The Geeks OUT Blog
Enjoy our extensive catalogue of geeky media coverage with an eye towards the LGBTQ+ community. Our editors strive to provide a diverse range of topics, genres, figures, and perspectives just for you.
Interview with Trinity Nguyen, Author of A Banh Mi for Two
Trinity Nguyen is a Vietnamese American author and a recent graduate of Franklin & Marshall College. She writes messy diaspora kids and queer girls with big smiles and big hearts and currently lives in Southern California with her cats. A Bánh Mì for Two is her...
Interview with Markelle Grabo, Author of Call Forth a Fox
Markelle Grabo retells the fairy tales that frustrate her, which, based on that guideline, could include nearly all of them. She earned her master’s degree in creative writing for children and young adults from Hamline University and lives in the Greater Chicago Area...
IRON CIRCUS’ PERFECT CRIME PARTY COMICS ANTHOLOGY GOES LIVE
For immediate release: PERFECT CRIME PARTY is A Comics Anthology Packed With 25 Light-Hearted Tales of Criminal Activity, Featuring 40+ Creators And A Cover by Jeff Smith Available Via Backerkit From Award-Winning Publisher Iron Circus (August 26, 2024) Spike...
Butterfly Space Rescue Exclusive Demo At Flame Con
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Embark on a Galactic Adventure with Butterfly Space Rescue, Launching on Kickstarter! Prepare to save the cosmos in Butterfly Space Rescue, a thrilling new card game by Joseph Munisteri, founder of Butterflies in Space LLC. Set to launch on...
Interview with Noah Whiteman, Author of Most Delicious Poison: The Story of Nature’s Toxins―From Spices to Vice
Noah Whiteman is an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is Professor of Integrative Biology and of Molecular and Cell Biology. At Berkeley, he is also affiliated with the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Center for...
Interview with Laura R. Samotin, Author of The Sins on Their Bones
Laura R. Samotin and her spouse live with two enormously large felines. When she’s not pursuing her academic research on military tactics, power politics, and leadership, she relishes her role as a full-time cat servant. I had the opportunity to interview Laura, which...
Exclusive: 3 Creative Teams Announced For Iron Circus’ Upcoming Perfect Crime Party Anthology
For immediate release: PERFECT CRIME PARTY is A Comics Anthology Packed With 25 Light-Hearted Tales of Criminal Activity, Featuring 40+ Creators And A Cover by Jeff Smith Available Via Backerkit From Award-Winning Publisher Iron Circus Spike Trotman’s Iron Circus...
Queer Comics: Iron Nail Afternoon by LJ Phillips
Busy Geek Breakdown (TL;DR): "Iron Nail Afternoon" by LJ Phillips is a must-read fantasy webcomic set in a world filled with monsters and misfits. Follow Sed Stonehaven, the charismatic sheriff, along with his allies Rachel, a strategic witch, and Little Chuck, a...
Interview with Alechia Dow and Tracy Badua, Authors of The Cookie Crumbles
Alechia Dow is a former pastry chef, a librarian, and an award-winning author of acclaimed young adult sci-fi fantasies, several short anthology pieces, and magical (sometimes mysterious) middle grade stories. When not writing, you can find her having epic dance...
Interview with LySandra Vuong/explodikid, Creator of Covenant
LySandra Vuong is a comic artist and the creator of COVENANT, a WEBTOON Originals series. Formerly a mechanical engineer, she now draws hot priests for a living. I had the opportunity to interview LySandra, which you can read below. First of all, welcome to Geeks OUT!...