In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan wonder if Medusa's hair will cripple Marvel's Inhumans, discuss the trailer for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and look back fondly on the original, and celebrate a mini revival of Sense8 in This Week in Queer.

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: New trailer for Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
• GRAHAM: Season 3 of Rick & Morty is coming July 26 *correction July 30th

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Mighty Thor, Iceman #2, American Gods

• GRAHAM: Aquaman, X-Men Gold, Generation X, Dear White People, The Wild Storm

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Wonder Woman passes BvS as top DCEU movie in domestic box office

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Sense8 revived for a two-hour wrap up special

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New poster for Inhumans released along with the trailer

QUESTION OF THE WEEK: Who are you excited about in Inhumans?

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Kevin Feige says only Spider-Man is in MCU & Sony clarifies
• First look at Cable in Deadpool 2
• DC reportedly shopping around a Superman: Red Son live action film
• Trailer released for My Little Pony: The Movie

TV

• Sissy Spacek has joined Hulu’s Castle Rock
• SyFy has ordered a Tremors reboot pilot starring Kevin Bacon
• Trailer released for Disney’s Star Wars: Forces of Destiny focusing on female heros
• Netflix reviving Tales of the City
• Riverdale may introduce Toni Topaz in season 2 upping the QPOC on tv
• Live action Jetsons series being developed by Warner Bros.

COMICS

• Marvel Legacy

SHILF

• KEVIN: Mad Sweeney
• GRAHAM: Sam - Dear White People

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan discuss the Black Panther teaser from last week, wonder if the Bluths will be part of the Han Solo movie now that Ron Howard is directing, and Graham wonders about a new plot point from Marvel's Secret Empire in our new Question of the Week.

This Week's Topics Include: 

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Black Panther teaser released
• GRAHAM: Mahershala Ali to play Miles’ uncle in animated Spider-Man movie

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Secret Empire, HeroesCon, The Defenders

• GRAHAM: Aquaman, Detective Comics, Reborn, JLA, X-Men Blue, The Keepers

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Glenn Close cast in a zombie comedy Sea Oak for Amazon

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Colton Haynes joining new season of American Horror Story

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New title sequence for Ducktales reboot

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Sony planning Kraven & Mysterio spinoffs
• Venom movie reportedly will feature Carnage as the villain
• Ron Howard to take over directing for Han Solo
• Jessica Chastain in talks to be Lilandra in X-Men: Dark Phoenix
• Trailer for Flatliners remake released

TV

• Watchmen series on HBO becoming more of a reality
• Creative team behind Sherlock is developing new series based on Dracula
• Supernatural spinoff called Wayward Sisters being developed
• Star Trek: Discovery to premiere 9/24
• New trailer for Game of Thrones
• New poster released for The Defenders
• Trailer for Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

COMICS

• Black Panther: World of Wakanda canceled
• Marvel promising industry changing news for Marvel Legacy tomorrow

SHILF

• KEVIN: too tired to think
• GRAHAM: Jakita Wagner

In this week's episode, we turn things back over to Gregory Wright (@G_J_W) for part two of his interview with Vincent Rodriguez III (@VRodriguezIII) who plays Josh Chan on the CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. We get to learn more about Vincent, how he and his husband Gregory bonded over magic, and what goes into each musical performance on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. 

In Part 2 of this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) talks to Sina Grace, the writer of Marvel's new solo series following their highest profile queer character Iceman. Kevin and Sina discuss Iceman #1 and what's to come for Bobby Drake in this fresh take on one of the original X-Men. 

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan discuss our Strong Female Character of the Week Wonder Woman and her $200mil worldwide opening, dig up some scoop on Stranger Things season 2, and talk about Iceman #1 and tease our interview (immediately following this episode) with Sina Grace in This Week in Queer. 

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: New details for Stranger Things season 2
• GRAHAM: Misfits is being remade for a pilot for Freeform

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Nova, X-Men Gold, Wonder Woman

• GRAHAM: Iceman, Aquaman, Reborn, Secret Empire

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Wonder Woman breaks records with $200mil worldwide opening

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Iceman #1 is really great

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Pixar’s Coco

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Robin Wright to appear in Justice League
• Batgirl & Justice League Dark may be the next movies to go into production
• Silver & Black rumored to be all female cast
• Universal is adding more monsters to it’s Dark Universe

TV

• Legends of Tomorrow adds Tala Ashe as Zari Adrianna Tomaz, a muslim hacktivist from the future as a series regular
• Gotham’s season finale introduced a new villain and teased the Iceberg Lounge
• New Warriors to be filmed in Atlanta
• Jennifer Connelly to star in Snowpiercer series

COMICS

• Batman proposed to Catwoman

SHILF

• KEVIN: Bobby Drake
• GRAHAM: Steve Trevor

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by special guest Amber Garza (@AmberHardFemme) as they discuss the male snowflakes angered by Alamo Drafthouse's female only screenings of Wonder Woman, the new Runaways series from Marvel, and mourn the end of Netflix's Sense8 in This Week in Queer.

