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Episode 43: Comics, Coffee and Community with The Perky Nerd owner Tiffany Melius Jul 30, 2019

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We’re back from summer break and thrilled to welcome Tiffany Melius, owner of The Perky Nerd, on the podcast! Her Burbank storefront is one of the few female-owned comic book shops in the country. Since its opening in 2016, the store has established itself as a pillar of the LA geek community and was nominated for this year’s Will Eisner “Spirit of Comics” Retailer Award. Tiffany takes us through founding the store and shares her advice on starting a geeky small business! We also discuss girl power in comics from tackling gatekeeping at comic books shops to championing fangirls in her local community through book clubs and events! Where to Find Tiffany & The Perky Nerd : Instagram: @theperkynerd Twitter: @theperkynerd Facebook: @theperkynerd Online Store: https://www.theperkynerdstore.com/ Listen to this episode below or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify.

Episode 42: Super Soldiers with author Jason Inman Jun 18, 2019

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Episode 42: Super Soldiers with author Jason Inman Jason Inman makes his triumphant return to Your Biggest Fangirl this week! In case you missed our first interview with him Episode 25, Jason is a comic book creator, podcaster, and veteran who now adds author to his long list of accomplishments with the release of his first book: Super Soldiers: A Salute to the Comic Book Heroes and Villains Who Fought for Their Country. He takes us through his impetus for writing Super Soldiers, how he chose the 16 comic characters he examines in the book, and explores with us the military’s intricate relationship with the comic storytelling medium. Jason also reflects on his choice to infuse the book with his personal anecdotes serving in Iraq, particularly how rediscovering comics helped him during his deployment and how he now pays it forward with a comic book drive he created for those serving in the armed forces! Order Super Soldiers here: amzn.to/2uhfbu8 Where to Find Jason: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jawiin Instagram: https://instagram.com/jawiin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jawiintv/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Jawiin Tune into Geek History Lesson on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play and more.

Episode 41: Drawing on Disney Magic with licensed artist Ashley Taylor Jun 04, 2019

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We fangirl out hard this week during our interview with licensed Disney artist Ashley Taylor! With her art displayed at Disney Parks or emblazoned on clothes by Her Universe, Hot Topic and more, Ashley puts a creative spin and applies her own style to beloved characters. Though her own journey as an artist was unexpected (or unorthodox), Ashley seeks to be an inspiring force to other budding artists and women in business. She shows us the magic behind her art, walking us through the process of bringing some of our favorite pieces to life. Where to Find Ashley: Instagram: @ashley24taylor Twitter: @ashley24taylor Facebook: @ashley24taylor

Episode 40: Channeling the Powers of a Girl with Marvel Host, Author, and Producer Lorraine Cink May 21, 2019

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May gets a lot more marvelous on this week’s episode! We welcome Lorraine Cink, a comedian, host, and author who currently serves as a Senior Creative Producer for Marvel New Media. Lorraine shares her journey from Marvel fan to employee as well as her advice on making your passion into your profession. We also get her to dish about what it’s like interviewing the MCU’s brightest stars when she covers the premieres of Marvel films, what makes a great red carpet interview, and how you can maximize your chances to encounter your favorite celeb on the barricade at the event! Our discussion wraps up with exploring Lorraine’s process and takeaways from writing her latest book, Powers of a Girl, which celebrates Marvel female characters, as well as how we as fans can keep the girl power momentum going. Where to Find Lorraine : Instagram: @lorrainecink Twitter: @lorrainecink Facebook: @LikeLorraine LorraineCink.com Watch Earth Mightiest Show: https://www.marvel.com/watch/digital-series/earth-s-mightiest-show Buy Powers of a Girl: https://books.disney.com/book/powers-of-a-girl/

Episode 39: The Science of Disney Magic and Pins with Astro-Engineer Kristen Lundebjerg May 07, 2019

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We double the amount of Kristens on this episode with this week’s guest, Kristen Lundebjerg! Kristen is an astro-engineer and self-described space enthusiast who is also a huge Disney fangirl. We explore how her two worlds intersect and the ways she appreciates both STEM and magical or fictional adventures. As frequent visitor to the Disney parks, Kristen shares her top tips on navigating the parks and their animated (and sometimes intense) pin trading community. A wonderful resource of fangirl knowledge, she also walks us through starting a pin collection of your own! Where to find Kristen: Instagram: @cosmic_kristen Pin design Instagram: @cosmic_kristen_designs

