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In our 150th episode—also our first 100% nonbinary episode *air horn* *air horn* –we talk to Nadia Shammas about their new graphic novel WHERE BLACK STARS RISE. Co-hosted by special guest host Craig Hale, this episode marks Nadia’s glorious return to the podcast where she reports back on the reception of Squire. We also get into militarism and empire, the importance of viewing your creative team as co-creators, engaging with eldritch horror, and flipping Lovecraftian horror on its head. Plus, representing therapy and mental illness! Writing in a visual medium! And more!
Follow Nadia Shammas on Instagram at: @‌nadiashammas
Tune into Episode 126: Reflecting worlds that reflect me featuring Nadia Shammas
Follow guest host Craig Hale on Twitter: @‌catharticus and Instagram: @‌craignarok
Tune into Episode 94: Black stories across decades featuring Craig
You can follow Bitches on Comics on Instagram and Twitter @BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century: @saracentury (Instagram and Twitter), S.E. Fleenor: @se_fleenor (Instagram and Twitter), and Monika Estrella Negra: Instagram and Twitter. Follow our Sound Editor Kate on Twitter.
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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
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Cecil Castellucci joins us to talk about their vast and deep writing career, from the Nicki Fix podcast to Shade the Changing Girl to Soupy Leaves Home to Shifting Earth to Female Furies and beyond! We get into how she explores gender in her writing, telling stories in the formats they demand, and creating the kinds of characters that keep readers coming back to their work. Plus, research! Hope! 
Learn more about Nicki Fix: eepuniverse.com/title/nicki-fix/  
Follow Cecil at: https://www.cecilcastellucci.com/ Twitter: @misscecil IG: @cecilseaskull
You can follow Bitches on Comics on Instagram and Twitter @BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century: @saracentury (Instagram and Twitter), S.E. Fleenor: @se_fleenor (Instagram 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
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Amy Chu returns to talk about her new graphic novel Carmilla and her House of Slay issue. We get into lesbian vampires, the 90s, writing characters based on real people, and putting yourself into your work. Plus, writing craft! Friendship! The writers’ room!
Learn more about Carmilla written by Amy Chu, art by Soo Lee, letters by Sal Cipriano.
Learn more about House of Slay written by Amy Chu and art by Fabian Lelay on Tapas or WEBTOON.
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Listen to Bitches on Comics Episode 37: Did you read the comic? featuring Amy Chu
You can follow Bitches on Comics on Instagram and Twitter @BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century: @saracentury (Instagram and Twitter), S.E. Fleenor: @se_fleenor (Instagram 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
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We talk to the inimitable MariNaomi about their new graphic memoir I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME. In this episode co-hosted by special guest host Maria Dong, we get into friendship breakups, the nature of memory, hurting, healing, and much more! Plus, we discuss their great book Dirty Produce, their mural in Los Angeles county, and their awesome diary comics.
Learn more about MariNaomi and I Thought You Loved Me: marinaomi.com or on patreon.
Also catch MariNaomi on BoC Episode 41: These people matter!
Follow special guest host Maria Dong at: @MariaDongWrites on most social media (link goes to Twitter)
Catch Maria Dong on BoC Episode 145: Out of one genre and into another.
You can follow Bitches on Comics on Instagram and Twitter @BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century: @saracentury (Instagram and Twitter), S.E. Fleenor: @se_fleenor (Instagram 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
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Host of the pod Sara Century joins us as a guest in this special episode! We talk about Sara’s new short story collection A Small Light and Other Stories from Weirdpunk Books, getting into Sara’s unique flavor of horror, what makes life so horrifying, the monsters we love and hate, and so much more! We also discuss our new narrative fiction podcast Decoded Horror Channel and the upcoming anthology Tales of the Sapphire Bay Hotel! Plus, Feelings! Queer! Sad! Danny Lore guest hosts!
Learn more about A Small Light and Other Stories at: Weirdpunk Books
Tune into the audio adaptation of Sara’s story “The Hollow Bones” on Decoded Horror Channel, available wherever you get your podcasts.
Follow Sara Century: @saracentury
Follow our guest host Danny Lore at: @weredawgz (link goes to Twitter)
You can follow Bitches on Comics on Instagram and Twitter @BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century: @saracentury (Instagram and Twitter), S.E. Fleenor: @se_fleenor (Instagram 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
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Friend of the pod Maria Dong joins us to discuss her new novel Liar, Dreamer, Thief a genre-bending novel about a disaster lesbian in a downward spiral. Maria talks about writing for the joy of writing, portraying mental illness, and the ins and outs of publishing. We also get into how she writes her books and short stories, editing those works for publishing, and how she got her start with DecodedPride.com! Plus, unlikeable characters! Bad decisions! Hard work!
Learn more about Maria Dong at: MariaDong.com  
Learn more about Liar, Dreamer, Thief.
Listen to our Decoded Horror Channel audio adaptation of Maria’s story “The Deck”.
You can follow Bitches on Comics on Instagram and Twitter @BitchesOnComics and you can follow our hosts: Sara Century: @saracentury (Instagram and Twitter), S.E. Fleenor: @se_fleenor (Instagram 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
Bitches on Comics is a Queer Spec project. Check out our other projects! Learn more about Queer Spec at: QueerSpec.com
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