Bitches on Comics

Our Flashback Files, interviews previously published on Patreon and now available for all, continue with Sara Century talking early Vertigo comics with Sam Richard of Weirdpunk Books. This episode originally appeared on Patreon on Nov 5, 2023. Hello hello! This episode features Sam Richard and focuses primarily on the work of Peter Milligan, who wrote Shade the Changing Man and Enigma in the very early Vertigo days (among other things, those are the ones we talk about here). If you recall we prematurely announced this episode that is just now going live, and that's because it actually turned into a massive two-part conversation! So, apologies for the delay, but on the plus side, you get like three times the content I thought you were gonna get. So, enjoy, and come back for part two later this month! Meanwhile, Sam is a great horror writer in his own right, as well as the person behind Weirdpunk Books (they published Sara's horror anthology last year, A Small Light & Other Stories). You can follow Sam across platforms @‌sammytotep and @‌weirdpunkbooks and you can find everything Weirdpunk at the website. If you like early Vertigo, Weirdpunk isn't exactly a direct successor but I think you'll find some spiritual crossover so be sure to check out their releases! You can hear Sam talk more about Weirdpunk in this BoC episode, and you can hear Sara talk more about Weirdpunk in this one. While Bitches on Comics is on hiatus to deal with some personal matters, we’re also busy behind the scenes making sure we come back stronger than ever. If you want to help us in this work, please support us by joining ourPatreon Communitywhere you can hear over 100 great interviews and episodes like the one you’re listening to right now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara is keeping perhaps somewhat busier than she needs to be with another podcast while BoC is on hiatus. The episode goes live officially on Monday, but here's a sneak peek for Bitches on Comics listeners! Subscribe wherever you get podcasts and thanks so much to you all for supporting the BoC Patreon even while we're on break. Welcome to the third episode of Best Issue Ever! This episode's issue is Spider-Woman Vol. 1 #10, and it was chosen by my guest, Priya Saxena! Priya and Sara also do an X-Men podcast at the Bitches on Comics Patreon, so sign up for that if you like the X-Men or if you just want to know why we do. You can get a copy of the Color of Always anthology pretty much wherever you get books. This podcast is recorded in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is edited by Sara Century. The theme music is provided by Earth Control Pill, whose work is onBandcamp. I do not want to deal with ads AT ALL, so if you also don’t want to deal with ads, please consider supporting the podcast by rating and reviewing and/or signing up at the Ko-fi,ko-fi.com/saracenturypodcasts. Finally, you could support my other ventures, including the narrative horror podcastMedusa Mask, as well as my work through QueerSpec, including theBitches On Comics Podcastand theDecoded Horror Channel. Visit mywebsiteto sign up for mynewsletterfor updates. Oh, and I’m a horror writer, so pick up my short story anthology, A Small Light and Other Stories, throughWeirdpunk Books, or pretty much wherever else you get books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first of our Flashback Files, interviews previously published on patreon and now available for all, S.E. Fleenor had a blast talking with Hedwig Hale about her new comic She Bites and the joys and gifts of writing horror comedy. Plus, Buffy chatter, working on comics scripts, adapting your own writing, and putting writing first! Don't miss this great chat! This episode originally aired on Patreon on November 30, 2022. Pick up Issue #1 of She Bites at: https://www.scoutcomics.com/products/she-bites-1 Follow Hedwig on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/craftsforassholes/ And follow She Bites on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/she_bites_comic/ While Bitches on Comics is on hiatus to deal with some personal matters, we’re also busy behind the scenes making sure we come back stronger than ever. If you want to help us in this work, please support us by joining our Patreon Community where you can hear over 100 great interviews and episodes like the one you’re listening to right now! You can follow Bitches on Comics on Instagram Blusky Hive Tumblr TikTok and Twitter @BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century: @saracentury (Instagram), S.E. Fleenor: @se_fleenor (Instagram, Blue Sky, and Twitter), and Monika Estrella Negra: Instagram and Twitter. Follow our Sound Editor Kate on Twitter. Show us some love by giving us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PodChaser, or wherever you get your podcasts. Keep in touch with us and see what we’re up to by visiting our website: BitchesOnComics.com And check out our narrative horror podcast Decoded Horror Channel which includes Graveyard Orbit, Tales of the Sapphire Bay Hotel, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Returning champion Anthony Oliveira is here to chat about, well, so many things. For starters, he wrote Captain Marvel: Assault on Eden, giving us an excuse to