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: An Animaniacs reboot is in the works
• AMBER: Women only screenings of Wonder Woman at Alamo Drafthouse

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Secret Empire, Hulk, Saga, American Gods

• AMBER: LA Zinefest, Zinefests in general

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Villain for Supergirl season 3 cast

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Netflix has canceled Sense8

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Deadpool blooper reel released

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Fan film exploring the origins of Voldemort releases a teaser trailer
• Henry Zaga cast as Sunspot in New Mutants movie
• Cast & title revealed for Sharknado 5
• Fox Animation has optioned The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag

TV

• Floriana Lima, Maggie on Supergirl, reduced to recurring next season
• Harley Quinn appearing in Gotham season finale
• Poster released for Netflix Castlevania animated series
• Netflix Punisher to be released in November
• Stephen Amell competed on American Ninja Warrior for Red Nose Day
• Preacher season 2 trailer released

COMICS

• More Runaways teases and confirms new series from Rainbow Rowell & Kris Anka
• Iceman taking on Daken in Marvel solicitations
• Interview with Brian K. Vaughn teases the Y: The Last Man series

SHILF

• KEVIN: Media
• AMBER: She-Hulk & Nightcrawler

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan show some love to American Gods, talk about the trailers for Star Trek: Discovery and Netflix's G.L.O.W. as our Strong Female Characters of the Week and celebrate Keiynan Lonsdale, Wally West from The Flash, coming out as bisexual in This Week in Queer.

This Week's Topics Include: 

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN:  Trailers for all the new shows coming in the fall (Black Lightning, Ghosted, The Gifted, The Orville)
• GRAHAM: Rosario Dawson is Cecilia Reyes

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: American Gods, Supergirl, Flash, Captain America, Generation X

• GRAHAM: Secret Empire, Detective Comics, All-Star Batman, Paper Girls, Wicked + The Divine, The Wildstorm

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Full trailer for G.L.O.W. on Netflix released

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Keiynan Lonsdale, Wally West from The Flash, comes out as bisexual

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Star Trek: Discovery trailer released

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• First poster for the Spider-Man animated movie released
• Tom Hardy to star in Venom movie
• Silver Sable & Black Cat movie is a go, called Silver & Black
• Resident Evil getting a reboot
• Universal’s monsters come together in shared Dark Universe
• Snyder steps down, Whedon steps in for Justice League following tragedy
• Star Wars: The Last Jedi cast photos
• Final trailers for Spider-Man: Homecoming
• Amber Heard as Mera in Aquaman

TV

• Lin-Manuel Miranda is Gizmoduck in Ducktales reboot
• Supernatural will crossover with Scooby-doo next season
• 10 episode prequel to The Dark Crystal is coming to Netflix
• Jordan Peele has new anthology horror series Lovecraft Country coming to HBO
• DC Super Hero Girls getting a full series on Cartoon Network
• New trailer for Game of Thrones season 7
• New teaser for Castlevania animated series for Netfilx

COMICS

• Creative teams & covers revealed for Marvel’s Generations
• Marvel teasing a new Runaways series

SHILF

• KEVIN: Black Lightning
• GRAHAM: Michael Cray

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined once again by @GrahamNolan as they discuss the beginning of Marvel's Secret Empire, how Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 explores found family, and celebrate Image's Pride Month variants in This Week in Queer. 

