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Please remember to rate and review our podcast! Check out your YouTube channel @comadresycomics CHISME DE LA SEMANA:  Amazing Latinx Comic Arts Festival 2026 Wonder Con recap: Spook Your Birdhouse  @spookymama13 :  Light up mini houses… not for the birds! Handpainted and designed by me. From horror to glitter ✨ Would you like a little custom house? Shop in link: spook-your-birdhouse.square.site Punk Rock Time Machine  We travel time hunting repticunts and playing punk rock. Here to save the earth and free humans from their evil oppressors.   S.G. Blaise's Mythical Hunters is a new comic book series that expands the beloved Seven Galaxies universe. The series features stunning art and a compelling story, with more dialogue than one typically expects from a comic book. The first issue, "A New Beginning," is set in the same seven galaxies as The Last Lumenian series, introducing new characters and adventures.  www.sgblaise.com JUNTOS Y FUERTES:  Q CON 2026 To Return To West Hollywood As Part Of Pride Month The free, family-friendly LGBTQIA+ comics convention takes place at Fiesta Hall in Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood. Admission is free, with advance tickets recommended. Tickets will also be available at the door on the day of the event. For more information, visit: https://qconprism.org @punkrock.timemachine www.punkrocktimemachine.comMythical Hunters by SC Blase

Please remember to rate and review our podcast! Check out your YouTube channel @comadresycomics Welcome to another episode of Las Platicas, a show hosted by Comadres y Comics, where we meet with creators and friends to talk about upcoming projects, events and all-around awesome news in the comic community. Today we are discussing a comic anthology that asks a deceptively simple question: what happens when we actually step outside and reconnect with the natural world? How to Touch Grass is a thoughtful and wide-ranging collection that brings together creators exploring our relationship to nature, technology, and each other. Through personal stories, essays, and creative explorations, the anthology dives into everything from plant identification and community building to philosophy, mental health, and the hidden networks, both human and mycelial, that connect us. In a time when so much of our lives happen online, this book invites us to slow down, look around, and remember that the ground beneath our feet has stories to tell too. We are honored to be joined by members of the creative team behind the anthology to talk about how this project came together, what “touching grass” really means to them, and how culture, community, and personal experience shaped the pieces they contributed. Welcome Joamette Gil, Mihael Peralta & Ryan Estrada! Joamette: Power & Magic Press – POWER & MAGIC PRESS       IG: @joamette  Ryan:  Ryan Estrada: Artist, Author and Adventurer!           IG: @ryanestradadotcom Mihael:  Hyzkoa                 IG: @hyzkoa_

Please remember to rate and review our podcast! Check out your YouTube channel @comadresycomics   CHISME DE LA SEMANA: We're in the Middle of a Weird Speculator Boom.  2025 was a fascinating year for comic books, as the success of DC's Absolute Universe line of comics has been unlike anything that comic book retailers have seen in DECADES. ON MY RADAR:  Marcello Hernandez: American Boy.  In his debut Netflix special, SNL's Marcello Hernández shares his Latino roots, from unhinged family dance-offs to his mom's unforgettable life lessons.   The Other/Half #1  Formerly a high-society darling, Ethan thinks the worst thing he’ll have to contend with over the holidays is the disapproval of his upper-crust parents, but when things go awry on his job protecting the priceless Nobility Diamond, more than just his feelings are put into jeopardy! Now it’s up to his husband Henry (and their adorable cat, Skippy) to put his P.I. skills to good use and clear Ethan’s name. Both men will have to step out of their comfort zones and into their husbands’ shoes to solve the case! BOOK REVIEW:  Tough Times: El Toro & Friends: A Graphic Novel (World of ¡Vamos!) by Raúl the Third (Author, Illustrator), Elaine Bay (Illustrator) @raulthethirdvamos  EN LA LIBRERÍA: The Scorpion and the Queen #2 - A Sapphic Romance/Adventure–The deadly Scorpion chases our heroines through a scorching desert as the royal family schemes. The 22 page 2nd of 5 issue installment! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wellsthompson/the-scorpion-and-the-queen-2-a-sapphic-romance-adventure JUNTOS Y FUERTES:  www.notdeadthreads.com Exist to Remind People That Movement is for Everyone  Whether you're fast or slow, on the road or the trail, chasing your first mile or your hundredth WE SEE YOU.  We create apparel that empowers you to keep going: physically, mentally, and emotionally.  Because if you're still moving, you're still winning @not_dead_threads SALUDOS:  Dolores Huerta is an American labor leader and feminist activist. After working for several years with the Community Service Organization (CSO), she co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) with fellow activists Cesar Chavez and Gilbert Padilla, which eventually merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United Farm Workers (UFW). Some credit her with inventing the UFW slogan "sí se puede".  You can read about her for free just click the link: Historias De Resistencia - Dolorers Huerta Follow us on socials @comadresycomics Visit our website comadresycomics.com Produced by Comadres y Comics Podcast