chat about COMICS. Also, his book, Dayspring, is coming out! We chat about other podcasts Sara and Anthony have guested on, why Paradise Lost is a very metal book, and, you guessed it, the many lives of Carol Danvers. Join us! Follow Anthony at his website, or on Twitter, or on Patreon! Pre-order Dayspring here, and read Captain Marvel: Assault of Eden here. You can follow Bitches on Comics onInstagramBluskyHiveTumblrTikTokandTwitter@BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century:@saracentury(Instagram), S.E. Fleenor:@se_fleenor(Instagram, Blue Sky, and Twitter), and Monika Estrella Negra:InstagramandTwitter. Follow our Sound Editor Kate onTwitter. Show us some love by giving us a 5-star Review onApple Podcasts,Spotify,PodChaser, or wherever you get your podcasts. Support us by joining ourPatreon Community. Keep in touch with us and see what we’re up to by visiting our website:BitchesOnComics.com And check out our new narrative horror podcastDecoded Horror Channelwhich includes Graveyard Orbit, Tales of the Sapphire Bay Hotel, and more! Bitches on Comics is a Queer Spec project. Check outour other projects! Learn more about Queer Spec at:QueerSpec.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sara and Arturo Rojas met via the great Graymalkin Lane podcast talking about the X-Men. At one point during a recording, they discovered that they both enjoy the Wheel of Time TV series, which led to this extraordinary episode. Arturo knows a ton about this franchise having read the whole series from beginning to end three whole times, so he's got plenty to say about it. Sara is along for the ride as an enthusiast who has read the first book and watched the show. Follow Arturo Rojas on Twitter or Instagram! For more Wheel of Time observations, check out the Tar Valon or Bust podcast featuring Preeti and Jenn. I dunno, buy Sara's book of short horror stories while you're at it! You can follow Bitches on Comics onInstagramBluskyHiveTumblrTikTokandTwitter@BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century:@saracentury(Instagram), S.E. Fleenor:@se_fleenor(Instagram, Blue Sky, and Twitter), and Monika Estrella Negra:InstagramandTwitter. Follow our Sound Editor Kate onTwitter. Show us some love by giving us a 5-star Review onApple Podcasts,Spotify,PodChaser, or wherever you get your podcasts. Support us by joining ourPatreon Community. Keep in touch with us and see what we’re up to by visiting our website:BitchesOnComics.com And check out our new narrative horror podcastDecoded Horror Channelwhich includes Graveyard Orbit, Tales of the Sapphire Bay Hotel, and more! Bitches on Comics is a Queer Spec project. Check outour other projects! Learn more about Queer Spec at:QueerSpec.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The great Sarah Kuhn has joined us for our first episode of 2024! Sarah's work runs the gamut, so this is an abridged conversation because there is SO MUCH to chat about! We focus on the new one-shot Darkling, released through Archie Comics. However, there's a lot of info on Kuhn's other works, including her forays into Star Wars and DC, alongside her creator-owned pieces. This is one of our favorite creators, so it's a very fun chat. Join us! Pick up Darklingvia Archie Comics! Follow Sarah at her website or Instagram! Check out Sarah's MANY other works here! You can follow Bitches on Comics onInstagramBluskyHiveTumblrTikTokandTwitter@BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century:@saracentury(Instagram), S.E. Fleenor:@se_fleenor(Instagram, Blue Sky, and Twitter), and Monika Estrella Negra:InstagramandTwitter. Follow our Sound Editor Kate onTwitter. Show us some love by giving us a 5-star Review onApple Podcasts,Spotify,PodChaser, or wherever you get your podcasts. Support us by joining ourPatreon Community. Keep in touch with us and see what we’re up to by visiting our website:BitchesOnComics.com And check out our new narrative horror podcastDecoded Horror Channelwhich includes Graveyard Orbit, Tales of the Sapphire Bay Hotel, and more! Bitches on Comics is a Queer Spec project. Check outour other projects! Learn more about Queer Spec at:QueerSpec.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're here for our semi-regular horror movie extravaganza. This time around, we're joined by Priya, Kate, Sara, and Monika, and each of them has brought a film to discuss. First up, Black Christmas and abortion rights, second we discuss the horror camp spectacular that is Death Bed (the Bed That Eats), then we get into the allegory and sick werewolf transformations of The Company of Wolves, and, finally, the new queer werewolf film My Animal, which is also very fun and weird. You can follow Bitches on Comics onInstagramBluskyHiveTumblrTikTokandTwitter@BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century:@saracentury(Instagram), S.E. Fleenor:@se_fleenor(Instagram, Blue Sky, and Twitter), and Monika Estrella Negra:InstagramandTwitter. Follow our Sound Editor Kate onTwitter and Priya Saxena on Twitter. Show us some love by giving us a 5-star Review onApple Podcasts,Spotify,PodChaser, or wherever you get your podcasts. Support us by joining ourPatreon Community. Keep in touch with us and see what we’re up to by visiting our website:BitchesOnComics.com And check out our new narrative horror podcastDecoded Horror Channelwhich includes Graveyard Orbit, Tales of the Sapphire Bay Hotel, and more! Bitches on Comics is a Queer Spec project. Check outour other projects! Learn more about Queer Spec at:QueerSpec.