This Week's Topics Include: 

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN:  Tom Holland performing to Umbrella
• GRAHAM: Agents of SHIELD renewed

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Secret Empire, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

• GRAHAM: Detective Comics, All-Star Batman, X-Men Gold, SHIELD

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Final trailer for Wonder Woman released

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Image debuts Pride month variants

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Defenders trailer released

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Hellboy is coming back, but with a different actor and director
• Trailer for The Dark Tower released
• Promo for Stephen King’s It released
• Trailer for Blade Runner 2049 released
• Initial cast announced for New Mutants

TV

• Inhumans teaser trailer
• Runaways official series order
• Gifted (Fox’s X-Men series) ordered and teaser released
• Deadpool getting animated series on FXX from Donald Glover
• American Gods renewed for season 2
• Gotham & iZombie renewed for season 4
• Black Lightning ordered to series, making it the 5th DC show on CW
• SyFy orders Krypton & Happy! to series

COMICS

• Character killed in Secret Empire #1
• Love is Love nominated for an Eisner

SHILF

• KEVIN: Tom Holland
• GRAHAM: Kurt Russell

In this special flashback edition of the Geeks OUT Podcast, we go back in time to 2012 to the very first episode, featuring @GrahamNolan and Jono Jarrett. Think of it as an episode of the Golden Girls when they sit in the kitchen, eat cheesecake, and talk about things that happened in the past. 

In this special live recording of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan are joined by special guests: VP of Geeks OUT Nicole Gitau (@cocodevaux) and from Massive Goods (@gaymanga) Anne Ishii (@ill_iterate) as they discuss representation in pop culture, the demise of Powerless, and Captain Marvel joining the USA Winter Olympic team as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

This Week's Topics Include:

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Captain Marvel inspired look promo-ed for US Winter Olympic team

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: James Gunn hints that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 has a gay character

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Trailer released for Kingsman: The Golden Circle

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Disney announces release dates for Star Wars IX, Indiana Jones 5, Frozen 2, and Lion King

• X-Men: Dark Phoenix announced along with dates for Deadpool 2, and New Mutants
• Jeff Goldblum joins cast of Jurassic World 2

TV

• Powerless (mostly) canceled

• Young Justice revival and new live action Titans series coming to DC digital service

• Into the Badlands renewed for expanded season 3

• Rosario Dawson won’t appear in Punisher

• X-Files is returning for 10 episode season 11

COMICS

• Final page of Secret Empire FCBD issue leaked

• Marvel Legacy teased to “break the internet”

• Shadow King is returning in Resurrxion

• DC Rebirth wipes away Conner Kent and Superman & Wonder Woman pairing

In this special bonus episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew), @Graham Nolan, and special guests Allie Kolarik (@AllisonKolarik) & Kotaku Managing Editor Riley MacLeod (@rcmacleod) break down the Week in Geek including the new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer, the Cloak & Dagger trailer, and the breakdown of the characters in New Warriors series.

This Week's Topics Include: 

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Directors announced for Captain Marvel

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Stranger Things and Riverdale’s Shannon Purser comes out

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Teaser trailer and poster released for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Alien: Covenant to introduce human/xenomorph hybrid
• First teaser of Kingsman: The Golden Circle
• James Gunn to write/direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3
• Black Panther may feature first outwardly queer characters

TV

• The full roster announced for Freeform’s New Warriors series.
• Trailer released for Freeform’s Cloak & Dagger
• Another Gotham promo
• Gina Rodriguez was cast as the voice of Netflix’s Carmen Sandiego animated series

VIDEO GAMES

• Triggered snowflakes lose their minds over a female protagonist in Star Wars Battlefront II
• Nintendo working on an SNES mini

It's the 100th episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, and this week Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @Graham Nolan welcome special guests graphic designer and Creative Director for East Coast Comic Con Allie Kolarik (@AllisonKolarik) and Managing Editor of Kotaku Riley MacLeod (@rcmacleod) as they have a panel discussion about what it means to be a queer nerd. 

Enjoy some of the pictures from the recording including our cake celebrating 100 episodes. And be sure to join us next week for our Live Podcast recording at Anyone Comics in Brooklyn, NY

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan lose it over the Thor: Ragnarok teaser trailer, discuss the Star Wars Force for Change charity contest, and wonder if Jude Law will be playing an out and proud Dumbledore in This Week in Queer.