Please remember to rate and review our podcast! Check out your YouTube channel @comadresycomics   CHISME DE LA SEMANA: Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot on HULU ON MY RADAR: New DC #1’s: Lobo #1, Batwoman #1, Deathstroke: The Terminator #1 all dropping March 18, 2026.  BOOK REVIEW: Hammer John Henry VS The Robot Apocalypse created by Greg Anderson Elysée artist David Brame @isnanathewerespider  www.webwaycomics.ecwid.com EN LA LIBRERÍA: Here/after: a comic about life, death and whale bones by Rozi Hathaway Here/after is about whales, but as most of us know them best. As skeletons suspended high above us, or behind glass displays in a museum. But how did they get there? What are the stories behind their life, and what becomes of them now they're labelled, numbered specimens? http://kck.st/4qR2QH7  JUNTOS Y FUERTES: Book Industry Charitable Foundation (BINC)- Book People Caring for Book People–Helping bookstore and comic shop employees and owners with unforeseen emergency financial, medical, and mental health service needs.www.bincfoundation.org  SALUDOS:  One54Africa @one54africa On YouTube and Facebook Follow us on socials @comadresycomics Visit our website comadresycomics.com Produced by Comadres y Comics Podcast

Please remember to rate and review our podcast! Check out your YouTube channel @comadresycomics   CHISME DE LA SEMANA: When I Was 5 by Mark Waid and David Lapham. Bad Idea Secret Six Comic Drop at ComicsPro 2026 ON MY RADAR: The Digger by T.S. Luther & Sam Gudilin In 1930s Veracruz Mexico, along the Gulf Coast, lie Olmec ruins, all but hidden to anyone from the outside world. Locals make money guiding academics and scholars through the region. But there is one name that is spoken in hushed tones, one name guides stay away from, they call him “El Excavador”. But The Boy doesn’t listen to whispers, he hasn’t seen that no one returns from guiding The American in the hat. No, The Boy doesn’t know the man with the eyes of the devil. But The Boy knows he needs money for his sick grandma, and The Boy knows The American has money, and The Boy KNOWS where the ruins are. What begins as guide and treasure hunter, turns into cat and mouse. BOOK REVIEW: Black & Bloody Zine Anthology: A Black Vampire Anthology by Black Indie Comix Club www.blackindiecomixclub.carrd.co @BICCBlackIndieComixClubBlack & Bloody (B&B for short) is a zine anthology of Black vampire comics, illustrations, and short stories made by and for Black artists, creatives, and speculative lovers. This project was lovingly curated and edited by the Black & Bloody Anthology team. EN LA LIBRERÍA:  California Screaming: Horror in the Golden State-A chilling comic book anthology of California-themed horror stories by top creators.  www.kickstarter.com/projects/leonieo/california-screaming-horror-in-the-golden-state  JUNTOS Y FUERTES: Cultural Arts Workshops Spring 2026 at Tia Chucha’s. The mission of Tía Chucha’s Centro Cultural is to transform community in the Northeast San Fernando Valley and beyond through ancestral knowledge, the arts, literacy and creative engagement.  www.tiachucha.org SALUDOS:  Black Indie Comix Club and their YouTube @BICC Black Indie Comix Club www.blackindiecomixclub.carrd.co  Follow us on socials @comadresycomics Visit our website comadresycomics.com Produced by Comadres y Comics Podcast