Episode 38: The Ladies We Fangirled Over at Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019 Apr 23, 2019

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We’re keeping our convention specials going this month with Kristen’s coverage of Star Wars Celebration Chicago! She recaps her experience tackling such a large convention from photo ops to panels to pin trading to trudging through the snow to get to the convention center! She gives Victoria her main takeaways from Celebration - including the encouragement she felt for the Star Wars fandom from being among all her fellow Star Wars fans as well as the importance of prioritizing your top events. Finally, Kristen shares her interviews with four spectacular women who span the Star Wars fandom: Dianne Vaznelis (aka Diha) is a digital artist and designer who has worked in the pop culture and gaming industries since 2012. Best known for her soft but vibrant palette, she has created licensed apparel designs for a number of popular properties, including her first love, Star Wars. She is currently an illustrator and assistant designer for indie tabletop publisher Archon Games. Follow Diane: Instagram: @diha_artwork Twitter: @diha_artwork Facebook: @diha_artwork www.diha-artwork.com Zoraida Córdova may be known best for her contribution to the anthology Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View with the short story “You Owe Me a Ride”, which gives a window into the Tonnika Sisters during A New Hope. Her next Star Wars YA novel will be a Galaxy’s Edge inspired titled A Crash of Fate, due out in August 2019. Her other novels include the Brooklyn Brujas series and The Vicious Deep trilogy. She is the co-editor of Vampires Never Get Old, a YA anthology forthcoming from Imprint/Macmillan in fall 2020. Follow Zoraida: Instagram: @zoriadasolo Twitter: @zlikeinzorro Facebook: @ZCordovaBooks zoraidacordova.com Emma Fyffe is an actress and producer who frequently shares her take on her favorite shows, appearing on Collider, Twitch and more. She’s also the Commissioner of the Teams and Intergeekdom leagues on Movie Trivia Schmoedown, which is a facet of fandom that we’ve wanted to dive into. Follow Emma: Instagram: @emmafyffe Twitter: @emmafyffe Facebook: @emma.fyffe Vanessa Marshall is a voice actress with a long list of credits to her name, but she is best known in the Star Wars universe as the voice of Rebel Twi'lek pilot Hera Syndulla in Star Wars Rebels, though she has also provided additional voices in the video games Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Knights of Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords as well as in Rogue One. Follow Vanessa: Instagram: @vanessamarshall1138 Twitter: @vanmarshall Facebook: @VanessaMarshallFanPage http://vanessamarshall.com/

Episode 37: The Ladies We Fangirled Over at WonderCon 2019 Apr 09, 2019

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In our second WonderCon feature, Victoria returns to the Anaheim Convention Center to interview four artists about their creative expressions and their experiences with fandom. Before our guests, Victoria reflects on her second WonderCon, from the challenges to the thrills -- not to mention the important tips to remember when attending a convention! This week, we interview: Penelope Gaylord is an illustrator and character designer who has worked with Penguin Random House, Acme Archives Direct, Boom Studios and IDW. She is also a founding member of Identity Comics Studios, where each artist brings their own unique art style to the studio, enabling them to fund and publish several graphic anthologies. Follow Penelope: Instagram and Facebook: @pengpengart Twitter: @peng_peng Follow Identity Comics Studios on Instagram at @identitycomicsstudios Elaine Ho is a California-based illustrator, and previously created concept art for theme parks and virtual reality experiences. Her background in psychology greatly informs her work today, to her series in on Final Fantasy Villains and Disney Women, to her own re-imagining of the Beauty and the Beast trope, Tempest and the Fire. Instagram, Twitter and Facebook: @artofelaineho Check out Elaine’s Patreon for Tempest and the Fire: https://www.patreon.com/artofelaineho Elsa Chang is an illustrator who has worked with every major animation studio and is currently a character designer at Disney TV animation. She’s also illustrated children’s books for major publishers including Random House and Simon & Schuster. During our chat, Elsa also shares her love of the Sherlock fandom! Instagram and Twitter: @elsasketch Facebook: @artofelsachang Jenny Parks is a scientific illustrator and self-described shameless nerd and cat lover. While she illustrates realistic scientific and wildlife works, she is perhaps best known in fandom circles for her reimagining of our favorite sci-fi characters as cats. Her amazing recreations began with Phantom of the Opera and has evolved to more fandoms, from Doctor Who to Marvel to Star Trek, of which she has published a licensed book with CBS. jennyparks.com Instagram, Twitter and Facebook: @jennyparksillus Stay tuned for our next episode with Kristen at Star Wars Celebration, and in the meantime, comment below with any suggestions for future convention special episodes!