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN:  New Force for Change contest announced with many great prizes
• GRAHAM: Artists on Instagram: @beefcakeboss, @egorod, @ianophelan, @snibbits

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Black Panther & the Crew, X-Men Blue, Sam Wilson Captain America, Agents of SHIELD

• GRAHAM: America, Champions, Uncanny Avengers, the Legion Soundtrack

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: New trailer for Atomic Blonde released

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  Jude Law cast as a young Dumbledore in the Fantastic Beasts sequel

CLIP OF THE WEEK: First teaser trailer released for Thor: Ragnarok

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Wonder Woman projected for a “low” $83 million opening weekend
• New Poster for Justice League
• Josh Brolin cast as Cable in Deadpool 2
• Shameik Moore cast as the voice of Miles Morales in the animated Spider-Man movie
• Carrie Fisher will appear in Star Wars: Episode IX
• First look at Kingsman: The Golden Circle
• A Labyrinth sequel is in the works

TV

• The Punisher has wrapped production & some BTS shots
• Trailer for Sense8 season 2
• Young Justice season 3 has begun recording dialogue
• Superman is returning to Supergirl as well as Calista Flockhart
• Final trailer released for the final season of Orphan Black

COMICS

• More Marvel controversy, over X-Men Gold #1 art which the artist apologizes and is terminated
• Shea Fontana (DC Super Hero Girls) to take over writing for Wonder Woman

SHILF

• KEVIN: Hela
• GRAHAM: Madam Hydra

In this week's super sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by special guests Nicole Gitau (@cocodevaux) and Phil Jimenez (@PhilJimenezNYC) as they discuss Marvel blaming a sales slump on diversity, a new teaser for The Defenders, and Doctor Who gaining it's first openly gay companion in This Week in Queer. 

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN:  Freeform orders New Warriors comedy featuring Squirrel Girl for 10 episodes
• NICOLE: Luke Cage nominated for a Peabody award
• PHIL: Marvel’s sales slump and diversity controversy

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Agents of SHIELD, iZombie, X-Men Gold

• NICOLE: The L Word, Sense8

• PHIL: Feud, Nightmare on Elm Street series

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Season 2 of Jessica Jones has begun filming with Janet McTeer cast

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  Doctor Who’s new companion openly gay

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Teaser released for The Defenders coming 8/18

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Michael Bay reveals that there are 14 Transformer stories in development
• Ghost in the Shell’s box office failure blamed on whitewashing controversy

TV

• New poster released for The Handmaid’s Tale
• New promo for Gotham teases Bruce’s transformation
• Daredevil will film later this year

COMICS

• George Takei & IDW pair up to tell his life story
• The Woods wins GLAAD Media award

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan discuss Kevin's love of horror movies with the new IT trailer, what Spider-Man Homecoming gets right that Justice League gets wrong, and celebrate our Strong Female Character of the Week with the rumor of a Batgirl movie being directed by Joss Whedon.

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN:  Teaser trailer released for Stephen King’s IT
• GRAHAM: Love is Love has raised over $165K

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: All New X-Men, Inhumans Prime, Supergirl

• GRAHAM: X-Men Prime, Iron Fist, Starlord

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Joss Whedon in talks to direct a Batgirl solo based on New 52

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  Legion’s gay villain

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Justice League trailer released

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Spider-Man: Homecoming gets three posters and a new trailer
• Venom will not be connected to the MCU
• First look at the new Tomb Raider reboot
• New trailer for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

TV

• Punisher adds Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio to it’s cast
• Katie Cassidy is returning as season regular on Arrow
• First look at Black Lightning in costume
• Buffy cast reunion for 20th anniversary
• Character posters for American Gods released
• First look at the live action reboot of ReBoot
• Billy Eichner cast in the new season of American Horror Story
• Season 2 of Santa Clarita Diet coming in 2018

COMICS

• More details released for the new Astonishing X-Men series

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Colleen Wing
• GRAHAM: Jack Hawksmoor

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan find Aubrey Plaza alluring and scary in FX's Legion, decide that Justice League is in fact going to be...a movie, and become Self-Obsessed with Sina Grace in This Week in Queer. 

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN:  Iron Fist co-creator puts his foot in his mouth
• GRAHAM: Power Rangers movie introducing a queer character and one on the Autism Spectrum

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Legion, Flash/Supergirl musical, Teen Titans, Ultimates

• GRAHAM: Wildstorm, Uncanny X-Men, Spider-Man, Batman

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  Sony is developing a Black Cat & Silver Sable team-up movie

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  New Season of Self-Obsessed by Sina Grace

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Full trailer for The Handmaid’s Tale released

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Michael Shannon is the new frontrunner to play Cable in Deadpool 2
• Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 IMAX poster features new characters
• Justice League posters revealed, and teasers before the trailer is released

TV

• Trailer for Midnight, TX from writer of True Blood
• New trailer for iZombie
• Trailer released for the new season of MST3K on Netflix
• Trailer released for Dimension 404 on Hulu
• First look at the new season of Twin Peaks revivial
• John Cho cast as Billy Eichner’s bf on Difficult People
• Lena Luthor to be a series regular next season of Supergirl
• The Walking Dead reveals a character’s sexuality

COMICS

• Marvel solicitations for June include synopsis of Iceman #1 and #2
• Pitch for the new Cable solo, is “Doctor Who meets Time Cop”

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Jesus
• GRAHAM: Sydney Barrett - Legion

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by his original co-host Jake Weatherman (@1Hand1Joystick) and his friend Sylvia as they discuss the new Doctor Who trailer, we discover whose Sylvia's favorite character from American Gods, and break out the bleach for Atomic Blonde in This Week in Queer. 

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN:  Gina Rodriguez wants to play America Chavez
• JAKE:  Disney Afternoon collection is coming to X-Box, PC, & Playstation
• SYLVIA:  First trailer released for American Gods

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Dr. Strange and the Sorcerers Supreme, Legion

• JAKE: ZELDA!!!!!!! Drag Link!!!

• SYLVIA: All 7 seasons of Buffy

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  Last Wonder Woman trailer released

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  Red Band Trailer released for Atomic Blonde

CLIP OF THE WEEK: First Doctor Who trailer

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• First photos from A Wrinkle in Time
• Matrix reboot is in development
• As is a remake of The Fly
• The actor who brought Kong to life is joining Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War
• Logan is the top grossing film of 2017
• Matthew Vaughn in talks to direct Man of Steel 2

TV

• X-Men pilot gets a working title and first cast photo & confirmed the leader will be Thunderbird
• Legion has been renewed for a season 2
• The Expanse renewed for a third season
• Black Lightning’s ex-wife has been cast
• First look at Crystal and Medusa in Marvel’s Inhumans

COMICS

• Secret Empire tie-ins to feature teams led by Emma Frost & Mockingbird

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Wiccan
• JAKE: Barry Allen
• SYLVIA: Tony Chew

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined once again by @GrahamNolan as they discuss the ending of Inhumans vs. X-Men, the new line-up of the Astonishing X-Men, why you should support/buy titles featuring queer characters, and celebrate the reveal of Cate Blanchett as Hela, MCU's first female villain, as the Strong Female Character of the Week.

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN:  First looks at Jeff Goldblum & Mark Ruffalo in Thor: Ragnarok
• GRAHAM: New Astonishing X-Men book teases Wolverine, Archangel, Mystique, Rogue, Psylocke, Gambit, Fantomex & Bishop

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Logan, America, Scarlet Witch, Midnighter & Apollo

• GRAHAM: IvsX, Uncanny Inhumans, The Wildstorm, JLA, SHIELD

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  First look of Hela and Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  Josh Gad is downplaying hype about his character’s sexuality in Beauty & the Beast

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Trailer for new horror movie The Void

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Margot Robbie to star in a post Robin Hood movie called Marian
• Ridley Scott has already written the sequel to Alien: Covenant
• X-Force to to feature and come after Deadpool 2
• Atlanta actress Zazie Beetz cast as Domino in Deadpool 2
• Warner Bros. open to an R-rated DC movie

TV

• Jason Isaacs cast as Captain Lorca on Star Trek: Discovery
• Flash has found their Abra Kadabra
• Riverdale has been renewed for a season 2, goes retro in new episode
• Promo reveals Teri Hatcher’s character on Supergirl
• Adam West to guest on Powerless
• New promo released for The Handmaid’s Tale

COMICS

• Interview with Daniel Ketchum reveals what queer characters we’ll see in the X-books.
• MIT’s Admissions office made a video featuring a live-action Riri Williams

SHILF:

• KEVIN: America
• GRAHAM: Grifter

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by special guest co-host @JohnBalash as they get their thumbs ready for the new Nintendo Switch, discuss Disney's history of gay characters now that we have an "out" character in Beauty & the Beast for This Week in Queer, and celebrate the women of G.L.O.W. as our Strong Female Characters of the Week.