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time again, time for a new episode of Bitches On Comics! This edition we're featuring Archie Bongiovanni, creator of Greasebats, A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns, Yes I'm Flagging, and, most importantly to this call, Mimosa. Archie is a return guest and we couldn't be more thrilled to have them back on. We discuss the importance of zines to queer communities, what to do when your found family can't stay together anymore, and how to show up in your community in a meaningful way. Archie is a lot of fun, so enjoy this one and we'll be back again soon! Pick up Mimosa via publisher Abrams Books! Follow Archie at their website, or perhaps on Instagram! Listen to the last appearance of Archie and some of the Silver Sprocket crew here! You can follow Bitches on Comics on Instagram Blusky Hive Tumblr TikTok and Twitter @BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century: @saracentury (Instagram), S.E. Fleenor: @se_fleenor (Instagram, Blue Sky, and Twitter), and Monika Estrella Negra: Instagram and Twitter. Follow our Sound Editor Kate on Twitter. Show us some love by giving us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PodChaser, or wherever you get your podcasts. Support us by joining our Patreon Community. Keep in touch with us and see what we’re up to by visiting our website: BitchesOnComics.com And check out our new narrative horror podcast Decoded Horror Channel which includes Graveyard Orbit, Tales of the Sapphire Bay Hotel, and more! Bitches on Comics is a Queer Spec project. Check out our other projects! Learn more about Queer Spec at: QueerSpec.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to good ol' Bitches On Comics with this exciting episode featuring LSBN cartoonist Emma Jayne! This episode also features guest host and former BoC guest, Veronique Emma Houxbois. Here, we discuss Jayne's incredible work and how making relatively optimistic art can be just as healing for the creator as it is for the reader. Mostly, we chat about her process, and her newest release, LSBN, which is published through podcast faves Silver Sprocket. Pick up LSBN at the great Silver Sprocket shop! Trans Girls Hit the Town and other works of Emma's genius are available at her online shop. Follow Emma Jayne at her link page, or on Instagram @emmajaynecomics Follow Veronique Emma Houxbois at her website, on Patreon, or on BlueSky and IG @emmahouxbois You can follow Bitches on Comics on Instagram Blusky Hive Tumblr TikTok and Twitter @BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century: @saracentury (Instagram), S.E. Fleenor: @se_fleenor (Instagram, Blue Sky, and Twitter), and Monika Estrella Negra: Instagram and Twitter. Follow our Sound Editor Kate on Twitter. Show us some love by giving us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PodChaser, or wherever you get your podcasts. Support us by joining our Patreon Community. Keep in touch with us and see what we’re up to by visiting our website: BitchesOnComics.com And check out our new narrative horror podcast Decoded Horror Channel which includes Graveyard Orbit, Tales of the Sapphire Bay Hotel, and more! Bitches on Comics is a Queer Spec project. Check out our other projects! Learn more about Queer Spec at: QueerSpec.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The lovely Ben Kahn returns to the podcast to talk about their new middle grade novel Elle Campbell Wins Their Weekend, as well as their forthcoming comic Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon. We talk about the importance of reading about nonbinary characters, balancing promotional work with writing, how they create power sets for characters, and so much more! Plus, Riverdale! Ferris Bueller! More Riverdale! Learn more about Ben Kahn and sign up for their newsletter at: https://www.benkahncomics.com/ Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenTheKahn Instagram: @benkahncomics Blue Sky: @benkahncomics Make sure to catch Ben on Episode 28: Cat pics and the creative process and Episode 92: Unabashedly queer action comedy with Rachel Silverstein You can follow Bitches on Comics on Instagram Blusky Hive Tumblr TikTok and Twitter @BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century: @saracentury (Instagram), S.E. Fleenor: @se_fleenor (Instagram, Blue Sky, and Twitter), and Monika Estrella Negra: Instagram and Twitter. Follow our Sound Editor Kate on Twitter. Show us some love by giving us a 5-star Review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, PodChaser, or wherever you get your podcasts. Support us by joining our Patreon Community. Keep in touch with us and see what we’re up to by visiting our website: BitchesOnComics.com And check out our new narrative horror podcast Decoded Horror Channel which includes Graveyard Orbit, Tales of the Sapphire Bay Hotel, and more! Bitches on Comics is a Queer Spec project. Check out our other projects! Learn more about Queer Spec at: QueerSpec.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices