The Geeks OUT Blog
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![X-Men ’97: A Blast of Concussive Energy from the Past](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GFiUirHXIAABwap.png)
X-Men ’97: A Blast of Concussive Energy from the Past
This week was what many of us have been waiting for, the release of the first two episodes of X-Men '97 on Disney Plus. Don't know what I'm talking about? Check This Out This was very much like a nice warm soup for my soul on a rainy New England day. So I’ll say this...
![Interview with Anna Kopp and Gabrielle Kari, Creators of The Marble Queen](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/The-Marble-Queen.webp)
Interview with Anna Kopp and Gabrielle Kari, Creators of The Marble Queen
Anna Kopp is a children’s author who lives in Ohio with her husband, two boys, and two cats. Anna loves creating fantastical stories for children of all ages, from Minecraft picture books to young adult novels. When she’s not writing she’s playing video games or...
![Interview with Mimo, Illustrator of English Translations for Thousand Autumns](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Memimo.jpg)
Interview with Mimo, Illustrator of English Translations for Thousand Autumns
Mimo is an illustration artist based in Bangkok, Thailand. After obtaining a B.Ed. in Art Education from Chulalongkorn University, she began working for her family business.Yet, painting remains the individual's true calling, and she has been exploring fresh methods...
![Interview with Sarah Kuhn, Author of Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/KuhnHeadshot-e1710238042779.jpeg)
Interview with Sarah Kuhn, Author of Girl Taking Over: A Lois Lane Story
Sarah Kuhn is the author of the popular Heroine Complex novels—a series starring Asian American superheroines. The first book is a Locus bestseller, an RT Reviewers’ Choice Award nominee, and one of the Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog’s Best Books of...
![Interview with Junghwa Park, Author-Illustrator of Wish Soup](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Junghwa-Park-scaled.jpg)
Interview with Junghwa Park, Author-Illustrator of Wish Soup
Junghwa Park [juhng-hwa bahk] is a Korean-born immigrant artist. She graduated from BFA Illustration School of Visual Arts in 2014. Her illustration is warm and whimsical. Also, it is interesting to find hidden stories. She does not only show her whimsical...
![Interview with Sunny and Gloomy, Creators of RAINBOW!](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/rainbow-scaled.jpeg)
Interview with Sunny and Gloomy, Creators of RAINBOW!
Sunny Funkhouser Aka Sunny (they/them), is a neurodivergent, queer creator who has been writing ever since they were a teenager. Sunny is autistic with ADHD and likes to collect dolls, make reborn dolls, crochet, act, and sew. They love learning how to do things...
![Interview with Lindz Amer, Author of Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Lindz-Amer-by-Ella-Pennington-scaled-e1709071951277.jpeg)
Interview with Lindz Amer, Author of Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!
Lindz Amer (they/them) creates LGBTQ+ and social justice media for kids and families. They wrote, produced, and cohosted Queer Kid Stuff—an original LGBTQ+ educational web series for ages three and up—which The Huffington Post called a “groundbreaking YouTube...
![Interview with Kacen Callender, Author of Infinity Alchemist](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Kacen12.jpg)
Interview with Kacen Callender, Author of Infinity Alchemist
Kacen Callender is a bestselling and award-winning author of multiple novels for children, teens, and adults, including the National Book Award-winning King and the Dragonflies and the bestselling novel Felix Ever After. I had the opportunity to interview Kacen, which...
![Interview with Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall, Creators of Brooms](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Brooms-cvr-scaled.jpg)
Interview with Jasmine Walls and Teo DuVall, Creators of Brooms
Jasmine Walls is a writer, artist, and editor with former lives in professional baking and teaching martial arts. She still bakes (though she's pretty rusty at martial arts) and has a deep love for storytelling, creating worlds, and building tales about the characters...
![Interview with Erika Turner, Author of And Other Mistakes](https://www.geeksout.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Erika-Turner.webp)
Interview with Erika Turner, Author of And Other Mistakes
Erika Turner is a writer, a poet, and the daughter of storytellers. Sometimes, she writes songs she may one day share. Once, in a Brooklyn community center, she read James Baldwin's quote "You can't tell the children there's no hope," and she carries those words from...