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN:  Stephen Moyer cast as the dad in Fox’s X-Men pilot also Amy Acker and added Polaris
• JOHN: Batman vs Superman tops Razzie winners & Suicide Squad wins an Academy Award

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Supergirl, Bates Motel, Flash

• JOHN: Fire Emblem Heroes, Schitt’s Creek

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  First teaser released for G.L.O.W. on Netflix

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  Beauty & the Beast will debut Disney’s first gay character

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 reveals Ego

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• David Ayer teases Black Mask as the villain in Gotham City Sirens
• Russell Crowe teases playing Cable in Deadpool 2
• New trailer for Alien: Covenant

TV

• Cress Williams cast as Black Lightning and his daughters have been cast
• Gotham has cast their Ra’s al Ghul
• First teaser released for the final season of Orphan Black
• Star Trek: Discovery to now debut late summer/early fall
• Marvel’s Inhumans cast Black Bolt and Medusa...also now Karnak
• Ducktales reboot has a new trailer and already renewed for season 2

COMICS

• Riverdale one-shot

VIDEO GAMES

• Nintendo Switch comes out tomorrow

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Ego
• JOHN: Unworthy Thor/Launchpad

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Geeks OUT President Joey Stern as they jam to the the new music video "Friends are Family" from the Lego Batman movie, discuss the new yet old direction of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and celebrate the gay couple featured in the Alien: Covenant prologue in This Week in Queer. 

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Jamie Chung cast as Blink in the untitled X-Men pilot for Fox
• JOEY: Game of Thrones actor cast as Maximus the Mad in Marvel’s Inhumans

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Agents of SHIELD, Flash, Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers Captain America

• JOEY: Sex Criminals, Riverdale

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  Nicole Kidman confirmed to play Aquaman’s mother

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  A 4-minute prologue to Alien: Covenant has been released revealing interracial gay couple as part of the crew

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Music video released for Friends are Family from Lego Batman

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Batman solo movie after much back and forth, now has a director
• Lego Batman director in talks to direct live action Nightwing movie
• Ryan Reynolds is co-writing the X-Force movie
• Donald Glover and James Earl Jones cast in live action Lion King
• First cast photo of The Predator released
• Production started with first cast photo of the Han Solo movie

TV

• J.J. Abrams and Stephen King teaming up for Castle Rock on Hulu
• Trailer released for new season of Archer: Dreamland

COMICS

• Marvel Solicitations for May released and Hellcat and Silk are ending, and World of Wakanda, and Spider Woman are missing
• Paul Cornell apologizes for transphopic cover for Vampirella varient cover

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Peter Quill
• JOEY: no comment

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by the wonderful Blaine Horton (@antisepticle) as they clutch their pearls over the possibility of Tilda Swinton becoming The Doctor, throw some shade on the new Injustice 2 trailer, and read PewDiePie for filth. 

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: SyFy debuting new reality competition called Cosplay Melee
• BLAINE: Injustice 2 releases new ad for their “girl” characters with ridiculously sexist pomposity (Cheetah, Catwoman, and Black Canary)

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN: Supergirl, Lego Batman, Ultimates 2, Batwoman Rebirth, Spiderman

• BLAINE: IvX, Elder Scrolls Online, All New All Different Avengers

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  Tilda Swinton!! DOCTOR WHO rumors

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Star Trek: Discovery adds three more crew members and we get first look at Klingons

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. promo

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• First glimpse of Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War
• Fox wants Kerry Washington to play Domino in Deadpool 2 and the weirdness that is Pierce Brosnan as Cable
• Sophie Turner confirms her return as Jean Grey in X-Men: Supernova
• Mattel unveils Wonder Woman toy line
• WB is looking at Mel Gibson to direct Suicide Squad 2
• Avatar 2 announcements about storyline
• Team Thor pt. 2
• Michael Douglas goatee

TV

• Gloria Reuben & Andrea Roth cast as Cloak & Dagger’s mothers
• Character breakdown & synopsis released for Black Lightning pilot
• WGN America’s Scalped pilot has cast Lily Gladstone
• The theme for the next season of American Horror Story will be the election

COMICS

• Secret Empire and the Spectacular Spider-Man reboot featured for FCBD
• Marvel released teaser for possible summer event called Generations
• Deathstroke to crossover with the Titans and Teen Titans in The Lazarus Contract

VIDEO GAMES

• Disney company drops PewDiePie from roster after anti-semitic jokes :

In one video — which is still live — Kjellberg paid two men to write "Death to all Jews" on a sign and dance beneath it. He reacted with apparent disbelief when they actually did it. A brief caption beneath reads, "Trying to hide a smile from triggered SJWs," which is short for "social justice warriors," Internet slang for liberal activists — who might complain about a sign saying "Death to all Jews." (Update on Feb. 15: The captions on the video were written by fans and owned by Kjellberg, under Youtube's policies.)

