Comadres y Comics Podcast

Jen has this week’s chisme: Owen Wilson has been cast in an undisclosed role for the Disney+ Loki show. Today’s cerveza is “Pony Up” from Spring House Brewing Company. Book review of “Is’Nana the Were-Spider” by Gred Anderson Elysee. Kristen’s Race juntos goes out “Race to the Sun” by Rebecca Roanhorse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen has this week’s chisme with Blue Stockings comic book festival to celebrate queer and trans creators. Today’s cerveza is Lancaster’s Strawberry Wheat beer. Book review of Akolyte from Konkret Comics. On Sara’s radar is the giant Gundam robot being built in Japan. Juntos y fuertes this week is RezRising.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ya girl Jen has this week’s chisme: A graphic novel wins the Newberry for the first time! Book review of Nancy Goldstein’s “Jackie Ormes: The First African American Woman Cartoonist.” Monkey Monsters Cosplay’s new podcast “This Knee Plus Podcast” is on Sara’s radar. On Juntos y Fuertes it’s Red Salmon Arts’ “LibroMobile!” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to another episode of Las Platicas, Today we have with us Sebastian Kadlecik, creator of Eisner Award Nominated, Quince, a comic published by Fanbase Press, about Lupe a 15 year old Latina who, on the day of her Quinceanera, learns she has superpowers. He also is the creator of Penguins vs. Possums. Another comic published by Fanbase Press all about the battle between the two species that...

Today we interview via the magic of the internets Maxi Rodriguez founder of Kasuto Productions and creator, writer and artist of Chronicles of Chubby Bunny, Brown Girl Magic and other awesome comics. Listen to all the wonderful things she is doing to raise awareness on mental health and the awesomeness of loving yourself what ever size you are.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...

Jen’s chisme is Faith Erin Hicks’s twitter retelling of Anakin’s story might have caught the attention of Disney. This week’s cerveza is Golden Road Brewery’s “Pineapple Cart.” Book review of “Tethered”. Archie vs. Predator is on Saras’s radar. Saludos to Sherocon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen’s chisme this week is all about *drumroll* baby yoda! This week’s cerveza is Golden Road Brewery’s “Mango Cart.” The book review this week is The Gumazing Gum Girl. “Fallen Angels” is on Kristen’s radar and season 3 of the Dragon Prince is on Jen’s radar. Juntos y Fuertes is about the first Latino owned tv and film studio in the United States: Areu Bros. Saludos to Terry Mayo. Learn more about...

Jen has this weeks chisme from, of course twitter: there's controversy over DC pulling The Golden Child cover. This week’s cerveza is “Never, No, No” from Monkish. This week the girls review the first two books from the series Pistil. The upcoming Party of 5 remake is on Sara’s radar. Today on Juntos y Fuertes is a gift guide to the 50 top rated queer comics from ComicsBeat.com. Saludos to Creativ...

We have Y & C Comics! We first met them at East L.A. Comic Con now East L.A. Cape. Y & C Comics are a husband and wife duo that have a Youtube channel were they make videos about comic books, comic conventions, movie reviews, CGC grading, comic creator interviews and pretty much everything geek culture related. And that's not all! They record their videos in both English and Spanish! How cool is t...

Jen brings us Chisme de la Semana news about Brooklyn 99 and The Witcher. We review beer Dragon's Milk Reserve: Oatmeal Cookie Bourbon Barrel-Aged Stout by New Holland Brewing. This week we don't review a book but Sara talks all about Nerdtino Expo the first Latinx Comic Book Convention on the East Coast! On Our Radar Kristen tells us about b.b. free #1, the new comic by Gabby Rivera and Royal Dun...

Jen’s chisme is news that Saladin Ahmed will be writing Conan for Marvel.  Cervezita is Situation in Sector 9. This weeks’s book review is Watersnakes by Tony Sandoval. Money Shot is on Kristen’s radar. Juntos this week is a web series called Blerds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristen has this week’s chisme: The Far Side is coming back! Today’s beer is Lincoln Beer Company’s Trejo Cerveza. Book review of Critical Entertainment’s “Zombie Zero.” Upcoming superhero film Thunder Force is on Sara’s radar. This week’s juntos goes out to Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory. Saludos to Out of Order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jen has this week’s chisme de la semana with rumors that court documents reveal Jeremy Renner threatened to kill his wife. This week’s cervecita is Enegren Brewing Company’s Oktoberfest. The book review this week is of DC Ink’s Teen Titans Raven. Quince’s “Hot Cheetos Preorder Special” is on Sara’s radar. Juntos y fuertes this week is a new convention in Albuquerque called Indigipopx. Saludos to y...

