Geeks OUT Podcast: Bi the Bi w/ Steve Orlando

In this week's episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by the writer of Wonder Woman and Midnighter, Steve Orlando (@thesteveorlando) as they discuss the queer fantasy of Netflix's Hollywood, the new title for Venom 2, and celebrate Russian Doll co-creator, Leslye Headland, developing a new Star Wars series for Disney+ as our Strong Female Character of the Week.

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: Venom: Let There Be Carnage debuts new logo and moves to June 2021
• STEVE: Oni-Lion Forge and DC Comics create the Book Industry Charitable Foundation

 

DOWN & NERDY: 

 

• KEVIN: The Willoughbys, Circus of Books, Mrs. America, Home Before Dark 
• STEVE: The Kingdom, Dark Side of the Ring, Big O

 

 

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: A new female-led Star Wars series from Russian Doll showrunner, Leslye Headland, in development for Disney+

 

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: New trailer for Hollywood

 

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian

 

THE WEEK IN GEEK: 

MOVIES

• Trolls World Tour most successful digital debut
• Scoob! moves to VOD
• The Flash moves up and Shazam 2 moves back
• SXSW announces virtual film festival on Amazon

 

TV

• Season 3 of The Mandalorian is in pre-production
• Angel & Agents of SHIELD’s J. August Richards comes out
• Westworld renewed for another season
• NOS4A2 delayed to June 21st
• Fraggle Rock is returning to AppleTV+
• HBO Max to launch May 27
• New trailer for HBO Max’s Legendary 
• New trailer for HBO Max revival of Looney Tunes
• New trailer for HBO Max’s The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo 
• Harley Quinn season 1 episodes coming to Syfy

 

COMIC BOOKS

• DC announces they’re expanding their Digital First and Essential Reads
• Doctor Aphra audiobook, based on Star Wars comic, is coming out in July
• AFTERSHOCK continuing production and development while other companies pause

 

SHILF

• KEVIN: Midnighter & Daken & Shatterstar
• STEVE: Black Bolt & Mon-El

*Photo Credit: Fwee Carter (@fweecarter)