• Generation 2 Pokemon GO announcement

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Kate Kane
• BLAINE: Chris Evans (battle with David Duke)

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan breakdown all the new trailers from the Super Bowl, get excited about the latest casting news for Marvel's The Runaways, and celebrate Kate McKinnon being cast in the Magic School Bus reboot in This Week in Queer!

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Marvel’s The Runaways has cast The Pride
• GRAHAM: New trailer for Iron Fist and teaser of Colleen Wing in action

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN:  Legion, Hulk, Civil War: The Oath, JLA, Jessica Jones

• GRAHAM: US Avengers, Infamous Iron Man, Ironheart

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  Orphan Black final season premieres June 10th

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Kate McKinnon cast as the new Ms. Frizzle for Magic School Bus

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New teaser for season 2 of Stranger Things

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Logan Super Bowl trailer
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Super Bowl trailer and the importance of strong female characters in movies/merchandise
• Transformers 5 Super Bowl trailer
• Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Super Bowl trailer
• Friday the 13th reboot axed
• First trailer released for animated Teen Titans: The Judas Contract

TV

• Trailer for Bill Nye Saves the World on Netflix
• The OA renewed for a “Part II”
• Trailer for the return of Samurai Jack
• First cast member announced for untitled X-Men pilot

SHILF:

• KEVIN: David Haller
• GRAHAM: Amanda Armstrong

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan get all queer up in here about a gay southern gothic writer Snagglepus comic, our favorite shows honored with a GLAAD award nomination, and discuss Aspen comics introducing a new trans female character as our Strong Female Character of the Week. 

This Week's Topics Include: 

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: Several genre shows nominated for GLAAD Media Awards
• GRAHAM: The Good Place renewed for 13 episode season 2

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN:  Riverdale, Agents of SHIELD, Apollo & Midnighter, Moon Knight

• GRAHAM: IvsX (Uncanny Inhumans, Deadpool and the Mercs for Money), Captain America (Trial of Maria Hill), DKIII, Killer Frost, Vixen

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER:  Aspen Comics introducing a new trans former NFL character

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Snagglepuss is getting a new DC comic

CLIP OF THE WEEK: Trailer for the final season of Bates Motel introduces Rihanna

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Ben Affleck won’t direct The Batman
• Nicole Kidman in talks to play Aquaman’s mother
• Friday the 13th reboot to start production in March
• Millie Bobby Brown cast in Godzilla sequel in unknown role
• Last trailer released for Beauty and the Beast

TV

• Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger leads announced
• Cast announced for Marvel’s Runaways on Hulu
• Rachel Bloom wrote a song for the Supergirl/Flash musical crossover
• Supergirl casts Teri Hatcher in mysterious multi-episode arc
• Fire is joining NBC’s Powerless for a multi-episode arc
• Production video teases Star Trek: Discovery
• Emma Caulfield set to join Fear the Walking Dead in a major role
• Peter Capaldi leaving Doctor Who after this season - David Tennant suggests a replacement

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Marc Spector
• GRAHAM: Forge

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) and @GrahamNolan share some of their hopes and anxiety post #WomensMarch, celebrate the cover to Marvel's America #2, and discuss the reboot of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy in This Week in Queer.

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:

• KEVIN: M. Night Shyamalan to make a sequel to Unbreakable
• GRAHAM: #WomensMarch

DOWN AND NERDY:

• KEVIN:  Ultimates 2, Hellcat, Supergirl, Shut Eye

• GRAHAM: Hawkeye, Captain America (both), Occupy Avengers, The Good Place

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: NBC has ordered a pilot rebooting of Witchblade  

THIS WEEK IN QUEER:  Netflix is rebooting Queer Eye for the Straight Guy

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Colossal starring Anne Hathaway

THE WEEK IN GEEK:

MOVIES

• Star Wars Episode VIII subtitled The Last Jedi
• Batman vs. Superman & Suicide Squad nominated for Razzies
• Production still released from Justice League

TV

• Darren Criss has been cast as the Music Meister in the Flash/Supergirl Musical
• Bryan Singer is going to direct the untitled X-Men pilot for Fox

COMICS

• Phil Jimenez leaving Superwoman?
• Cover to Marvel’s American #2

SHILF:

• KEVIN: Ian Soo
• GRAHAM: Iron Fist, Chidi