The FemiNerd Files

Scarlet Yeti: EP01 - Emily Goss

Leigh, Joy, and Monica talk to Snapshots actress Emily Goss!

Edited by Beckah

File 741: EP22 - Reboots

Leigh and Beckah talk about some of our favorite tv shows that have been rebooted into comic form. Check out our takes on Buffy and Firefly, Xena: Warrior Princess, and the Legend of Korra! All of these comics can be found for free on Hoopla, or if you are able, purchased from a Black-owned bookstore.

File 741: EP21 - Stories in Space

Leigh and Beckah are tired of living on Earth, so we explore stories set in space! Explore the final frontier with these sci fi space adventures. 

Southern Cross: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/southern-cross

ODY-C: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/ody-c

Vagrant Queen: https://vaultcomics.com/comic/vagrant-queen/

Cosmoknights: https://www.cosmoknights.space/comic 

File 741: EP20 - Celebrating Black Artistry

Beckah and Leigh discuss some comics by Black creators! TW: these comics deal with themes of and depict violence against Black people, police brutality, and violence against women. 

Vindication: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/vindication-1-of-4

Incognegro: https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/incognegro

March: http://www.topshelfcomix.com/march

Bitter Root: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/bitter-root

Prince of Cats: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/prince-of-cats-hc

Anguish Garden Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anguishgarden/anguish-garden-the-graphic-novel?ref=discovery&term=anguish%20garden

File 741: EP19 - The Creators of Kamikaze

Leigh and Beckah interview the creators of Kamikaze, a sci-fi dystopian comic about a young woman caught up in some dangerous politics. Listen as Carrie Tupper, Alan Tupper, and Havana Nguyen (with cameo by Bailey the cat!) discuss their creative process and their exciting Kickstarter campaign to get Kamikaze made into an animated series!

Find the comic here: http://kamikazeanimated.com/comic/

Back the Kickstarter campaign here (we did!): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/teamkamikaze/kamikaze-sci-fi-animated-short-and-comics-anthology?ref=card

File 741: Bonus - Ghosts!

In this bonus episode (that was supposed to come out for Halloween/Día de los Muertos...oops!) Leigh and Beckah talk about their favorite ghost comics. 

Check them out here!

Sheets by Brenna Thummler: https://www.brennathummler.com/sheets

Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier: https://goraina.com/ghosts

Archival Quality by Ivy Noelle Weir and Steez: https://onipress.com/products/archival-quality

Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol: https://www.verabee.com/new-page-1

File 741: EP18 - Jan C.J. Jones

Beckah and Leigh interview Jan C.J. Jones, mastermind behind the brilliant "A Journey With Strange Bedfellows" project.

Official website: http://www.a-strange-journey.com/index.html

Information about Project Gutenberg can be found here: https://www.gutenberg.org/

If you are interested in attending Airship Iron Opal's Bizarre Bazaar in Fort Collins, CO, check out info here: https://big979.iheart.com/content/2019-09-10-airship-iron-opals-bizarre-bazaar/

File 741: EP17 - Comics for Kids

Beckah and Leigh talk about their favorite comics written for kids! Check out Mouse Guard, Drama, NewsPrints, Roller Girl, and The Tea Dragon Society!

File 741: EP16 - Nadja Baer and Nathan Lueth

Beckah and Leigh interview Nathan Lueth and Nadja Baer about their webcomic Impure Blood and all their upcoming projects!

Check out Impure Blood here: http://impurebloodwebcomic.com/

You can find Nathan's work at https://www.nathanluethillustration.com/ and Nadja's first book on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Redemption-Eternal-Watch-Book-1-ebook/dp/B06ZXR66KN/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=redemption+nadja+baer&qid=1567820384&s=gateway&sr=8-1

 

File 741: EP15 - Bloom / Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me

In this episode, Leigh and Beckah talk about graphic novels Bloom and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, both published by First Second. Relationships are messy and complicated, but these beautiful and earnest stories explore what it's like to learn to know yourself and learn from your mistakes.