Please remember to rate and review our podcast! Check out your YouTube channel @comadresycomics   CHISME DE LA SEMANA: Farewell James Van Der Beek.  A new Star Wars and Avengers crossover in the works Marvel Comics is working with Mark Millar! ON MY RADAR: WADE WILSON: DEADPOOL # 1 - DANGEROUS. UNHINGED. DEADLY. Deadpool is a man on the brink, and that means the jobs are deadlier, the stakes are higher, and the humor is darker than ever before. But Wade Wilson isn't laughing. A dark memory haunts Deadpool, as a mysterious client leads him down a troubling path. This way lies redemption? No, something far worse. Wade can never be forgiven for what he's done... the new ongoing series begins! BOOK REVIEW: Death To Pachuco TP By Henry Barajas By (artist) Rachel Merrill and Lee Loughridge @henryjbarajas @ohhhaeee @leeloughridge  EN LA LIBRERÍA:  Passing in the Night: A Queer Romance Fantasy Graphic Novel - An urban fantasy queer romance comic about two star-crossed lovers: a medical resident, and a woman who turns into a flying lizard.  http://kck.st/46ydhYF  JUNTOS Y FUERTES: The Comic Den - My mission is to illuminate the transformative power of comics, fostering a love for reading and learning, and inspiring the next generation to rise above their circumstances and reach their full potential.  www.thecomicdenllc.com @thecomicden 4912 W. Slauson Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90056 SALUDOS:  Them Processed Goods  @them_processed_goods www.themprocessedgoods.com Follow us on socials @comadresycomics Visit our website comadresycomics.com Produced by Comadres y Comics Podcast

Please remember to rate and review our podcast! Check out your YouTube channel @comadresycomics   CHISME DE LA SEMANA: Writer/artist Declan Shalvey came under fire this week on social media for allegedly donating hundreds to a 2025 fundraiser for anti-trans activist Graham Linehan via the UK-based nonprofit the Free Speech Union (FSU). ON MY RADAR: Cullen Bunn Heads To The Outback For Survival Horror Comic RIPCORD     The first issue hits shelves in January. BOOK REVIEW: Sincere American Nightmare # 1 written & created by Jamal Anansi, illustrated by Marcus D. Newsom & lettering & design JessHavoc @lscomicx  @raheightcomics @thecomicden EN LA LIBRERÍA: Young in Iran–A collection of 32 personal and emotional memoir comics by Gen Z comic creators in Iran.  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sawcomics/young-in-iran JUNTOS Y FUERTES: Comics retailer arrested in North Carolina Thanks to everyone who has emailed or posted about the arrest of a comics retailer in North Carolina for giving away a copy of Grendel Tales at a local trunk or treat. We are aware of this incident and, as in previous situations similar to this, are more than willing to assist.  www.CBLDF.org   25 Places To Volunteer Your Skills For Immigrants and Angelenos In Need Right Now www.lataco.com Follow us on socials @comadresycomics Visit our website comadresycomics.com Produced by Comadres y Comics Podcast

Please remember to rate and review our podcast! Check out your YouTube channel @comadresycomics   CHISME DE LA SEMANA: Amazon MGM Studios Greenlights New Animated Series, Lore Olympus From WEBTOON Productions and The Jim Henson Company https://www.henson.com/amazon-mgm-studios-greenlights-new-animated-series-lore-olympus-from-webtoon-productions-and-the-jim-henson-company/  Disney Begins STAR WARS: GALAXY'S EDGE Retcon With Upcoming Tie-In Comic Books https://comicbookmovie.com/sci_fi/star-wars/disney-begins-star-wars-galaxys-edge-retcon-with-upcoming-tie-in-comic-books-a22603  ON MY RADAR: DC announced a Vertigo relaunch with ten new titles beginning February 2026. https://www.dc.com/blog/2025-10-09/dc-unveils-ten-bold-new-comic-book-series-in-its-dc-vertigo-imprint-for-2026  BOOK REVIEW: Harriet Tubman: Demon Slayer by David Crownson The story reimagines the historical figure as a supernatural warrior, blending her real-life story of leading enslaved people to freedom with fantasy elements like demons. www.kingwoodcomics.com  EN LA LIBRERÍA: 100 FAQ On Making Comics Answers to the top 100 Questions that have been hurled at the author over three decades by curious convention-goers, pro colleagues who want to add writing to their repertoire, or creatives from other industries who scream at her, while holding a blowtorch, to reveal the "magick formula" to making comics. http://kck.st/49EoEAt  JUNTOS Y FUERTES: Studio Skye-Tiger https://patreon.com/studioskyetiger?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link  SALUDOS: Greg Ketter owner of Dream Haven Books and Comics in Minneapolis Sales surge at Minneapolis bookstore after resonating photo of owner at protest - CBS Minnesota Follow us on socials @comadresycomics Visit our website comadresycomics.com Produced by Comadres y Comics Podcast

Please remember to rate and review our podcast! Check out your YouTube channel @comadresycomics   CHISME DE LA SEMANA:  Feral/Stray Dogs Crossover http://bit.ly/4rbTgzf This spring, Tony Fleecs and Trish Forstner‘s Feral will seemingly cross over with the duo’s other beloved Image Comics series, Stray Dogs. ON MY RADAR:   DC K.O. Boss Battle https://bit.ly/45pYsqG- DC’s Wildest Crossover Ever: DC K.O: Boss Battle #1 Brings Homelander, Sub-Zero, Red Sonja, Vampirella, and Annabelle into the Fight… plus Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Samantha Strong! BOOK REVIEW: Luminous Beings W: David Arnold A: Jose PimientaLuminous Beings is a YA graphic novel by David Arnold (author of Mosquitoland) and illustrator Jose Pimienta, a screwball dystopian comedy about teens navigating life, love, and zombie squirrels after a global apocalypse. The story follows childhood friends Ty and Burger as they plan to make a documentary and go to film school, all while dealing with the absurd reality of their world, which includes flying, glowing-eyed zombie squirrels.  www.josepimienta.com www.davidarnoldbooks.com  EN LA LIBRERÍA:  Love at Second Bite https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/philfalco/lasb1 Based on the WEBTOON Canvas College Romance series! Liam Graves is a cheerful vampire who misses his days in the sun, while Dean Hikaru is his gloomy and secretive classmate with a dark past. Will the two fall in love at their mysterious college: Hemlock University?  JUNTOS Y FUERTES:    Black History Festival at the La Brea Tar Pits https://bit.ly/3YNlrbz Get ready to experience the ultimate celebration of music, culture, and food. Join us for the Los Angeles Black History Month Festival Festival and enjoy an amazing lineup of artists, delicious food, and exciting activities for all ages. SALUDOS:  Lalo Alcaraz Lalo Alcaraz Cartoon Art Shop – Lalo Alcaraz Art Shop Follow us on socials @comadresycomics Visit our website comadresycomics.com Produced by Comadres y Comics Podcast

Please remember to rate and review our podcast! Check out your YouTube channel @comadresycomics   CHISME DE LA SEMANA:  We have chisme about Free Comic Book Day 2026!    ON MY RADAR:   AGGIE, or the “Aggregated Human Experience Database” by Mark Russell BOOK REVIEW:  El Llorón By Maxi Rodríguez www.ellloroncomics.substack.com @kasutoproductions  www.youtube.com/SSGRodriguez EN LA LIBRERÍA:  Los Perros Salvajes - Por fin, luego de que muchos lo invocaran, ya están aquí Los Perros Salvajes, como nunca antes lo habías visto. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/purapinchefortaleza/los-perros-salvajes  @purapinchefortalezacomics JUNTOS Y FUERTES:    The Book Truck - Nonprofit organization - Bringing free diverse, high-interest books and literacy programming to underserved teens across LA County. Check out our wishlist to donate books! www.thebooktruck.org  @thebooktruck SALUDOS:  Beer Thug Brew Pub @beerthugbrewpub & @boulevardgasropub Follow us on socials @comadresycomics Visit our website comadresycomics.com Produced by Comadres y Comics Podcast

