmart launching "My First Comic" from DC
• Winston Duke to voice Bruce Wayne in Batman Unburied podcast

SHILF

• KEVIN: Thena
• TERI: Shang-Chi