Women of Marvel

It’s a Marvel Studios’ WandaVision extravaganza! To kick off this jam-packed episode, Ellie chats with head writer Jac Schaeffer about her approach to Wanda’s story arc, journeying through the decades, and much more. Then, we hear from Elizabeth Olsen, Kathryn Hahn, and Teyonah Parris about stepping into the shoes of Wanda Maximoff, Agatha Harkness, and Monica Rambeau. Learn more about your ad cho...

Happy Women’s History Month! Today, Women of Marvel celebrates with a special roundtable featuring some of the amazing women working at Marvel. Judy is joined by our colleagues Haley Conatser, Jennifer Lai, Faith D’Isa, and Alana Herrnson to talk all things fandom! Even though these women have different roles, their love for Marvel’s characters, stories and community knows no bounds. After the int...

Today, Women of Marvel is taking us back! With the return of Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther run on February 24th, we decided to revisit Angelique’s conversation with professor, rapper and all-around ”Cool Girl” Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo AKA Sammus (yes, that Sammus!). Join Judy and Angélique for this encore episode about hip-hop, Afro-futurism and all things nerdy. If you want a refresher in anticip...

Surprises abound in Marvel Studios’ WandaVision, streaming now on Disney+! Judy chats with costume designer Mayes Rubeo about what it was like to jump between eras and styles as she worked on this show. Plus, Rubeo shares some insights from her decades-long career in the field of costume design. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Women of Marvel is ringing in the new year with Phoenix Carnevale, martial artist extraordinaire! Join Ellie and guest cohost Jamie Frevele for this encore of one of our favorite episodes. Phoenix Carnevale delivers an impressive one-two punch: she can spar like a real-life super hero AND she’s a massive Marvel fan. Guest co-host Jamie Frevele (Editor, marvel.com) has a deep conversation with Phoe...

Happy New Year! This week Ellie chats with two very special guests about Marvel’s newest series, Marvel’s Declassified. This Week in Marvel’s Lorraine Cink, co-host of Marvel’s Declassified, and Women of Marvel’s own Rebecca Seidel, senior producer of Marvel’s Declassified, join the show to give a behind-the-scenes look into the show and all the exciting episodes to come! Learn more about your ad...

’Tis the season for Marvel toys! Whether you’re a casual fan or an avid collector, chances are you’ve come across a Marvel toy or action figure that’s brought some joy into your day. In the “Unboxed” episode of Marvel’s 616, streaming now in Disney+, we meet toy experts, designers from Hasbro and Funko, toy photographers, and pro collectors who show us how toys and fandom connect. Angélique chats...

Miles Morales is everywhere—and now, you can journey with him even further in Marvel’s Miles Morales: Spider-Man. But the adventure doesn’t stop with the game. Writer Brittney Morris penned a prequel novel for the game, also out now, called Marvel’s Miles Morales: Spider-Man - Wings of Fury. Angélique chats with Brittney about her unusual path into becoming an author, what it was like to write a M...

Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl take center stage in the upcoming "Marvel Spotlight" episode of Marvel's 616, streaming on Disney+! The moving final episode of this documentary series follows two classes of high school students as they rehearse the Marvel Spotlight plays. To get an inside look, Ellie chats with Alison Brie, who directed the episode. Alison reflects on her own experiences with high sc...

Natacha Bustos is part of the next generation of elite artists, Marvel’s Stormbreakers! Ellie spoke to the Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur artist about her colorful career, including what it’s like to be a part of Marvel’s brand new talent distinction program. Marvel fans, Bustos is one to keep an eye on! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oh, the horror! With Halloween nigh, we’ve summoned associate editor Sarah Brunstad and assistant editor Lauren Amaro for a bone-chilling broadcast. Join Ellie and our guest editors for a dissection of what goes into making a macabre Marvel comic, featuring frightening favorites like Werewolf by Night and Immortal Hulk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Phoenix Carnevale delivers an impressive one-two punch: she can spar like a real-life Super Hero AND she’s a massive Marvel fan. Guest co-host Jamie Frevele (Editor, marvel.com) has a deep conversation with Phoenix about her philosophy as a trainer, actor, and fight commentator. A lifelong comic book reader, Phoenix shares how characters like Daredevil, Wolverine, and Storm have inspired her both...