Please remember to rate and review our podcast!Check out your YouTube channel @comadresycomics CHISME DE LA SEMANA: San Diego Comic Con International 2026 and the Shinn Saga. Chisme hot off the presses! ON MY RADAR: Absolute Batman #15 comic, that will be on sale on December 10, 2025. BOOK REVIEW: Voices, Heartbreak Tacos & Naw Patrol curated/created by Abby Rocha abbyrocha.com@chica_artista_illustration EN LA LIBRERIA: THE MATRON Volumes 1 & 2—Slavic folk slasher set in Texas-After her double homicide, Zina Krenek finds her house acquired by force. With the ax and mask of the Matron, she sets out for revenge. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...@drew_halloween @davidbowles @harrysaxonart JUNTOS Y FUERTES: Las groserías son expresiones del alma y también son parte de nuestra cultura mexicana. www.pinchestees.com @pinchestees SALUDOS: Erick Pepper Rivera Writer and Cartoonist www.peperrivera.com @thaterickrivera Follow us on socials @comadresycomicsVisit our website comadresycomics.comProduced by Comadres y Comics Podcast

Welcome to another episode of Las Platicas, a show hosted by Comadres y Comics, where we meet with creators and friends to talk about upcoming projects, events and all-around awesome news in the Latinx comic community. Today we have the pleasure of speaking with Abby Rocha. Abby Rocha is a creator from the too-sunny lands of San Diego and has settled in the foggy coastal embrace of the East Bay. They write/illustrate from the intersection of their latinidad, the multifaceted subject of death and the world around them. They’ve self published and been nationally published, and their art has been shown in galleries and museums. They are currently working on their debut graphic novel, “Two Hearts in Mictlan.” You can often find them dressed in black and communing with cats in the neighborhood with their partner and child. Welcome Abby!@chica_artista_illustration abbyrocha.com

Welcome to another episode of Las Platicas, a show hosted by Comadres y Comics, where we meet with creators and friends to talk about upcoming projects, events and all around awesome news in the latinx comic community. Today we have the pleasure of speaking with guest Rafael Flores Jr. Rafael is a comic book writer, creator, and a public library assistant from Fort Worth Texas. In 2022 he studied Cinematic Comic Book Writing at The Joe Kubert School and was a double Negative Space Finalist in their first ever short comic contest. After publishing his first two short comics, “The Return of Camazotz” and “Mother Wolf and Cubs”, Grimmcore Studios headed by Daniel Grimm invited Rafael to turn his Camazotz short into a 3 part series and graphic novel under the new horror publisher. So with a script written by Flores edited by Daniel Grimm and with amazing artwork from Brazilian artist Azrael Aguiar, The Return of Camazotz, the Mayan gothic horror series was born. Well received and read throughout the world, with glowing reviews it currently has a 5 star rating on Amazon and over 4 thousand views on the digital comic app Global Comix. Rafael has a passion for telling dark gothic stories infused with Mexican culture and identity. Welcome Rafael!

Welcome to another episode of Las Platicas, a show hosted by Comadres y Comics, where we meet with creators and friends to talk about upcoming projects, events and all around awesome news in the comic community. Today we once again have the pleasure of speaking with guest Madeleine Holly-Rosing, a TV, feature film, comic book writer, and novelist. Madeleine holds an MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA where she won numerous awards as well as the Sloan Fellowship. Madeleine has published a number of short stories, novellas, and a novel based on the BOSTON METAPHYSICAL SOCIETY universe. Today she joins us to discuss her current Kickstarter campaign for Boston Metaphysical Society: Mystery at Pikes Peak #1-4. Welcome Madeleine! @queenofmercia.com

Drew Edwards is a comic book writer known for his dark, atmospheric storytelling. He is the creator of Halloween Man, a chilling series exploring moral ambiguity, suspense, and the supernatural. Drew also co-wrote Matron with David Bowles, blending his signature intensity and narrative insight with collaborative storytelling. His work combines horror, thriller, and character-driven narratives, creating immersive worlds that challenge and captivate readers.David Bowles is a celebrated Mexican American author, translator, and educator from South Texas. He currently serves as President of the Texas Institute of Letters and has made significant contributions to contemporary literature with works including They Call Me Güero, The Prince & the Coyote, and Clockwork Curandera. A passionate storyteller, David’s writing often explores themes of culture, identity, and folklore, blending rich character-driven narratives with historical and fantastical elements. He co-founded the Latinx imprint of Scout Comics, Chispa Comics, in 2021 and has served as its co-publisher and editor-in-chief. He is also an associate professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where he teaches literature and Nahuatl, continuing his work in amplifying underrepresented voices through education and storytelling.