We have a special treat for listeners as our guests will be focusing on one of our favorite segments of the podcast: Hora de la Cervezita! Beer Thug Life is a down-to-earth experience of the increasingly diverse craft beer community. Their videos and merchandise give you a taste of the puzzling intersection between a man’s proud enthusiasm for craft beer and his humble life as a Chicano who grew u...

Today we have with us Latinx Comic Queen, Melina Chavarria. Melina is the writer of Magic Glasses, a comic she describes as “about a young Latina who is a gamer/raver growing up in South Central Los Angeles, trying to figure out the “game of life”. Self-proclaimed “Xicana Autism Warrior Mom”, Melina also works with local non-profit agency, DSTL ARTS on a zine called Aurtistic Zine, a zine focused...

Jen has some good chisme this week with Art Spiegleman’s essay has been barred from publication. Today’s cervecita is Torrance Beer Cellar’s Local Craft Beer’s “The Juice is Real.” For today’s book review it’s a special zine episode! Season 3 of American Gods is on Sara’s radar. Kristen has this week’s Juntos with Bolivia’s Powerful Cholitas. Saludos to CollectorsComic.com. Learn more about your a...

We have in studio Latinx Creator, Erick Pepper Rivera creator of  graphic novel "The Hat Boyz." Pepper is a Los Angeles local who is native to Watts, the neighborhood where The Hat Boyz is set. Pepper was inspired to use Watts and his experiences growing up in the neighborhood to show how environment can greatly inform life’s choices and decisions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Kayden Phoenix is the creator behind graphic novel Jalisco!  Kayden is a Chicana director from Boyle Heights.  Recently she has released a graphic novel Jalisco about a super hero that uses traditional folklorico dance as part of her combat skills.  We are very excited to have her in-studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kristen has this week’s chisme with rumors that Wolverine will be joining the Avengers in a  new film. For this week’s hora de la cervecita the ladies are drinking Stone Brewery’s “Wootstout”.  Book review of “Anti Hero 113” made by Ray Zeperda Jr. and Yordan Terziyski. On Sara’s radar is the DC showcase of Neil Gaiman’s character, “Death.” Kristen has this week’s Juntos y Fuertes with Boom Studio...

Sara has this week’s chisme with news of a sequel to Train to Busan. Jen has some chisme, too: horror legend John Carpenter will be writing a joker comic for DC. Today’s beer is “T’ould Lad” from Yorkshire Square. This week’s book review is of “Hot, Throbbing Dykes,” by Alison Bechdel. “Second Coming” is on Kristen’s radar. Juntos y fuertes is the podcast Comic Book Bears Podcast. Saludos to Grand...

There’s so much chisme this week! The Walking Dead has ended. Plus there are TWO popups coming to LA! Both a Pokemon and a Bladerunner inspired bar. Hora de la cervecita is Witchblade Russian imperial stout from Helltown Brewing, which was commissioned by Three Rivers ComicCon. Book review of Primahood by Tyler Cohed. The next book from The Adventure Zone, “Murder on the Rockport Limited,” is on J...

Isabel Quintero is an author, poet, teacher and graphic novelist. She joins us in studio for an awesome episode of Las Platicas!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara has your chisme with Taika Waititi’s announcement that he’ll be directing a live action Akira film. Hora de la cervecita this week is “In Haze We Trust” from Local Craft Beer. Book review of Monster Matador by Steven Prince. Angola Janga: Kingdom of Runaway Slaves is on Kristen’s radar. In juntos y fuertes this week Sara is shouting out Reforma. Saludos to Shirley and Sebastian Kadlecik. Lear...

Jen has chisme from the New York Toy Fair about a DC Bombshells retro interpretation of Death from Neil Gaiman’s Sandman and Funko has started making Pokemon Pops. Beer review of Mo-tra Blood Orange IPA from Santa Maria Brewing Co. Beer review of Cecil Castellucci’s Soupy Leaves Home featuring illustrations by Jose Pimienta. On Sara’s radar is Neil Gaiman’s master class. Kristen brings us Juntos y...

Jen spearheads a tearful discussion of the super hero movies that earned Oscar buzz. Kristen brings "the good stuff" with chisme about a mysterious, super hot comic shop customer... Beer review of "Loser's Club Vol. III" from Fieldwork brewing company. Book review of "We're Still Here: An All-Trans Anthology," edited Jeanne Thornton and Tara Avery. Sara brings Juntos y Fuertes with "Boys Night Out...