Avengers Assemble!…for fifth period. In the high-spirited middle-grade novel Avengers Assembly, Marvel’s youngest characters find themselves in an after-school program for Super Heroes, where they must fend off every threat from super villains to peer pressure. Guest host and Marvel.com editor Christine Dinh caught up with author Preeti Chhibber to discuss what it was like to write Miles Morales,...

What does it take to be an Avenger? Answer: mocap suits, very heavy helmet-cameras, and lots of talent. Angélique caught up with some of the actors behind earth’s mightiest heroes in Marvel’s Avengers video game, including Laura Bailey (Black Widow), Sandra Saad (Ms. Marvel), and Jolene Andersen (Monica Rappaccini). With as much chemistry in real-life as in the game, the group talked about everyth...

Choose your own adventure? How about choose your own…Avenger? The time has finally come: Marvel’s Avengers is being released on all platforms tomorrow, September 4! In this highly-anticipated new game, you can assemble your own roster of Avengers and play as the hero of your choice. In the first of two episodes celebrating the arrival of Marvel’s Avengers, Ellie and Angélique share what they're mo...

She-Hulk is one of Marvel’s strongest, smartest, and funniest characters, so Ellie called up She-Hulk expert Lorraine Cink, one of Marvel’s strongest, smartest, and funniest real-life women. Lorraine enlightens Ellie about She-Hulk’s storied history with the Fantastic Four, Avengers, and as a headliner of her own books. Plus, she dishes about what you can expect from the green bombshell in the exp...

Author Sam Maggs is, much like the title character of her book The Unstoppable Wasp: Built On Hope, unstoppable. A Star Wars geek with a master’s degree and a passion for women in STEM, Maggs has written characters from Spider-Man to Captain Marvel and, today, she tells Ellie what it was like to get acquainted with the young hero Nadia Van Dyne! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic...

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is now in its seventh and final season, rounding out an epic seven-year run. The whole season is full of surprises, but the latest episode is an especially big moment for Elizabeth Henstridge, who plays Agent Jemma Simmons: it’s her directorial debut! In this on-set interview with Judy, Elizabeth talks about what it was like to direct for the first time, how she bui...

Characters like Misty Knight and Captain Marvel have an additional, perhaps under-appreciated super power in the iconography of their hair. Who could speak to this better than Misty Knight herself, Marvel’s Luke Cage actor Simone Missick? We’re throwing it back to our 2018 conversation with Missick and Angélique (before she was a host!), in which they discussed the influential cultural role hair p...

Last year, in celebration of Pride Month and in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, Judy and Sana spoke to writers Vita Ayala, Tini Howard, and Leah Williams about everything from breakthrough moments in their careers to Queer representation in comics. It’s Pride month once again, and we are physically isolated but hardly alone. Now joined by Ellie, the hosts continue to celebrat...

In 2018, Judy spoke to video game journalists Andrea Rene, Terri Schwartz, and Allegra Frank about their collective experiences in the world of gaming. Today, Andrea joins Judy for a follow-up conversation about how the video game industry has changed since then, including how it has evolved to adapt to the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis. Eager to continue the conversation? If you’d like to hea...

Today, Women of Marvel is taking a step back to acknowledge the current state of unrest in the United States, and to stand in solidarity with the Black community. In place of an episode this week, Angélique Roché reflects on this moment and recommends five other podcasts to listen to. These are shows that give historical context to #BlackLivesMatter, amplify the work of journalists of color, and c...

If you were to combine Ironheart’s brilliance, Shuri’s technological prowess, and She-Hulk’s wit, you might end up with a character like Sammus. A rap artist, professor, sound designer, gamer, and much more, Sammus does it all. Through music that merges pop culture and poetry, and coursework that crosses academia with Afrofuturism, Sammus is certified Marvel material. Angélique recently called up...

From arcade games to Iron Man VR, Marvel has been a mainstay of the gaming world since its humble beginnings. Today, the gaming community includes billions of players from all over the globe, including Jay-Ann Lopez and Chelsea Cueto, whose legions of followers comprise their gaming collective, Black Girl Gamers (BGG). Angélique and Judy recently called up Lopez and Cueto to discuss how BGG has pa...

New York Times best-selling author Nic Stone is a brilliant, inspirational writer of young-adult literature. Shuri is a brilliant, inspirational young adult in Marvel Comics. That’s why Stone’s newest book, “Shuri: A Black Panther Novel,” which debuts May 5, promises to be a brilliant, inspirational story, and a welcome addition to the Marvel pantheon of prose. Judy and Sana recently called Stone...