Episode 36: ‘No Normal’ but Not Alone with Ms. Marvel and journalist/filmmaker Anisah Jabar Mar 19, 2019

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In honor of the release of the Captain Marvel film, we’re continuing this Marvel-ous month of March with a discussion on Carol Danvers’ Ms. Marvel successor Kamala Khan! We interview Anisah Jabar, a journalist based in New York City and probably one of the biggest Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan fans we know. She uses her own experiences as a woman of color to change the narrative in comics and pop culture through producing the Ms. Marvel-inspired No Normal short film series. We also talk about the importance of diverse representation on screen, and what Anisah hopes for in Kamala’s future. Anisah also shares how her passion for Ms. Marvel was born out of a professional endeavor, and offers advice for tackling your first audiovisual transformative work. Where to find Anisah: Instagram: @msmarvelnyc YouTube: Anisah Jabar msmarvelnyc.com Watch Anisah’s CBS piece: https://youtu.be/O2E-62xmdPM Watch the first of her No Normal short film series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJ87V3H7S4

Episode 35: Connecting with Captain Marvel with creator Ashley V Robinson Mar 05, 2019

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We are so thrilled to welcome Ashley Victoria Robinson back to Your Biggest Fangirl this week to jumpstart Marvelous March! If you didn’t hear her on Episode 14, Ashley is an actress, writer, podcaster and authority on everything girly and geeky. We had so much fangirling with her pre-Infinity War that we knew we had to bring Ashley back for our episode anticipating Captain Marvel! We discuss our hopes and fears for the Carol’s big screen debut, explore the dangers of comparing Captain Marvel to other female-led films like Wonder Woman, as well as highlight the importance of representation not only on screen but behind the camera too. Ashley also gives us three great Captain Marvel comic recommendations to binge-read before we see the movie this weekend and also shares a preview of her latest graphic novel project: Aurora and the Eagle - another awesome female superhero story! Support Aurora and the Eagle on Kickstarter starting on March 13. Ashley’s Captain Marvel Comic Recommendations: Captain Marvel Volume 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More by Kelly Sue DeConnick and David Lopez Civil War II by Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez The Mighty Captain Marvel by Robbie Thompson, Margaret Stohl, Brent Schoonover, and Michele Bandini Where to find Ashley: Twitter: @AshleyVRobinson Instagram: @AshleyVRobinson Tune into Geek History Lesson on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play and more.

Episode 34: Enabling Fanworks to Flourish with Organization for Transformative Works staffer Claudia Rebaza Feb 19, 2019

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Just about every fan is familiar with the Organization for Transformative Works, particularly the website Archive of Our Own. On this episode, we introduce you to OTW communication staffer Claudia Rebaza as we delve into the history of OTW and the importance of having an archive like AO3 that both acts as host for fanworks but also fosters a community for creators. We talk with Claudia about the changing nature of online spaces and the way fans adapt to allow their creative pieces flourish and remain legally protected. In addition to squeeing about fanfiction, we recognize the importance of analyzing media and transformative works, and the ways OTW supports academic scholarship of fandom media. Claudia’s Fanworks Recs: Fanfic, Marvel Cinematic Universe: The Responsible Science series by lettered https://archiveofourown.org/series/21267 Podfic, Merlin: Pairing Pendragon/Merlin by lunchee https://archiveofourown.org/works/402425 Fanart, Merlin: The First Nowell the Angels Did Say by mushroomtale https://archiveofourown.org/works/2854562 Fanvid, Merlin: Commentary on Red Rain by secretlytodream https://archiveofourown.org/works/15652821/chapters/36381657 Fanfic, Angel and original Queer Eye: Queer Eye for the Spike Guy by redsrule1 https://archiveofourown.org/works/7898 Where to find the OTW: www.transformativeworks.org Facebook: @transformativeworks LiveJournal: @otw-news Tumblr: @transformativeworks Twitter: @otw-news

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